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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Ben Waller

UC Riverside · Guard · Sophomore · 6-6 · #13

Returning

#1925Overall
-0.05Projected impact
  • #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.

  • Peyton White

    Nevada · G · Sophomore

    78%match

    Returning

    +0.02 impact · 4.6 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Jonah Butler

    Stony Brook · G · Sophomore

    74%match

    Returning

    0.00 impact · 4.3 pts · 1.9 reb · 0.6 ast

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  • Zacch Wiggins

    Old Dominion · G · Sophomore

    73%match

    Returning

    0.00 impact · 6.1 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.1 ast

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  • Kohl Rosario

    Kansas · G · Sophomore

    71%match

    Returning

    0.00 impact · 3.4 pts · 1.3 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Chuck Love III

    Austin Peay · G · Sophomore

    71%match

    Transfer from Loyola Chicago

    -0.02 impact · 7.2 pts · 2.6 reb · 1 ast

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  • Felix Kossaras

    George Washington · G · Junior

    70%match

    Transfer from Colorado

    -0.01 impact · 4.6 pts · 1.5 reb · 0.4 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).