College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Gavin Sykes
TCU · Guard · Sophomore · 6-4 · #11
Transfer from Long Beach State
- #337 guard in the country
- #373 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 17 minutes a game) at TCU, as a primary scorer: a smaller role than he had at Long Beach State (32.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 17
- Spot in the rotation
- #7
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 Long Beach State: 28 games, 26 starts, 32.9 minutes a game.
- Points per game19.498th
- Rebounds per game3.055th
- Assists per game1.543rd
- Steals per game0.35th
- Blocks per game0.263rd
- Turnovers per game1.253rd
- Field goal %47.3%(186-393)85th
- 3-point %38.7%(65-168)82nd
- Free throw %79.5%(105-132)64th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate26.3%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating121.585th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating114.421st
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %60.1%85th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %55.6%84th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.3042nd
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %15.5%24th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate33.6%59th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.14884th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Gavin Sykes
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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+0.93 impact · 18.2 pts · 3.3 reb · 2 ast
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+0.83 impact · 16.9 pts · 2.6 reb · 1.1 ast
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+0.38 impact · 13.8 pts · 3.2 reb · 1 ast
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+0.23 impact · 16 pts · 3.2 reb · 2 ast
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+0.42 impact · 13.4 pts · 2.7 reb · 2.2 ast
CompareReturning
+0.53 impact · 18.1 pts · 4.3 reb · 1.9 ast
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TCU teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).