
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Brendan Oliver
NJIT · Forward · Sophomore · 6-6 · #22
Transfer from Canisius
- #1080 forward in the country
- #1376 in the transfer portal
- #1967 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 15 minutes a game) at NJIT, as a secondary scorer: a bigger role than he had at Canisius (10.0 min).
- Projected minutes
- 15
- 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 Canisius: 30 games, 2 starts, 10 minutes a game.
- Points per game3.511th
- Rebounds per game1.94th
- Assists per game0.23rd
- Steals per game0.26th
- Blocks per game0.01st
- Turnovers per game0.590th
- Field goal %38.5%(37-96)6th
- 3-point %29.4%(10-34)47th
- Free throw %75.9%(22-29)77th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate22.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating98.710th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating111.128th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %48.7%7th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %43.8%4th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.4310th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %41.1%82nd
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate30.2%31st
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.05413th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.
NJIT teammates
Brandon Stores Jr.#1857 · G · Transfer from Georgia Tech
Zack Scherler#2353 · F · Returning
Matheo Coffi#2642 · F · Transfer from UTSA
Quentin Duncan#2809 · G · Returning
John Kelly#2827 · F · Returning
Rocco Awad#3041 · G · Returning
David Bolden#3079 · G · Returning
Mario Tatum Jr.#3122 · G · Transfer from VMI
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).