Tounde Yessoufou
Baylor Bears · NCAA Division I · Shooting guard/Small forward · Freshman · 1.96 m
SportiveWorld evaluation
Main reading
The environment holds him back: on his signals alone he would be #5 of 39 (2025-26).
Why he is here
The NCAA model places him #17 of 39, but the environment drags him down: on his individual signals alone he would be #5 and the comparables see him #18. Market: #23.
Measured over 34 games with a box score · 2025-26 · Baylor Bears
- fact36 % probability of an NBA career (≥ 2,000 min). On the model's scale: context +2.44 · player +1.89. With average opponent and team, the same profile would give 4.7 %; on the environment alone, 8 %.
- factMeasured environment: Baylor Bears, strength +5.3 (+0.7 sd) · average opponent +4.7 (+1.9 sd) — environment #33 of 39 ranked
- factHis individual signal adding the most: Scoring per 40 21.8 (+1.5 sd · contribution +1.36). On his individual signals alone he would be #5 of 39.
- factHistorical comparables: 13 of 118 similar university seasons reached the NBA (11 %) — #18 of 36 ranked in that lens. The model gives him 59 % to reach the NBA: the comparables are more conservative than the model for all 36 ranked, which is why this lens compares ranks, not figures.
interpretationThe environment drags him down: his individual production, with average opponent and team, would be worth more places than we give him. A weak context hides signals that are genuinely his.
Where the rank comes from: how much his individual signals contribute and how much his environment (model scale). Below, the probability with an average opponent and team, and the probability on the environment alone.
Potential
Categorical reading of the ceiling the accredited evidence supports. Not a score: it starts from the NCAA model (if any) or from the market prior and only moves one level with our own evidence, declared piece by piece.
factStarts from the NCAA model: 36% probability of an NBA career (#17 of 39 measured). → High
- ◎The market (#23) does not disagree with the model enough to move the reading.
- ◎On his individual signals alone he would be #5 of 39 (≥ 8 places better than his model #17): the environment holds him back. Up one level.
Evidence moves the reading one level at most, in the direction the sum of the evidence pushes. · Confidence: NCAA season with ≥ 15 games with a box score and ≥ 60% of the team's games.
Production
2025-26 · Baylor Bears · 17.8p · 5.9r · 1.6a · 32.7 min · 34 of 34 games with a box score · TS 55.5 %
By opponent level ▾
Per 40 minutes, over the games with a box score. Small samples within one season: read as a hint, not a verdict.
| pj | W-L | min | pts/40 | reb/40 | ast/40 | tov/40 | TS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 34 | — | 32.7 | 21.8 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 55.5 % |
| Opponents +8 or better | 8 | 0-8 | 34.8 | 19.9 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 52.9 % |
| Other opponents | 26 | 17-9 | 32.0 | 22.4 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 56.3 % |
| Postseason | 3 | 1-2 | 36.0 | 17.8 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 44.7 % |
| Away / neutral | 13 | 5-8 | 34.7 | 18.9 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 50.3 % |
Strengths
Signals that add the most
What travels: holds up against strong opponents
- ▲Scoring per 40: 19.9 against +8 opponents (8 games) versus 21.8 over the season — it holds
An individual signal is transferable if it holds against opponents rated +8 or better (≥ 90% of its season value). What evaporates as the level rises is stated.
Risks and what would change our mind
Signals that subtract
Would make us move him down
- ▼The shot not holding up: 29.3 % from three with 37 % of his attempts from outside
- ▼More sources consolidating the consensus #23
Would make us move him up
- ▲More efficiency: today TS 55.5 % (−0.1 sd versus the cohort)
What to watch until the Draft
- →The 2026-27 season: every new box score is measured and can move the rank
- →The mocks: captured daily; today the consensus is 2 source(s)
- →His minutes (32.7 per game): a drop would show in the box score before any news
Context
Facts derived from the box score (Basketball-Reference formulas over the games he played) and the standings. No film or tracking data.
