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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Donovan Rivers

Loyola Marymount · Forward · Junior · 6-9 · #33

Transfer from Jacksonville

#1863Overall
-0.04Projected impact
  • #765 forward in the country
  • #1008 in the transfer portal
  • #1136 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 17 minutes a game) at Loyola Marymount, as a secondary scorer: a role like the one he had at Jacksonville (20.0 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 Jacksonville: 32 games, 28 starts, 20 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game8.659thMM #149
  • Rebounds per game4.654thMM #178
  • Assists per game0.625thMM #304
  • Steals per game0.315thMM #351
  • Blocks per game0.440thMM #230
  • Turnovers per game1.621stMM #378
  • Field goal %54.9%(100-182)72ndMM #118
  • 3-point %0.0%(0-2)10thMM #378
  • Free throw %64.4%(76-118)38thMM #268

Last season: advanced

Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate23.3%style

    Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor

  • Offensive rating108.032ndMM #266

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating112.122ndMM #344

    Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)

  • True shooting %59.0%60thMM #148

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %54.9%52ndMM #197

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.375thMM #436

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %35.1%59thMM #189

    Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor

  • Free-throw rate64.8%90thMM #39

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.09438thMM #248

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Donovan Rivers

The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.

  • Caleb Walker

    Air Force · F · Senior

    74%match

    Returning

    -0.10 impact · 10.4 pts · 5 reb · 0.8 ast

    Compare
  • London Maiden

    Detroit Mercy · F · Senior

    72%match

    Returning

    -0.07 impact · 6.1 pts · 2.9 reb · 0.4 ast

    Compare
  • James O'Donnell

    Portland · F · Junior

    69%match

    Returning

    +0.29 impact · 10 pts · 4.4 reb · 1.1 ast

    Compare
  • Ivan Juric

    Penn State · F · Sophomore

    68%match

    Returning

    +0.35 impact · 10.2 pts · 5.3 reb · 0.8 ast

    Compare
  • Johan Munch

    SMU · F · Junior

    67%match

    Transfer from Oregon State

    +0.28 impact · 7.9 pts · 5.1 reb · 1 ast

    Compare
  • JJ Massaquoi

    SE Louisiana · F · Sophomore

    65%match

    Transfer from UMass Lowell

    -0.13 impact · 8.5 pts · 2.8 reb · 0.4 ast

    Compare

Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).