College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Ben Hammond
Virginia Tech · Guard · Junior · 5-11 · #3
Returning
- #124 guard in the country
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 30 minutes a game) at Virginia Tech, as a lead playmaker and ball hawk. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 30
- Spot in the rotation
- #1
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 Virginia Tech: 32 games, 18 starts, 31.5 minutes a game.
- Points per game13.279th
- Rebounds per game2.334th
- Assists per game3.283rd
- Steals per game2.098th
- Blocks per game0.138th
- Turnovers per game1.441st
- Field goal %43.8%(135-308)64th
- 3-point %43.1%(44-102)96th
- Free throw %86.5%(109-126)89th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate20.8%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating122.086th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating107.762nd
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %58.2%77th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %51.0%56th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.2486th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %16.4%28th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate40.9%76th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.15587th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Ben Hammond
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+1.31 impact · 12.6 pts · 3 reb · 2.8 ast
CompareTransfer from San Diego State
+1.11 impact · 10.8 pts · 3.2 reb · 2.2 ast
CompareTransfer from UCLA
+0.96 impact · 11.5 pts · 2.3 reb · 2 ast
CompareReturning
+1.77 impact · 13.2 pts · 2.5 reb · 5.6 ast
CompareTransfer from Toledo
+1.10 impact · 16.4 pts · 4 reb · 4.2 ast
CompareTransfer from Dayton
+0.69 impact · 15.8 pts · 2.2 reb · 2.9 ast
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Virginia Tech teammates
Amani Hansberry#86 · F · Returning- Tyler Johnson#231 · G · Returning
- Jaylen Curry#368 · G · Transfer from Oklahoma State
- Miles Heide#469 · F · Transfer from San Diego State
- Isaiah Elohim#732 · G · Transfer from Florida Atlantic
- Kuol Atak#851 · F · Transfer from Oklahoma
- Butta Johnson#937 · G · Transfer from Clemson
- Musa Sagnia#938 · C · Transfer from NC State
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).