College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Donnie Freeman
St. John's · Forward · Junior · 6-9 · #1
Transfer from Syracuse
- #85 forward in the country
- #88 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 17 minutes a game) at St. John's, as a primary scorer: a smaller role than he had at Syracuse (31.3 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 Syracuse: 23 games, 21 starts, 31.3 minutes a game.
- Points per game16.596th
- Rebounds per game7.290th
- Assists per game1.369th
- Steals per game0.872nd
- Blocks per game1.083rd
- Turnovers per game2.52nd
- Field goal %47.4%(126-266)41st
- 3-point %30.2%(26-86)50th
- Free throw %76.7%(102-133)79th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate27.7%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating108.734th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating106.158th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %58.5%56th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %52.3%37th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.5417th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %13.9%2nd
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate50.0%74th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.12866th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Donnie Freeman
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Kent State
+1.30 impact · 17.7 pts · 11.2 reb · 1.7 ast
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+1.05 impact · 11.9 pts · 5.9 reb · 1.6 ast
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+1.28 impact · 13.3 pts · 7.4 reb · 2 ast
CompareTransfer from Loyola Marymount
+0.66 impact · 13.7 pts · 6.6 reb · 2.7 ast
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+1.40 impact · 12.8 pts · 8.5 reb · 1.1 ast
CompareTransfer from Southern Miss
+0.51 impact · 19.7 pts · 5.4 reb · 2.3 ast
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St. John's teammates
Keyshawn Hall#35 · F · Transfer from Auburn- Tounde Yessoufou#116 · G · Transfer from Baylor
- Reed Bailey#193 · F · Transfer from Indiana
- Ruben Prey#465 · F · Returning
- Ian Jackson#742 · G · Returning
- Lefteris Liotopoulos#1598 · G · Returning
- Fotis Konstantinidis#2044 · G · Returning
- Casper Pohto#2600 · 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).