College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
EJ Walker
Western Kentucky · Forward · Sophomore · 6-8 · #6
Transfer from South Carolina
- #1000 forward in the country
- #1264 in the transfer portal
- #1721 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 16 minutes a game) at Western Kentucky: a role like the one he had at South Carolina (15.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 16
- 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 South Carolina: 22 games, 6 starts, 15.9 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game2.96thMM #422
- Rebounds per game2.716thMM #361
- Assists per game0.412thMM #376
- Steals per game0.315thMM #351
- Blocks per game0.216thMM #339
- Turnovers per game0.871stMM #133
- Field goal %42.9%(24-56)21stMM #350
- 3-point %24.1%(7-29)33rdMM #300
- Free throw %47.1%(8-17)7thMM #426
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 rate12.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating89.52ndMM #448
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating117.36thMM #435
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %49.6%9thMM #405
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %49.1%21stMM #346
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.4410thMM #405
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %33.9%54thMM #212
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate30.4%31stMM #307
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.0001stMM #452
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like EJ Walker
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
-0.26 impact · 1.9 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.3 ast
CompareTransfer from UAlbany
-0.22 impact · 3.4 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.5 ast
CompareTransfer from Charlotte
-0.13 impact · 3.5 pts · 3 reb · 0.7 ast
CompareTransfer from Stetson
-0.16 impact · 2.8 pts · 2.8 reb · 0.2 ast
CompareReturning
-0.19 impact · 3.2 pts · 3.3 reb · 0.4 ast
CompareReturning
-0.33 impact · 2.3 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.5 ast
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Western Kentucky teammates
Teagan Moore#119 · G · Returning- Sharron Young#638 · G · Transfer from Akron
- Emondrek Erkins-Ford#953 · F · Transfer from Jacksonville State
- LJ Hackman#1029 · G · Returning
- Armelo Boone#1199 · G · Returning
- Kade Unseld#2562 · G · Returning
- Noah Norgaard#3058 · G · Transfer from UNC Greensboro
- Gabe Weis#3258 · F · Freshman · #240 recruit
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).