College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Yvens Paul
Eastern Kentucky · Forward · Senior · 6-7 · #21
Returning
- #895 forward in the country
- #1424 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 18 minutes a game) at Eastern Kentucky. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 18
- Spot in the rotation
- #4
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 Eastern Kentucky: 32 games, 16 starts, 17.2 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game4.419thMM #353
- Rebounds per game4.043rdMM #226
- Assists per game0.519thMM #342
- Steals per game0.315thMM #351
- Blocks per game0.875thMM #83
- Turnovers per game1.240thMM #291
- Field goal %61.8%(63-102)90thMM #44
- 3-point %0.0%(0-0)10thMM #378
- Free throw %37.5%(15-40)2ndMM #456
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate14.1%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating101.314thMM #376
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating115.98thMM #420
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %58.9%59thMM #153
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %61.8%86thMM #59
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.4410thMM #405
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %48.1%95thMM #34
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate39.2%51stMM #213
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.0365thMM #428
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Yvens Paul
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Bucknell
-0.01 impact · 4.3 pts · 4.8 reb · 0.4 ast
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-0.14 impact · 6.5 pts · 4.4 reb · 0.6 ast
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-0.19 impact · 3.3 pts · 2.7 reb · 1 ast
CompareReturning
+0.04 impact · 3.8 pts · 2.7 reb · 0.5 ast
CompareReturning
-0.11 impact · 3.1 pts · 3.9 reb · 0.3 ast
CompareTransfer from NJIT
-0.14 impact · 3.9 pts · 3.7 reb · 0 ast
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Eastern Kentucky teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).