College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Malik Messina-Moore
Illinois State · Guard · Senior · 6-5 · #9
Transfer from Xavier
- #341 guard in the country
- #376 in the transfer portal
- #237 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 24 minutes a game) at Illinois State, as a lead playmaker: a smaller role than he had at Xavier (33.2 min).
- Projected minutes
- 24
- Spot in the rotation
- #2
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 Xavier: 33 games, 33 starts, 33.2 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game10.965thMM #216
- Rebounds per game3.055thMM #331
- Assists per game3.889thMM #63
- Steals per game1.171stMM #177
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game1.536thMM #546
- Field goal %38.5%(117-304)24thMM #618
- 3-point %31.8%(50-157)37thMM #505
- Free throw %80.0%(76-95)66thMM #248
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 rate17.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating109.447thMM #378
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating116.213thMM #719
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %52.1%32ndMM #522
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %46.7%26thMM #597
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.5893rdMM #46
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %19.4%41stMM #516
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate31.3%53rdMM #398
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.06626thMM #571
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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+0.79 impact · 10.1 pts · 3.2 reb · 3.5 ast
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+0.22 impact · 10.8 pts · 3 reb · 4.8 ast
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+0.74 impact · 10.6 pts · 2.9 reb · 4.6 ast
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+0.40 impact · 13.6 pts · 3 reb · 4.1 ast
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+0.68 impact · 10.1 pts · 1.4 reb · 5 ast
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Illinois State teammates
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- Ty Blake#2430 · G · Returning
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Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).