College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Bryce Heard
Wichita State · Guard · Junior · 6-6 · #1
Transfer from Dayton
- #530 guard in the country
- #615 in the transfer portal
- #497 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 18 minutes a game) at Wichita State: a role like the one he had at Dayton (18.4 min).
- Projected minutes
- 18
- Spot in the rotation
- #5
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 Dayton: 36 games, 6 starts, 18.4 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game6.633rdMM #519
- Rebounds per game2.437thMM #485
- Assists per game0.815thMM #679
- Steals per game0.411thMM #704
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game0.877thMM #176
- Field goal %43.8%(71-162)64thMM #281
- 3-point %36.6%(26-71)69thMM #225
- Free throw %79.1%(68-86)62ndMM #284
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 rate18.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating114.465thMM #240
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating106.370thMM #240
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %59.0%81stMM #147
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %51.9%63rdMM #294
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.9618thMM #657
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %23.5%58thMM #366
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate53.1%92ndMM #75
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.11563rdMM #230
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Bryce Heard
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+0.13 impact · 4.7 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.8 ast
CompareTransfer from Florida Atlantic
+0.18 impact · 5.5 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.4 ast
CompareTransfer from Creighton
+0.38 impact · 7.7 pts · 3.6 reb · 1.2 ast
CompareTransfer from Marshall
-0.01 impact · 4.3 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.5 ast
CompareReturning
+0.03 impact · 7.9 pts · 1.8 reb · 1 ast
CompareTransfer from Indiana
+0.11 impact · 8.1 pts · 2.3 reb · 0.3 ast
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Wichita State teammates
William Berg#103 · C · Returning- Dillon Battie#313 · F · Returning
- Jahari Long#406 · G · Transfer from George Mason
- TJ Williams#475 · G · Returning
- Jordan Frison#604 · G · Transfer from Chattanooga
- Noah Hill#1000 · F · Returning
- Jaret Valencia#1042 · F · Returning
- Cyr Malonga#1361 · C · Transfer from New Mexico State
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).