College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Daniel Dormu
Southern · Guard · Junior · 5-10 · #3
Transfer from Tarleton State
- #1622 guard in the country
- #1435 in the transfer portal
- #2088 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 16 minutes a game) at Southern: a role like the one he had at Tarleton State (18.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 16
- Spot in the rotation
- #3
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 Tarleton State: 20 games, 2 starts, 18.9 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game5.423rdMM #630
- Rebounds per game1.36thMM #779
- Assists per game1.956thMM #314
- Steals per game0.957thMM #289
- Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
- Turnovers per game1.536thMM #546
- Field goal %35.8%(43-120)11thMM #735
- 3-point %17.1%(6-35)3rdMM #819
- Free throw %61.5%(16-26)9thMM #749
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 rate21.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating83.51stMM #825
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating111.637thMM #507
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %41.1%2ndMM #822
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %38.3%3rdMM #811
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.3042ndMM #456
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %19.2%40thMM #530
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate21.7%24thMM #630
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40-0.0112ndMM #828
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
-0.32 impact · 4.7 pts · 1.3 reb · 2 ast
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-0.41 impact · 6 pts · 1.2 reb · 1.6 ast
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-0.37 impact · 4.5 pts · 2.2 reb · 2.6 ast
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-0.25 impact · 5.4 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.7 ast
CompareReturning
-0.29 impact · 3.5 pts · 0.8 reb · 1.2 ast
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-0.40 impact · 6.5 pts · 1.9 reb · 1.9 ast
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Southern teammates
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- Sean Van Dorn Jr.#1573 · G · Transfer from Georgia Southern
- Lionel Bell#2035 · C · Returning
- R'Chaun King#2073 · F · Transfer from Alabama State
- Justin Page#2831 · G · Transfer from Niagara
- Lionel Larvadain#2920 · G · Transfer from Chicago State
- Malik Ferguson#2956 · G · Transfer from Tennessee Tech
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).