College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Christian Hammond
NC State · Guard · Senior · 6-4 · #1
Transfer from Santa Clara
- #91 guard in the country
- #103 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 23 minutes a game) at NC State, as a secondary scorer: a smaller role than he had at Santa Clara (30.3 min).
- Projected minutes
- 23
- 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 Santa Clara: 34 games, 34 starts, 30.3 minutes a game.
- Points per game15.689th
- Rebounds per game3.055th
- Assists per game2.571st
- Steals per game1.278th
- Blocks per game0.138th
- Turnovers per game1.728th
- Field goal %48.4%(197-407)88th
- 3-point %39.3%(53-135)85th
- Free throw %78.7%(85-108)60th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate24.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating119.379th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating108.359th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %58.5%78th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %54.9%80th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.4250th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %18.8%38th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate26.5%39th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.15185th
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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+1.21 impact · 15.7 pts · 2.5 reb · 2.7 ast
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+0.63 impact · 14.3 pts · 3.7 reb · 2.9 ast
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+0.52 impact · 15.9 pts · 3.6 reb · 2.5 ast
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NC State teammates
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- Preston Edmead#221 · G · Transfer from Hofstra
- R.J. Keene II#601 · G · Transfer from Boise State
- Eemeli Yalaho#752 · F · Transfer from Washington State
- Jacari Brim#1772 · G · Transfer from App State
- Comeh Emuobor#2961 · F · Transfer from New Hampshire
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).