
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Nyk Lewis
VCU · Guard · Sophomore · 6-1 · #5
Returning
- #142 guard in the country
- #71 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 24 minutes a game) at VCU, as a floor spacer. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 24
- Spot in the rotation
- #3
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, 35 starts, 23.7 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game8.748thMM #373
- Rebounds per game4.586thMM #99
- Assists per game1.647thMM #385
- Steals per game1.171stMM #177
- Blocks per game0.011thMM #653
- Turnovers per game1.065thMM #288
- Field goal %40.8%(89-218)42ndMM #457
- 3-point %36.2%(46-127)66thMM #250
- Free throw %74.8%(80-107)41stMM #453
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate18.1%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating121.284thMM #105
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating104.082ndMM #137
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %57.3%70thMM #226
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %51.4%59thMM #315
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.6564thMM #265
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %32.7%87thMM #128
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate49.1%88thMM #108
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.14984thMM #83
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Nyk Lewis
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+1.02 impact · 8.7 pts · 3.9 reb · 1.8 ast
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+0.87 impact · 10.2 pts · 4.9 reb · 2.8 ast
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+0.69 impact · 14.5 pts · 3.5 reb · 2.8 ast
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+0.88 impact · 12 pts · 4.1 reb · 1.7 ast
CompareTransfer from Jacksonville State
+0.15 impact · 10 pts · 3.9 reb · 1.7 ast
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+1.02 impact · 9.4 pts · 5.7 reb · 2 ast
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VCU teammates
Lazar Djokovic#100 · F · Returning
Torey Alston#288 · F · Transfer from Middle Tennessee
Brandon Jennings#329 · G · Returning
Michael Belle#440 · F · Returning
Jordan Tillery#625 · G · Returning
Blake Harper#737 · G · Transfer from Creighton
Ahmad Nowell#977 · G · Returning
Tyrell Ward#1098 · G · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).