College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Nils Machowski

UConn · Guard · Senior · 6-4 · #21

Transfer from Wofford

#644Overall

+0.46Projected impact

#317 guard in the country
#352 in the transfer portal

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected bench piece (about 14 minutes a game) at UConn, as a secondary scorer and floor spacer: a smaller role than he had at Wofford (33.7 min).

Projected minutes: 14
Spot in the rotation: #10

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 Wofford: 32 games, 32 starts, 33.7 minutes a game.

Points per game17.294th
Rebounds per game5.796th
Assists per game2.673rd
Steals per game0.738th
Blocks per game0.592nd
Turnovers per game1.728th
Field goal %43.2%(181-419)60th
3-point %38.2%(91-238)80th
Free throw %79.0%(98-124)61st

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate25.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating119.781st
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating114.620th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %58.2%77th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %54.1%77th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover1.5257th
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %24.2%61st
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate29.6%48th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.13778th
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).