
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Ben Waller
UC Riverside · Guard · Sophomore · 6-6 · #13
Returning
- #990 guard in the country
- #1189 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 14 minutes a game) at UC Riverside. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 14
- 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 Riverside: 27 games, 2 starts, 13.7 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game4.313thMM #716
- Rebounds per game2.334thMM #506
- Assists per game0.68thMM #749
- Steals per game0.35thMM #772
- Blocks per game0.379thMM #118
- Turnovers per game0.687thMM #93
- Field goal %41.8%(38-91)50thMM #388
- 3-point %37.5%(15-40)75thMM #184
- Free throw %77.4%(24-31)54thMM #351
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 rate15.8%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating111.755thMM #315
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating111.736thMM #513
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %55.0%54thMM #348
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %50.0%49thMM #382
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.0021stMM #635
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %44.3%98thMM #17
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate34.1%61stMM #326
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.07531stMM #517
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Ben Waller
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+0.02 impact · 4.6 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.4 ast
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0.00 impact · 4.3 pts · 1.9 reb · 0.6 ast
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0.00 impact · 6.1 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.1 ast
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0.00 impact · 3.4 pts · 1.3 reb · 0.4 ast
CompareTransfer from Loyola Chicago
-0.02 impact · 7.2 pts · 2.6 reb · 1 ast
CompareTransfer from Colorado
-0.01 impact · 4.6 pts · 1.5 reb · 0.4 ast
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UC Riverside teammates
Abraham Oyeadier#784 · C · Transfer from West Virginia
Devon Malcolm#990 · G · Transfer from California Baptist
Tony Duckett#1187 · G · Transfer from Saint Mary's
De'Undrae Perteete Jr.#1229 · G · Returning
James Evans Jr.#1991 · G · Transfer from Cal State Northridge
Dallas Washington#2729 · F · Transfer from Long Beach State
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).