Editors’ note: The Total Impact Quotient is an elaborate ratings formula for players’ performance. It includes strong consideration of a player’s performance relative to the rest of the team. For more information, check out a complete introduction to the TIQ.
Georgia Tech won’t fool anyone into thinking that the Yellow Jackets are an elite team, but the team does have an elite guard in its midst.
Junior Iman Shumpert is playing extraordinarily well this season despite receiving little support from his teammates. Shumpert’s greatest value might be on defense, where he’s averaging nearly three steals per game. His effort at both ends of the court has made him the No. 1 healthy guard in the ACC — second to Duke’s injured Kyrie Irving overall.
With a TIQ of 14.2 points per 40 minutes, Shumpert is contributing to Georgia Tech in every way imaginable. In the past three weeks, he’s hit a new level, highlighted by a triple-double against Virginia Tech. During that span, Shumpert is averaging 19.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.6 steals per game while shooting 45.2 percent from the field. All those numbers are impressive, except for maybe his shooting percentage. But when you consider that Shumpert is averaging 40.4 percent for the season, his work during the past few weeks is even more impressive. And then consider that as a team, the Yellow Jackets are barely shooting better than 41 percent.
At 10-12 overall and 3-6 in the ACC, the Yellow Jackets are unlikely to appear in any post-season tournaments. But you can’t blame Shumpert for that. Coach Paul Hewitt must cross his fingers that Shumpert won’t cash on in his stellar play and move to the NBA, which seems like a fairly likely scenario. At 6-5, Shumpert has excellent size for a guard and can play either the point or shooting guard position. HIs Achilles’ heel is his nearly three turnovers per game. But if paired with a reliable point guard, Shumpert could thrive, especially as a defensive stopper off the bench.
Here are the latest ratings for the ACC, through games of Saturday Feb. 5. Players average at least about 10 minutes per game.
TIQ position averages and total number of ACC players at the position:
Centers: 14.8, 5 players
Forwards: 9.1, 48 players
Guards: 6.7, 53 players
TIQ = Total Impact Quotient
PD% = Position differential in % difference from average
| Top 2 centers | Team | TIQ | PD% | Minutes |
| Reggie Johnson | Miami | 19.4 | 31.1 | 568 |
| Jordan Williams | Maryland | 19.0 | 28.4 | 741 |
| Top 5 forwards | Team | TIQ | PD% | Minutes |
| Jerai Grant | Clemson | 16.9 | 85.7 | 613 |
| Richard Howell | North Carolina St. | 16.9 | 85.7 | 439 |
| Bernard James | Florida State | 15.8 | 73.6 | 438 |
| Mike Scott | Virginia | 14.9 | 63.7 | 337 |
| Mason Plumlee | Duke | 14.3 | 57.1 | 565 |
| Top 5 guards | Team | TIQ | PD% | Minutes |
| Kyrie Irving | Duke | 15.2 | 126.9 | 231 |
| Iman Shumpert | Georgia Tech | 14.2 | 111.9 | 693 |
| Derwin Kitchen | Florida State | 13.0 | 94.0 | 654 |
| Kendall Marshall | North Carolina | 11.8 | 76.1 | 354 |
| Adrian Bowie | Maryland | 11.7 | 74.6 | 604 |
Player Rankings
