College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Olavi Suutela
UC San Diego · Forward · Sophomore · 6-10 · #37
Transfer from Oregon State
- #677 forward in the country
- #914 in the transfer portal
- #961 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 17 minutes a game) at UC San Diego: a role like the one he had at Oregon State (17.5 min).
- Projected minutes
- 17
- Spot in the rotation
- #8
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 Oregon State: 33 games, 18 starts, 17.5 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game5.531stMM #288
- Rebounds per game2.716thMM #361
- Assists per game0.840thMM #224
- Steals per game0.428thMM #285
- Blocks per game0.16thMM #404
- Turnovers per game1.053rdMM #228
- Field goal %57.8%(67-116)82ndMM #82
- 3-point %36.7%(11-30)79thMM #82
- Free throw %65.5%(36-55)43rdMM #247
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 rate16.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating112.950thMM #188
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating113.417thMM #374
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %64.6%89thMM #47
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %62.5%89thMM #48
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.8544thMM #228
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %38.6%72ndMM #135
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate47.4%69thMM #138
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.08329thMM #295
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Olavi Suutela
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Colorado State
+0.28 impact · 5.9 pts · 2.7 reb · 0.8 ast
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+0.02 impact · 5.6 pts · 2.4 reb · 0.7 ast
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+0.19 impact · 7.5 pts · 3.3 reb · 0.8 ast
CompareTransfer from Wofford
+0.08 impact · 5.1 pts · 3.1 reb · 0.9 ast
CompareTransfer from Northern Illinois
-0.11 impact · 8.1 pts · 4.2 reb · 0.9 ast
CompareReturning
+0.05 impact · 2.4 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.7 ast
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UC San Diego teammates
Tom Beattie#401 · G · Returning- Leo Beath#778 · F · Returning
- Rahmir Barno#1057 · G · Transfer from Florida Gulf Coast
- Aidan Burke#1140 · G · Returning
- Treysen Eaglestaff#1147 · G · Transfer from West Virginia
- Cade Pendleton#1283 · F · Returning
- Dimitrije Vukicevic#1381 · C · Returning
- Alex Chaikin#1425 · 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).