Context
Facts derived from the box score (Basketball-Reference formulas over the games he played) and the standings. No film or tracking data.
Role on his team
- ·Started 34 of 34 games (100%) · 32.7 min (82% of the available minutes)
- ·Usage 27.0% of his team's possessions while on the floor · 27% of its points
- ·Creation: assists 9.3% of his teammates' baskets while on the floor · 0.80 assists per turnover · 10.5% of his possessions end in a turnover
- ·Team record with him on the floor: 17-17 · estimated pace 70.5 possessions per 40 min
His team and schedule
- ·Baylor Bears · Big 12 Conference · 16-15 in the standings · 6-12 in conference
- ·Postseason with a box score: 3 games, none in the NCAA Tournament
- ·Team strength +5.3 (+0.7 sd in the cohort) · average opponent +4.7 (+1.9 sd): the model's two context signals
Development
Development
No earlier season in our base: nothing to compare against.
Comparables and outlook (Scout)
Similarity of one season's statistical profile (12 axes per 40 minutes), not of playing style. 'Looks like X' means 'his season resembles it on these axes', nothing more.
Comparables and outlook (Scout)
Similarity of one season's statistical profile (12 axes per 40 minutes), not of playing style. 'Looks like X' means 'his season resembles it on these axes', nothing more.
fact13 of the 118 university seasons most like his 2025-26 reached the NBA (11 %) · statistical archetype: Perimeter scorer
NBA twins · what they share
Computed on 2025-26 (34 games) · 2026-09-13
Combine
NBA Draft Combine 2026 · identity: unique name within the 2024-2026 window and undrafted · rank within HIS cohort (those who did the test that year)
Combine
NBA Draft Combine 2026 · identity: unique name within the 2024-2026 window and undrafted · rank within HIS cohort (those who did the test that year)
What stands out most
percentile 98 among the SGs measured in 2022-2026 (rank 2 of 62)
interpretationLateral agility above his position: quick changes of direction, useful to defend outside
A snapshot of that day (2026): weight, vertical and times change with physical work
percentile 96 among the SGs measured in 2022-2026 (rank 4 of 70)
interpretationVertical above his position: measured explosiveness, not eyeballed
A snapshot of that day (2026): weight, vertical and times change with physical work
All measurements · 11
Market vs SportiveWorld
Outside reference: the rank given by the cited publications. We know the rank; they do not publish the why.
factExternal consensus #23 (Tankathon #17 · nbadraftroom #24; 2 source(s)). What we know: the rank. What we do NOT know: why they place him there — the sources publish rankings, not reasons.
Does our position hold? · The three lenses
- ◎On his individual signals alone he would be #5 of 39: −12 places versus SW #17 — the environment drags him down
- ◎On his environment alone (opponent and team) he would be #33 of 39, with 8 %
- ◎The comparables lens places him in the same zone of the board: #18 of 36 versus SW #17. A relative rank, not a rate: 11 % of 118 similar seasons reached the NBA; the model gives him 59 % to reach it
Three independent lenses against our own place: his individual signals alone, his environment alone and the historical comparables. A lens disagrees when it lands 8 places away or more. SportiveWorld can be wrong: this is where it shows.
Conviction
- ✓Sample: 34 of 34 games with a box score (100%)
- ✓Standardised by the Scout census (own season profile)
- ✓Consensus from 2 sources
- ✗His individual signals alone place him far from the SW rank (#5 versus #17)
- ✓Historical comparables agree on the zone (#18 of 36 versus SW #17)
Why this gap exists ▾
On our side the gap decomposes exactly: which dimensions push the rank up and which hold it back. On the consensus side we only see the rank: its sources publish rankings, not reasons, so why they place him there is UNKNOWN. All we can say is what our model does NOT measure.
factSportiveWorld #17 · consensus #23: 6 places higher. Pushing up: Opponent quality · Production · Minutes · Team strength · Box-score defence. Holding back: Efficiency. Consensus sources: 2.
unknownWe know the consensus rank (#23: Tankathon #17 · nbadraftroom #24). We do not know why they place him there: the sources publish rankings, not reasons.
