College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Gavin Hightower

Providence · Guard · Sophomore · 6-1 · #9

Transfer from South Florida

#758Overall

+0.37Projected impact

#383 guard in the country
#422 in the transfer portal

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected bench piece (about 15 minutes a game) at Providence: a role like the one he had at South Florida (10.2 min).

Projected minutes: 15
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 South Florida: 26 games, 0 starts, 10.2 minutes a game.

Points per game4.111th
Rebounds per game1.716th
Assists per game1.750th
Steals per game0.848th
Blocks per game0.011th
Turnovers per game1.253rd
Field goal %52.8%(38-72)97th
3-point %20.0%(1-5)4th
Free throw %67.4%(29-43)20th

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate21.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating105.233rd
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating99.595th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %58.3%77th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %53.5%73rd
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover1.4150th
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %23.3%58th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate59.7%96th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.13677th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

Providence teammates

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