Dorin Buca
Team: Kansas State
Season Averages — 2025-2026
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 27 regular season. These are not regular-season totals.
| GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 12.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 50.7% | 18.2% | 53.3% |
Plus/minus sample — 2025-2026: 22 games, 291.4 minutes, 1028.0 possessions. Other models may cover a different set of games.
Advanced Stats
Legacy model artifacts; separate from the counting cohort. Model output season: 2025-2026. Plus/minus scope: 22 games.
| RAPM | Rank | Minutes | Possessions | Model PM | Model PM/G | Model PM/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.00 | 1694 | 291 | 1027 | -13 | -0.6 | -1.8 |
RAPM = Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus (points per 100 possessions above average)
Model Outputs — 2025-2026
CatalogOutput is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.
| Model | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RAPM Overall RAPM Overall Single-parameter regularized adjusted plus-minus estimate. More → | -0.00 (#1694) | SE 2.87 | Poss 1028 |
| RAPM Off/Def RAPM Off/Def Simultaneous offensive and defensive RAPM decomposition. More → | -0.00 (#1694) | Off -1.46 | Def +1.45 |
| Plus/Minus Rate Plus/Minus Rate Raw plus/minus rate baseline per 100 possessions. More → | -1.26 (#2464) | PM/G -0.6 | PM/40 -1.8 |
| Points For Elo Points For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team scoring rate. More → | +0.02 (#2956) | Pts For +0.02 | Prevent -0.32 | Net -0.30 | Min 309 |
| Points Prevention Elo Points Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's scoring rate. More → | -0.32 (#4440) | Pts For +0.02 | Prevent -0.32 | Net -0.30 | Min 309 |
| Points Net Elo Points Net Elo Net point-differential event Elo from points created plus points prevented. More → | -0.30 (#4421) | Pts For +0.02 | Prevent -0.32 | Net -0.30 | Min 309 |
| Rebounds For Elo Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to team rebound rate. More → | -0.38 (#5307) | Reb For -0.38 | Prevent -0.23 | Net -0.61 | Min 309 |
| Rebound Prevention Elo Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's rebound rate. More → | -0.23 (#4920) | Reb For -0.38 | Prevent -0.23 | Net -0.61 | Min 309 |
| Offensive Rebounds For Elo Offensive Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to own-team offensive rebounds. More → | +0.08 (#2705) | OReb For +0.08 | Prevent -0.29 | Net -0.22 | Min 309 |
| Offensive Rebound Prevention Elo Offensive Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for preventing opponent offensive rebounds. More → | -0.29 (#4647) | OReb For +0.08 | Prevent -0.29 | Net -0.22 | Min 309 |
| Offensive Rebound Net Elo Offensive Rebound Net Elo superseded Net offensive-rebound event Elo from second chances created plus denied. More → | -0.22 (#5300) | OReb For +0.08 | Prevent -0.29 | Net -0.22 | Min 309 |
| Defensive Rebounds For Elo Defensive Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to own-team defensive rebounds. More → | -0.06 (#3401) | DReb For -0.06 | Prevent -0.36 | Net -0.42 | Min 309 |
| Defensive Rebound Prevention Elo Defensive Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for suppressing opponent defensive rebounds. More → | -0.36 (#3823) | DReb For -0.06 | Prevent -0.36 | Net -0.42 | Min 309 |
| Defensive Rebound Net Elo Defensive Rebound Net Elo superseded Net defensive-rebound event Elo from defensive boards created plus denied. More → | -0.42 (#5589) | DReb For -0.06 | Prevent -0.36 | Net -0.42 | Min 309 |
| Rebound Margin Elo Rebound Margin Elo superseded Net rebound-margin event Elo from rebounds created plus rebounds prevented. More → | -0.61 (#5396) | Reb For -0.38 | Prevent -0.23 | Net -0.61 | Min 309 |
| Assists For Elo Assists For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team assist rate. More → | +0.28 (#1136) | Ast For +0.28 | Prevent -0.32 | Net -0.04 | Min 309 |
| Assist Prevention Elo Assist Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's assist rate. More → | -0.32 (#5551) | Ast For +0.28 | Prevent -0.32 | Net -0.04 | Min 309 |
| Assists Net Elo Assists Net Elo Net assist event Elo from assisted creation plus assisted-shot prevention. More → | -0.04 (#3853) | Ast For +0.28 | Prevent -0.32 | Net -0.04 | Min 309 |
| Threes For Elo Threes For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team made-threes rate. More → | +0.20 (#1233) | 3PM For +0.20 | Prevent +0.08 | Net +0.29 | Min 309 |
| Three Prevention Elo Three Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's made-threes rate. More → | +0.08 (#2198) | 3PM For +0.20 | Prevent +0.08 | Net +0.29 | Min 309 |
| Threes Net Elo Threes Net Elo Net made-three event Elo from threes created plus threes prevented. More → | +0.29 (#1028) | 3PM For +0.20 | Prevent +0.08 | Net +0.29 | Min 309 |
| Stocks For Elo Stocks For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team steals-plus-blocks rate. More → | +0.10 (#1815) | Stocks For +0.10 | Prevent -0.12 | Net -0.02 | Min 309 |
| Stocks Prevention Elo Stocks Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent stocks. More → | -0.12 (#5035) | Stocks For +0.10 | Prevent -0.12 | Net -0.02 | Min 309 |
| Stocks Net Elo Stocks Net Elo Net stocks event Elo from stocks created plus stocks denied. More → | -0.02 (#3502) | Stocks For +0.10 | Prevent -0.12 | Net -0.02 | Min 309 |
