College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Ty Pence
Akron · Guard · Senior · 6-6 · #8
Transfer from Illinois State
- #195 guard in the country
- #206 in the transfer portal
- #97 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at Akron: a role like the one he had at Illinois State (23.5 min).
- Projected minutes
- 20
- Spot in the rotation
- #2
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 Illinois State: 36 games, 23 starts, 23.5 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game9.453rdMM #325
- Rebounds per game4.485thMM #106
- Assists per game1.647thMM #385
- Steals per game0.519thMM #626
- Blocks per game0.487thMM #67
- Turnovers per game0.971stMM #233
- Field goal %53.7%(131-244)97thMM #21
- 3-point %36.0%(27-75)65thMM #260
- Free throw %69.9%(51-73)25thMM #588
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate19.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating123.288thMM #76
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating102.686thMM #102
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %61.6%91stMM #69
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %59.2%94thMM #49
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.6564thMM #265
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %26.4%69thMM #269
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate29.9%49thMM #429
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.16590thMM #41
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Ty Pence
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Akron
+1.07 impact · 7.8 pts · 5.6 reb · 1.5 ast
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+0.58 impact · 11.1 pts · 5.2 reb · 1.5 ast
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+1.03 impact · 8 pts · 4.5 reb · 1.6 ast
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+0.48 impact · 12.1 pts · 8.5 reb · 1.6 ast
CompareReturning
+1.02 impact · 8.7 pts · 3.9 reb · 1.8 ast
CompareTransfer from San Francisco
+0.56 impact · 12.2 pts · 4.8 reb · 1.2 ast
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Akron teammates
Evan Mahaffey#78 · F · Returning- Chabi Barre#898 · F · Returning
- Marvin Musiime-Kamali#960 · F · Returning
- Zach Halligan#1010 · F · Returning
- Buddy Hammer Jr.#1052 · F · Transfer from North Texas
- Tahj Staveskie#1067 · G · Transfer from Incarnate Word
- Colin White#2114 · F · Transfer from Ohio State
- Max Burton#2174 · F · Transfer from Western Michigan
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).