College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Braeden Smith
Notre Dame · Guard · Senior · 6-0 · #3
Transfer from Gonzaga
- #61 guard in the country
- #61 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 23 minutes a game) at Notre Dame, as a lead playmaker: a bigger role than he had at Gonzaga (17.1 min).
- Projected minutes
- 23
- 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 Gonzaga: 35 games, 18 starts, 17.1 minutes a game.
- Points per game5.120th
- Rebounds per game2.231st
- Assists per game3.687th
- Steals per game1.065th
- Blocks per game0.011th
- Turnovers per game1.159th
- Field goal %46.7%(64-137)82nd
- 3-point %33.3%(17-51)46th
- Free throw %80.5%(33-41)68th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate15.8%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating121.083rd
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating95.099th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %57.4%71st
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %52.9%69th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover3.3498th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %14.3%19th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate29.9%49th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.18796th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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+0.98 impact · 9.9 pts · 3.8 reb · 6.7 ast
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+1.25 impact · 5.9 pts · 3.6 reb · 4.4 ast
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+0.62 impact · 11.9 pts · 4.1 reb · 3.9 ast
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Notre Dame teammates
Logan Duncomb#39 · C · Transfer from Winthrop- Ethan Roberts#618 · G · Transfer from Pennsylvania
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- Brady Koehler#1100 · F · Returning
- Bryce Ruglass Dortch#1345 · F · Transfer from Rutgers
- Devin Brown#1388 · G · Transfer from Davidson
- Jonathan Sanderson#2016 · G · Freshman · #81 recruit
- Brady Stevens#2065 · G · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).