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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Hampton Sanders

Columbia · Guard · Senior · 6-0 · #2

Returning

#1646Overall
+0.01Projected impact
  • #833 guard in the country
  • #958 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 17 minutes a game) at Columbia. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
17
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 Columbia: 28 games, 0 starts, 15.3 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game4.111thMM #729
  • Rebounds per game2.025thMM #578
  • Assists per game2.264thMM #246
  • Steals per game0.519thMM #627
  • Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
  • Turnovers per game1.253rdMM #393
  • Field goal %40.7%(37-91)41stMM #468
  • 3-point %37.0%(17-46)72ndMM #206
  • Free throw %75.8%(25-33)47thMM #406

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 rate16.3%style

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

  • Offensive rating108.644thMM #407

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating107.066thMM #277

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

  • True shooting %55.0%54thMM #348

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %50.0%49thMM #382

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.8574thMM #178

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %16.4%28thMM #620

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

  • Free-throw rate36.3%66thMM #280

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.09346thMM #382

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Hampton Sanders

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

  • Jay Jones

    Pennsylvania · G · Sophomore

    75%match

    Returning

    +0.04 impact · 3.9 pts · 2.3 reb · 1.2 ast

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  • Ta'Zir Smith

    Robert Morris · G · Junior

    72%match

    Returning

    -0.01 impact · 6.7 pts · 2.3 reb · 1.4 ast

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  • Jordan Marsh

    Temple · G · Senior

    71%match

    Transfer from USC

    +0.33 impact · 7.2 pts · 2 reb · 1.9 ast

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  • Connor Amundsen

    Pacific · G · Junior

    70%match

    Transfer from Dartmouth

    +0.04 impact · 9.5 pts · 2 reb · 3.6 ast

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  • Yohann Sissoko

    Long Beach State · G · Sophomore

    68%match

    Transfer from Florida Atlantic

    -0.02 impact · 3.3 pts · 1.7 reb · 1.1 ast

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  • Luka Bogavac

    Oklahoma State · G · Senior

    67%match

    Transfer from North Carolina

    +0.47 impact · 9.8 pts · 2.5 reb · 2.2 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).