College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Jon Mekonnen

South Dakota State · Forward · Sophomore · 6-8 · #5

Transfer from Colorado State

#1027Overall

+0.21Projected impact

#436 forward in the country
#597 in the transfer portal
#472 mid-major player

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 13 minutes a game) at South Dakota State, as a primary scorer: a bigger role than he had at Colorado State (4.9 min).

Projected minutes: 13
Spot in the rotation: #6

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 Colorado State: 11 games, 0 starts, 4.9 minutes a game.

Points per game2.11st
Rebounds per game1.31st
Assists per game0.412th
Steals per game0.542nd
Blocks per game0.01st
Turnovers per game0.495th
Field goal %25.0%(5-20)1st
3-point %0.0%(0-9)10th
Free throw %92.9%(13-14)99th

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate30.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating98.710th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating91.099th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %44.0%2nd
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %25.0%1st
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover1.0059th
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %28.6%32nd
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate70.0%94th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.14878th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

South Dakota State teammates

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