College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Delrecco Gillespie
Houston · Forward · Senior · 6-8 · #23
Transfer from Kent State
- #63 forward in the country
- #59 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 16 minutes a game) at Houston, as a primary scorer and rebounder: a smaller role than he had at Kent State (32.2 min).
- Projected minutes
- 16
- 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 Kent State: 34 games, 34 starts, 32.2 minutes a game.
- Points per game17.798th
- Rebounds per game11.299th
- Assists per game1.783rd
- Steals per game1.086th
- Blocks per game1.288th
- Turnovers per game2.81st
- Field goal %50.8%(210-413)57th
- 3-point %27.0%(17-63)39th
- Free throw %78.9%(165-209)85th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate26.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating114.959th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating102.678th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %59.6%64th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %52.9%41st
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.6324th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %26.8%24th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate50.6%75th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.16886th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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+1.13 impact · 16.5 pts · 7.2 reb · 1.3 ast
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+1.28 impact · 13.3 pts · 7.4 reb · 2 ast
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+2.33 impact · 18.9 pts · 6.5 reb · 2.1 ast
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+1.40 impact · 12.8 pts · 8.5 reb · 1.1 ast
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Houston teammates
Dedan Thomas Jr.#29 · G · Transfer from LSU- Joseph Tugler#37 · F · Returning
- Corey Hadnot II#398 · G · Transfer from Purdue Fort Wayne
- Arafan Diane#444 · C · Freshman · #28 recruit
- Mercy Miller#457 · G · Returning
- Braden East#466 · F · Transfer from Lamar
- Chendall Weaver#477 · G · Transfer from Texas
- Chase McCarty#584 · F · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).