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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Malik Olafioye

Chicago State · Guard · Senior · 6-2 · #11

Transfer from Eastern Illinois

#2922Overall
-0.25Projected impact
  • #1618 guard in the country
  • #1431 in the transfer portal
  • #2083 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 16 minutes a game) at Chicago State: a role like the one he had at Eastern Illinois (16.4 min).

Projected minutes
16
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 Eastern Illinois: 20 games, 2 starts, 16.4 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game3.910thMM #740
  • Rebounds per game1.922ndMM #609
  • Assists per game1.335thMM #495
  • Steals per game0.629thMM #532
  • Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
  • Turnovers per game1.536thMM #546
  • Field goal %37.7%(29-77)19thMM #658
  • 3-point %15.0%(3-20)2ndMM #826
  • Free throw %64.0%(16-25)12thMM #719

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 rate19.0%style

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

  • Offensive rating77.91stMM #835

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating105.873rdMM #215

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

  • True shooting %43.8%4thMM #810

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %39.6%4thMM #798

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.8713thMM #706

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %13.2%16thMM #706

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

  • Free-throw rate32.5%57thMM #365

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.0003rdMM #812

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

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The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.

  • Trey Brown

    North Carolina Central · G · Senior

    83%match

    Transfer from Maryland Eastern Shore

    -0.27 impact · 3.3 pts · 2.4 reb · 1.3 ast

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  • Jalen St Clair

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    77%match

    Returning

    -0.29 impact · 3.5 pts · 0.8 reb · 1.2 ast

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  • Kruz McClure

    DePaul · G · Sophomore

    76%match

    Returning

    -0.21 impact · 5 pts · 1.4 reb · 1.5 ast

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  • Amare Allen

    Stonehill · G · Junior

    76%match

    Transfer from Maine

    -0.27 impact · 3.8 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.3 ast

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  • Khalil London

    UL Monroe · G · Junior

    76%match

    Transfer from Tennessee State

    -0.24 impact · 6.5 pts · 1.6 reb · 1.1 ast

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  • ArDarius Grayson

    Weber State · G · Sophomore

    74%match

    Returning

    -0.17 impact · 3.8 pts · 1.5 reb · 1.3 ast

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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).