
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Chance Puryear
Indiana State · Guard · Sophomore · 6-7 · #5
Transfer from SMU
- #1490 guard in the country
- #1354 in the transfer portal
- #1918 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 12 minutes a game) at Indiana State: a bigger role than he had at SMU (2.5 min).
- Projected minutes
- 12
- 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 SMU: 14 games, 0 starts, 2.5 minutes a game.
- Points per game0.31st
- Rebounds per game0.41st
- Assists per game0.01st
- Steals per game0.01st
- Blocks per game0.138th
- Turnovers per game0.398th
- Field goal %20.0%(1-5)1st
- 3-point %33.3%(1-3)46th
- Free throw %33.3%(1-3)1st
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate14.1%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating53.51st
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating113.724th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %31.6%1st
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %30.0%1st
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.001st
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %50.0%99th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate60.0%96th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40-0.1141st
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.
Indiana State teammates
Aleksa Vlajic#1932 · F · Transfer from Buffalo
Duce Paschal#2020 · G · Transfer from Weber State
Maguire Mitchell#2115 · G · Transfer from IU Indianapolis
Meechie White#2223 · G · Transfer from Eastern Illinois
Karmani Gregory#2418 · G · Transfer from South Carolina Upstate
EJ Hazelett III#3291 · G · Freshman · #286 recruit
Kade Speckman#3342 · F · Freshman · #346 recruit
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).