College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Elijah Strong
Saint Louis · Forward · Senior · 6-8 · #31
Transfer from South Carolina
- #424 forward in the country
- #581 in the transfer portal
- #452 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 16 minutes a game) at Saint Louis, as a primary scorer: a role like the one he had at South Carolina (17.1 min).
- Projected minutes
- 16
- 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 South Carolina: 32 games, 18 starts, 17.1 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 462 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game10.068thMM #110
- Rebounds per game2.39thMM #412
- Assists per game0.948thMM #185
- Steals per game0.428thMM #284
- Blocks per game0.216thMM #338
- Turnovers per game0.962ndMM #177
- Field goal %44.6%(124-278)28thMM #309
- 3-point %27.8%(27-97)42ndMM #262
- Free throw %75.9%(44-58)77thMM #92
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 462 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate31.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating104.421stMM #324
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating113.118thMM #368
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %52.6%20thMM #342
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %49.5%23rdMM #331
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.0059thMM #155
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %21.3%9thMM #407
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate20.9%12thMM #397
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.08833rdMM #269
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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+0.19 impact · 7.1 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
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+0.18 impact · 7.9 pts · 3.1 reb · 0.8 ast
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+0.49 impact · 11.4 pts · 3.4 reb · 1.2 ast
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+0.10 impact · 7.6 pts · 3.4 reb · 1.7 ast
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-0.17 impact · 6.4 pts · 2.5 reb · 1 ast
CompareTransfer from Western Carolina
+0.13 impact · 13.7 pts · 4.8 reb · 0.9 ast
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Saint Louis teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).