College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Zaon Collins
Ball State · Guard · Senior · 6-1 · #55
Transfer from Fresno State
- #297 guard in the country
- #330 in the transfer portal
- #192 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 26 minutes a game) at Ball State, as a secondary scorer and lead playmaker: a role like the one he had at Fresno State (30.7 min).
- Projected minutes
- 26
- 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 Fresno State: 26 games, 24 starts, 30.7 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game11.669thMM #184
- Rebounds per game3.467thMM #238
- Assists per game4.695thMM #23
- Steals per game1.997thMM #14
- Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
- Turnovers per game2.83rdMM #816
- Field goal %45.9%(111-242)77thMM #176
- 3-point %29.8%(17-57)25thMM #594
- Free throw %71.3%(62-87)30thMM #547
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate22.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating104.330thMM #535
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating104.480thMM #153
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %53.7%44thMM #424
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %49.4%44thMM #432
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.6463rdMM #273
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %21.3%49thMM #444
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate36.0%66thMM #290
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.10555thMM #302
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Zaon Collins
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+0.49 impact · 13.5 pts · 3.1 reb · 4.3 ast
CompareTransfer from Seton Hall
+0.72 impact · 12.7 pts · 3 reb · 4.9 ast
CompareTransfer from Southern Illinois
+0.40 impact · 15.2 pts · 3.4 reb · 3.3 ast
CompareTransfer from UC Davis
+0.46 impact · 12.4 pts · 3.2 reb · 3.9 ast
CompareReturning
+0.32 impact · 8.2 pts · 3.2 reb · 4 ast
CompareTransfer from Villanova
+1.28 impact · 12.2 pts · 3 reb · 5.3 ast
Compare
Ball State teammates
Javion Guy-King#745 · G · Transfer from Central Arkansas- Babatunde Durodola#963 · F · Transfer from Temple
- K'Jei Parker#991 · G · Transfer from Massachusetts
- Joey Hart#1062 · G · Returning
- Sean Blake#1341 · G · Transfer from Vermont
- Jaden Smith#1687 · C · Transfer from Saint Joseph's
- Aaron Fine#1988 · G · Transfer from Purdue
- Trey Lewis#2268 · G · 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).