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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Thijs De Ridder

Virginia · Forward · Sophomore · 6-9 · #28

Returning

#41Overall
+2.06Projected impact
  • #22 forward in the country

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 28 minutes a game) at Virginia, as a primary scorer. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
29
Spot in the rotation
#1

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 Virginia: 36 games, 36 starts, 27.7 minutes a game.

  • Points per game15.694th
  • Rebounds per game6.282nd
  • Assists per game1.680th
  • Steals per game0.872nd
  • Blocks per game0.551st
  • Turnovers per game1.814th
  • Field goal %50.8%(199-392)57th
  • 3-point %35.7%(40-112)75th
  • Free throw %70.9%(122-172)61st

Last season: advanced

Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.

  • Usage rate27.1%style

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

  • Offensive rating121.479th

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating103.075th

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

  • True shooting %59.9%66th

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %55.9%59th

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.8948th

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %38.3%70th

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

  • Free-throw rate43.9%62nd

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.19795th

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Thijs De Ridder

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

  • Malik Reneau

    Miami · F · Senior

    82%match

    Returning

    +2.33 impact · 18.9 pts · 6.5 reb · 2.1 ast

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  • Chase Walker

    Illinois State · F · Senior

    80%match

    Returning

    +1.25 impact · 13.7 pts · 5.4 reb · 2.1 ast

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  • Amani Hansberry

    Virginia Tech · F · Senior

    79%match

    Returning

    +1.60 impact · 14.3 pts · 7.4 reb · 2.4 ast

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  • Paulius Murauskas

    Arizona State · F · Senior

    78%match

    Transfer from Saint Mary's

    +2.43 impact · 18.4 pts · 7.5 reb · 2.1 ast

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  • Tomislav Buljan

    Maryland · F · Sophomore

    78%match

    Transfer from New Mexico

    +2.10 impact · 13.1 pts · 10.3 reb · 1.5 ast

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  • Gus Yalden

    Vermont · F · Junior

    77%match

    Returning

    +0.68 impact · 16.1 pts · 5.8 reb · 2.1 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).