College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Darren Buchanan Jr.
Rutgers · Guard · Senior · 6-7 · #5
Returning
- #716 guard in the country
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 23 minutes a game) at Rutgers. Similar role to last season.
- 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 Rutgers: 34 games, 16 starts, 24 minutes a game.
- Points per game8.144th
- Rebounds per game3.978th
- Assists per game1.750th
- Steals per game0.629th
- Blocks per game0.263rd
- Turnovers per game1.441st
- Field goal %46.0%(103-224)78th
- 3-point %35.3%(12-34)60th
- Free throw %59.0%(59-100)7th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard 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 rating102.023rd
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating113.326th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %51.7%30th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %48.7%39th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.2437th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %26.0%68th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate44.6%83rd
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.05921st
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.
Transfer from Georgia Tech
+0.25 impact · 10.4 pts · 4.3 reb · 2.4 ast
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+0.02 impact · 10 pts · 2.8 reb · 1.6 ast
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+0.12 impact · 9.4 pts · 2.1 reb · 2.3 ast
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+0.23 impact · 6.4 pts · 3.8 reb · 0.8 ast
CompareTransfer from Wake Forest
+0.24 impact · 7.4 pts · 2.6 reb · 1.4 ast
CompareTransfer from Western Michigan
-0.11 impact · 5.8 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.8 ast
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Rutgers teammates
Tariq Francis#284 · G · Returning- Christian Gurdak#410 · C · Transfer from Virginia Tech
- Jamichael Davis#861 · G · Returning
- Rasheed Jones#1183 · G · Transfer from Coastal Carolina
- Dorin Buca#1196 · C · Transfer from Kansas State
- Darin Smith Jr.#1203 · G · Transfer from Central Connecticut
- Lino Mark#1603 · G · Returning
- Kaden Powers#2757 · G · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).