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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

DeAndre Craig Jr.

Purdue Fort Wayne · Guard · Senior · 6-0 · #9

Returning

#1012Overall
+0.21Projected impact
  • #507 guard in the country
  • #460 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 28 minutes a game) at Purdue Fort Wayne, as a secondary scorer. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
28
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 Purdue Fort Wayne: 32 games, 32 starts, 28.8 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game14.083rdMM #92
  • Rebounds per game3.262ndMM #283
  • Assists per game2.673rdMM #188
  • Steals per game1.383rdMM #92
  • Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
  • Turnovers per game1.536thMM #546
  • Field goal %43.7%(148-339)63rdMM #287
  • 3-point %38.2%(52-136)80thMM #154
  • Free throw %79.4%(100-126)63rdMM #270

Last season: advanced

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

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate24.8%style

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

  • Offensive rating113.863rdMM #257

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating112.531stMM #554

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

  • True shooting %56.8%67thMM #246

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %51.3%59thMM #320

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.6765thMM #253

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %20.2%44thMM #484

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

  • Free-throw rate37.2%69thMM #266

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.12268thMM #188

    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.

  • Damari Wheeler-Thomas

    Boise State · G · Senior

    77%match

    Transfer from North Dakota State

    +0.69 impact · 14.5 pts · 3.5 reb · 2.8 ast

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  • Tahj Staveskie

    Akron · G · Senior

    76%match

    Transfer from Incarnate Word

    +0.18 impact · 17.3 pts · 3.9 reb · 4.1 ast

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  • Amir Lindsey

    Fordham · G · Junior

    76%match

    Transfer from UAlbany

    +0.09 impact · 17.9 pts · 3.3 reb · 4.9 ast

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  • Tyler Boston

    Seattle U · G · Junior

    75%match

    Transfer from Holy Cross

    -0.04 impact · 14.2 pts · 3.7 reb · 3.6 ast

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  • Jurian Dixon

    Virginia · G · Senior

    75%match

    Transfer from UC Irvine

    +0.52 impact · 15.9 pts · 3.6 reb · 2.5 ast

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  • Jaden Winston

    Pacific · G · Senior

    75%match

    Transfer from Manhattan

    -0.11 impact · 15.3 pts · 3.1 reb · 3.8 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).