College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Jerry Deng

Memphis · Forward · Senior · 6-9 · #7

Transfer from NC State

#717Overall

+0.41Projected impact

#301 forward in the country
#397 in the transfer portal
#261 mid-major player

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected bench piece (about 13 minutes a game) at Memphis, as a secondary scorer: a role like the one he had at NC State (12.6 min).

Projected minutes: 13
Spot in the rotation: #10

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 NC State: 8 games, 0 starts, 12.6 minutes a game.

Points per game6.136th
Rebounds per game2.05th
Assists per game0.412th
Steals per game0.654th
Blocks per game0.216th
Turnovers per game0.495th
Field goal %34.8%(16-46)2nd
3-point %32.4%(11-34)59th
Free throw %85.7%(6-7)97th

Last season: advanced

Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.

Usage rate25.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating111.042nd
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating101.583rd
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %49.9%10th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %46.7%12th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover1.0059th
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %25.0%18th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate15.2%5th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.15882nd
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

Memphis teammates

Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).