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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Eli DeLaurier

East Carolina · Center · Senior · 6-10 · #33

Returning

#2632Overall
-0.17Projected impact
  • #183 center in the country
  • #1820 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 13 minutes a game) at East Carolina. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
13
Spot in the rotation
#6

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 East Carolina: 23 games, 10 starts, 15.9 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 35 mid-major centerson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game4.732ndMM #20
  • Rebounds per game2.815thMM #28
  • Assists per game0.535thMM #21
  • Steals per game0.328thMM #23
  • Blocks per game0.37thMM #31
  • Turnovers per game1.143rdMM #20
  • Field goal %41.7%(43-103)2ndMM #33
  • 3-point %13.3%(4-30)56thMM #15
  • Free throw %90.5%(19-21)99thMM #1

Last season: advanced

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

MM # = his rank among the 35 mid-major centerson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate18.8%style

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

  • Offensive rating91.73rdMM #33

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating113.28thMM #30

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

  • True shooting %48.6%4thMM #32

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %43.7%3rdMM #33

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.4630thMM #24

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %34.4%33rdMM #28

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

  • Free-throw rate20.4%3rdMM #34

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.0223rdMM #33

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Eli DeLaurier

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

  • Wesley Celichowski

    Air Force · C · Senior

    67%match

    Returning

    -0.34 impact · 4.8 pts · 2.4 reb · 1.3 ast

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  • Petar Pinter

    Northeastern · C · Sophomore

    65%match

    Returning

    -0.19 impact · 3.3 pts · 2.1 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Lathan Sommerville

    Washington · C · Junior

    63%match

    Returning

    +0.10 impact · 4.3 pts · 2.6 reb · 0.2 ast

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  • Stefan Cicic

    Ole Miss · C · Junior

    61%match

    Transfer from Pepperdine

    -0.05 impact · 4.5 pts · 2.6 reb · 0.3 ast

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  • Jaden Smith

    Ball State · C · Junior

    53%match

    Transfer from Saint Joseph's

    -0.01 impact · 2.8 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.3 ast

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  • Yaak Yaak

    Oklahoma · C · Senior

    52%match

    Transfer from Oregon State

    +0.15 impact · 6.6 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.4 ast

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