
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Eric Acker
Northern Kentucky · Guard · Senior · 6-3 · #2
Transfer from La Salle
- #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
Players like Eric Acker
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 UNC Greensboro
-0.34 impact · 7.7 pts · 2.1 reb · 1.5 ast
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-0.41 impact · 6 pts · 1.2 reb · 1.6 ast
CompareReturning
-0.41 impact · 8.8 pts · 1.8 reb · 1.8 ast
CompareReturning
-0.22 impact · 7.8 pts · 1.4 reb · 1.7 ast
CompareTransfer from Boston College
-0.18 impact · 6.3 pts · 1.6 reb · 2.2 ast
CompareTransfer from Presbyterian
-0.43 impact · 5.8 pts · 1.5 reb · 2.3 ast
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Northern Kentucky teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).