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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Malek Archie

Lindenwood · Guard · Junior · 6-2 · #1

Transfer from Tarleton State

#543Overall
+0.55Projected impact
  • #271 guard in the country
  • #289 in the transfer portal
  • #163 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 12 minutes a game) at Lindenwood, as a secondary scorer and rim protector: a role like the one he had at Tarleton State (10.5 min).

Projected minutes
12
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 Tarleton State: 2 games, 0 starts, 10.5 minutes a game.

  • Points per game7.036th
  • Rebounds per game2.540th
  • Assists per game0.01st
  • Steals per game1.590th
  • Blocks per game1.599th
  • Turnovers per game0.099th
  • Field goal %70.0%(7-10)99th
  • 3-point %0.0%(0-0)1st
  • Free throw %0.0%(0-2)1st

Last season: advanced

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

  • Usage rate23.6%style

    Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor

  • Offensive rating134.699th

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating68.499th

    Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)

  • True shooting %64.3%97th

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %70.0%99th

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover—

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %40.0%97th

    Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor

  • Free-throw rate20.0%20th

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.38199th

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

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