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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Tyrell Ward

VCU · Guard · Senior · 6-6 · #15

Returning

#1098Overall
+0.17Projected impact
  • #553 guard in the country
  • #530 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 14 minutes a game) at VCU, as a secondary scorer. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
14
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 VCU: 31 games, 0 starts, 13.7 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game5.725thMM #602
  • Rebounds per game2.231stMM #522
  • Assists per game0.56thMM #770
  • Steals per game0.519thMM #626
  • Blocks per game0.379thMM #118
  • Turnovers per game0.971stMM #233
  • Field goal %45.2%(61-135)73rdMM #215
  • 3-point %30.6%(19-62)29thMM #560
  • Free throw %63.8%(37-58)12thMM #719

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 rate22.4%style

    Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor

  • Offensive rating105.534thMM #494

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating103.683rdMM #124

    Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)

  • True shooting %55.4%57thMM #323

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %52.2%65thMM #280

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.542ndMM #817

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %32.8%87thMM #125

    Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor

  • Free-throw rate43.0%80thMM #176

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.11361stMM #243

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Tyrell Ward

The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.

  • Devon Malcolm

    UC Riverside · G · Senior

    80%match

    Transfer from California Baptist

    +0.22 impact · 5.7 pts · 3.4 reb · 0.5 ast

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  • Jace Posey

    UT Rio Grande Valley · G · Junior

    79%match

    Transfer from TCU

    +0.20 impact · 4.6 pts · 2.3 reb · 0.2 ast

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  • Tyran Mason

    East Tennessee State · G · Junior

    75%match

    Transfer from UT Arlington

    +0.09 impact · 6.5 pts · 3.6 reb · 0.6 ast

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  • Amar Amkou

    North Texas · G · Junior

    74%match

    Transfer from Florida Atlantic

    +0.18 impact · 5.5 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Khalil Badru

    Vermont · G · Junior

    73%match

    Transfer from Iona

    -0.09 impact · 3.6 pts · 2.6 reb · 0.2 ast

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  • Elijah Fisher

    Seton Hall · G · Senior

    72%match

    Returning

    +0.30 impact · 6.6 pts · 2.9 reb · 0.8 ast

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Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).