College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Eemeli Yalaho
NC State · Forward · Senior · 6-8 · #3
Transfer from Washington State
- #312 forward in the country
- #419 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 18 minutes a game) at NC State, as a floor spacer: a smaller role than he had at Washington State (28.3 min).
- Projected minutes
- 18
- Spot in the rotation
- #7
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 Washington State: 32 games, 27 starts, 28.3 minutes a game.
- Points per game10.169th
- Rebounds per game5.775th
- Assists per game1.783rd
- Steals per game0.542nd
- Blocks per game0.328th
- Turnovers per game1.814th
- Field goal %47.0%(111-236)40th
- 3-point %39.8%(51-128)88th
- Free throw %79.7%(51-64)87th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate18.1%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating115.260th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating114.014th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %61.3%74th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %57.8%70th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.9554th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %28.7%32nd
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate27.1%24th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.08833rd
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Eemeli Yalaho
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 Delaware
+0.22 impact · 14.2 pts · 5.4 reb · 1.7 ast
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+0.32 impact · 11.9 pts · 4.2 reb · 1.5 ast
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+0.46 impact · 15.3 pts · 5.6 reb · 1.5 ast
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+1.21 impact · 13.7 pts · 5.6 reb · 1.6 ast
CompareReturning
+0.41 impact · 14.7 pts · 6.7 reb · 2.4 ast
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+0.47 impact · 8.8 pts · 5.1 reb · 1.5 ast
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NC State teammates
Ven-Allen Lubin#18 · F · Returning- Kyle Evans#68 · F · Transfer from UC Irvine
- Paul McNeil Jr.#99 · G · Returning
- Christian Hammond#211 · G · Transfer from Santa Clara
- Preston Edmead#221 · G · Transfer from Hofstra
- R.J. Keene II#601 · G · Transfer from Boise State
- Jacari Brim#1772 · G · Transfer from App State
- Comeh Emuobor#2961 · F · Transfer from New Hampshire
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).