| Position | Team/Player | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank |
| BOSTON COLLEGE 2010-11 | ||||||
| G | Reggie Jackson | 11.6 | -1.3 | 775 | 73.1 | 6 |
| F | Joe Trapani | 9.2 | 1.6 | 690 | 1.1 | 20 |
| G | Biko Paris | 4.5 | 0.7 | 689 | -32.8 | 39 |
| F | Corey Raji | 13.4 | -1.7 | 585 | 47.3 | 7 |
| G | Danny Rubin | 4.9 | -0.4 | 455 | -26.9 | 38 |
| F | Josh Southern | 12.9 | -0.3 | 436 | 41.8 | 9 |
| G | Dallas Elmore | 4.0 | 0.7 | 383 | -40.3 | 42 |
| G | Gabriel Moton | 4.3 | 1.1 | 295 | -35.8 | 40 |
| F | Cortney Dunn | 9.6 | 0.0 | 158 | 5.5 | 18 |
| CLEMSON 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Andre Young | 5.1 | -0.1 | 745 | -23.9 | 37 |
| G | Demontez Stitt | 8.6 | 0.8 | 689 | 28.4 | 13 |
| F | Jerai Grant | 16.9 | -2.6 | 613 | 85.7 | 1 |
| F | Tanner Smith | 7.4 | 0.3 | 599 | -18.7 | 33 |
| F | Devin Booker | 7.8 | -0.8 | 555 | -14.3 | 30 |
| F | Milton Jennings | 5.3 | -0.1 | 456 | -41.8 | 41 |
| F | Bryan Narcisse | 4.7 | 0.0 | 304 | -48.4 | 44 |
| G | Cory Stanton | 2.3 | 0.7 | 269 | -65.7 | 49 |
| G | Zavier Anderson | 6.5 | -1.1 | 213 | -3.0 | 27 |
| DUKE 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| F | Kyle Singler | 5.9 | -0.3 | 779 | -35.2 | 38 |
| G | Nolan Smith | 10.2 | -0.3 | 766 | 52.2 | 8 |
| F | Mason Plumlee | 14.3 | 2.4 | 565 | 57.1 | 5 |
| G | Andre Dawkins | 5.7 | -1.6 | 560 | -14.9 | 32 |
| G | Seth Curry | 6.4 | 1.1 | 509 | -4.5 | 28 |
| F | Ryan Kelly | 10.8 | 2.2 | 422 | 18.7 | 13 |
| F | Miles Plumlee | 9.2 | 1.0 | 391 | 1.1 | 21 |
| G | Kyrie Irving | 15.2 | 0.3 | 231 | 126.9 | 1 |
| G | Tyler Thornton | 5.4 | N/A | 217 | -19.4 | 34 |
| FLORIDA STATE 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| F | Chris Singleton | 11.3 | -2.8 | 682 | 24.2 | 12 |
| G | Derwin Kitchen | 13.0 | 0.3 | 654 | 94.0 | 3 |
| G | Michael Snaer | 1.6 | -0.3 | 604 | -76.1 | 51 |
| G | Deividas Dulkys | 3.1 | -0.2 | 509 | -53.7 | 48 |
| F | Bernard James | 15.8 | 0.0 | 438 | 73.6 | 3 |
| G | Luke Loucks | 7.0 | 0.9 | 333 | 4.5 | 22 |
| F | Okaro White | 10.0 | 0.5 | 309 | 9.9 | 17 |
| F | Xavier Gibson | 7.8 | 0.2 | 248 | -14.3 | 31 |
| F | Terrance Shannon | 6.4 | -1.5 | 235 | -29.7 | 36 |
| G | Ian Miller | -0.5 | 2.4 | 163 | -107.5 | 53 |
| GEORGIA TECH 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Iman Shumpert | 14.2 | 1.0 | 693 | 111.9 | 2 |
| G | Glen Rice Jr. | 11.1 | -0.3 | 650 | 65.7 | 7 |
| F | Brian Oliver | 4.6 | 0.6 | 598 | -49.5 | 45 |
| C | Daniel Miller | 9.9 | -1.5 | 541 | -33.1 | 5 |
| G | Mfon Udofia | 4.3 | -0.5 | 506 | -35.8 | 41 |
| G | Maurice Miller | 10.2 | -0.8 | 424 | 52.2 | 9 |
| G | Jason Morris | 3.9 | -1.2 | 359 | -41.8 | 43 |
| F | Kammeon Holsey | 5.9 | -0.7 | 330 | -35.2 | 39 |
| MARYLAND 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| C | Jordan Williams | 19.0 | 2.2 | 741 | 28.4 | 2 |
| F | Dino Gregory | 8.9 | 0.6 | 652 | -2.2 | 24 |
| G | Adrian Bowie | 11.7 | 1.2 | 604 | 74.6 | 5 |
| F | Cliff Tucker | 9.1 | 1.0 | 591 | 0.0 | 22 |
| F | Sean Mosley | 8.6 | 1.7 | 569 | -5.5 | 25 |
| G | Terrell Stoglin | 5.4 | 1.4 | 439 | -19.4 | 35 |
| G | Pe’Shon Howard | 8.2 | 1.1 | 416 | 22.4 | 14 |
| F | James Padgett | 9.1 | 0.9 | 215 | 0.0 | 23 |