| Ball Security Elo Ball Security Elo Online player rating for keeping own-team turnovers down. More → | -0.02 (#3813) | TOV For -0.02 | Prevent +0.14 | Net +0.12 | Min 309 |
| Turnover Force Elo Turnover Force Elo Online player rating for forcing opponent turnovers. More → | +0.14 (#1438) | TOV For -0.02 | Prevent +0.14 | Net +0.12 | Min 309 |
| Turnover Margin Elo Turnover Margin Elo Net turnover event Elo from ball security plus turnover force. More → | +0.12 (#1996) | TOV For -0.02 | Prevent +0.14 | Net +0.12 | Min 309 |
Shot Chart — 2025-2026
34/67 FG (50.7%), 70 points from the field · ESPN shot locations · compared with the 2025-2026 league average
| Zone | FGM | FGA | FG% | League FG% | +/- | % of FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 27 | 40 | 67.5 | 64.5 | +3.0 | 59.7 |
| Paint (non-RA) | 5 | 15 | 33.3 | 45.2 | -11.9 | 22.4 |
| Mid-range left | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 36.6 | -36.6 | 1.5 |
| Mid-range center | 0 | 0 | - | 38.6 | - | 0.0 |
| Mid-range right | 0 | 0 | - | 37.4 | - | 0.0 |
| Left corner 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 36.5 | - | 0.0 |
| Right corner 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 36.9 | - | 0.0 |
| Above-break 3 left | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 34.1 | -34.1 | 4.5 |
| Above-break 3 center | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 32.8 | -32.8 | 6.0 |
| Above-break 3 right | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 33.6 | +16.4 | 6.0 |
Career Stats
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 27 regular season. These are not regular-season totals. Other career leagues are available through the league links above.
| Season | League | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | NCAAM | Kansas State | 27 | 12.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 50.7% | 18.2% | 53.3% | 53.6 | 52.2 |
Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG
Game Log
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 27 regular season. These are not regular-season totals.
| Date | Vs/At | Opponent | Result | Score | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | vs | West Virginia Mounta | W | 65-63 | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1.0 | -1.5 |
| 2026-02-21 | @ | Texas Tech Red Raide | L | 72-100 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | -5.5 |
| 2026-02-17 | vs | Baylor Bears | W | 90-74 | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | +22.1 |
| 2026-02-14 | @ | Houston Cougars | L | 64-78 | 14 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6.0 | +2.1 |
| 2026-02-11 | vs | Cincinnati Bearcats | L | 62-91 | 12 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4.0 | -2.7 |
| 2026-02-07 | @ | TCU Horned Frogs | L | 82-84 | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | +3.6 |
| 2026-02-01 | vs | Iowa State Cyclones | L | 61-95 | 23 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4.0 | -3.7 |
| 2026-01-27 | @ | West Virginia Mounta | L | 54-59 | 22 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | -2.6 |
| 2026-01-24 | vs | Kansas Jayhawks | L | 62-86 | 26 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13.0 | -0.0 |
| 2026-01-20 | vs | Utah Utes | W | 81-78 | 13 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -3.0 | -9.5 |
| 2026-01-17 | @ | Oklahoma State Cowbo | L | 83-84 | 21 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9.0 | +3.4 |
| 2026-01-14 | vs | UCF Knights | L | 73-82 | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | -15.4 |
| 2026-01-10 | @ | Arizona State Sun De | L | 84-87 | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10.0 | -1.7 |
| 2026-01-07 | @ | Arizona Wildcats | L | 76-101 | 17 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10.0 | -4.0 |
| 2026-01-03 | vs | BYU Cougars | L | 73-83 | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | -1.7 |
| 2025-12-28 | vs | UL Monroe Warhawks | W | 94-85 | 13 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6.0 | - |
| 2025-12-20 | vs | South Dakota Coyotes | W | 106-76 | 14 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11.0 | - |
| 2025-12-13 | @ | Creighton Bluejays | W | 83-76 | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7.0 | -1.0 |
| 2025-12-08 | vs | Mississippi Valley S | W | 108-49 | 20 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12.0 | - |
| 2025-12-06 | vs | Seton Hall Pirates | L | 67-78 | 17 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13.0 | - |
| 2025-11-25 | @ | Indiana Hoosiers | L | 69-86 | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | - |
| 2025-11-21 | @ | Nebraska Cornhuskers | L | 85-86 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2025-11-20 | vs | Mississippi State Bu | W | 98-77 | 11 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | +4.2 |
| 2025-11-17 | vs | Tulsa Golden Hurrica | W | 84-83 | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.0 | -2.7 |
| 2025-11-13 | vs | California Golden Be | W | 99-96 | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7.0 | +9.4 |
| 2025-11-08 | vs | Bellarmine Knights | W | 98-71 | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | - |
| 2025-11-04 | vs | UNC Greensboro Spart | W | 93-64 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.9 |