College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Vernon Collins Jr.

UNC Greensboro · Forward · Senior · 6-10 · #33

Transfer from Western Carolina

#1284Overall

+0.11Projected impact

#536 forward in the country
#728 in the transfer portal
#665 mid-major player

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 12 minutes a game) at UNC Greensboro: a bigger role than he had at Western Carolina (6.0 min).

Projected minutes: 12
Spot in the rotation: #6

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 Western Carolina: 5 games, 0 starts, 6 minutes a game.

Points per game1.21st
Rebounds per game2.818th
Assists per game0.23rd
Steals per game0.428th
Blocks per game0.01st
Turnovers per game0.299th
Field goal %50.0%(3-6)53rd
3-point %0.0%(0-1)10th
Free throw %0.0%(0-0)1st

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate11.3%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating116.765th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating92.599th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %50.0%10th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %50.0%25th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover1.0059th
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %42.9%86th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate0.0%1st
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.13369th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

UNC Greensboro teammates

Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).