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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Always Wright

UT Rio Grande Valley · Guard · Senior · 6-3 · #1

Returning

#2621Overall
-0.17Projected impact
  • #1410 guard in the country
  • #1810 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 16 minutes a game) at UT Rio Grande Valley. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
16
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 UT Rio Grande Valley: 33 games, 12 starts, 15.2 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game2.93rdMM #809
  • Rebounds per game1.613thMM #707
  • Assists per game1.956thMM #314
  • Steals per game0.411thMM #704
  • Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
  • Turnovers per game1.346thMM #453
  • Field goal %40.0%(38-95)36thMM #507
  • 3-point %22.6%(7-31)7thMM #775
  • Free throw %60.9%(14-23)9thMM #753

Last season: advanced

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

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate15.5%style

    Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor

  • Offensive rating89.94thMM #802

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating106.470thMM #242

    Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)

  • True shooting %46.1%7thMM #771

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %43.7%13thMM #710

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.5257thMM #327

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %20.4%45thMM #470

    Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor

  • Free-throw rate24.2%31stMM #567

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.0329thMM #756

    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.

  • Eli Greenberg

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    76%match

    Transfer from Le Moyne

    -0.24 impact · 2.7 pts · 1.2 reb · 1.6 ast

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  • Elijah Parker

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    75%match

    Returning

    -0.23 impact · 2.4 pts · 2 reb · 1.1 ast

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  • Devon Arlington

    Stonehill · G · Senior

    74%match

    Transfer from Yale

    -0.12 impact · 2.8 pts · 2 reb · 1.5 ast

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  • Caleb Crawford

    Maine · G · Junior

    73%match

    Returning

    -0.35 impact · 4.4 pts · 1.1 reb · 1.8 ast

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  • Malik Olafioye

    Chicago State · G · Senior

    73%match

    Transfer from Eastern Illinois

    -0.26 impact · 3.9 pts · 1.9 reb · 1.3 ast

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  • Jalen Vazquez

    Lehigh · G · Senior

    73%match

    Returning

    -0.21 impact · 3.8 pts · 2.6 reb · 2 ast

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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).