College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
K'Jei Parker
Ball State · Guard · Senior · 6-2 · #5
Transfer from Massachusetts
- #497 guard in the country
- #574 in the transfer portal
- #443 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 22 minutes a game) at Ball State, as a secondary scorer and floor spacer: a role like the one he had at Massachusetts (20.8 min).
- Projected minutes
- 22
- 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 Massachusetts: 33 games, 6 starts, 20.8 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game10.763rdMM #232
- Rebounds per game1.922ndMM #609
- Assists per game2.059thMM #285
- Steals per game0.738thMM #446
- Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
- Turnovers per game1.441stMM #504
- Field goal %44.5%(117-263)68thMM #253
- 3-point %40.8%(64-157)91stMM #74
- Free throw %90.0%(54-60)96thMM #32
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate23.7%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating118.878thMM #145
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating110.544thMM #443
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %60.8%88thMM #95
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %56.7%87thMM #104
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.4753rdMM #343
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %11.1%10thMM #762
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate22.8%28thMM #598
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.14080thMM #110
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like K'Jei Parker
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from St. Bonaventure
+0.31 impact · 16.4 pts · 1.9 reb · 2.8 ast
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+0.23 impact · 16 pts · 3.2 reb · 2 ast
CompareTransfer from Western Michigan
+0.16 impact · 11.9 pts · 1.5 reb · 3.4 ast
CompareReturning
+0.65 impact · 8.5 pts · 1.9 reb · 2.6 ast
CompareReturning
+1.21 impact · 15.7 pts · 2.5 reb · 2.7 ast
CompareTransfer from California
+0.54 impact · 16.9 pts · 2 reb · 2.2 ast
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Ball State teammates
Zaon Collins#606 · G · Transfer from Fresno State- Javion Guy-King#745 · G · Transfer from Central Arkansas
- Babatunde Durodola#963 · F · Transfer from Temple
- Joey Hart#1062 · G · Returning
- Sean Blake#1341 · G · Transfer from Vermont
- Jaden Smith#1687 · C · Transfer from Saint Joseph's
- Aaron Fine#1988 · G · Transfer from Purdue
- Trey Lewis#2268 · G · Transfer from Western Michigan
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).