Taj Walters
Team: Northern Illinois
Career Averages
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 27 regular season, 2 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
| GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 27.1 | 8.5 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 44.2% | 38.3% | 78.3% |
Model Outputs — 2025-2026
CatalogOutput is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.
| Model | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RAPM Overall RAPM Overall Single-parameter regularized adjusted plus-minus estimate. More → | +0.22 (#1532) | SE 2.58 | Poss 2291 |
| RAPM Off/Def RAPM Off/Def Simultaneous offensive and defensive RAPM decomposition. More → | +0.22 (#1532) | Off +0.16 | Def +0.06 |
| Plus/Minus Rate Plus/Minus Rate Raw plus/minus rate baseline per 100 possessions. More → | -6.07 (#4114) | PM/G -5.8 | PM/40 -8.4 |
| Player Vector 2D Player Vector 2D Low-dimensional player embedding model with lineup composition and interaction effects. More → | -0.091 (#1300) | Vec (+8.06, +3.85) | Norm 8.93 |
| Points For Elo Points For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team scoring rate. More → | -11.25 (#4481) | Pts For -11.25 | Prevent -1.96 | Net -13.21 | Min 785 |
| Points Prevention Elo Points Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's scoring rate. More → | -1.96 (#3449) | Pts For -11.25 | Prevent -1.96 | Net -13.21 | Min 785 |
| Points Net Elo Points Net Elo Net point-differential event Elo from points created plus points prevented. More → | -13.21 (#4350) | Pts For -11.25 | Prevent -1.96 | Net -13.21 | Min 785 |
| Offensive Rebounding Offensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's offensive rebound rate (OREB%) on offense. More → | -5.05 (#4303) | OReb% -5.05 | DReb% +2.74 | Min 785 |
| Defensive Rebounding Defensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's defensive rebound rate (DREB%) on defense. More → | +2.74 (#1029) | OReb% -5.05 | DReb% +2.74 | Min 785 |
| Assists For Elo Assists For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team assist rate. More → | -2.78 (#4246) | Ast For -2.78 | Prevent -1.89 | Net -4.67 | Min 785 |
| Assist Prevention Elo Assist Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's assist rate. More → | -1.89 (#4012) | Ast For -2.78 | Prevent -1.89 | Net -4.67 | Min 785 |
| Assists Net Elo Assists Net Elo Net assist event Elo from assisted creation plus assisted-shot prevention. More → | -4.67 (#4330) | Ast For -2.78 | Prevent -1.89 | Net -4.67 | Min 785 |
| Threes For Elo Threes For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team made-threes rate. More → | -1.10 (#3664) | 3PM For -1.10 | Prevent -1.06 | Net -2.16 | Min 785 |
| Three Prevention Elo Three Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's made-threes rate. More → | -1.06 (#3896) | 3PM For -1.10 | Prevent -1.06 | Net -2.16 | Min 785 |
| Threes Net Elo Threes Net Elo Net made-three event Elo from threes created plus threes prevented. More → | -2.16 (#4103) | 3PM For -1.10 | Prevent -1.06 | Net -2.16 | Min 785 |
| Stocks For Elo Stocks For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team steals-plus-blocks rate. More → | -2.02 (#4120) | Stocks For -2.02 | Prevent -2.18 | Net -4.20 | Min 785 |
| Stocks Prevention Elo Stocks Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent stocks. More → | -2.18 (#4377) | Stocks For -2.02 | Prevent -2.18 | Net -4.20 | Min 785 |
| Stocks Net Elo Stocks Net Elo Net stocks event Elo from stocks created plus stocks denied. More → | -4.20 (#4462) | Stocks For -2.02 | Prevent -2.18 | Net -4.20 | Min 785 |
| Ball Security Elo Ball Security Elo Online player rating for keeping own-team turnovers down. More → | -1.87 (#4273) | TOV For -1.87 | Prevent -0.88 | Net -2.75 | Min 785 |
| Turnover Force Elo Turnover Force Elo Online player rating for forcing opponent turnovers. More → | -0.88 (#3441) | TOV For -1.87 | Prevent -0.88 | Net -2.75 | Min 785 |
| Turnover Margin Elo Turnover Margin Elo Net turnover event Elo from ball security plus turnover force. More → | -2.75 (#4261) | TOV For -1.87 | Prevent -0.88 | Net -2.75 | Min 785 |
Shot Chart — 2025-2026
84/190 FG (44.2%), 199 points from the field · ESPN shot locations · compared with the 2025-2026 league average
| Zone | FGM | FGA | FG% | League FG% | +/- | % of FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 25 | 38 | 65.8 | 64.5 | +1.3 | 20.0 |
| Paint (non-RA) | 26 | 65 | 40.0 | 45.2 | -5.2 | 34.2 |
| Mid-range left | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 36.6 | -3.3 | 1.6 |
| Mid-range center | 0 | 0 | - | 38.6 | - | 0.0 |
| Mid-range right | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 37.4 | -4.1 | 1.6 |
| Left corner 3 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 36.5 | +3.5 | 5.3 |
| Right corner 3 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 36.9 | -0.5 | 5.8 |
| Above-break 3 left | 16 | 33 | 48.5 | 34.1 | +14.4 | 17.4 |
| Above-break 3 center | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 32.8 | -7.8 | 2.1 |
| Above-break 3 right | 6 | 23 | 26.1 | 33.6 | -7.5 | 12.1 |
Career Stats
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 27 regular season, 2 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals. Other career leagues are available through the league links above.
