College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Keelan Steele
Mercer · Forward · Senior · 6-10 · #25
Transfer from Maine
- #942 forward in the country
- #1187 in the transfer portal
- #1550 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 15 minutes a game) at Mercer, as a secondary scorer: a smaller role than he had at Maine (20.6 min).
- Projected minutes
- 15
- Spot in the rotation
- #4
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 Maine: 24 games, 23 starts, 20.6 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game8.155thMM #162
- Rebounds per game4.552ndMM #183
- Assists per game0.948thMM #186
- Steals per game0.872ndMM #88
- Blocks per game0.980thMM #68
- Turnovers per game2.08thMM #431
- Field goal %60.5%(75-124)88thMM #52
- 3-point %0.0%(0-2)10thMM #378
- Free throw %55.0%(44-80)16thMM #378
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 rate23.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating97.69thMM #404
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating99.091stMM #39
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %60.9%72ndMM #100
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %60.5%82ndMM #77
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.4512thMM #401
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %23.1%13thMM #391
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate64.5%90thMM #40
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.09740thMM #235
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Keelan Steele
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
-0.10 impact · 10.4 pts · 5 reb · 0.8 ast
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+0.25 impact · 8.5 pts · 4.8 reb · 0.3 ast
CompareReturning
-0.02 impact · 10 pts · 5 reb · 1.6 ast
CompareTransfer from Long Beach State
+0.01 impact · 4.8 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
CompareTransfer from North Carolina A&T
-0.14 impact · 11.3 pts · 7.2 reb · 0.9 ast
CompareTransfer from Oregon State
+0.28 impact · 7.9 pts · 5.1 reb · 1 ast
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Mercer teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).