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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Gerard O'Keefe

Columbia · Guard · Junior · 6-3 · #4

Returning

#1618Overall
+0.01Projected impact
  • #817 guard in the country
  • #939 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 21 minutes a game) at Columbia, as a floor spacer. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
21
Spot in the rotation
#4

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 Columbia: 27 games, 4 starts, 21.6 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game8.547thMM #388
  • Rebounds per game1.818thMM #648
  • Assists per game1.023rdMM #604
  • Steals per game0.21stMM #813
  • Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
  • Turnovers per game0.687thMM #93
  • Field goal %49.1%(86-175)90thMM #78
  • 3-point %42.9%(42-98)95thMM #36
  • Free throw %69.6%(16-23)25thMM #594

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 rate17.4%style

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

  • Offensive rating128.496thMM #22

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating112.531stMM #554

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

  • True shooting %62.1%92ndMM #58

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %61.1%98thMM #20

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.6564thMM #265

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %20.4%45thMM #470

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

  • Free-throw rate13.1%6thMM #789

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.13174thMM #150

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Gerard O'Keefe

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

  • Miles Klapper

    Idaho · G · Senior

    74%match

    Returning

    +0.02 impact · 3.7 pts · 1.9 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Jacobe Coleman

    Sam Houston · G · Sophomore

    73%match

    Returning

    +0.23 impact · 8.7 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.6 ast

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  • Tristan Gross

    Radford · G · Senior

    72%match

    Transfer from Mercer

    +0.02 impact · 4.2 pts · 2 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Hunter Adam

    Portland · G · Senior

    71%match

    Transfer from Davidson

    +0.22 impact · 5.7 pts · 2.4 reb · 0.8 ast

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  • Harry Beauchamp

    Central Arkansas · G · Sophomore

    71%match

    Returning

    -0.12 impact · 4.5 pts · 1.4 reb · 1 ast

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  • Trey Perry

    Coastal Carolina · G · Sophomore

    70%match

    Transfer from Miami (OH)

    +0.36 impact · 5.8 pts · 1.6 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).