College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Sash Gavalyugov
Santa Clara · Guard · Junior · 6-3 · #2
Returning
- #320 guard in the country
- #220 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at Santa Clara, as a secondary scorer. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 21
- Spot in the rotation
- #2
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 Santa Clara: 35 games, 2 starts, 20 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game9.050thMM #357
- Rebounds per game1.922ndMM #609
- Assists per game2.775thMM #177
- Steals per game0.519thMM #627
- Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
- Turnovers per game1.441stMM #504
- Field goal %39.9%(115-288)34thMM #519
- 3-point %35.8%(67-187)63rdMM #276
- Free throw %72.0%(18-25)32ndMM #529
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate24.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating112.960thMM #277
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating111.339thMM #491
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %52.7%36thMM #491
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %51.6%61stMM #306
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.0079thMM #134
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %36.9%93rdMM #66
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate8.7%2ndMM #820
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.11462ndMM #237
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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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).