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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Braden Huff

Gonzaga · Forward · Senior · 6-10 · #34

Returning

#2Overall
+3.85Projected impact
  • #1 forward in the country
  • #1 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 17 minutes a game) at Gonzaga, as a secondary scorer. Fewer minutes than last season.

Projected minutes
17
Spot in the rotation
#5

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 Gonzaga: 18 games, 18 starts, 25.5 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 462 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game17.898thMM #3
  • Rebounds per game5.673rdMM #87
  • Assists per game1.576thMM #80
  • Steals per game0.428thMM #284
  • Blocks per game0.551stMM #178
  • Turnovers per game0.962ndMM #177
  • Field goal %66.2%(145-219)96thMM #18
  • 3-point %33.3%(7-21)63rdMM #143
  • Free throw %57.5%(23-40)21stMM #347

Last season: advanced

Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.

MM # = his rank among the 462 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate25.9%style

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

  • Offensive rating137.199thMM #6

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating96.795thMM #23

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

  • True shooting %67.6%96thMM #17

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %67.8%97thMM #11

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.5990thMM #45

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %49.0%96thMM #30

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

  • Free-throw rate18.3%8thMM #417

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.27999thMM #1

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Braden Huff

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

  • J.P. Estrella

    Michigan · F · Senior

    69%match

    Transfer from Tennessee

    +1.87 impact · 10 pts · 5.4 reb · 0.8 ast

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  • Sam Orme

    Nebraska · F · Senior

    64%match

    Transfer from Belmont

    +1.43 impact · 12.7 pts · 5 reb · 1.8 ast

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  • Blake Buchanan

    Iowa State · F · Senior

    63%match

    Returning

    +2.26 impact · 8.5 pts · 5.7 reb · 1.7 ast

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  • Brigham Rogers

    Murray State · F · Senior

    63%match

    Transfer from Belmont

    +1.04 impact · 7.1 pts · 3.9 reb · 1.7 ast

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  • RJ Godfrey

    Arizona · F · Senior

    61%match

    Transfer from Clemson

    +1.74 impact · 12 pts · 5.3 reb · 1.6 ast

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  • Trey Kaufman-Renn

    Kansas · F · Senior

    61%match

    Transfer from Purdue

    +3.34 impact · 14.2 pts · 8.3 reb · 2.6 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).