College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Ring Nyeri
Wake Forest · Forward · Junior · 6-9 · #8
Transfer from Northern Colorado
- #268 forward in the country
- #348 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at Wake Forest: a smaller role than he had at Northern Colorado (25.8 min).
- Projected minutes
- 19
- 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 Northern Colorado: 32 games, 24 starts, 25.8 minutes a game.
- Points per game8.559th
- Rebounds per game6.383rd
- Assists per game0.625th
- Steals per game0.542nd
- Blocks per game0.980th
- Turnovers per game0.962nd
- Field goal %53.6%(113-211)67th
- 3-point %35.3%(24-68)73rd
- Free throw %62.2%(23-37)31st
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate15.8%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating117.868th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating106.158th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %60.1%67th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %59.2%77th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.6929th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %27.6%27th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate17.5%8th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.11656th
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).