College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Elijah Chol
UC Irvine · Forward · Senior · 7-0 · #3
Returning
- #375 forward in the country
- #367 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 14 minutes a game) at UC Irvine. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 15
- Spot in the rotation
- #5
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 UC Irvine: 26 games, 17 starts, 16.6 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game4.722ndMM #339
- Rebounds per game3.328thMM #304
- Assists per game0.625thMM #304
- Steals per game0.26thMM #410
- Blocks per game1.083rdMM #59
- Turnovers per game0.495thMM #20
- Field goal %46.9%(46-98)39thMM #262
- 3-point %33.3%(9-27)63rdMM #143
- Free throw %48.8%(21-43)8thMM #414
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate14.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating110.741stMM #234
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating97.594thMM #27
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %52.2%18thMM #352
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %51.5%33rdMM #276
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.3682ndMM #70
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %31.0%42ndMM #263
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate43.9%62ndMM #172
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.12059thMM #144
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Elijah Chol
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Davidson
+0.38 impact · 3.7 pts · 3.4 reb · 0.7 ast
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+0.03 impact · 3.9 pts · 3.6 reb · 0.9 ast
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+0.42 impact · 4.1 pts · 3 reb · 0.8 ast
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+0.13 impact · 3.3 pts · 2 reb · 0.5 ast
CompareTransfer from Georgetown
+0.27 impact · 3.3 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.5 ast
CompareTransfer from Charlotte
-0.02 impact · 4.1 pts · 2.6 reb · 1 ast
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UC Irvine teammates
Nils Cooper#266 · G · Transfer from UC Davis- Harrison Carrington#424 · F · Returning
- Jovan Jester Jr.#1097 · G · Returning
- Nes Emeneke#1313 · C · Returning
- Tama Isaac#1329 · G · Returning
- Olivier Rioux#1540 · C · Transfer from Florida
- Ben Egbo#1933 · G · Returning
- Josiah Johnson#2357 · G · Freshman · #88 recruit
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).