Pushes the rank up
Holds the rank back
What our model does NOT measure (it could explain part of the gap; the consensus does not publish its reasons)
- ◇Age and class (Freshman): the model does not adjust for them; the same production from a younger player projects higher
- ◇Physique and athleticism: measured at the 2026 Combine (below), but outside the model
- ◇Projection, film and future role: not in the box score
No appreciable weight · Creation −0.12 · Outside shooting −0.02
Rank history ▾
7 captures, from 2026-09-13 to 2026-09-20
- ·2026-09-15: SW #16 → #17 · consensus #24 → #23 · no accredited cause in his own data (movement of the mocks or the rest of the board)
Movement in the mocks
Data and evidence
Everything behind the reading, on demand: season signal by signal, trajectory, games with a box score, comparables, consensus and the provenance of every figure.
Data and evidence
Everything behind the reading, on demand: season signal by signal, trajectory, games with a box score, comparables, consensus and the provenance of every figure.
All the model's signals
Calibrated probability of an NBA career of ≥ 2,000 minutes, given this season = 35.9 % · P(playing in the NBA) = 59.1 %
34 of 34 games with a box score · 19 conference · 1 against an unrated opponent (outside Division I; not counted in opponent quality) · Average opponent +4.7 (+1.9 sd vs the cohort) · team +5.3 (+0.7 sd) · standardization from the Scout census
Who he is
The games with a box score in the measured season
| 2025-26 | Opponent | opp. rating | min | pts | reb | ast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-04 | Oklahoma Sooners L 69-82 · Postemporada | +5.5 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 0 | box score |
| 2026-04-02 | @ Minnesota Golden Gophers W 67-48 · Postemporada | +0.9 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 2 | box score |
| 2026-03-10 | @ Arizona State Sun Devils L 79-83 · Conference Tournament | −2.0 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 2 | box score |
| 2026-03-07 | Utah Utes W 101-75 | −4.7 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 4 | box score |
| 2026-03-05 | @ Houston Cougars L 64-77 | +14.5 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 2 | box score |
| 2026-03-01 | @ UCF Knights W 87-86 | +2.3 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 0 | box score |
| 2026-02-25 | Arizona Wildcats L 80-87 | +16.8 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 0 | box score |
| 2026-02-21 | Arizona State Sun Devils W 73-68 | −2.0 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 1 | box score |
| 2026-02-18 | @ Kansas State Wildcats L 74-90 | −2.3 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 1 | box score |
| 2026-02-14 | Louisville Cardinals L 71-82 | +11.7 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 1 | box score |
| 2026-02-11 | BYU Cougars L 94-99 | +8.1 | 40 | 37 | 6 | 3 | box score |
| 2026-02-07 | @ Iowa State Cyclones L 69-72 | +16.4 | 40 | 17 | 3 | 1 | box score |
| 2026-02-05 | Colorado Buffaloes W 86-67 | +0.4 | 38 | 27 | 7 | 1 | box score |
| 2026-01-31 | @ West Virginia Mountaineers W 63-53 | +4.9 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 1 | box score |
| 2026-01-28 | @ Cincinnati Bearcats L 57-67 | +5.5 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 2 | box score |
| 2026-01-24 | TCU Horned Frogs L 90-97 | +5.3 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 0 | box score |
| 2026-01-21 | Texas Tech Red Raiders L 73-92 | +7.2 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 1 | box score |
| 2026-01-17 | @ Kansas Jayhawks L 62-80 | +6.1 | 38 | 20 | 7 | 2 | box score |
