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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

JT Elder

Eastern Illinois · Guard · Senior · 6-7 · #5

Returning

#2775Overall
-0.20Projected impact
  • #1515 guard in the country
  • #1948 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 5 minutes a game) at Eastern Illinois, as a secondary scorer and floor spacer. Fewer minutes than last season.

Projected minutes
5
Spot in the rotation
#3

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 Eastern Illinois: 1 games, 0 starts, 17 minutes a game.

  • Points per game8.043rd
  • Rebounds per game0.01st
  • Assists per game0.01st
  • Steals per game2.098th
  • Blocks per game0.011th
  • Turnovers per game1.065th
  • Field goal %50.0%(3-6)93rd
  • 3-point %50.0%(2-4)99th
  • Free throw %0.0%(0-0)1st

Last season: advanced

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

  • Usage rate23.1%style

    Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor

  • Offensive rating94.18th

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating138.91st

    Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)

  • True shooting %66.7%99th

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %66.7%99th

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.001st

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %—

    Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor

  • Free-throw rate0.0%1st

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.0003rd

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

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