College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Malek Gomma
Utah · Center · Senior · 6-8 · #1
Transfer from Weber State
- #67 center in the country
- #444 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at Utah: a smaller role than he had at Weber State (25.1 min).
- Projected minutes
- 20
- 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 Weber State: 32 games, 32 starts, 25.1 minutes a game.
- Points per game8.062nd
- Rebounds per game6.979th
- Assists per game1.478th
- Steals per game0.674th
- Blocks per game0.22nd
- Turnovers per game1.143rd
- Field goal %53.6%(103-192)34th
- 3-point %40.0%(2-5)91st
- Free throw %47.0%(47-100)13th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate16.6%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating113.440th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating109.226th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %54.0%12th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %54.2%25th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.2985th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %41.4%71st
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate52.1%53rd
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.10535th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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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).