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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Derek Vorst

Cleveland State · Center · Senior · 6-10 · #22

Transfer from Indiana State

#759Overall
+0.37Projected impact
  • #62 center in the country
  • #423 in the transfer portal
  • #284 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at Cleveland State: a role like the one he had at Indiana State (20.4 min).

Projected minutes
19
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 Indiana State: 22 games, 13 starts, 20.4 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 35 mid-major centerson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game7.960thMM #12
  • Rebounds per game3.936thMM #15
  • Assists per game1.374thMM #7
  • Steals per game0.445thMM #17
  • Blocks per game0.520thMM #19
  • Turnovers per game0.956thMM #16
  • Field goal %55.5%(61-110)41stMM #18
  • 3-point %42.1%(8-19)94thMM #3
  • Free throw %53.8%(43-80)24thMM #25

Last season: advanced

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

MM # = his rank among the 35 mid-major centerson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate19.0%style

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

  • Offensive rating115.849thMM #12

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating108.133rdMM #22

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

  • True shooting %59.6%38thMM #18

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %59.1%52ndMM #12

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.4091stMM #2

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %35.3%42ndMM #25

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

  • Free-throw rate72.7%86thMM #6

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.11644thMM #14

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Derek Vorst

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

  • Malek Gomma

    Utah · C · Senior

    71%match

    Transfer from Weber State

    +0.34 impact · 8 pts · 6.9 reb · 1.4 ast

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  • Gasper Kocevar

    Howard · C · Sophomore

    64%match

    Transfer from Fresno State

    +0.07 impact · 3.3 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Ivan Njegovan

    Ohio State · C · Junior

    62%match

    Returning

    +0.36 impact · 2.6 pts · 3 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Samson Aletan

    Providence · C · Senior

    60%match

    Transfer from Yale

    +1.00 impact · 7.8 pts · 5.8 reb · 1.3 ast

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  • Julius Halaifonua

    Oklahoma State · C · Junior

    60%match

    Transfer from Georgetown

    +1.20 impact · 9.5 pts · 4.4 reb · 1.3 ast

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  • Alec Squires

    South Dakota State · C · Sophomore

    59%match

    Returning

    +0.08 impact · 4.6 pts · 3.5 reb · 0.8 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).