College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Ryan Mela
Providence · Guard · Junior · 6-7 · #11
Returning
- #193 guard in the country
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 26 minutes a game) at Providence. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 26
- Spot in the rotation
- #1
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 Providence: 33 games, 22 starts, 25.9 minutes a game.
- Points per game9.957th
- Rebounds per game5.394th
- Assists per game2.059th
- Steals per game0.848th
- Blocks per game0.138th
- Turnovers per game1.632nd
- Field goal %50.2%(121-241)93rd
- 3-point %32.1%(18-56)38th
- Free throw %80.5%(66-82)68th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate18.7%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating115.468th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating113.028th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %58.8%80th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %53.9%76th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.2740th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %20.6%46th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate34.0%61st
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.09849th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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Providence teammates
Arrinten Page#149 · F · Transfer from Northwestern- Samson Aletan#250 · C · Transfer from Yale
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- Miles Byrd#352 · G · Transfer from San Diego State
- Ryan Sabol#523 · G · Transfer from Buffalo
- Jacob Bannarbie#575 · F · Transfer from UNLV
- Malik Mack#721 · G · Transfer from Georgetown
- Gavin Hightower#758 · G · Transfer from South Florida
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).