College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Will Shaver

Samford · Center · Senior · 6-10 · #35

Returning

#2096Overall

-0.08Projected impact

#160 center in the country
#1335 mid-major player

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 12 minutes a game) at Samford. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes: 12
Spot in the rotation: #8

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 Samford: 30 games, 0 starts, 9.6 minutes a game.

Points per game2.79th
Rebounds per game2.613th
Assists per game0.859th
Steals per game0.214th
Blocks per game0.628th
Turnovers per game1.143rd
Field goal %47.6%(30-63)11th
3-point %33.3%(4-12)83rd
Free throw %59.3%(16-27)40th

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate19.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating86.21st
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating101.471st
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %53.4%9th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %50.8%13th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover0.7151st
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %17.7%1st
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate42.9%35th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.0426th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

Samford teammates

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