College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
KC Ugwuakazi
Robert Morris · Forward · Senior · 6-8 · #23
Transfer from Merrimack
- #236 forward in the country
- #311 in the transfer portal
- #178 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at Robert Morris, as a rim protector: a role like the one he had at Merrimack (18.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 19
- 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 Merrimack: 32 games, 0 starts, 18.9 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game5.228thMM #304
- Rebounds per game5.163rdMM #131
- Assists per game0.625thMM #304
- Steals per game0.763rdMM #132
- Blocks per game2.299thMM #6
- Turnovers per game0.779thMM #95
- Field goal %58.1%(68-117)82ndMM #76
- 3-point %0.0%(0-1)10thMM #378
- Free throw %55.8%(29-52)17thMM #370
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate15.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating116.966thMM #114
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating97.094thMM #25
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %59.0%60thMM #148
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %58.1%71stMM #114
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.9150thMM #201
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %44.2%90thMM #53
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate44.4%64thMM #167
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.15280thMM #60
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like KC Ugwuakazi
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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+0.55 impact · 6.7 pts · 5.6 reb · 0.7 ast
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+0.97 impact · 5.9 pts · 6.5 reb · 0.6 ast
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+0.42 impact · 5.6 pts · 4.1 reb · 0.5 ast
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+0.64 impact · 5.6 pts · 4.5 reb · 0.8 ast
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+0.47 impact · 5.9 pts · 5.5 reb · 0.9 ast
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+0.41 impact · 6.4 pts · 5.8 reb · 0.8 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).