College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Ladji Dembele

Washington State · Forward · Junior · 6-0 · #21

Transfer from UNLV

#805Overall

+0.34Projected impact

#337 forward in the country
#449 in the transfer portal
#316 mid-major player

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 13 minutes a game) at Washington State: a role like the one he had at UNLV (16.8 min).

Projected minutes: 13
Spot in the rotation: #6

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 UNLV: 6 games, 3 starts, 16.8 minutes a game.

Points per game4.318th
Rebounds per game3.532nd
Assists per game1.266th
Steals per game0.542nd
Blocks per game0.769th
Turnovers per game1.053rd
Field goal %37.0%(10-27)4th
3-point %28.6%(4-14)44th
Free throw %50.0%(2-4)10th

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate16.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating93.25th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating115.49th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %45.2%3rd
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %44.4%5th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover1.1772nd
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %38.1%70th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate14.8%4th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.0001st
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

Washington State teammates

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