College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Josh Dalton
Elon · Forward · Sophomore · 6-10 · #1
Transfer from Loyola Marymount
- #676 forward in the country
- #911 in the transfer portal
- #957 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 17 minutes a game) at Elon: a role like the one he had at Loyola Marymount (12.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 17
- 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 Loyola Marymount: 29 games, 0 starts, 12.9 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game3.611thMM #394
- Rebounds per game2.615thMM #373
- Assists per game0.519thMM #342
- Steals per game0.26thMM #410
- Blocks per game0.16thMM #404
- Turnovers per game0.495thMM #20
- Field goal %45.1%(37-82)31stMM #301
- 3-point %33.3%(17-51)63rdMM #143
- Free throw %72.2%(13-18)66thMM #147
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 rate14.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating116.163rdMM #129
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating105.364thMM #158
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %57.8%51stMM #191
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %55.5%57thMM #177
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.2576thMM #96
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %23.0%13thMM #394
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate22.0%14thMM #386
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.10748thMM #190
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.
Transfer from St. Thomas-Minnesota
-0.08 impact · 4.4 pts · 1.9 reb · 0.5 ast
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-0.10 impact · 3.5 pts · 3.1 reb · 0.4 ast
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+0.02 impact · 6.4 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.4 ast
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+0.02 impact · 3.5 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.5 ast
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+0.10 impact · 1.9 pts · 1.5 reb · 0.7 ast
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+0.11 impact · 4 pts · 2.6 reb · 0.9 ast
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Elon teammates
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- Iker Garmendia#1779 · F · Returning
- Hunter Harding#2179 · C · Transfer from Indiana State
- Cam Thrower#2277 · G · Transfer from Pennsylvania
- Alex Olander#2553 · F · Returning
- Randall Pettus II#2891 · G · Returning
- Isaiah Mbeng#3087 · G · Transfer from East Carolina
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).