College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Benny Gealer
UIC · Guard · Senior · 6-1 · #55
Transfer from Stanford
- #178 guard in the country
- #188 in the transfer portal
- #93 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 26 minutes a game) at UIC, as a floor spacer: a role like the one he had at Stanford (29.5 min).
- Projected minutes
- 26
- 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 Stanford: 33 games, 31 starts, 29.5 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game10.965thMM #214
- Rebounds per game2.540thMM #450
- Assists per game1.647thMM #385
- Steals per game1.693rdMM #39
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #371
- Turnovers per game0.782ndMM #128
- Field goal %43.6%(112-257)63rdMM #292
- 3-point %41.0%(86-210)91stMM #72
- Free throw %89.5%(51-57)96thMM #38
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate16.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating135.499thMM #5
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating109.054thMM #379
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %64.0%96thMM #30
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %60.3%96thMM #29
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.3589thMM #72
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %17.9%34thMM #564
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate22.2%26thMM #611
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.15286thMM #71
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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+0.17 impact · 11.3 pts · 2.1 reb · 1.2 ast
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+0.96 impact · 11.5 pts · 2.3 reb · 2 ast
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+0.94 impact · 9.7 pts · 2.8 reb · 2.2 ast
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+1.34 impact · 10.7 pts · 2.9 reb · 1.7 ast
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+1.64 impact · 13.5 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.8 ast
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+0.95 impact · 10.2 pts · 2.3 reb · 1.4 ast
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- Rashund Washington Jr.#662 · G · Returning
- Jayce Nathaniel#835 · F · Returning
- Ahmad Henderson II#1036 · G · Returning
- Andy Johnson#1044 · G · Returning
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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).