College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Donald Hand Jr.
Loyola Chicago · Guard · Senior · 6-5 · #12
Transfer from Boston College
- #1749 guard in the country
- #1518 in the transfer portal
- #2237 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 25 minutes a game) at Loyola Chicago, as a primary scorer: a smaller role than he had at Boston College (30.8 min).
- Projected minutes
- 25
- Spot in the rotation
- #2
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 Boston College: 28 games, 26 starts, 30.8 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game12.474thMM #141
- Rebounds per game4.485thMM #107
- Assists per game1.335thMM #495
- Steals per game0.519thMM #627
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game1.728thMM #621
- Field goal %33.0%(105-318)5thMM #798
- 3-point %22.6%(33-146)7thMM #775
- Free throw %71.4%(105-147)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 rate26.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating92.66thMM #781
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating106.967thMM #270
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %45.5%6thMM #783
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %38.2%3rdMM #813
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.758thMM #750
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %12.9%15thMM #716
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate46.2%85thMM #141
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.04615thMM #696
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.
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-0.29 impact · 10.8 pts · 3.4 reb · 1.6 ast
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-0.24 impact · 6.5 pts · 1.6 reb · 1.1 ast
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-0.25 impact · 13.8 pts · 2.8 reb · 1.2 ast
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-0.26 impact · 3.9 pts · 1.9 reb · 1.3 ast
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-0.41 impact · 11.2 pts · 3.6 reb · 1.6 ast
CompareTransfer from South Carolina Upstate
-0.40 impact · 14.4 pts · 3.7 reb · 1.2 ast
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Loyola Chicago teammates
Jason Schofield#683 · C · Transfer from Marist- Chris Jeffrey#691 · G · Transfer from Villanova
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- 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
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).