College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Ethan Kizer
South Dakota · Forward · Junior · 6-5 · #21
Returning
- #1120 forward in the country
- #2115 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 16 minutes a game) at South Dakota. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 16
- 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 South Dakota: 32 games, 3 starts, 15.2 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game4.015thMM #372
- Rebounds per game1.62ndMM #452
- Assists per game0.23rdMM #439
- Steals per game0.542ndMM #210
- Blocks per game0.16thMM #404
- Turnovers per game0.398thMM #4
- Field goal %35.8%(39-109)3rdMM #449
- 3-point %33.7%(34-101)66thMM #138
- Free throw %50.0%(15-30)10thMM #405
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate13.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating105.925thMM #304
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating113.118thMM #369
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %52.0%17thMM #356
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %51.4%32ndMM #281
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.4512thMM #401
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %13.5%2ndMM #455
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate27.5%25thMM #336
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.04910thMM #394
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 · 3.2 pts · 3.3 reb · 0.4 ast
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-0.19 impact · 2.7 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.4 ast
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-0.22 impact · 4.3 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.4 ast
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-0.19 impact · 4 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.7 ast
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-0.15 impact · 2.9 pts · 2.7 reb · 0.4 ast
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-0.13 impact · 3.5 pts · 3 reb · 0.7 ast
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South Dakota teammates
Cade Kelderman#902 · G · Transfer from Iowa State- Vince Buzelis#1656 · G · Returning
- Kajus Kublickas#1998 · G · Transfer from Pacific
- Stef van Bussel#2246 · C · Transfer from Duquesne
- Jake Brack#2251 · F · Returning
- Jahni Summers#2536 · G · Transfer from Sacramento State
- Melo Sanchez#2848 · G · Transfer from Central Connecticut
- Josh Townley-Thomas#3083 · F · Transfer from Creighton
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).