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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Elijah Kelly

Longwood · Guard · Sophomore · 6-7 · #1

Returning

#2542Overall
-0.15Projected impact
  • #1357 guard in the country
  • #1738 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 13 minutes a game) at Longwood. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
13
Spot in the rotation
#7

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 Longwood: 31 games, 17 starts, 10.8 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game2.31stMM #831
  • Rebounds per game1.716thMM #675
  • Assists per game0.43rdMM #803
  • Steals per game0.738thMM #446
  • Blocks per game0.263rdMM #212
  • Turnovers per game0.592ndMM #52
  • Field goal %42.4%(25-59)54thMM #356
  • 3-point %34.2%(13-38)52ndMM #356
  • Free throw %58.3%(7-12)6thMM #776

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 rate11.7%style

    Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor

  • Offensive rating103.828thMM #557

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating101.390thMM #66

    Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)

  • True shooting %54.4%49thMM #387

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %53.4%73rdMM #217

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.8713thMM #706

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %20.4%45thMM #470

    Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor

  • Free-throw rate20.3%21stMM #659

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.08337thMM #459

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Elijah Kelly

The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.

  • EJ Horton

    North Texas · G · Sophomore

    77%match

    Returning

    -0.17 impact · 2.9 pts · 1.2 reb · 0.3 ast

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  • Elijah Parker

    Central Connecticut · G · Sophomore

    70%match

    Returning

    -0.23 impact · 2.4 pts · 2 reb · 1.1 ast

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  • Sherman Weatherspoon IV

    Utah Valley · G · Senior

    69%match

    Returning

    -0.08 impact · 5 pts · 1.9 reb · 0.5 ast

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  • Tre Blassingame

    William & Mary · G · Senior

    69%match

    Transfer from Idaho

    -0.08 impact · 3.9 pts · 2.6 reb · 0.5 ast

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  • Brandon Hall

    Duquesne · G · Senior

    69%match

    Returning

    -0.34 impact · 3.3 pts · 1.3 reb · 0.8 ast

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  • Brandon Hardy

    Grambling · G · Senior

    69%match

    Transfer from Southern

    -0.25 impact · 3.8 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.7 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).