College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
LA Hayes
Southern Indiana · Guard · Senior · 6-6 · #7
Transfer from UTEP
- #863 guard in the country
- #941 in the transfer portal
- #1011 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 17 minutes a game) at Southern Indiana, as a secondary scorer: a bigger role than he had at UTEP (10.8 min).
- Projected minutes
- 17
- 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 UTEP: 28 games, 1 starts, 10.8 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game4.212thMM #725
- Rebounds per game1.716thMM #675
- Assists per game0.68thMM #749
- Steals per game0.957thMM #289
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game0.495thMM #25
- Field goal %37.5%(36-96)18thMM #667
- 3-point %26.3%(10-38)13thMM #710
- Free throw %75.0%(36-48)43rdMM #430
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 rate22.3%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating107.239thMM #441
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating101.291stMM #64
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %50.4%22ndMM #626
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %42.7%10thMM #738
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.4250thMM #376
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %29.8%79thMM #199
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate50.0%89thMM #101
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.13275thMM #145
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like LA Hayes
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+0.01 impact · 5.9 pts · 1.8 reb · 1.2 ast
CompareTransfer from Weber State
-0.07 impact · 3.7 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.7 ast
CompareReturning
-0.23 impact · 3.9 pts · 1.2 reb · 0.4 ast
CompareReturning
-0.04 impact · 4.4 pts · 1.2 reb · 1.6 ast
CompareTransfer from Georgia State
-0.01 impact · 7.2 pts · 3.6 reb · 0.9 ast
CompareTransfer from UT Martin
+0.14 impact · 4.6 pts · 2.7 reb · 1.2 ast
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Southern Indiana teammates
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- Didier Maleng#1950 · F · Transfer from Denver
- Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams#2356 · F · Transfer from Oral Roberts
- Afan Trnka#2516 · G · Transfer from UT Martin
- Kaden Brown#2546 · G · Returning
- Donovan Hunter#2700 · F · Transfer from Bellarmine
- Alem Fejzic#2801 · G · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).