College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Melian Martinez
Bethune-Cookman · Center · Senior · 7-0 · #21
Transfer from Louisiana Tech
- #97 center in the country
- #718 in the transfer portal
- #648 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 18 minutes a game) at Bethune-Cookman, as a rim protector: a role like the one he had at Louisiana Tech (15.5 min).
- Projected minutes
- 18
- Spot in the rotation
- #7
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 Louisiana Tech: 30 games, 19 starts, 15.5 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 35 mid-major centerson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game4.227thMM #22
- Rebounds per game2.916thMM #27
- Assists per game0.27thMM #30
- Steals per game0.15thMM #31
- Blocks per game1.785thMM #3
- Turnovers per game0.866thMM #10
- Field goal %74.4%(61-82)98thMM #1
- 3-point %0.0%(0-0)28thMM #16
- Free throw %31.3%(5-16)1stMM #35
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 35 mid-major centerson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate12.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating115.347thMM #14
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating100.777thMM #4
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %71.3%95thMM #2
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %74.4%98thMM #1
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.269thMM #30
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %36.4%47thMM #22
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate19.5%1stMM #35
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.12150thMM #11
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Melian Martinez
The closest matches among every center in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from USC
+0.22 impact · 2.9 pts · 2.3 reb · 0.4 ast
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+0.75 impact · 5.9 pts · 5.5 reb · 0.3 ast
CompareTransfer from Western Carolina
+0.27 impact · 4.7 pts · 5.8 reb · 0.4 ast
CompareTransfer from Florida International
+0.03 impact · 4 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.2 ast
CompareTransfer from Stanford
+0.52 impact · 3.3 pts · 4.1 reb · 0.3 ast
CompareTransfer from UConn
+1.14 impact · 5.9 pts · 3.3 reb · 0.5 ast
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Bethune-Cookman teammates
Kevin Patton Jr.#753 · G · Transfer from New Mexico- Daniel Perez-Rouzan#1069 · F · Returning
- IJ Ezuma#1302 · F · Transfer from Southern Miss
- Mari Jordan#1314 · G · Transfer from Radford
- Quentin Heady#1416 · F · Returning
- Vuk Boskovic#2095 · F · Transfer from San Diego
- Daniel Johnson#2104 · F · Transfer from Hampton
- Jaylen Jones#2727 · G · Transfer from Jacksonville
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).