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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Blake Harper

VCU · Guard · Junior · 6-7 · #1

Transfer from Creighton

#737Overall
+0.39Projected impact
  • #370 guard in the country
  • #409 in the transfer portal
  • #270 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 18 minutes a game) at VCU, as a secondary scorer: a role like the one he had at Creighton (18.4 min).

Projected minutes
18
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 Creighton: 34 games, 14 starts, 18.4 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game7.741stMM #438
  • Rebounds per game3.672ndMM #199
  • Assists per game1.231stMM #524
  • Steals per game0.519thMM #626
  • Blocks per game0.138thMM #371
  • Turnovers per game1.346thMM #453
  • Field goal %46.4%(83-179)81stMM #143
  • 3-point %36.4%(20-55)68thMM #233
  • Free throw %77.6%(76-98)55thMM #346

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 rate22.1%style

    Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor

  • Offensive rating110.149thMM #358

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating109.750thMM #409

    Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)

  • True shooting %59.0%81stMM #147

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %52.0%64thMM #287

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.8914thMM #695

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %25.8%68thMM #285

    Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor

  • Free-throw rate54.7%93rdMM #65

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.10857thMM #279

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Blake Harper

The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.

  • Bryce Heard

    Wichita State · G · Junior

    75%match

    Transfer from Dayton

    +0.18 impact · 6.6 pts · 2.4 reb · 0.8 ast

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  • Marqueas Bell

    Southeast Missouri State · G · Senior

    73%match

    Returning

    +0.41 impact · 9.1 pts · 5.2 reb · 1.8 ast

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  • Josiah Shackelford

    Bowling Green · G · Junior

    72%match

    Returning

    +0.27 impact · 11.3 pts · 3.5 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Demari Williams

    UTSA · G · Senior

    72%match

    Transfer from Houston Christian

    +0.02 impact · 9.7 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Caleb Shaw

    Grand Canyon · G · Senior

    70%match

    Returning

    +0.42 impact · 7.8 pts · 3.8 reb · 1.4 ast

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  • Jaden Alexander

    Cal State Bakersfield · G · Senior

    70%match

    Returning

    -0.04 impact · 9.3 pts · 3.4 reb · 0.5 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).