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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Elijah Perryman

Cincinnati · Guard · Sophomore · 6-2 · #1

Transfer from Utah State

#495Overall
+0.60Projected impact
  • #244 guard in the country
  • #262 in the transfer portal

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected bench piece (about 18 minutes a game) at Cincinnati, as a lead playmaker: a role like the one he had at Utah State (13.9 min).

Projected minutes
18
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 Utah State: 36 games, 1 starts, 13.9 minutes a game.

  • Points per game4.414th
  • Rebounds per game1.613th
  • Assists per game3.182nd
  • Steals per game0.848th
  • Blocks per game0.263rd
  • Turnovers per game1.441st
  • Field goal %43.9%(58-132)65th
  • 3-point %29.6%(16-54)25th
  • Free throw %80.0%(28-35)66th

Last season: advanced

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

  • Usage rate20.2%style

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

  • Offensive rating107.540th

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating102.487th

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

  • True shooting %54.3%49th

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %50.0%49th

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover2.2085th

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %5.4%1st

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

  • Free-throw rate26.5%39th

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.12067th

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Elijah Perryman

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

  • JJ Mandaquit

    Arizona · G · Sophomore

    72%match

    Transfer from Washington

    +0.58 impact · 5.2 pts · 2.1 reb · 3.2 ast

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  • Rob Diaz III

    North Dakota State · G · Senior

    71%match

    Transfer from Long Beach State

    +0.22 impact · 8.1 pts · 3.6 reb · 2.6 ast

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  • Jalen Haynes

    Southern Illinois · G · Sophomore

    68%match

    Returning

    +0.25 impact · 7.9 pts · 2.4 reb · 2.1 ast

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  • Josiah LeGree

    UTSA · G · Junior

    67%match

    Transfer from Morehead State

    0.00 impact · 7.5 pts · 1.7 reb · 3.3 ast

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  • Jaylen Smith

    Kansas City · G · Senior

    66%match

    Transfer from East Tennessee State

    +0.16 impact · 9.3 pts · 2.6 reb · 2.8 ast

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  • Ace Buckner

    Clemson · G · Junior

    65%match

    Returning

    +0.67 impact · 8.3 pts · 2.9 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).