College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Viljami Vartiainen
UC Santa Barbara · Guard · Senior · 6-6 · #8
Transfer from Weber State
- #423 guard in the country
- #473 in the transfer portal
- #340 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at UC Santa Barbara, as a floor spacer: a smaller role than he had at Weber State (30.0 min).
- Projected minutes
- 20
- Spot in the rotation
- #5
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 Weber State: 26 games, 23 starts, 30 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game12.877thMM #126
- Rebounds per game3.262ndMM #281
- Assists per game1.023rdMM #602
- Steals per game0.848thMM #371
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #371
- Turnovers per game0.782ndMM #128
- Field goal %46.3%(114-246)80thMM #149
- 3-point %42.2%(76-180)94thMM #49
- Free throw %78.4%(29-37)59thMM #313
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate17.6%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating131.598thMM #10
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating111.637thMM #507
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %63.5%95thMM #37
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %61.8%98thMM #15
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.5357thMM #323
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %7.1%3rdMM #816
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate15.0%9thMM #757
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.14482ndMM #98
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Viljami Vartiainen
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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+0.61 impact · 10.9 pts · 3.5 reb · 1.5 ast
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+1.64 impact · 13.5 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.8 ast
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+0.17 impact · 11.3 pts · 2.1 reb · 1.2 ast
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+0.83 impact · 16.9 pts · 2.6 reb · 1.1 ast
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+0.47 impact · 10.2 pts · 2.9 reb · 1.4 ast
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+0.23 impact · 9.1 pts · 4.3 reb · 1.3 ast
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UC Santa Barbara teammates
Miro Little#150 · G · Returning- Eric Dibami#556 · C · Transfer from Florida International
- CJ Shaw#706 · G · Returning
- Marvin McGhee IV#833 · G · Returning
- Koat Keat Tong#1452 · F · Returning
- Kyle Haughy#1476 · F · Returning
- Antonio Chol#1632 · F · Transfer from New Mexico
- Michael Simcoe#1728 · F · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).