College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Mekhi Cooper
Louisiana · Guard · Senior · 6-0 · #3
Transfer from Lindenwood
- #1715 guard in the country
- #1491 in the transfer portal
- #2195 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 24 minutes a game) at Louisiana: a smaller role than he had at Lindenwood (29.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 24
- Spot in the rotation
- #3
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 Lindenwood: 33 games, 33 starts, 29.9 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game6.432ndMM #540
- Rebounds per game2.849thMM #371
- Assists per game3.889thMM #63
- Steals per game1.278thMM #129
- Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
- Turnovers per game2.114thMM #730
- Field goal %31.9%(68-213)3rdMM #816
- 3-point %31.6%(36-114)35thMM #518
- Free throw %76.9%(40-52)52ndMM #365
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 rate14.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating93.67thMM #769
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating102.985thMM #107
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %44.9%5thMM #792
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %40.4%5thMM #789
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.8473rdMM #182
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 rate24.4%32ndMM #562
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.06123rdMM #603
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.
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-0.38 impact · 7.5 pts · 2.9 reb · 4 ast
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-0.35 impact · 7.9 pts · 2.4 reb · 3.7 ast
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-0.30 impact · 6 pts · 1.9 reb · 2.3 ast
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-0.27 impact · 6.8 pts · 2.7 reb · 3.7 ast
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-0.43 impact · 4.7 pts · 3.5 reb · 3.2 ast
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-0.17 impact · 4.1 pts · 3.6 reb · 2.8 ast
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Louisiana teammates
Jamyron Keller#672 · G · Returning- Dani Pounds#1115 · F · Transfer from Tennessee Tech
- Josiah Harris#1360 · F · Transfer from Cleveland State
- Trent Middleton Jr.#1717 · G · Transfer from North Carolina A&T
- Todd Jones Jr.#2250 · F · Returning
- Logan Myers#2445 · G · Returning
- Jeremiah Evans#2760 · F · Returning
- De'vion Lavergne#3090 · G · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).