College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Ivan Njegovan
Ohio State · Center · Junior · 7-2 · #7
Returning
- #63 center in the country
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 13 minutes a game) at Ohio State. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 13
- Spot in the rotation
- #8
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 Ohio State: 30 games, 2 starts, 11.4 minutes a game.
- Points per game2.68th
- Rebounds per game3.018th
- Assists per game0.755th
- Steals per game0.15th
- Blocks per game0.412th
- Turnovers per game0.687th
- Field goal %56.9%(29-51)45th
- 3-point %66.7%(2-3)99th
- Free throw %65.5%(19-29)57th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate12.8%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating116.851st
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating105.746th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %62.0%52nd
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %58.8%50th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.1174th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %31.9%20th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate56.9%65th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.11746th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Ivan Njegovan
The closest matches among every center in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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+0.07 impact · 3.3 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.7 ast
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+0.36 impact · 7.9 pts · 3.9 reb · 1.3 ast
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Ohio State teammates
Anthony Thompson#104 · F · Freshman · #9 recruit- John Mobley Jr.#168 · G · Returning
- Justin Pippen#204 · G · Transfer from California
- Amare Bynum#330 · F · Returning
- Jimmie Williams#377 · G · Transfer from Duquesne
- Andrija Jelavic#559 · F · Transfer from Kentucky
- LJ Smith#918 · G · Freshman · #51 recruit
- Curtis Givens III#1228 · G · Transfer from Memphis
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).