College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Eli Sparkman

South Carolina · Guard · Senior · 6-0 · #14

Returning

#2074Overall

-0.08Projected impact

#1071 guard in the country

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected bench piece (about 6 minutes a game) at South Carolina. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes: 6
Spot in the rotation: #10

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: 13 games, 0 starts, 3.2 minutes a game.

Points per game0.51st
Rebounds per game0.31st
Assists per game0.21st
Steals per game0.11st
Blocks per game0.011th
Turnovers per game0.099th
Field goal %28.6%(2-7)1st
3-point %28.6%(2-7)21st
Free throw %0.0%(0-0)1st

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate8.6%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating119.379th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating111.835th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %42.9%3rd
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %42.9%11th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover—
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %25.0%65th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate0.0%1st
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.0003rd
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

South Carolina teammates

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