College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Ernest Shelton
Boston College · Guard · Senior · 6-5 · #3
Transfer from Merrimack
- #456 guard in the country
- #519 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 24 minutes a game) at Boston College, as a secondary scorer: a smaller role than he had at Merrimack (36.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 24
- Spot in the rotation
- #1
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 Merrimack: 34 games, 34 starts, 36.9 minutes a game.
- Points per game15.990th
- Rebounds per game3.158th
- Assists per game0.919th
- Steals per game1.278th
- Blocks per game0.592nd
- Turnovers per game1.159th
- Field goal %38.6%(150-389)25th
- 3-point %34.6%(99-286)55th
- Free throw %87.2%(143-164)91st
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate22.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating117.374th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating108.260th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %58.8%80th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %51.3%59th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.8412th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %17.1%31st
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate42.2%78th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.13476th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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+0.26 impact · 17.7 pts · 2.9 reb · 0.9 ast
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+0.19 impact · 11.2 pts · 3.5 reb · 1.7 ast
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+0.50 impact · 11.6 pts · 4.4 reb · 1.4 ast
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+0.49 impact · 15.5 pts · 4.3 reb · 1.1 ast
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Boston College teammates
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- Luke Hunger#517 · F · Transfer from George Washington
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- Colby Duggan#1433 · F · Transfer from Charleston
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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).