| Season | League | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | NCAAM | Northern Illinois | 29 | 27.1 | 8.5 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 44.2% | 38.3% | 78.3% | 56.8 | 52.4 |
Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG
Game Log
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 27 regular season, 2 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
| Date | Vs/At | Opponent | Result | Score | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | @ | Akron Zips | L | 55-94 | 35 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5.0 | - |
| 2026-03-03 | vs | Kent State Golden Fl | L | 76-102 | 28 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4.0 | - |
| 2026-02-28 | vs | Ball State Cardinals | L | 43-79 | 32 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2.0 | - |
| 2026-02-24 | @ | Toledo Rockets | L | 69-79 | 31 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12.0 | - |
| 2026-02-21 | vs | Ohio Bobcats | L | 66-74 | 40 | 4-11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7.0 | - |
| 2026-02-17 | @ | Buffalo Bulls | W | 72-70 | 38 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12.0 | - |
| 2026-02-14 | @ | Central Michigan Chi | L | 46-88 | 22 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2.0 | - |
| 2026-02-11 | vs | Bowling Green Falcon | L | 52-68 | 28 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | - |
| 2026-02-07 | @ | Georgia State Panthe | W | 75-74 | 32 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10.0 | - |
| 2026-01-31 | @ | Miami (OH) RedHawks | L | 61-85 | 32 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10.0 | - |
| 2026-01-27 | vs | Western Michigan Bro | W | 85-65 | 30 | 7-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14.0 | - |
| 2026-01-24 | @ | Ball State Cardinals | L | 53-58 | 35 | 4-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10.0 | - |
| 2026-01-20 | @ | Ohio Bobcats | L | 77-80 | 33 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8.0 | - |
| 2026-01-17 | vs | Massachusetts Minute | W | 70-68 | 39 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9.0 | - |
| 2026-01-13 | @ | Eastern Michigan Eag | L | 59-77 | 36 | 5-13 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10.0 | - |
| 2026-01-06 | vs | Toledo Rockets | L | 61-75 | 36 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17.0 | - |
| 2026-01-03 | @ | Kent State Golden Fl | L | 73-77 | 35 | 4-9 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16.0 | - |
| 2025-12-31 | vs | Buffalo Bulls | L | 67-81 | 30 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12.0 | - |
| 2025-12-20 | vs | Central Michigan Chi | W | 74-73 | 29 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10.0 | - |
| 2025-12-16 | vs | East West Phantoms | W | 112-64 | 18 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | - |
| 2025-12-13 | @ | Elon Phoenix | L | 79-85 | 21 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8.0 | - |
| 2025-12-06 | @ | Bradley Braves | L | 55-84 | 21 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.0 | - |
| 2025-12-02 | vs | Lindenwood Lions | L | 64-99 | 17 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2025-11-25 | @ | Austin Peay Governor | L | 59-77 | 21 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.0 | - |
| 2025-11-21 | @ | Loyola Chicago Rambl | W | 76-59 | 22 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11.0 | - |
| 2025-11-13 | vs | Benedictine (IL) Eag | W | 117-62 | 18 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14.0 | - |
| 2025-11-10 | @ | Grand Canyon Lopes | L | 59-88 | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2.0 | - |
| 2025-11-07 | @ | Wisconsin Badgers | L | 72-97 | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2025-11-03 | vs | UL Monroe Warhawks | W | 102-82 | 10 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | - |