College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Stefan Vaaks
Illinois · Guard · Sophomore · 6-7 · #7
Transfer from Providence
- #156 guard in the country
- #169 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 17 minutes a game) at Illinois, as a secondary scorer: a smaller role than he had at Providence (31.5 min).
- Projected minutes
- 17
- Spot in the rotation
- #7
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 Providence: 31 games, 22 starts, 31.5 minutes a game.
- Points per game15.890th
- Rebounds per game2.540th
- Assists per game3.283rd
- Steals per game0.848th
- Blocks per game0.379th
- Turnovers per game1.920th
- Field goal %40.3%(153-380)38th
- 3-point %35.0%(91-260)58th
- Free throw %83.9%(94-112)82nd
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate24.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating118.377th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating117.59th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %57.2%69th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %52.2%65th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.6865th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %18.2%35th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate29.5%48th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.11966th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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+0.78 impact · 17.1 pts · 2.2 reb · 2.6 ast
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+0.77 impact · 15.4 pts · 3 reb · 3.8 ast
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+1.23 impact · 15.4 pts · 3.2 reb · 3.3 ast
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+0.57 impact · 18.9 pts · 3.2 reb · 3.2 ast
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+0.31 impact · 14.4 pts · 3.2 reb · 4.5 ast
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Illinois teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).