College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Zack Scherler

NJIT · Forward · Sophomore · 6-11 · #33

Returning

#2353Overall

-0.13Projected impact

#949 forward in the country
#1566 mid-major player

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected bench piece (about 8 minutes a game) at NJIT. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes: 8
Spot in the rotation: #9

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 NJIT: 19 games, 0 starts, 6.5 minutes a game.

Points per game1.01st
Rebounds per game1.21st
Assists per game0.23rd
Steals per game0.01st
Blocks per game0.328th
Turnovers per game0.398th
Field goal %50.0%(7-14)53rd
3-point %0.0%(0-0)10th
Free throw %55.6%(5-9)17th

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate9.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating103.920th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating115.69th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %52.9%21st
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %50.0%25th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover0.8039th
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %60.9%99th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate64.3%90th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.0335th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

NJIT teammates

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