College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Akai Fleming

Cincinnati · Guard · Sophomore · 6-4 · #5

Transfer from Georgia Tech

#2645Overall

-0.17Projected impact

#1426 guard in the country
#1313 in the transfer portal

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected bench piece (about 17 minutes a game) at Cincinnati, as a secondary scorer: a smaller role than he had at Georgia Tech (25.5 min).

Projected minutes: 17
Spot in the rotation: #12

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 Georgia Tech: 30 games, 22 starts, 25.5 minutes a game.

Points per game10.461st
Rebounds per game3.262nd
Assists per game1.335th
Steals per game0.519th
Blocks per game0.379th
Turnovers per game1.728th
Field goal %37.3%(95-255)18th
3-point %32.9%(28-85)44th
Free throw %81.6%(93-114)73rd

Last season: advanced

Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.

Usage rate22.8%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating100.118th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating114.421st
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %51.0%26th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %42.7%10th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover0.7810th
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %26.0%68th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate44.7%83rd
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.05218th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

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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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Randall Pettus II
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-0.24 impact · 11 pts · 3.1 reb · 1.2 ast
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Karmello Branch
Bethune-Cookman · G · Senior
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Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).