College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Eddie Ricks III
Loyola Chicago · Forward · Senior · 6-8 · #7
Transfer from James Madison
- #354 forward in the country
- #468 in the transfer portal
- #336 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 23 minutes a game) at Loyola Chicago: a role like the one he had at James Madison (26.8 min).
- Projected minutes
- 23
- Spot in the rotation
- #3
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 James Madison: 32 games, 20 starts, 26.8 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game7.044thMM #220
- Rebounds per game5.673rdMM #87
- Assists per game1.680thMM #62
- Steals per game0.872ndMM #88
- Blocks per game0.551stMM #179
- Turnovers per game0.871stMM #133
- Field goal %48.4%(75-155)45thMM #229
- 3-point %27.8%(15-54)42ndMM #263
- Free throw %78.7%(59-75)84thMM #65
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 rate13.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating123.884thMM #55
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating108.741stMM #259
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %59.6%64thMM #132
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %53.2%42ndMM #237
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.9396thMM #19
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %21.2%9thMM #411
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate48.4%71stMM #129
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.11757thMM #153
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Eddie Ricks III
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+0.82 impact · 8.1 pts · 4.4 reb · 0.9 ast
CompareTransfer from Northwestern
+0.70 impact · 7.6 pts · 4.8 reb · 1.5 ast
CompareTransfer from Tulsa
+1.01 impact · 6.5 pts · 5.2 reb · 1.9 ast
CompareReturning
+0.32 impact · 8.4 pts · 4.2 reb · 1.5 ast
CompareTransfer from St. Thomas-Minnesota
+0.44 impact · 7.6 pts · 4.2 reb · 1.6 ast
CompareReturning
+0.48 impact · 5.5 pts · 3.3 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
- Dayan Nessah#787 · G · Transfer from Cleveland State
- 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
- Nic Anderson#2852 · 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).