College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Ryan Prather Jr.
Iowa State · Guard · Senior · 6-4 · #4
Transfer from Robert Morris
- #113 guard in the country
- #122 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 16 minutes a game) at Iowa State, as a lead playmaker and floor spacer: a smaller role than he had at Robert Morris (34.4 min).
- Projected minutes
- 16
- Spot in the rotation
- #8
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 Robert Morris: 32 games, 32 starts, 34.4 minutes a game.
- Points per game15.990th
- Rebounds per game3.978th
- Assists per game3.788th
- Steals per game0.957th
- Blocks per game0.138th
- Turnovers per game0.877th
- Field goal %43.9%(177-403)65th
- 3-point %37.5%(84-224)75th
- Free throw %84.7%(72-85)85th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate21.7%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating134.299th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating112.034th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %57.9%74th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %54.3%78th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover4.3399th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %37.3%94th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate21.1%23rd
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.18295th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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+0.57 impact · 12.5 pts · 3.4 reb · 4.2 ast
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Iowa State teammates
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- Jaquan Johnson#162 · G · Transfer from Bradley
- Killyan Toure#295 · G · Returning
- Dominykas Pleta#412 · F · Returning
- Tre Singleton#423 · F · Transfer from Northwestern
- Leon Bond III#560 · G · Transfer from Northern Iowa
- Taj Manning#623 · F · Transfer from Kansas State
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).