College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Eli Rice
Middle Tennessee · Guard · Senior · 6-7 · #11
Transfer from Penn State
- #1328 guard in the country
- #1248 in the transfer portal
- #1693 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 18 minutes a game) at Middle Tennessee, as a floor spacer: a role like the one he had at Penn State (19.8 min).
- Projected minutes
- 18
- 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 Penn State: 29 games, 18 starts, 19.8 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game6.734thMM #515
- Rebounds per game1.716thMM #675
- Assists per game0.21stMM #832
- Steals per game0.629thMM #532
- Blocks per game0.263rdMM #212
- Turnovers per game0.687thMM #93
- Field goal %38.5%(60-156)24thMM #618
- 3-point %39.0%(41-105)83rdMM #133
- Free throw %77.3%(34-44)53rdMM #353
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 rate18.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating108.744thMM #404
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating119.84thMM #802
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %55.6%58thMM #316
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %51.6%61stMM #306
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.391stMM #833
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %20.8%47thMM #452
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate28.2%45thMM #457
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.04213thMM #713
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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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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-0.17 impact · 7.5 pts · 2.4 reb · 1.1 ast
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-0.12 impact · 7.8 pts · 2.7 reb · 0.5 ast
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-0.14 impact · 6.1 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.3 ast
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-0.15 impact · 7.3 pts · 2.3 reb · 0.7 ast
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-0.08 impact · 8.2 pts · 1.9 reb · 0.9 ast
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Middle Tennessee teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).