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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Eric Mejia

Fairfield · Guard · Junior · 6-3 · #1

Returning

#2752Overall
-0.20Projected impact
  • #1496 guard in the country
  • #1928 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at Fairfield. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
19
Spot in the rotation
#4

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 Fairfield: 34 games, 7 starts, 18.9 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game4.918thMM #668
  • Rebounds per game2.231stMM #524
  • Assists per game1.543rdMM #422
  • Steals per game0.957thMM #289
  • Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
  • Turnovers per game1.065thMM #288
  • Field goal %34.9%(51-146)9thMM #754
  • 3-point %30.6%(11-36)29thMM #562
  • Free throw %73.3%(55-75)37thMM #499

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 rate16.5%style

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

  • Offensive rating100.419thMM #647

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating105.873rdMM #215

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

  • True shooting %46.9%9thMM #753

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %38.7%3rdMM #807

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.5357thMM #323

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %18.9%38thMM #539

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

  • Free-throw rate51.4%91stMM #84

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.06927thMM #553

    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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    80%match

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    -0.21 impact · 3.8 pts · 2.6 reb · 2 ast

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    -0.24 impact · 2.7 pts · 1.2 reb · 1.6 ast

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    Hampton · G · Senior

    74%match

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    -0.17 impact · 5.8 pts · 1.6 reb · 1.6 ast

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    74%match

    Transfer from Long Beach State

    -0.30 impact · 6 pts · 1.9 reb · 2.3 ast

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  • Caleb Crawford

    Maine · G · Junior

    74%match

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    -0.35 impact · 4.4 pts · 1.1 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).