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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Elijah Parker

Central Connecticut · Guard · Sophomore · 6-3 · #0

Returning

#2853Overall
-0.23Projected impact
  • #1569 guard in the country
  • #2017 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 15 minutes a game) at Central Connecticut. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
15
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 Central Connecticut: 29 games, 2 starts, 14.6 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game2.41stMM #827
  • Rebounds per game2.025thMM #578
  • Assists per game1.127thMM #570
  • Steals per game0.738thMM #446
  • Blocks per game0.263rdMM #212
  • Turnovers per game0.877thMM #176
  • Field goal %41.2%(28-68)46thMM #432
  • 3-point %26.9%(7-26)15thMM #695
  • Free throw %42.1%(8-19)1stMM #835

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 rate12.6%style

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

  • Offensive rating89.74thMM #804

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating105.177thMM #181

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

  • True shooting %46.5%8thMM #761

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %46.3%24thMM #610

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.3545thMM #425

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %16.9%30thMM #603

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

  • Free-throw rate27.9%44thMM #465

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.03811thMM #731

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Elijah Parker

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

  • Devon Arlington

    Stonehill · G · Senior

    75%match

    Transfer from Yale

    -0.12 impact · 2.8 pts · 2 reb · 1.5 ast

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  • Always Wright

    UT Rio Grande Valley · G · Senior

    75%match

    Returning

    -0.17 impact · 2.9 pts · 1.6 reb · 1.9 ast

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  • Isaiah Watts

    UTSA · G · Senior

    74%match

    Transfer from Maryland

    -0.26 impact · 4.3 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Brandon Hall

    Duquesne · G · Senior

    73%match

    Returning

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

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  • EJ Horton

    North Texas · G · Sophomore

    73%match

    Returning

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

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  • Isaiah West

    Belmont · G · Senior

    73%match

    Returning

    -0.03 impact · 2.9 pts · 2.6 reb · 1.8 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).