College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Brandon Gardner

Norfolk State · Forward · Senior · 6-8 · #1

Transfer from Sacramento State

#1510Overall

+0.04Projected impact

#626 forward in the country
#844 in the transfer portal
#851 mid-major player

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 15 minutes a game) at Norfolk State: a role like the one he had at Sacramento State (15.6 min).

Projected minutes: 15
Spot in the rotation: #3

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 Sacramento State: 16 games, 4 starts, 15.6 minutes a game.

Points per game4.117th
Rebounds per game2.818th
Assists per game0.412th
Steals per game0.26th
Blocks per game1.083rd
Turnovers per game0.495th
Field goal %42.1%(24-57)18th
3-point %22.7%(5-22)31st
Free throw %86.7%(13-15)98th

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate13.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating108.333rd
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating112.122nd
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %51.9%17th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %46.5%11th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover0.8645th
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %35.6%61st
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate26.3%22nd
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.0489th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

Norfolk State teammates

Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).