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# Note #012: Eian Elmer (Three-Year Shooting Show)
- URL: https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-012-eian-elmer-statistical-shooting-outlier/
- Published: 2026-04-18T12:00:41.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-19T01:16:25.000Z
- Author: Lemmon Labs
- Tags: Transfer Portal, Eian Elmer, Notes, Mike Daum, Tony Bennett, Doug McDermott, Lonzo Ball, John Konchar, James Harden, #Miami (OH), #MAC, #Mike Daum, #James Harden, #Doug McDermott, #Lonzo Ball, #Tony Bennett, #John Konchar

Former Miami (OH) basketball player **Eian Elmer**, who helped lead the school to an **undefeated regular season** in **2025-26**, entered the transfer portal following the RedHawks historic year and will play for Wisconsin in 2026-27\. 

Elmer's high and generally consistent **3PT%** and **FG%** across his three collegiate seasons stood out to me, especially on increasing shooting volume.   
  
**Eian Elmer Shooting Stats**  
Freshman (2023-24) - 25/62 from 3 (40.3 3PT%), 86-164 overall (52.4 FG%)  
Sophomore (2024-25) - 58/145 from 3 (40.0 3PT%), 134-283 overall (47.3 FG%)  
Junior (2025-26) - 72/168 from 3 (42.9 3PT%), 142-285 overall (49.8 FG%)  
  
**Since 1980-81:**  
\# of NCAA Division I men's players, as **freshmen**, to shoot: at least **40%** from **3** on **60+** 3PAand at least **52%** on **160+** FGA: **22**  
  
\# of NCAA Division I men's players, as **sophomores**, to shoot: at least **40%** from **3** on **145+** 3PA and at least **47%** on **280+** FGA: **82**  
  
\# of NCAA Division I men's players, as **juniors**, to shoot: at least **42.5%** from **3** on **165+** 3PA and at least **49.5%** on **285+** FGA: **28**

Only a select few each season hit Elmer's rare shooting baselines. But **no one met his benchmarks all three years.** 
  
**Mike Daum,** South Dakota State legend and **3x** Summit League Player of the Year, was the **only** player who met both Elmer's **freshman** and **sophomore** year thresholds. He didn't qualify for Elmer's **junior** season numbers, but he only missed on **FG%** (46.5) while taking **591 FGA** compared to Elmer's **285**. 

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For fun, a few others (from the group of ****22**) that met Elmer's ****freshman** year shooting marks, but didn't repeat it:  
  
****James Harden** \- in his ****2008-09** ****sophomore** season he cleared all of Elmer's sophomore shooting criteria except ****3PT%** (****35.6**, both players hit ****58** threes but Elmer did it on ****15** less attempts). Harden declared for the **2009** NBA Draft after that year and was selected ****3rd** overall.  
  
****Doug McDermott -** in his ****2011-12 sophomore** campaign he met all of Elmer's sophomore shooting criteria except ****3PA** (****111**, but shot a blistering ****48.6%** from **3**), and in his ****2012-13 junior** year, he met all of Elmer's junior shooting thresholds except ****3PA** again (****157** (almost qualified), + he scorched the nets again with a ****49.0 3PT%**).  
  
***Lonzo Ball** *(*[**Note #013*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-013-nikolas-khamenia-freshman-statistical-footprint/) *on Nikolas Khamenia),* ***Tony Bennett** *(*[**Note #010*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-010-alex-wilkins-freshman-lead-guard/) *on Alex Wilkins' monster 2025-26 freshman season) and* ***John Konchar** *(*[**Note #007*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-007-isaac-celiscar-sophomore-statistical-analysis/) *on Isaac Celiscar's efficient sophomore year) also met Elmer's criteria as freshmen.*

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