College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Christian Gurdak
Rutgers · Center · Sophomore · 6-10 · #32
Transfer from Virginia Tech
- #43 center in the country
- #218 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at Rutgers: a role like the one he had at Virginia Tech (17.1 min).
- Projected minutes
- 21
- 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 Virginia Tech: 31 games, 10 starts, 17.1 minutes a game.
- Points per game5.638th
- Rebounds per game4.444th
- Assists per game0.426th
- Steals per game0.328th
- Blocks per game0.412th
- Turnovers per game0.687th
- Field goal %63.2%(67-106)75th
- 3-point %0.0%(0-0)28th
- Free throw %69.6%(39-56)71st
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate14.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating131.693rd
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating108.730th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %66.2%79th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %63.2%74th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.6143rd
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %48.5%93rd
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate52.8%55th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.14361st
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).