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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Emanuel Richards

Eastern Michigan · Guard · Senior · 6-4 · #2

Transfer from Longwood

#2726Overall
-0.19Projected impact
  • #1482 guard in the country
  • #1347 in the transfer portal
  • #1906 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at Eastern Michigan: a smaller role than he had at Longwood (26.0 min).

Projected minutes
20
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 Longwood: 32 games, 31 starts, 26 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game9.756thMM #305
  • Rebounds per game3.467thMM #238
  • Assists per game1.127thMM #570
  • Steals per game1.065thMM #229
  • Blocks per game0.263rdMM #212
  • Turnovers per game1.536thMM #546
  • Field goal %43.3%(107-247)61stMM #312
  • 3-point %32.1%(25-78)38thMM #488
  • Free throw %73.5%(72-98)37thMM #495

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 rate20.2%style

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

  • Offensive rating106.637thMM #458

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating106.867thMM #266

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

  • True shooting %53.6%43rdMM #431

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %48.4%36thMM #498

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.738thMM #760

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %25.5%67thMM #292

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

  • Free-throw rate39.7%74thMM #226

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.09647thMM #367

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

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

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    Tennessee Tech · G · Junior

    81%match

    Transfer from Abilene Christian

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  • Antonio Baker Jr.

    Florida A&M · G · Senior

    76%match

    Returning

    -0.20 impact · 9.9 pts · 3.6 reb · 1.9 ast

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  • Ari Fulton

    St. Bonaventure · G · Junior

    75%match

    Transfer from NJIT

    -0.15 impact · 10.9 pts · 6.2 reb · 1.2 ast

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  • Deng Garang

    Illinois State · G · Junior

    75%match

    Transfer from Le Moyne

    -0.15 impact · 10.8 pts · 5.2 reb · 1 ast

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  • Najimi George

    Samford · G · Junior

    73%match

    Transfer from New Haven

    -0.41 impact · 11.2 pts · 3.6 reb · 1.6 ast

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  • Aaron Davis III

    Hampton · G · Senior

    72%match

    Transfer from Bryant

    -0.29 impact · 9.5 pts · 3.5 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).