College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Dayan Nessah
Loyola Chicago · Guard · Junior · 6-8 · #0
Transfer from Cleveland State
- #394 guard in the country
- #440 in the transfer portal
- #303 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at Loyola Chicago, as a primary scorer: a smaller role than he had at Cleveland State (27.4 min).
- Projected minutes
- 20
- Spot in the rotation
- #4
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 Cleveland State: 26 games, 26 starts, 27.4 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game15.588thMM #50
- Rebounds per game6.398thMM #11
- Assists per game2.571stMM #201
- Steals per game1.065thMM #229
- Blocks per game0.695thMM #24
- Turnovers per game2.74thMM #807
- Field goal %55.3%(131-237)98thMM #12
- 3-point %33.3%(8-24)46thMM #405
- Free throw %75.0%(132-176)43rdMM #430
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 rate26.7%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating117.775thMM #165
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating115.715thMM #702
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %63.9%96thMM #31
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %57.0%88thMM #97
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.9115thMM #685
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %27.9%74thMM #233
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate74.3%98thMM #14
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.14080thMM #110
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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+0.50 impact · 14.1 pts · 4.4 reb · 1.2 ast
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+0.86 impact · 11.9 pts · 4.5 reb · 1.4 ast
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+0.13 impact · 14.5 pts · 6.3 reb · 1.6 ast
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+0.36 impact · 18.9 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
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+0.40 impact · 12.5 pts · 6.1 reb · 2.3 ast
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Loyola Chicago teammates
Jason Schofield#683 · C · Transfer from Marist- Chris Jeffrey#691 · G · Transfer from Villanova
- Eddie Ricks III#838 · F · Transfer from James Madison
- Elias Rapieque#854 · F · Transfer from Kansas State
- Xavier Amos#1382 · F · Returning
- Jayden Dawson#1651 · G · Transfer from Kansas
- Ryan Agarwal#2776 · G · Transfer from Stanford
- Nic Anderson#2852 · 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).