College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Demarion Burch
Illinois State · Guard · Senior · 6-4 · #5
Transfer from Bradley
- #1354 guard in the country
- #1272 in the transfer portal
- #1733 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 17 minutes a game) at Illinois State, as a secondary scorer: a smaller role than he had at Bradley (23.0 min).
- Projected minutes
- 17
- Spot in the rotation
- #6
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 Bradley: 26 games, 16 starts, 23 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game8.849thMM #370
- Rebounds per game2.231stMM #524
- Assists per game1.023rdMM #604
- Steals per game0.629thMM #532
- Blocks per game0.263rdMM #212
- Turnovers per game0.971stMM #233
- Field goal %40.4%(86-213)39thMM #483
- 3-point %31.3%(25-80)33rdMM #531
- Free throw %58.5%(31-53)7thMM #774
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 rate22.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating99.016thMM #676
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating110.346thMM #433
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %48.2%13thMM #714
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %46.2%23rdMM #617
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.0423rdMM #620
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %28.6%76thMM #216
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate24.9%33rdMM #550
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.05419thMM #651
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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-0.30 impact · 6.4 pts · 2.2 reb · 1.2 ast
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-0.07 impact · 5.9 pts · 1.9 reb · 1.2 ast
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-0.10 impact · 8 pts · 1.4 reb · 0.9 ast
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-0.10 impact · 5.7 pts · 2.6 reb · 1.5 ast
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-0.11 impact · 5.8 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.8 ast
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-0.24 impact · 8.4 pts · 2.8 reb · 1.2 ast
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Illinois State teammates
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- Johnny Kinziger#1547 · G · Returning
- Zaxton King#2264 · G · Transfer from Missouri State
- Ty Blake#2430 · G · Returning
- Deng Garang#2468 · G · Transfer from Le Moyne
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).