College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Malik Ferguson
Southern · Guard · Senior · 6-4 · #1
Transfer from Tennessee Tech
- #1644 guard in the country
- #1448 in the transfer portal
- #2112 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 15 minutes a game) at Southern: a role like the one he had at Tennessee Tech (17.6 min).
- Projected minutes
- 15
- 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 Tennessee Tech: 22 games, 7 starts, 17.6 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game5.321stMM #640
- Rebounds per game1.613thMM #707
- Assists per game1.023rdMM #604
- Steals per game0.519thMM #627
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game1.441stMM #504
- Field goal %42.6%(43-101)56thMM #347
- 3-point %28.1%(9-32)19thMM #655
- Free throw %75.0%(21-28)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 rate18.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating93.77thMM #767
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating116.014thMM #712
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %51.2%27thMM #581
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %47.0%28thMM #581
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.717thMM #762
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %40.0%97thMM #37
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate27.7%43rdMM #472
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.0216thMM #793
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Malik Ferguson
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 Long Beach State
-0.30 impact · 6.4 pts · 2.2 reb · 1.2 ast
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-0.33 impact · 6.3 pts · 2.9 reb · 0.7 ast
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-0.30 impact · 3.2 pts · 1.9 reb · 0.7 ast
CompareTransfer from Notre Dame
-0.10 impact · 5.7 pts · 2.6 reb · 1.5 ast
CompareReturning
-0.34 impact · 6.6 pts · 2.8 reb · 1.1 ast
CompareTransfer from Maryland Eastern Shore
-0.41 impact · 6 pts · 1.2 reb · 1.6 ast
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Southern teammates
Noah Boyde#1519 · C · Transfer from Western Kentucky- Ibrahim Olajuwon#1535 · C · Transfer from Florida International
- Sean Van Dorn Jr.#1573 · G · Transfer from Georgia Southern
- Lionel Bell#2035 · C · Returning
- R'Chaun King#2073 · F · Transfer from Alabama State
- Justin Page#2831 · G · Transfer from Niagara
- Lionel Larvadain#2920 · G · Transfer from Chicago State
- Daniel Dormu#2928 · G · Transfer from Tarleton State
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).