College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Rihards Vavers
Memphis · Forward · Senior · 6-7 · #15
Transfer from Washington State
- #258 forward in the country
- #338 in the transfer portal
- #202 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at Memphis, as a floor spacer: a smaller role than he had at Washington State (25.3 min).
- Projected minutes
- 21
- 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 Washington State: 29 games, 16 starts, 25.3 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game11.577thMM #67
- Rebounds per game4.043rdMM #226
- Assists per game0.412thMM #376
- Steals per game0.763rdMM #132
- Blocks per game0.328thMM #281
- Turnovers per game0.871stMM #133
- Field goal %46.6%(110-236)38thMM #265
- 3-point %41.2%(73-177)93rdMM #33
- Free throw %88.9%(40-45)99thMM #4
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 rate19.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating127.892ndMM #24
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating112.322ndMM #347
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %65.1%90thMM #40
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %62.1%88thMM #55
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.5417thMM #377
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %20.7%8thMM #416
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate19.1%9thMM #409
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.13671stMM #97
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Rihards Vavers
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 Miami (OH)
+0.90 impact · 14.3 pts · 4.1 reb · 0.6 ast
CompareTransfer from Florida State
+0.82 impact · 13.3 pts · 3.9 reb · 0.9 ast
CompareReturning
-0.04 impact · 11.8 pts · 3.6 reb · 0.7 ast
CompareTransfer from TCU
+0.51 impact · 8 pts · 3.4 reb · 0.7 ast
CompareTransfer from UCF
+0.97 impact · 13.3 pts · 4.8 reb · 0.7 ast
CompareReturning
+0.46 impact · 10.2 pts · 3.2 reb · 1.8 ast
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Memphis teammates
Jayden Reid#433 · G · Transfer from Northwestern- Julius Thedford#499 · G · Returning
- Tylik Weeks#576 · F · Transfer from Southern Miss
- Brandin Cummings#611 · G · Transfer from Pittsburgh
- Maxim Logue#711 · F · Transfer from Florida Atlantic
- Jerry Deng#717 · F · Transfer from NC State
- Josh Holloway#946 · G · Transfer from Texas A&M
- Luke Almodovar#1025 · G · Transfer from Southeast Missouri State
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).