College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Brandon Hardy
Grambling · Guard · Senior · 6-2 · #4
Transfer from Southern
- #1601 guard in the country
- #1420 in the transfer portal
- #2059 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at Grambling: a role like the one he had at Southern (19.0 min).
- Projected minutes
- 19
- 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 Southern: 33 games, 10 starts, 19 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game3.89thMM #749
- Rebounds per game2.231stMM #524
- Assists per game0.711thMM #710
- Steals per game1.065thMM #229
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game0.877thMM #176
- Field goal %44.1%(45-102)66thMM #268
- 3-point %35.8%(19-53)63rdMM #276
- Free throw %75.0%(18-24)43rdMM #430
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate10.7%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating105.333rdMM #502
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating108.458thMM #345
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %56.4%64thMM #272
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %53.4%73rdMM #217
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.8814thMM #699
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %31.5%84thMM #156
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate23.5%29thMM #585
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.06425thMM #585
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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-0.20 impact · 5.2 pts · 2.2 reb · 1.1 ast
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-0.28 impact · 4 pts · 1.9 reb · 0.7 ast
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-0.21 impact · 3.1 pts · 2.9 reb · 0.5 ast
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-0.08 impact · 3.9 pts · 2.6 reb · 0.5 ast
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-0.18 impact · 4.2 pts · 1.1 reb · 0.5 ast
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-0.08 impact · 5 pts · 1.9 reb · 0.5 ast
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Grambling teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).