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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Danny Stephens

Western Illinois · Forward · Sophomore · 6-5 · #23

Returning

#2877Overall
-0.24Projected impact
  • #1101 forward in the country
  • #2041 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 11 minutes a game) at Western Illinois. Fewer minutes than last season.

Projected minutes
11
Spot in the rotation
#2

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 Western Illinois: 15 games, 1 starts, 17.2 minutes a game.

  • Points per game5.531st
  • Rebounds per game2.27th
  • Assists per game0.519th
  • Steals per game0.542nd
  • Blocks per game0.216th
  • Turnovers per game1.146th
  • Field goal %35.5%(27-76)3rd
  • 3-point %26.8%(11-41)38th
  • Free throw %73.9%(17-23)72nd

Last season: advanced

Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.

  • Usage rate20.9%style

    Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor

  • Offensive rating88.92nd

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating119.92nd

    Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)

  • True shooting %47.6%5th

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %42.8%4th

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.418th

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %27.3%26th

    Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor

  • Free-throw rate30.3%31st

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40-0.0161st

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

Western Illinois teammates

Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).