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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Eric Acker

Northern Kentucky · Guard · Senior · 6-3 · #2

Transfer from La Salle

#2921Overall
-0.25Projected impact
  • #1617 guard in the country
  • #1430 in the transfer portal
  • #2082 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 16 minutes a game) at Northern Kentucky: a role like the one he had at La Salle (19.0 min).

Projected minutes
16
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 La Salle: 26 games, 10 starts, 19 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game5.826thMM #589
  • Rebounds per game1.36thMM #779
  • Assists per game1.750thMM #368
  • Steals per game0.738thMM #446
  • Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
  • Turnovers per game1.441stMM #504
  • Field goal %40.6%(56-138)40thMM #475
  • 3-point %36.4%(20-55)68thMM #233
  • Free throw %69.0%(20-29)23rdMM #608

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 rate19.3%style

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

  • Offensive rating95.910thMM #739

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating115.217thMM #688

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

  • True shooting %50.4%22ndMM #626

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %47.8%33rdMM #527

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.2235thMM #515

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %17.1%31stMM #598

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

  • Free-throw rate21.0%22ndMM #645

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.0247thMM #785

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

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

  • Noah Norgaard

    Western Kentucky · G · Sophomore

    77%match

    Transfer from UNC Greensboro

    -0.34 impact · 7.7 pts · 2.1 reb · 1.5 ast

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  • Justin Monden

    Indiana · G · Senior

    77%match

    Transfer from Maryland Eastern Shore

    -0.41 impact · 6 pts · 1.2 reb · 1.6 ast

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  • Dorian Hayes

    UTSA · G · Sophomore

    76%match

    Returning

    -0.41 impact · 8.8 pts · 1.8 reb · 1.8 ast

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  • Wyatt Nausadis

    American University · G · Junior

    76%match

    Returning

    -0.22 impact · 7.8 pts · 1.4 reb · 1.7 ast

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  • Luka Toews

    Furman · G · Junior

    76%match

    Transfer from Boston College

    -0.18 impact · 6.3 pts · 1.6 reb · 2.2 ast

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  • Josh Pickett

    Long Island University · G · Junior

    75%match

    Transfer from Presbyterian

    -0.43 impact · 5.8 pts · 1.5 reb · 2.3 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).