College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Akiva McBirney-Griffin
Northern Illinois · Forward · Senior · 6-9 · #70
Transfer from UC Irvine
- #801 forward in the country
- #1052 in the transfer portal
- #1227 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 18 minutes a game) at Northern Illinois: a bigger role than he had at UC Irvine (9.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 18
- Spot in the rotation
- #6
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 UC Irvine: 34 games, 16 starts, 9.9 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game2.43rdMM #446
- Rebounds per game2.16thMM #429
- Assists per game0.412thMM #376
- Steals per game0.428thMM #285
- Blocks per game0.328thMM #281
- Turnovers per game0.871stMM #133
- Field goal %40.9%(27-66)14thMM #386
- 3-point %0.0%(0-9)10thMM #378
- Free throw %63.4%(26-41)35thMM #281
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate16.1%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating86.91stMM #456
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating94.998thMM #11
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %47.6%5thMM #435
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %40.9%2ndMM #452
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.5618thMM #367
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %31.5%44thMM #255
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate62.1%88thMM #47
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.07222ndMM #338
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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-0.10 impact · 2.4 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.5 ast
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-0.05 impact · 3.5 pts · 3.4 reb · 0.7 ast
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Northern Illinois teammates
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- Mykolas Ivanauskas#1521 · F · Transfer from Mercyhurst
- David Douglas Jr.#1595 · G · Transfer from Fresno State
- Tolu Samuels#2563 · F · Transfer from Southern Indiana
- Jack Daugherty#2708 · F · Transfer from Illinois State
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).