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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Thierry Darlan

Santa Clara · Guard · Senior · 6-8 · #15

Returning

#1082Overall
+0.18Projected impact
  • #543 guard in the country
  • #517 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 18 minutes a game) at Santa Clara. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
18
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 Santa Clara: 35 games, 1 starts, 17.9 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game6.129thMM #564
  • Rebounds per game3.672ndMM #200
  • Assists per game0.919thMM #637
  • Steals per game0.519thMM #627
  • Blocks per game0.695thMM #24
  • Turnovers per game1.441stMM #504
  • Field goal %38.7%(67-173)25thMM #604
  • 3-point %33.9%(40-118)51stMM #373
  • Free throw %88.6%(39-44)94thMM #49

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 rate18.6%style

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

  • Offensive rating104.430thMM #532

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating104.978thMM #175

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

  • True shooting %55.4%57thMM #324

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %50.3%51stMM #373

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.676thMM #777

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %23.2%57thMM #377

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

  • Free-throw rate25.4%35thMM #531

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.09647thMM #367

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Thierry Darlan

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

  • Jack Payne

    Long Beach State · G · Senior

    72%match

    Transfer from Idaho

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  • Daniel Michelini-Jackson

    Texas A&M-Corpus Christi · G · Senior

    70%match

    Returning

    +0.09 impact · 5.5 pts · 3.3 reb · 1.4 ast

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  • T.J. Caldwell

    UAB · G · Senior

    69%match

    Transfer from Arkansas State

    +0.07 impact · 9.4 pts · 2.7 reb · 1 ast

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  • Alex Chaikin

    UC San Diego · G · Junior

    67%match

    Returning

    +0.06 impact · 9.7 pts · 2.1 reb · 1.2 ast

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  • Simeon Wilcher

    Seton Hall · G · Senior

    66%match

    Transfer from Texas

    +0.06 impact · 5.6 pts · 1.8 reb · 1.8 ast

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  • Ian Jackson

    St. John's · G · Junior

    66%match

    Returning

    +0.38 impact · 9.4 pts · 2.3 reb · 1.3 ast

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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).