
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Drew Steffe
Buffalo · Guard · Senior · 6-5 · #21
Transfer from Southern Illinois
- #865 guard in the country
- #943 in the transfer portal
- #1013 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 25 minutes a game) at Buffalo: a smaller role than he had at Southern Illinois (30.8 min).
- Projected minutes
- 25
- 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 Southern Illinois: 32 games, 32 starts, 30.8 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game9.957thMM #288
- Rebounds per game3.158thMM #307
- Assists per game2.571stMM #201
- Steals per game0.957thMM #289
- Blocks per game0.487thMM #67
- Turnovers per game1.632ndMM #590
- Field goal %40.4%(113-280)39thMM #483
- 3-point %29.9%(49-164)26thMM #590
- Free throw %67.2%(41-61)19thMM #655
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 rate18.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating103.627thMM #562
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating102.786thMM #106
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %51.5%29thMM #564
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %49.1%42ndMM #452
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.6262ndMM #282
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %14.3%19thMM #683
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate21.8%25thMM #625
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.09346thMM #382
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Drew Steffe
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Utah Tech
-0.01 impact · 11.9 pts · 6 reb · 2.2 ast
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+0.18 impact · 10.4 pts · 3.4 reb · 2.8 ast
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+0.07 impact · 6.4 pts · 3.4 reb · 1.6 ast
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+0.03 impact · 11.5 pts · 2.5 reb · 3.3 ast
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+0.04 impact · 11.7 pts · 3.1 reb · 2.2 ast
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-0.13 impact · 6 pts · 2.9 reb · 2.7 ast
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Buffalo teammates
Antoine Lorick III#567 · F · Transfer from Tennessee State
Jalen Pitre#582 · F · Transfer from Tennessee State
Kyle Jones#1330 · G · Returning
Harrison Reede#1838 · G · Transfer from Incarnate Word
J.J. Starling#1911 · G · Transfer from Syracuse
Matas Buteliauskas#2120 · F · Returning
Mikkel Tyne#2672 · G · Transfer from Richmond
Daniel Shao#2999 · 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).