Bennett Stirtz

Lead playmaker. Carried by scoring efficiency (75th) and perimeter defense (67th); the question mark is rebounding (17th).

Draft outlook

Where the math lands them

Projected landing

#24

New York Knicks

1st round

Model vs the field

The One

#24

vs

Field

#20

In line with the field — our board and the consensus agree within a couple of slots.

across 3 mock boards

Scouting summary

Lead playmaker profile. The loudest scout signal: elite bpm (BPM = 98th pct). Their NCAA dominance composite lands at 86 on a 100 scale. Mock consensus pegs them 20th across 3 boards.

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65 / 100 two-way score

Stirtz's offensive + defensive efficiency vs the 2026 class, per Synergy possessions.

Closest NBA comparisons

Matched on combine measurements (length, frame, explosion, agility) and college production (BPM, TS%, usage, assists), within position group. Each comp's tag shows which basis drove it; the college production + career outcome shown belongs to the comp, never projected onto Stirtz.

“Top X%” = closer to Stirtz than (100−X)% of all drafted guards on the measurables + production; the bar shows relative closeness among these 5.

1. 1Jerian Grant2015

   top 1%

   measurables + production · matched on 4 of 9 measurables · 5 of 4 production

   Became: Rotation player · 0.5 career VORP · 279 g

   College: Notre Dame '15 · TS 59.2 · BPM 8.2

   Ht6'3"vs6'3"Reach98.5"vs100.0"Wing78.0"vs79.5"Weight186 lbvs198 lbPORPAG6.2vs6.3USG%26.1vs25.6BPM7.4vs8.2TS%60.7vs59.2AST%24.9vs33.5
2. 2Derrick White2017

   top 1%

   measurables + production · matched on 9 of 9 measurables · 6 of 4 production

   Became: Starter · 18.4 career VORP · 571 g

   College: Colorado '17 · TS 62.7 · BPM 9.5

   Shuttle2.91svs2.92sHt6'3"vs6'3"Std vert30.5"vs31.0"Weight186 lbvs190 lbMax vert37.5"vs36.5"Wing78.0"vs79.5"¾ sprint3.17svs3.08sReach98.5"vs101.5"Agility11.25svs10.84sUSG%26.1vs25.9Age22.7vs23.0AST%24.9vs28.3TS%60.7vs62.7PORPAG6.2vs5.2BPM7.4vs9.5
3. 3Luke Kennard2017

   top 1%

   measurables + production · matched on 4 of 9 measurables · 6 of 4 production

   Became: Starter · 6.3 career VORP · 538 g

   College: Duke '17 · TS 62.9 · BPM 8.0

   Reach98.5"vs98.5"Wing78.0"vs77.3"Ht6'3"vs6'5"Weight186 lbvs196 lbPORPAG6.2vs6.4BPM7.4vs8.0TS%60.7vs62.9USG%26.1vs23.0Age22.7vs21.0AST%24.9vs13.6
4. 4Isaiah Wong2023

   top 1%

   measurables + production · matched on 8 of 9 measurables · 6 of 4 production

   Became: Fringe NBA · -0.1 career VORP · 21 g

   College: Miami FL '23 · TS 57.8 · BPM 5.4

   Max vert37.5"vs37.0"Wing78.0"vs78.8"Reach98.5"vs97.5"¾ sprint3.17svs3.22sHt6'3"vs6'3"Weight186 lbvs178 lbStd vert30.5"vs32.5"Agility11.25svs10.93sAge22.7vs22.4USG%26.1vs24.0TS%60.7vs57.8BPM7.4vs5.4AST%24.9vs17.1PORPAG6.2vs4.5
5. 5Landry Shamet2018

   top 2%

   measurables + production · matched on 9 of 9 measurables · 5 of 4 production

   Became: Rotation player · 0.4 career VORP · 449 g

   College: Wichita St. '18 · TS 65.5 · BPM 6.5

   Agility11.25svs11.26sWeight186 lbvs189 lbStd vert30.5"vs31.0"Ht6'3"vs6'4"Wing78.0"vs78.8"Reach98.5"vs100.0"¾ sprint3.17svs3.11sMax vert37.5"vs39.5"Shuttle2.91svs3.21sBPM7.4vs6.5AST%24.9vs28.8PORPAG6.2vs5.0TS%60.7vs65.5USG%26.1vs21.0

How the closest comps turned out

Median outcome: Fringe — the typical case among these comps, between the floor and ceiling.

The 15 nearest blended comps (3 too recent to grade). These are the comps' own careers — a range of what the profile has become before, not a projection of Stirtz.

via BartTorvik · percentiles vs G-bucket of all D1 history (2008-26)

37 games· 37.7 mpg

per-game · via barttorvik · percentiles vs all D1 2008-25 at the position

Raw per-game counts — not pace-adjusted; ranked against an 18-season D1 reference where elite-tier percentiles are stable across the window.