College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Dorin Buca
Rutgers · Center · Senior · 7-2 · #22
Transfer from Kansas State
- #92 center in the country
- #677 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 16 minutes a game) at Rutgers: a role like the one he had at Kansas State (12.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 16
- Spot in the rotation
- #8
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 Kansas State: 27 games, 4 starts, 12.9 minutes a game.
- Points per game3.214th
- Rebounds per game3.327th
- Assists per game0.535th
- Steals per game0.214th
- Blocks per game1.372nd
- Turnovers per game1.143rd
- Field goal %50.7%(34-67)20th
- 3-point %18.2%(2-11)59th
- Free throw %53.3%(16-30)22nd
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate15.3%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating92.84th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating107.835th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %53.6%9th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %52.2%17th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.4529th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %43.8%79th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate44.8%40th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.0355th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Dorin Buca
The closest matches among every center in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Pepperdine
-0.05 impact · 4.5 pts · 2.6 reb · 0.3 ast
CompareTransfer from UNLV
+0.18 impact · 3.5 pts · 4.2 reb · 0.2 ast
CompareTransfer from Saint Joseph's
-0.01 impact · 2.8 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.3 ast
CompareReturning
-0.03 impact · 1.8 pts · 3.8 reb · 0.6 ast
CompareReturning
+0.10 impact · 4.3 pts · 2.6 reb · 0.2 ast
CompareTransfer from Georgia State
-0.09 impact · 3.2 pts · 3.9 reb · 0.2 ast
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Rutgers teammates
Tariq Francis#284 · G · Returning- Christian Gurdak#410 · C · Transfer from Virginia Tech
- Jamichael Davis#861 · G · Returning
- Rasheed Jones#1183 · G · Transfer from Coastal Carolina
- Darin Smith Jr.#1203 · G · Transfer from Central Connecticut
- Darren Buchanan Jr.#1421 · G · Returning
- Lino Mark#1603 · G · Returning
- Kaden Powers#2757 · G · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).