
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Leon Bond III
Iowa State · Guard · Senior · 6-5 · #7
Transfer from Northern Iowa
- #281 guard in the country
- #298 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 17 minutes a game) at Iowa State: a smaller role than he had at Northern Iowa (32.8 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 Northern Iowa: 36 games, 36 starts, 32.8 minutes a game.
- Points per game11.971st
- Rebounds per game4.788th
- Assists per game1.543rd
- Steals per game0.848th
- Blocks per game0.797th
- Turnovers per game1.159th
- Field goal %47.3%(164-347)85th
- 3-point %36.2%(46-127)66th
- Free throw %75.0%(54-72)43rd
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate20.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating110.149th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating97.897th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %56.5%65th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %53.9%76th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.3948th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %15.3%23rd
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate20.7%22nd
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.13979th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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Iowa State teammates
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Blake Buchanan#31 · F · Returning
Jaquan Johnson#162 · G · Transfer from Bradley
Ryan Prather Jr.#249 · G · Transfer from Robert Morris
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Dominykas Pleta#412 · F · Returning
Tre Singleton#423 · F · Transfer from Northwestern
Taj Manning#623 · F · Transfer from Kansas State
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).