
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Filip Jovic
UCLA · Center · Sophomore · 6-8 · #38
Transfer from Auburn
- #32 center in the country
- #167 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at UCLA: a role like the one he had at Auburn (18.4 min).
- Projected minutes
- 19
- Spot in the rotation
- #5
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 Auburn: 37 games, 9 starts, 18.4 minutes a game.
- Points per game6.345th
- Rebounds per game3.936th
- Assists per game0.645th
- Steals per game0.674th
- Blocks per game0.37th
- Turnovers per game0.778th
- Field goal %64.0%(89-139)77th
- 3-point %0.0%(0-3)28th
- Free throw %54.5%(54-99)29th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate15.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating126.283rd
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating115.33rd
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %63.5%63rd
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %64.0%76th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.8562nd
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %50.7%95th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate71.2%84th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.11240th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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+1.34 impact · 7 pts · 6.3 reb · 1.3 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).