College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Samson Aletan
Providence · Center · Senior · 6-10 · #20
Transfer from Yale
- #29 center in the country
- #123 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 21 minutes a game) at Providence: a role like the one he had at Yale (25.8 min).
- Projected minutes
- 21
- Spot in the rotation
- #4
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 Yale: 29 games, 29 starts, 25.8 minutes a game.
- Points per game7.858th
- Rebounds per game5.869th
- Assists per game1.374th
- Steals per game0.786th
- Blocks per game1.476th
- Turnovers per game0.956th
- Field goal %57.8%(85-147)50th
- 3-point %0.0%(0-0)28th
- Free throw %58.5%(55-94)38th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate15.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating123.675th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating106.044th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %59.7%39th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %57.8%42nd
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.3789th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %41.9%72nd
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate63.9%77th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.13455th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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Providence teammates
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- Miles Byrd#352 · G · Transfer from San Diego State
- Ryan Mela#384 · G · Returning
- Ryan Sabol#523 · G · Transfer from Buffalo
- Jacob Bannarbie#575 · F · Transfer from UNLV
- Malik Mack#721 · G · Transfer from Georgetown
- Gavin Hightower#758 · G · Transfer from South Florida
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).