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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Lazar Djokovic

VCU · Forward · Senior · 6-11 · #17

Returning

#100Overall
+1.51Projected impact
  • #50 forward in the country
  • #11 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 28 minutes a game) at VCU. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
28
Spot in the rotation
#1

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 VCU: 35 games, 34 starts, 27.6 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 462 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game13.287thMM #34
  • Rebounds per game5.266thMM #117
  • Assists per game1.161stMM #134
  • Steals per game0.542ndMM #209
  • Blocks per game1.288thMM #40
  • Turnovers per game1.525thMM #352
  • Field goal %50.0%(137-274)53rdMM #191
  • 3-point %34.3%(23-67)69thMM #126
  • Free throw %78.3%(166-212)83rdMM #67

Last season: advanced

Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.

MM # = his rank among the 462 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate21.7%style

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

  • Offensive rating125.087thMM #43

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating105.066thMM #151

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

  • True shooting %63.0%83rdMM #65

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %54.2%48thMM #214

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.7333rdMM #284

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %35.0%59thMM #190

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

  • Free-throw rate77.4%97thMM #12

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.17890thMM #20

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Lazar Djokovic

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

  • Drew Fielder

    Alabama · F · Senior

    75%match

    Transfer from Boise State

    +1.53 impact · 14.7 pts · 5.7 reb · 1.2 ast

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  • Amal L'Etang

    Dayton · F · Junior

    75%match

    Returning

    +1.05 impact · 11.9 pts · 5.9 reb · 1.6 ast

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  • Damon Wilkinson

    Nebraska · F · Senior

    73%match

    Transfer from South Dakota State

    +0.89 impact · 13.9 pts · 6.4 reb · 1.2 ast

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  • Jalen Washington

    Tennessee · F · Senior

    73%match

    Transfer from Vanderbilt

    +2.00 impact · 8.9 pts · 5.6 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Aiden Sherrell

    Indiana · F · Junior

    72%match

    Transfer from Alabama

    +2.66 impact · 11.1 pts · 6.2 reb · 1.1 ast

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  • Malik Reneau

    Miami · F · Senior

    71%match

    Returning

    +2.33 impact · 18.9 pts · 6.5 reb · 2.1 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).