College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Deng Garang
Illinois State · Guard · Junior · 6-6 · #1
Transfer from Le Moyne
- #1308 guard in the country
- #1237 in the transfer portal
- #1669 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 17 minutes a game) at Illinois State: a smaller role than he had at Le Moyne (30.1 min).
- Projected minutes
- 17
- 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 Le Moyne: 32 games, 32 starts, 30.1 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game10.864thMM #227
- Rebounds per game5.293rdMM #48
- Assists per game1.023rdMM #604
- Steals per game1.171stMM #177
- Blocks per game0.695thMM #24
- Turnovers per game1.536thMM #546
- Field goal %45.5%(126-277)75thMM #192
- 3-point %33.9%(43-127)51stMM #373
- Free throw %71.4%(50-70)31stMM #540
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 rate19.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating104.330thMM #535
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating105.077thMM #179
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %56.0%61stMM #290
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %53.2%71stMM #224
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.655thMM #786
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %20.5%46thMM #464
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate25.3%35thMM #535
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.09144thMM #403
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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-0.13 impact · 10.1 pts · 2.2 reb · 1.2 ast
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-0.20 impact · 9.7 pts · 3.4 reb · 1.1 ast
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-0.16 impact · 13.6 pts · 4.1 reb · 1.5 ast
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-0.29 impact · 9.5 pts · 3.5 reb · 0.7 ast
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-0.15 impact · 10.9 pts · 6.2 reb · 1.2 ast
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-0.21 impact · 12.5 pts · 3.9 reb · 1.8 ast
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Illinois State teammates
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- Louie Semona III#1384 · F · Transfer from Western Kentucky
- Johnny Kinziger#1547 · G · Returning
- Zaxton King#2264 · G · Transfer from Missouri State
- Ty Blake#2430 · G · Returning
- Demarion Burch#2537 · G · Transfer from Bradley
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).