College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Elijah Gertrude

Virginia · Guard · Senior · 6-4 · #12

Returning

#1174Overall

+0.15Projected impact

#593 guard in the country

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected bench piece (about 7 minutes a game) at Virginia. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes: 7
Spot in the rotation: #9

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 Virginia: 17 games, 0 starts, 6.2 minutes a game.

Points per game1.71st
Rebounds per game0.81st
Assists per game0.68th
Steals per game0.11st
Blocks per game0.138th
Turnovers per game0.299th
Field goal %41.9%(13-31)51st
3-point %14.3%(2-14)2nd
Free throw %33.3%(1-3)1st

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate17.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating106.336th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating102.886th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %44.9%5th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %45.2%19th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover2.7595th
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %21.4%50th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate9.7%3rd
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.11462nd
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

Virginia teammates

Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).