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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Rakim Chaney

Valparaiso · Guard · Sophomore · 6-3 · #2

Returning

#1080Overall
+0.18Projected impact
  • #541 guard in the country
  • #516 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 27 minutes a game) at Valparaiso. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
27
Spot in the rotation
#2

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 Valparaiso: 33 games, 31 starts, 28.2 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game10.461stMM #258
  • Rebounds per game3.467thMM #238
  • Assists per game2.876thMM #161
  • Steals per game1.487thMM #67
  • Blocks per game0.379thMM #118
  • Turnovers per game1.632ndMM #590
  • Field goal %39.1%(115-294)28thMM #578
  • 3-point %35.9%(60-167)64thMM #266
  • Free throw %73.2%(52-71)36thMM #503

Last season: advanced

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

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate21.0%style

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

  • Offensive rating108.644thMM #407

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating104.679thMM #164

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

  • True shooting %52.6%36thMM #499

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %49.3%43rdMM #441

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.7770thMM #208

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %15.9%26thMM #637

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

  • Free-throw rate24.1%31stMM #570

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.11663rdMM #221

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Rakim Chaney

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

  • Jaylen Smith

    Kansas City · G · Senior

    85%match

    Transfer from East Tennessee State

    +0.16 impact · 9.3 pts · 2.6 reb · 2.8 ast

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  • Jaden Jackson

    Georgia State · G · Junior

    77%match

    Transfer from South Dakota State

    +0.10 impact · 12.2 pts · 4.2 reb · 2.5 ast

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  • Isaac Asuma

    Minnesota · G · Junior

    77%match

    Returning

    +0.35 impact · 10.9 pts · 4 reb · 3.7 ast

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  • Rasheed Jones

    Rutgers · G · Senior

    76%match

    Transfer from Coastal Carolina

    +0.14 impact · 14.7 pts · 4.6 reb · 2.8 ast

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  • Chance Trujillo

    Hawai'i · G · Junior

    74%match

    Transfer from Utah Tech

    +0.17 impact · 12.3 pts · 3.4 reb · 2.7 ast

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  • Johnny Kinziger

    Illinois State · G · Senior

    74%match

    Returning

    +0.03 impact · 11.5 pts · 2.5 reb · 3.3 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).