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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Zacharie Matulu

UAlbany · Guard · Junior · 6-5 · #14

Returning

#1419Overall
+0.07Projected impact
  • #714 guard in the country
  • #775 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at UAlbany, as a floor spacer. Fewer minutes than last season.

Projected minutes
20
Spot in the rotation
#2

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 UAlbany: 21 games, 18 starts, 28.4 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game9.957thMM #288
  • Rebounds per game5.796thMM #22
  • Assists per game1.853rdMM #342
  • Steals per game1.278thMM #129
  • Blocks per game0.263rdMM #212
  • Turnovers per game1.441stMM #504
  • Field goal %48.0%(82-171)87thMM #105
  • 3-point %36.0%(31-86)65thMM #260
  • Free throw %75.0%(12-16)43rdMM #430

Last season: advanced

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

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate17.7%style

    Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor

  • Offensive rating116.371stMM #191

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating107.265thMM #286

    Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)

  • True shooting %58.1%76thMM #186

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %57.0%88thMM #97

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.3143rdMM #448

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %31.7%85thMM #148

    Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor

  • Free-throw rate9.4%3rdMM #817

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.12167thMM #193

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Zacharie Matulu

The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.

  • Adrien Stevens

    Marquette · G · Sophomore

    72%match

    Returning

    +0.23 impact · 7.9 pts · 2.6 reb · 1.6 ast

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  • Tate Darner

    Chattanooga · G · Sophomore

    71%match

    Returning

    +0.01 impact · 9.9 pts · 4.4 reb · 1.7 ast

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  • Jacoby Hill

    Kennesaw State · G · Sophomore

    70%match

    Transfer from Jacksonville State

    +0.15 impact · 10 pts · 3.9 reb · 1.7 ast

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  • Joshua Ingram

    Lehigh · G · Senior

    69%match

    Returning

    +0.08 impact · 10.5 pts · 5.2 reb · 3.3 ast

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  • Tyrone Riley IV

    Oregon · G · Junior

    69%match

    Transfer from San Francisco

    +0.56 impact · 12.2 pts · 4.8 reb · 1.2 ast

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  • Ade Popoola

    DePaul · G · Senior

    68%match

    Transfer from Tulsa

    +0.62 impact · 10.8 pts · 4.2 reb · 1.3 ast

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