College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Melo Sanchez
South Dakota · Guard · Senior · 6-4 · #6
Transfer from Central Connecticut
- #1564 guard in the country
- #1401 in the transfer portal
- #2012 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at South Dakota, as a floor spacer: a smaller role than he had at Central Connecticut (24.8 min).
- Projected minutes
- 19
- 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 Central Connecticut: 29 games, 26 starts, 24.8 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game9.453rdMM #327
- Rebounds per game2.128thMM #556
- Assists per game0.815thMM #679
- Steals per game0.957thMM #289
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game0.971stMM #233
- Field goal %45.5%(96-211)75thMM #192
- 3-point %42.8%(59-138)95thMM #42
- Free throw %78.6%(22-28)60thMM #302
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 rate18.7%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating117.073rdMM #173
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating110.644thMM #448
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %61.1%89thMM #83
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %59.5%94thMM #40
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.8513thMM #712
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %19.7%42ndMM #505
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate13.3%6thMM #787
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.10656thMM #290
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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-0.16 impact · 9.9 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.9 ast
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-0.18 impact · 8 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.5 ast
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-0.38 impact · 11.4 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.7 ast
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-0.27 impact · 7.7 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.9 ast
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-0.30 impact · 8.5 pts · 2.4 reb · 1.3 ast
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-0.15 impact · 7.3 pts · 2.3 reb · 0.7 ast
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South Dakota teammates
Cade Kelderman#902 · G · Transfer from Iowa State- Vince Buzelis#1656 · G · Returning
- Kajus Kublickas#1998 · G · Transfer from Pacific
- Stef van Bussel#2246 · C · Transfer from Duquesne
- Jake Brack#2251 · F · Returning
- Jahni Summers#2536 · G · Transfer from Sacramento State
- Ethan Kizer#2959 · F · Returning
- Josh Townley-Thomas#3083 · F · Transfer from Creighton
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).