College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Zach Halligan
Akron · Forward · Junior · 6-5 · #21
Returning
- #428 forward in the country
- #458 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 14 minutes a game) at Akron. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 14
- Spot in the rotation
- #7
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 Akron: 33 games, 23 starts, 11.9 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 462 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game2.74thMM #431
- Rebounds per game2.39thMM #412
- Assists per game0.733rdMM #261
- Steals per game0.542ndMM #209
- Blocks per game0.01stMM #454
- Turnovers per game0.398thMM #4
- Field goal %45.5%(30-66)33rdMM #289
- 3-point %26.5%(9-34)38thMM #277
- Free throw %80.0%(20-25)88thMM #48
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 462 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate10.6%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating128.393rdMM #22
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating102.379thMM #90
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %57.8%51stMM #189
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %52.3%37thMM #261
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.6799thMM #5
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %22.7%12thMM #396
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate37.9%48thMM #226
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.13369thMM #102
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Zach Halligan
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Tulsa
+0.10 impact · 1.9 pts · 1.5 reb · 0.7 ast
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0.00 impact · 3.6 pts · 2.6 reb · 0.5 ast
CompareTransfer from Ole Miss
+0.06 impact · 2.2 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.5 ast
CompareReturning
+0.07 impact · 5.1 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.7 ast
CompareTransfer from TCU
+0.51 impact · 8 pts · 3.4 reb · 0.7 ast
CompareTransfer from Kent State
+0.08 impact · 2.8 pts · 2.4 reb · 0.5 ast
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Akron teammates
Evan Mahaffey#78 · F · Returning- Ty Pence#388 · G · Transfer from Illinois State
- Chabi Barre#898 · F · Returning
- Marvin Musiime-Kamali#960 · F · Returning
- Buddy Hammer Jr.#1052 · F · Transfer from North Texas
- Tahj Staveskie#1067 · G · Transfer from Incarnate Word
- Colin White#2114 · F · Transfer from Ohio State
- Max Burton#2174 · F · Transfer from Western Michigan
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).