College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Derin Saran
Richmond · Guard · Senior · 6-5 · #13
Transfer from UC Irvine
- #532 guard in the country
- #616 in the transfer portal
- #499 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 24 minutes a game) at Richmond, as a secondary scorer: a smaller role than he had at UC Irvine (29.7 min).
- Projected minutes
- 24
- 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 UC Irvine: 35 games, 35 starts, 29.7 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game11.569thMM #188
- Rebounds per game5.394thMM #41
- Assists per game3.485thMM #95
- Steals per game1.795thMM #31
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game2.212thMM #749
- Field goal %40.3%(157-390)38thMM #489
- 3-point %26.5%(26-98)14thMM #702
- Free throw %68.5%(61-89)22ndMM #619
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 rate23.7%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating97.513thMM #703
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating94.999thMM #8
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %46.7%9thMM #757
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %43.6%13thMM #713
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.5357thMM #323
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %26.3%69thMM #272
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate22.8%28thMM #598
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.10857thMM #279
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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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).