College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Ace Buckner
Clemson · Guard · Junior · 6-3 · #21
Returning
- #222 guard in the country
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at Clemson, as a secondary scorer. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 21
- Spot in the rotation
- #2
From the Statboy preseason model. It updates once games start.
▸What is impact?
Impact is how many points per game a player adds to his team. 0 is an average player, so a plus number means he's better than average and a minus number means he's below. It's Statboy's own number, based on everything he does on the court and the level he played against.
Last season: the basics
2025-26 at Clemson: 35 games, 3 starts, 19.5 minutes a game.
- Points per game8.345th
- Rebounds per game2.952nd
- Assists per game1.853rd
- Steals per game0.848th
- Blocks per game0.138th
- Turnovers per game1.065th
- Field goal %42.9%(99-231)58th
- 3-point %31.2%(29-93)32nd
- Free throw %81.3%(65-80)71st
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate24.1%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating112.960th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating102.089th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %54.8%52nd
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %49.1%42nd
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.7569th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %22.8%55th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate34.6%62nd
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.15386th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Ace Buckner
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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+0.47 impact · 10.3 pts · 2.8 reb · 2.2 ast
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+0.46 impact · 7.2 pts · 2.6 reb · 1.6 ast
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+0.37 impact · 9.7 pts · 4.2 reb · 1.8 ast
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+0.27 impact · 11.3 pts · 3.5 reb · 0.9 ast
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+0.52 impact · 15.9 pts · 3.6 reb · 2.5 ast
CompareReturning
+1.02 impact · 8.7 pts · 3.9 reb · 1.8 ast
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Clemson teammates
Dylan Faulkner#120 · F · Transfer from Samford- Carter Welling#131 · F · Returning
- David Fuchs#201 · F · Transfer from San Francisco
- Zac Foster#506 · G · Returning
- Liutauras Lelevicius#586 · F · Transfer from TCU
- Cole Certa#813 · G · Transfer from Notre Dame
- Trent Steinour#1192 · F · Returning
- Chase Thompson#1850 · F · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).