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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

David Mirkovic

Illinois · Forward · Sophomore · 6-9 · #0

Returning

#17Overall
+2.74Projected impact
  • #9 forward in the country

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 30 minutes a game) at Illinois, as a secondary scorer and rebounder. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
30
Spot in the rotation
#1

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 Illinois: 37 games, 36 starts, 29.5 minutes a game.

  • Points per game13.387th
  • Rebounds per game8.095th
  • Assists per game2.696th
  • Steals per game0.428th
  • Blocks per game0.440th
  • Turnovers per game1.911th
  • Field goal %48.4%(176-364)45th
  • 3-point %37.5%(57-152)83rd
  • Free throw %75.7%(84-111)76th

Last season: advanced

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

  • Usage rate22.6%style

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

  • Offensive rating124.286th

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating105.364th

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

  • True shooting %59.7%65th

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %56.2%60th

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.3682nd

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %31.0%42nd

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

  • Free-throw rate30.5%32nd

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.18792nd

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like David Mirkovic

The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.

  • Paulius Murauskas

    Arizona State · F · Senior

    76%match

    Transfer from Saint Mary's

    +2.43 impact · 18.4 pts · 7.5 reb · 2.1 ast

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  • Nick Townsend

    Stanford · F · Senior

    75%match

    Transfer from Yale

    +1.92 impact · 16.3 pts · 7.4 reb · 4.3 ast

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  • Gus Yalden

    Vermont · F · Junior

    75%match

    Returning

    +0.68 impact · 16.1 pts · 5.8 reb · 2.1 ast

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  • Filip Brankovic

    High Point · F · Sophomore

    75%match

    Transfer from UT Rio Grande Valley

    +0.87 impact · 13 pts · 4.4 reb · 1.9 ast

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  • Amani Hansberry

    Virginia Tech · F · Senior

    74%match

    Returning

    +1.60 impact · 14.3 pts · 7.4 reb · 2.4 ast

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  • DJ Hall

    Texas State · F · Sophomore

    74%match

    Returning

    +0.68 impact · 15.6 pts · 7.6 reb · 2.2 ast

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