| 2026-01-14 | @ Oklahoma State Cowboys W 94-79 | +0.7 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 0 | box score |
| 2026-01-10 | Houston Cougars L 55-77 | +14.5 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | box score |
| 2026-01-08 | Iowa State Cyclones L 60-70 | +16.4 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 1 | box score |
| 2026-01-03 | @ TCU Horned Frogs L 63-69 | +5.3 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 | box score |
| 2025-12-29 | Arlington Baptist Patriots W 124-61 | unrated | 30 | 28 | 7 | 5 | box score |
| 2025-12-21 | Southern Jaguars W 111-67 | +1.7 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 6 | box score |
| 2025-12-20 | Alcorn State Braves W 113-56 | −13.3 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 3 | box score |
| 2025-12-10 | Norfolk State Spartans W 97-67 | +2.6 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 2 | box score |
| 2025-12-06 | @ Memphis Tigers L 71-78 | −1.5 | 34 | 22 | 5 | 0 | box score |
| 2025-12-03 | Sacramento State Hornets W 110-88 | −4.3 | 28 | 27 | 6 | 1 | box score |
| 2025-11-27 | @ San Diego State Aztecs W 91-81 | +7.2 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 2 | box score |
| 2025-11-25 | St. John's Red Storm L 81-96 | +11.3 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 1 | box score |
| 2025-11-24 | Creighton Bluejays W 81-74 | 0.0 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 | box score |
| 2025-11-15 | Tarleton State Texans W 94-81 | +1.1 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 2 | box score |
| 2025-11-10 | Washington Huskies W 78-69 | +3.5 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 2 | box score |
| 2025-11-04 | UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros W 96-81 | +6.4 | 30 | 24 | 7 | 1 | box score |
Evidence and provenance
Every figure in this file comes from one of these sources, with its scope and its sample. What is not here has not been measured.
| Owner | Scope | Sample | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outside consensus | draft_board_mock · lib/bigboard.ts | 2 mocks | Tankathon #17 · nbadraftroom #24 |
| Identity | draft_board_prospect.espn_athlete_id · scripts/cross_bigboard_stats.mjs | NCAA Division I | 5095152 |
| Season | ncaa_player_box + ncaa_game · lib/scout/ejes.mjs | NCAA 2025-26 · Baylor Bears | 34 of 34 games with a box score |
| Opponent quality | lib/draft/sql_rival.mjs (ncaa_game, ≥10 pj) | NCAA 2025-26 | 33 / 34 |
| z | ncaa_season_profile (scripts/scout_perfil_ncaa.mjs) | NCAA 2025-26 | standardization from the Scout census |
| SW rank | lib/draft/modelo.ts · lib/draft/calibracion.json | 2005-2021 | n=26,550 · AUC 0.897 |
| The player within his team | ncaa_player_box (rolDe · fórmulas B-R) | NCAA 2025-26 | 34 pj |
| The team | ncaa_standings · ncaa_ranking · ncaa_game | NCAA 2025-26 | Big 12 Conference |
| Comparables and outlook (Scout) | scout_nba_outlook (scripts/scout_outlook.mjs) | NCAA 2025-26 | 34 pj · 2026-09-13 |
| Combine | player_combine · lib/basketball/fisico.ts | NBA Draft Combine 2026 | nombre_unico_en_ventana_y_no_drafteado · 2024-2026 |
| Physical | ncaa_player (ESPN, 2026) | NCAA 2025-26 | 196 cm · 98 kg |
| Rank history | draft_sw_board_snapshot · draft_board_mock_snapshot (mig 0329) | 2027 | 7 |
Declared limits
- · No adjustment for age or class (the historical census lacks them): bias in favour of the productive veteran.
- · Physical measurements and the combine are not in the model: they are shown as context.
- · Calibrated on the NCAA only: ACB, EuroLeague and FIBA are not scored.
- · The mocks' history starts on 2026-09-13: before that date there is none (the ingester overwrote them daily).