College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Sam Lewis
Virginia · Guard · Senior · 6-7 · #5
Returning
- #187 guard in the country
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 25 minutes a game) at Virginia, as a floor spacer. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 25
- 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 Virginia: 36 games, 35 starts, 25.6 minutes a game.
- Points per game10.663rd
- Rebounds per game3.672nd
- Assists per game1.439th
- Steals per game0.848th
- Blocks per game0.263rd
- Turnovers per game1.346th
- Field goal %45.5%(135-297)75th
- 3-point %40.3%(62-154)89th
- Free throw %75.0%(51-68)43rd
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate20.7%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating118.076th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating104.779th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %58.6%79th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %55.9%85th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.0926th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %22.3%53rd
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate22.9%28th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.14381st
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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Virginia teammates
Thijs De Ridder#41 · F · Returning- Chance Mallory#59 · G · Returning
- Johann Grunloh#111 · C · Returning
- Jurian Dixon#574 · G · Transfer from UC Irvine
- Christian Harmon#842 · G · Transfer from Arkansas State
- Jan Vide#1130 · G · Transfer from Loyola Marymount
- Elijah Gertrude#1174 · G · Returning
- Carter Lang#1356 · F · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).