College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
EJ Ryans
South Dakota State · Guard · Junior · 6-3 · #7
Transfer from Western Michigan
- #1719 guard in the country
- #1494 in the transfer portal
- #2200 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at South Dakota State: a smaller role than he had at Western Michigan (27.3 min).
- Projected minutes
- 19
- 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 Western Michigan: 31 games, 31 starts, 27.3 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game7.539thMM #450
- Rebounds per game1.716thMM #675
- Assists per game1.956thMM #314
- Steals per game0.519thMM #627
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game1.253rdMM #393
- Field goal %39.8%(82-206)33rdMM #530
- 3-point %31.2%(29-93)32ndMM #541
- Free throw %89.1%(41-46)95thMM #44
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate15.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating106.838thMM #453
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating119.55thMM #796
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %51.7%30thMM #555
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %46.8%26thMM #588
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.5960thMM #296
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %37.7%94thMM #57
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate22.3%26thMM #612
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.03811thMM #731
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like EJ Ryans
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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-0.31 impact · 7.9 pts · 2.7 reb · 1.2 ast
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-0.13 impact · 6.9 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.8 ast
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-0.27 impact · 9 pts · 1.1 reb · 1.6 ast
CompareTransfer from Kansas State
-0.20 impact · 10.3 pts · 1.9 reb · 1.8 ast
CompareReturning
-0.27 impact · 5.4 pts · 1.3 reb · 1 ast
CompareTransfer from Kansas City
-0.44 impact · 12.1 pts · 2.6 reb · 1.5 ast
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South Dakota State teammates
Kalen Garry#815 · G · Returning- Myles Thompson#995 · F · Transfer from SIU Edwardsville
- Jon Mekonnen#1027 · F · Transfer from Colorado State
- Alec Squires#1369 · C · Returning
- Joe Sayler#1402 · G · Returning
- Jaden Rogers#1967 · G · Returning
- Jadyn Cascio Jensen#2105 · G · Returning
- Trey Buchanan#2417 · 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).