College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Donovan Oday
Troy · Guard · Senior · 6-2 · #3
Transfer from Northern Kentucky
- #114 guard in the country
- #124 in the transfer portal
- #54 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 24 minutes a game) at Troy, as a primary scorer and ball hawk: a smaller role than he had at Northern Kentucky (29.0 min).
- Projected minutes
- 24
- Spot in the rotation
- #1
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 Northern Kentucky: 34 games, 16 starts, 29 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game18.697thMM #9
- Rebounds per game3.876thMM #172
- Assists per game1.956thMM #312
- Steals per game2.098thMM #9
- Blocks per game0.592ndMM #34
- Turnovers per game2.114thMM #729
- Field goal %49.8%(207-416)92ndMM #65
- 3-point %33.0%(59-179)44thMM #432
- Free throw %81.0%(158-195)70thMM #229
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate28.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating122.387thMM #90
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating105.674thMM #202
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %62.9%94thMM #48
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %56.9%88thMM #99
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.9316thMM #668
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %21.5%50thMM #436
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate46.9%86thMM #132
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.19998thMM #9
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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+1.81 impact · 21.4 pts · 6.5 reb · 1.9 ast
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+0.88 impact · 13.4 pts · 4 reb · 2.1 ast
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+0.74 impact · 19.5 pts · 5.7 reb · 2.7 ast
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+0.70 impact · 20.4 pts · 6.2 reb · 2 ast
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+0.91 impact · 17 pts · 6.7 reb · 3.1 ast
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+0.32 impact · 14.4 pts · 2.8 reb · 1.8 ast
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Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).