College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Uzziah Buntyn
Northern Illinois · Guard · Sophomore · 6-1 · #1
Transfer from South Dakota
- #736 guard in the country
- #824 in the transfer portal
- #811 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 25 minutes a game) at Northern Illinois: a smaller role than he had at South Dakota (30.3 min).
- Projected minutes
- 25
- 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 South Dakota: 31 games, 25 starts, 30.3 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game12.173rdMM #156
- Rebounds per game2.849thMM #371
- Assists per game3.586thMM #87
- Steals per game1.383rdMM #92
- Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
- Turnovers per game2.39thMM #766
- Field goal %38.9%(102-262)27thMM #591
- 3-point %27.7%(31-112)17thMM #670
- Free throw %84.4%(141-167)83rdMM #118
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 rate21.3%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating111.654thMM #320
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating112.830thMM #577
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %56.0%61stMM #290
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %44.8%17thMM #670
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.5658thMM #312
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %25.0%65thMM #305
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate63.7%97thMM #30
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.10252ndMM #324
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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+0.06 impact · 11.4 pts · 3.3 reb · 3.8 ast
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-0.07 impact · 13.5 pts · 2.1 reb · 3 ast
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+0.22 impact · 13 pts · 4 reb · 3.3 ast
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+0.17 impact · 12.3 pts · 3.3 reb · 3.2 ast
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+0.12 impact · 14.5 pts · 3.4 reb · 3.5 ast
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-0.11 impact · 15.3 pts · 3.1 reb · 3.8 ast
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Northern Illinois teammates
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- David Douglas Jr.#1595 · G · Transfer from Fresno State
- Akiva McBirney-Griffin#1969 · F · Transfer from UC Irvine
- Tolu Samuels#2563 · F · Transfer from Southern Indiana
- Jack Daugherty#2708 · F · Transfer from Illinois State
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).