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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Eli Ellis

Charleston · Guard · Sophomore · 6-0 · #15

Transfer from South Carolina

#1047Overall
+0.20Projected impact
  • #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.

  • Dayton Forsythe

    Oklahoma · G · Junior

    79%match

    Returning

    +0.17 impact · 5.3 pts · 1.4 reb · 1.8 ast

    Compare
  • Chris Lockett Jr.

    Jacksonville State · G · Junior

    73%match

    Transfer from Jacksonville

    -0.10 impact · 9.3 pts · 3.1 reb · 1.7 ast

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  • Martin Somerville

    West Virginia · G · Junior

    71%match

    Transfer from Florida State

    +0.46 impact · 8 pts · 3 reb · 2.4 ast

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  • Malik Messina-Moore

    Illinois State · G · Senior

    71%match

    Transfer from Xavier

    +0.42 impact · 10.9 pts · 3 reb · 3.8 ast

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  • Dasonte Bowen

    Penn State · G · Senior

    70%match

    Transfer from St. Bonaventure

    +0.22 impact · 10.8 pts · 3 reb · 4.8 ast

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  • LJ Hackman

    Western Kentucky · G · Senior

    70%match

    Returning

    +0.20 impact · 8.5 pts · 2.9 reb · 1.6 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).