
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Blake Harper
VCU · Guard · Junior · 6-7 · #1
Transfer from Creighton
- #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
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The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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+0.27 impact · 11.3 pts · 3.5 reb · 0.9 ast
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+0.02 impact · 9.7 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.9 ast
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VCU teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).