College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Xavier Booker
UCLA · Center · Senior · 6-11 · #1
Returning
- #35 center in the country
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 21 minutes a game) at UCLA. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 21
- Spot in the rotation
- #4
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 UCLA: 36 games, 27 starts, 20.2 minutes a game.
- Points per game7.355th
- Rebounds per game3.530th
- Assists per game0.859th
- Steals per game0.214th
- Blocks per game1.266th
- Turnovers per game0.687th
- Field goal %54.7%(104-190)38th
- 3-point %43.3%(29-67)95th
- Free throw %67.5%(27-40)64th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate16.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating124.881st
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating109.028th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %63.6%65th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %62.4%68th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.1781st
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %33.3%27th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate21.1%5th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.13254th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Xavier Booker
The closest matches among every center in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from New Mexico
+0.76 impact · 6.2 pts · 3.5 reb · 0.4 ast
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+1.14 impact · 5.9 pts · 3.3 reb · 0.5 ast
CompareReturning
+0.36 impact · 2.6 pts · 3 reb · 0.7 ast
CompareTransfer from Georgetown
+1.20 impact · 9.5 pts · 4.4 reb · 1.3 ast
CompareReturning
+1.16 impact · 5.5 pts · 3 reb · 0.3 ast
CompareTransfer from Charlotte
+0.81 impact · 10.6 pts · 8.3 reb · 1 ast
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UCLA teammates
Trent Perry#137 · G · Returning- Eric Dailey Jr.#205 · F · Returning
- Filip Jovic#320 · C · Transfer from Auburn
- Jaylen Petty#323 · G · Transfer from Texas Tech
- Sergej Macura#676 · F · Transfer from Mississippi State
- Azavier Robinson#1043 · G · Transfer from Butler
- Brandon Williams#1147 · F · Returning
- Nikola Kusturica#1148 · F · Freshman · #59 recruit
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).