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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Samuel Ariyibi

Utah Tech · Forward · Senior · 6-8 · #23

Returning

#2185Overall
-0.10Projected impact
  • #889 forward in the country
  • #1416 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 12 minutes a game) at Utah Tech. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
12
Spot in the rotation
#5

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 Utah Tech: 32 games, 2 starts, 9.9 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game2.43rdMM #446
  • Rebounds per game1.83rdMM #445
  • Assists per game0.519thMM #342
  • Steals per game0.654thMM #168
  • Blocks per game0.216thMM #339
  • Turnovers per game0.871stMM #133
  • Field goal %41.9%(26-62)17thMM #374
  • 3-point %11.1%(1-9)21stMM #362
  • Free throw %67.6%(23-34)50thMM #210

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 rate16.7%style

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

  • Offensive rating93.05thMM #436

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating105.463rdMM #160

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

  • True shooting %49.4%9thMM #409

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %42.7%4thMM #443

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.6828thMM #311

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %49.1%96thMM #30

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

  • Free-throw rate54.8%81stMM #89

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.05011thMM #392

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Samuel Ariyibi

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

Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).