College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Daniel Jacobsen
Purdue · Center · Junior · 7-4 · #12
Returning
- #24 center in the country
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 16 minutes a game) at Purdue. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 16
- Spot in the rotation
- #4
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 Purdue: 39 games, 0 starts, 12.9 minutes a game.
- Points per game5.537th
- Rebounds per game3.018th
- Assists per game0.317th
- Steals per game0.15th
- Blocks per game1.266th
- Turnovers per game0.687th
- Field goal %64.6%(82-127)79th
- 3-point %37.5%(3-8)88th
- Free throw %62.7%(47-75)49th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate19.1%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating127.788th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating105.447th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %66.9%84th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %65.7%81st
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.5942nd
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %37.3%51st
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate59.1%69th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.16776th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Daniel Jacobsen
The closest matches among every center in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from UConn
+1.14 impact · 5.9 pts · 3.3 reb · 0.5 ast
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+0.76 impact · 6.2 pts · 3.5 reb · 0.4 ast
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+1.35 impact · 7.9 pts · 4.1 reb · 0.6 ast
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+0.72 impact · 5.6 pts · 4.4 reb · 0.4 ast
CompareReturning
+0.82 impact · 7.3 pts · 3.5 reb · 0.8 ast
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+1.15 impact · 11.1 pts · 7.8 reb · 0.4 ast
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Purdue teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).