College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Buddy Hammer Jr.
Akron · Forward · Senior · 6-7 · #4
Transfer from North Texas
- #449 forward in the country
- #609 in the transfer portal
- #491 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 15 minutes a game) at Akron: a role like the one he had at North Texas (14.2 min).
- Projected minutes
- 15
- 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 North Texas: 29 games, 0 starts, 14.2 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 462 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game4.117thMM #364
- Rebounds per game2.818thMM #348
- Assists per game0.412thMM #374
- Steals per game0.542ndMM #209
- Blocks per game0.551stMM #178
- Turnovers per game0.685thMM #72
- Field goal %47.0%(31-66)40thMM #258
- 3-point %31.6%(6-19)56thMM #190
- Free throw %77.3%(51-66)80thMM #80
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 rate14.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating122.681stMM #59
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating102.280thMM #85
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %62.6%81stMM #70
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %51.5%33rdMM #275
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.6727thMM #318
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %50.6%97thMM #17
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate100.0%99thMM #3
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.14677thMM #73
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Buddy Hammer Jr.
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Wake Forest
+0.18 impact · 6.3 pts · 2.4 reb · 0.5 ast
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+0.08 impact · 2.8 pts · 2.4 reb · 0.5 ast
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+0.46 impact · 4.9 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.4 ast
CompareTransfer from App State
+0.27 impact · 7.8 pts · 6 reb · 0.4 ast
CompareTransfer from Oklahoma State
+0.56 impact · 5.3 pts · 3.4 reb · 0.6 ast
CompareReturning
+0.33 impact · 4.8 pts · 2.4 reb · 0.6 ast
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Akron teammates
Evan Mahaffey#78 · F · Returning- Ty Pence#388 · G · Transfer from Illinois State
- Chabi Barre#898 · F · Returning
- Marvin Musiime-Kamali#960 · F · Returning
- Zach Halligan#1010 · F · Returning
- Tahj Staveskie#1067 · G · Transfer from Incarnate Word
- Colin White#2114 · F · Transfer from Ohio State
- Max Burton#2174 · F · Transfer from Western Michigan
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).