| MIAMI 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Malcolm Grant | 6.0 | 0.1 | 756 | -10.4 | 31 |
| G | Durand Scott | 6.9 | -1.6 | 749 | 3.0 | 23 |
| G | Garrius Adams | 5.3 | -0.7 | 656 | -20.9 | 36 |
| F | Adrian Thomas | 5.2 | 0.8 | 601 | -42.9 | 42 |
| C | Reggie Johnson | 19.4 | -1.7 | 568 | 31.1 | 1 |
| F | Julian Gamble | 8.2 | 0.5 | 344 | -9.9 | 27 |
| G | Rion Brown | 3.2 | 1.3 | 314 | -52.2 | 47 |
| F | DeQuan Jones | 2.6 | -0.5 | 255 | -71.4 | 48 |
| NORTH CAROLINA 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| F | Harrison Barnes | 5.0 | 0.7 | 568 | -45.1 | 43 |
| C | Tyler Zeller | 14.0 | 0.4 | 558 | -5.4 | 3 |
| G | Dexter Strickland | 8.8 | 0.1 | 525 | 31.3 | 12 |
| F | John Henson | 13.6 | 0.3 | 496 | 49.5 | 6 |
| G | Larry Drew II | 7.4 | 0.7 | 479 | 10.4 | 19 |
| G | Kendall Marshall | 11.8 | -1.7 | 354 | 76.1 | 4 |
| F | Justin Knox | 10.5 | -0.7 | 339 | 15.4 | 15 |
| G | Reggie Blullock | 7.4 | 1.4 | 298 | 10.4 | 20 |
| G | Leslie McDonald | 3.3 | -1.3 | 289 | -50.7 | 46 |
| F | Justin Watts | 9.5 | 0.1 | 217 | 4.4 | 19 |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| F | Scott Wood | 7.4 | -0.2 | 734 | -18.7 | 34 |
| G | Lorenzo Brown | 8.1 | 1.2 | 648 | 20.9 | 15 |
| F | C.J. Leslie | 13.0 | 0.0 | 524 | 42.9 | 8 |
| G | Ryan Harrow | 6.1 | 0.0 | 487 | -9.0 | 30 |
| G | Javier Gonzalez | 5.6 | 0.5 | 456 | -16.4 | 33 |
| F | Richard Howell | 16.9 | -3.0 | 439 | 85.7 | 2 |
| F | C.J. Williams | 5.9 | -1.7 | 409 | -35.2 | 40 |
| F | DeShawn Painter | 10.5 | 0.8 | 369 | 15.4 | 16 |
| F | Tracy Smith | 8.2 | -1.3 | 353 | -9.9 | 28 |
| VIRGINIA 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Mustapha Farrakhan | 7.9 | 0.4 | 701 | 17.9 | 17 |
| G | Jontel Evans | 6.6 | -0.3 | 650 | -1.5 | 25 |
| G | Joe Harris | 6.3 | 0.1 | 628 | -6.0 | 29 |
| G | K.T. Harrell | 3.7 | -0.9 | 561 | -44.8 | 44 |
| F | Assane Sene | 10.8 | 0.9 | 471 | 18.7 | 14 |
| G | Sammy Zeglinski | 7.1 | 2.0 | 342 | 6.0 | 21 |
| F | Mike Scott | 14.9 | -0.1 | 337 | 63.7 | 4 |
| F | Will Sherrill | 6.0 | -0.9 | 326 | -34.1 | 37 |
| F | Akil Mitchell | 8.0 | 0.4 | 290 | -12.1 | 29 |
| G | Billy Baron | 3.4 | -0.7 | 189 | -49.3 | 45 |
| VIRGINIA TECH 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Malcom Delaney | 7.8 | 0.2 | 838 | 16.4 | 18 |
| F | Victor Davila | 7.2 | 0.3 | 705 | -20.9 | 35 |
| F | Terrell Bell | 8.6 | 0.2 | 693 | -5.5 | 26 |
| F | Jeff Allen | 11.6 | 0.0 | 691 | 27.5 | 11 |
| G | Erick Green | 6.6 | -0.7 | 553 | -1.5 | 26 |
| G | Dorenzo Hudson | 1.0 | 0.7 | 289 | -85.1 | 52 |
| G | Mannie Atkins | 8.0 | -2.0 | 244 | 19.4 | 16 |
| G | Jarell Eddie | 6.7 | -0.4 | 237 | 0.0 | 24 |
| WAKE FOREST 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | C.J. Harris | 9.4 | -0.4 | 751 | 40.3 | 10 |
| F | Travis McKie | 12.6 | 0.1 | 698 | 38.5 | 10 |
| F | Ari Stewart | 4.5 | 0.5 | 640 | -50.5 | 46 |
| G | Gary Clark | 8.9 | -0.7 | 612 | 32.8 | 11 |
| G | J.T. Terrell | 2.2 | 0.1 | 553 | -67.2 | 50 |
| C | Ty Walker | 11.6 | 0.1 | 440 | -21.6 | 4 |
| F | Carson Desrosiers | 7.7 | 0.8 | 428 | -15.4 | 32 |
| F | Nikita Mescheriakov | 3.8 | 0.1 | 190 | -58.2 | 47 |
