College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Joshua Eli
Western Michigan · Forward · Junior · 6-6 · #2
Transfer from Army
- #840 forward in the country
- #1086 in the transfer portal
- #1307 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected bench piece (about 16 minutes a game) at Western Michigan: a role like the one he had at Army (14.3 min).
- Projected minutes
- 16
- Spot in the rotation
- #9
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 Army: 29 games, 0 starts, 14.3 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game4.318thMM #357
- Rebounds per game3.532ndMM #284
- Assists per game0.840thMM #224
- Steals per game0.428thMM #285
- Blocks per game0.16thMM #404
- Turnovers per game0.398thMM #4
- Field goal %46.7%(42-90)38thMM #264
- 3-point %54.2%(13-24)98thMM #7
- Free throw %62.2%(28-45)31stMM #298
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 rate14.6%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating127.391stMM #30
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating111.825thMM #333
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %56.9%44thMM #223
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %53.9%46thMM #221
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.6799thMM #5
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %45.1%92ndMM #47
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate50.0%74thMM #110
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.11656thMM #158
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Joshua Eli
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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+0.13 impact · 3.5 pts · 2.7 reb · 0.9 ast
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-0.01 impact · 7.3 pts · 3.6 reb · 0.5 ast
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+0.10 impact · 1.9 pts · 1.5 reb · 0.7 ast
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-0.07 impact · 3.9 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.9 ast
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+0.11 impact · 4 pts · 2.6 reb · 0.9 ast
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+0.05 impact · 4.7 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.1 ast
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Western Michigan teammates
Jaylen Washington Jr.#300 · G · Transfer from UT Rio Grande Valley- Julien Gomez#810 · G · Transfer from UT Rio Grande Valley
- Augustinas Kiudulas#886 · F · Transfer from Colorado State
- Rob Lee Jr.#975 · G · Transfer from Lamar
- Adam Harakow#1034 · G · Transfer from Wyoming
- Isaac Finlinson#1088 · F · Transfer from Hawai'i
- Tanner Hayhurst#1352 · G · Transfer from Southern Utah
- Mason Bendinger#3121 · G · Transfer from South Carolina Upstate
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).