College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Berke Buyuktuncel
Vanderbilt · Center · Senior · 6-10 · #9
Transfer from Nebraska
- #19 center in the country
- #57 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 21 minutes a game) at Vanderbilt: a role like the one he had at Nebraska (24.3 min).
- Projected minutes
- 21
- 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 Nebraska: 33 games, 33 starts, 24.3 minutes a game.
- Points per game6.548th
- Rebounds per game5.664th
- Assists per game1.989th
- Steals per game0.995th
- Blocks per game1.055th
- Turnovers per game1.236th
- Field goal %46.8%(81-173)9th
- 3-point %24.1%(13-54)65th
- Free throw %61.2%(41-67)43rd
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate16.1%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating110.333rd
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating95.991st
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %53.3%9th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %50.6%12th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.6395th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %32.6%23rd
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate38.7%25th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.14563rd
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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+1.58 impact · 8.2 pts · 9.1 reb · 1.8 ast
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+0.58 impact · 8.8 pts · 8.8 reb · 1.1 ast
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+0.33 impact · 4.1 pts · 3.8 reb · 1.9 ast
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+0.55 impact · 10.7 pts · 5.2 reb · 1.7 ast
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+1.39 impact · 12.8 pts · 7.1 reb · 0.5 ast
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Vanderbilt teammates
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- Sebastian Williams-Adams#565 · F · Transfer from Auburn
- Gabe Nesmith#593 · F · Freshman · #36 recruit
- Ace Glass#718 · G · Transfer from Washington State
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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).