
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Eli Ellis
Charleston · Guard · Sophomore · 6-0 · #15
Transfer from South Carolina
- #526 guard in the country
- #607 in the transfer portal
- #487 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 22 minutes a game) at Charleston: a role like the one he had at South Carolina (26.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 22
- 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 South Carolina: 28 games, 0 starts, 26.9 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game8.648thMM #382
- Rebounds per game2.849thMM #369
- Assists per game1.956thMM #312
- Steals per game0.848thMM #371
- Blocks per game0.011thMM #653
- Turnovers per game1.065thMM #288
- Field goal %38.6%(80-207)25thMM #610
- 3-point %27.7%(23-83)17thMM #668
- Free throw %87.9%(58-66)93rdMM #60
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate18.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating108.543rdMM #412
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating114.321stMM #643
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %51.1%26thMM #585
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %44.2%15thMM #692
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.0079thMM #134
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %24.4%63rdMM #328
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate31.9%55thMM #381
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.06927thMM #551
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Eli Ellis
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+0.17 impact · 5.3 pts · 1.4 reb · 1.8 ast
CompareTransfer from Jacksonville
-0.10 impact · 9.3 pts · 3.1 reb · 1.7 ast
CompareTransfer from Florida State
+0.46 impact · 8 pts · 3 reb · 2.4 ast
CompareTransfer from Xavier
+0.42 impact · 10.9 pts · 3 reb · 3.8 ast
CompareTransfer from St. Bonaventure
+0.22 impact · 10.8 pts · 3 reb · 4.8 ast
CompareReturning
+0.20 impact · 8.5 pts · 2.9 reb · 1.6 ast
Compare
Charleston teammates
Tavari Johnson#45 · G · Transfer from Akron
Ben Bradford#979 · G · Transfer from Charlotte
Will Mortimore#1115 · F · Returning
Max Green#1192 · G · Transfer from Northwestern
Xavier Abreu#1439 · G · Transfer from Northeastern
Braden Pierce#1649 · C · Transfer from Villanova
Martin Kalu#1788 · G · Returning
Djordje Curcic#2106 · 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).