College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Colin Smith
Northwestern · Forward · Senior · 6-8 · #7
Transfer from UC Santa Barbara
- #345 forward in the country
- #459 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at Northwestern: a smaller role than he had at UC Santa Barbara (29.4 min).
- Projected minutes
- 20
- 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 UC Santa Barbara: 31 games, 31 starts, 29.4 minutes a game.
- Points per game11.980th
- Rebounds per game4.247th
- Assists per game1.576th
- Steals per game0.542nd
- Blocks per game0.216th
- Turnovers per game1.718th
- Field goal %45.5%(111-244)33rd
- 3-point %40.5%(47-116)91st
- Free throw %80.0%(100-125)88th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate20.1%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating118.671st
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating110.729th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %61.7%77th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %55.1%54th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.8544th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %30.5%39th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate51.2%76th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.12362nd
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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+1.21 impact · 13.7 pts · 5.6 reb · 1.6 ast
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Northwestern teammates
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- Okku Federiko#661 · F · Transfer from Drake
- Luke McEldon#909 · F · Transfer from Mount St. Mary's
- Ryan Soulis#1058 · F · Transfer from Columbia
- Jake West#1210 · G · Returning
- Dylan Williams#1621 · G · Transfer from Pennsylvania
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).