
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Carmelo Adkins
Rice · Guard · Junior · 6-4 · #14
Transfer from South Carolina Upstate
- #1427 guard in the country
- #1314 in the transfer portal
- #1832 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 21 minutes a game) at Rice, as a secondary scorer: a smaller role than he had at South Carolina Upstate (29.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 21
- 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 South Carolina Upstate: 32 games, 15 starts, 29.9 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game13.580thMM #108
- Rebounds per game4.990thMM #65
- Assists per game1.543rdMM #422
- Steals per game0.957thMM #289
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game2.017thMM #705
- Field goal %38.5%(137-356)24thMM #618
- 3-point %33.0%(62-188)44thMM #434
- Free throw %80.7%(96-119)69thMM #235
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 rate24.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating104.230thMM #537
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating105.774thMM #209
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %52.9%38thMM #479
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %47.2%29thMM #564
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.779thMM #737
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %21.7%51stMM #427
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate33.4%59thMM #344
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.10050thMM #333
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Carmelo Adkins
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
-0.19 impact · 12.6 pts · 3 reb · 2.1 ast
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-0.12 impact · 12.2 pts · 5 reb · 1.5 ast
CompareTransfer from Ball State
-0.17 impact · 12.5 pts · 5.1 reb · 3.3 ast
CompareTransfer from Stonehill
-0.16 impact · 13.6 pts · 4.1 reb · 1.5 ast
CompareReturning
-0.14 impact · 14.2 pts · 3.3 reb · 3 ast
CompareTransfer from Jackson State
-0.38 impact · 14 pts · 4.8 reb · 0.8 ast
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Jacob Dar#964 · G · Transfer from Seton Hall
Jimmy Oladokun Jr.#1483 · F · Returning
Cole Andrews-Heitz#1567 · G · Returning
Evan Cochran#2193 · F · Returning
Eternity Eguagie#2343 · F · Returning
Jarne Elouna Eyenga#2368 · F · Transfer from Charlotte
Bodey Howell#2785 · G · Returning
Cam Carroll#2950 · G · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).