College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Benjamin Michaels
UAlbany · Forward · Junior · 6-8 · #8
Transfer from Vermont
- #1007 forward in the country
- #1274 in the transfer portal
- #1739 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 17 minutes a game) at UAlbany: a role like the one he had at Vermont (13.1 min).
- Projected minutes
- 17
- Spot in the rotation
- #3
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 Vermont: 31 games, 11 starts, 13.1 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game2.01stMM #457
- Rebounds per game2.27thMM #421
- Assists per game0.412thMM #376
- Steals per game0.11stMM #453
- Blocks per game0.328thMM #281
- Turnovers per game0.590thMM #45
- Field goal %36.7%(22-60)4thMM #444
- 3-point %9.1%(2-22)20thMM #368
- Free throw %62.5%(15-24)32ndMM #292
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 rate11.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating94.76thMM #424
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating108.443rdMM #250
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %43.2%1stMM #455
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %38.3%1stMM #457
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.8039thMM #252
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %46.4%93rdMM #42
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate40.0%54thMM #203
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.04910thMM #394
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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-0.13 impact · 2.3 pts · 1.4 reb · 0.4 ast
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+0.03 impact · 2.9 pts · 2.9 reb · 0.6 ast
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-0.15 impact · 2.9 pts · 2.7 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).