Melvin Council Jr.
Team: Kansas
Position: G
Season Averages — 2025-2026
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 2 postseason, 33 regular season. These are not regular-season totals.
| GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 34.8 | 12.7 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 12.6 | 9.6 | 39.2% | 30.8% | 77.5% |
Plus/minus sample — 2025-2026: 32 games, 1077.1 minutes, 3627.6 possessions. Other models may cover a different set of games.
Advanced Stats
Legacy model artifacts; separate from the counting cohort. Model output season: 2025-2026. Plus/minus scope: 32 games.
| RAPM | Rank | Minutes | Possessions | Model PM | Model PM/G | Model PM/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +2.19 | 487 | 1077 | 3627 | +180 | +5.6 | +6.7 |
RAPM = Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus (points per 100 possessions above average)
Model Outputs — 2025-2026
CatalogOutput is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.
| Model | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RAPM Overall RAPM Overall Single-parameter regularized adjusted plus-minus estimate. More → | +2.19 (#487) | SE 2.83 | Poss 3628 |
| RAPM Off/Def RAPM Off/Def Simultaneous offensive and defensive RAPM decomposition. More → | +2.19 (#487) | Off +1.63 | Def +0.56 |
| Plus/Minus Rate Plus/Minus Rate Raw plus/minus rate baseline per 100 possessions. More → | +4.96 (#204) | PM/G +5.6 | PM/40 +6.7 |
| Points For Elo Points For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team scoring rate. More → | +6.09 (#841) | Pts For +6.09 | Prevent +16.32 | Net +22.41 | Min 1217 |
| Points Prevention Elo Points Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's scoring rate. More → | +16.32 (#33) | Pts For +6.09 | Prevent +16.32 | Net +22.41 | Min 1217 |
| Points Net Elo Points Net Elo Net point-differential event Elo from points created plus points prevented. More → | +22.41 (#135) | Pts For +6.09 | Prevent +16.32 | Net +22.41 | Min 1217 |
| Offensive Rebounding Offensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's offensive rebound rate (OREB%) on offense. More → | +3.18 (#863) | OReb% +3.18 | DReb% +4.26 | Min 1217 |
| Defensive Rebounding Defensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's defensive rebound rate (DREB%) on defense. More → | +4.26 (#513) | OReb% +3.18 | DReb% +4.26 | Min 1217 |
| Assists For Elo Assists For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team assist rate. More → | -0.10 (#2594) | Ast For -0.10 | Prevent +7.09 | Net +6.99 | Min 1217 |
| Assist Prevention Elo Assist Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's assist rate. More → | +7.09 (#17) | Ast For -0.10 | Prevent +7.09 | Net +6.99 | Min 1217 |
| Assists Net Elo Assists Net Elo Net assist event Elo from assisted creation plus assisted-shot prevention. More → | +6.99 (#199) | Ast For -0.10 | Prevent +7.09 | Net +6.99 | Min 1217 |
| Threes For Elo Threes For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team made-threes rate. More → | -1.09 (#3651) | 3PM For -1.09 | Prevent -0.82 | Net -1.91 | Min 1217 |
| Three Prevention Elo Three Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's made-threes rate. More → | -0.82 (#3691) | 3PM For -1.09 | Prevent -0.82 | Net -1.91 | Min 1217 |
| Threes Net Elo Threes Net Elo Net made-three event Elo from threes created plus threes prevented. More → | -1.91 (#4001) | 3PM For -1.09 | Prevent -0.82 | Net -1.91 | Min 1217 |
| Stocks For Elo Stocks For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team steals-plus-blocks rate. More → | +2.82 (#295) | Stocks For +2.82 | Prevent +2.50 | Net +5.31 | Min 1217 |
| Stocks Prevention Elo Stocks Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent stocks. More → | +2.50 (#291) | Stocks For +2.82 | Prevent +2.50 | Net +5.31 | Min 1217 |
| Stocks Net Elo Stocks Net Elo Net stocks event Elo from stocks created plus stocks denied. More → | +5.31 (#139) | Stocks For +2.82 | Prevent +2.50 | Net +5.31 | Min 1217 |
| Ball Security Elo Ball Security Elo Online player rating for keeping own-team turnovers down. More → | +2.32 (#468) | TOV For +2.32 | Prevent -2.49 | Net -0.17 | Min 1217 |
| Turnover Force Elo Turnover Force Elo Online player rating for forcing opponent turnovers. More → | -2.49 (#4297) | TOV For +2.32 | Prevent -2.49 | Net -0.17 | Min 1217 |
| Turnover Margin Elo Turnover Margin Elo Net turnover event Elo from ball security plus turnover force. More → | -0.17 (#2742) | TOV For +2.32 | Prevent -2.49 | Net -0.17 | Min 1217 |
Shot Chart — 2025-2026
173/441 FG (39.2%), 383 points from the field · ESPN shot locations · compared with the 2025-2026 league average
| Zone | FGM | FGA | FG% | League FG% | +/- | % of FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 52 | 82 | 63.4 | 64.5 | -1.1 | 18.6 |
| Paint (non-RA) | 63 | 171 | 36.8 | 45.2 | -8.4 | 38.8 |
| Mid-range left | 10 | 28 | 35.7 | 36.6 | -0.9 | 6.3 |
| Mid-range center | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 38.6 | -7.8 | 2.9 |
| Mid-range right | 7 | 27 | 25.9 | 37.4 | -11.5 | 6.1 |
| Left corner 3 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 36.5 | -36.5 | 1.8 |
| Right corner 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 36.9 | -36.9 | 0.5 |
| Above-break 3 left | 18 | 56 | 32.1 | 34.1 | -2.0 | 12.7 |
| Above-break 3 center | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 32.8 | +9.3 | 4.3 |
| Above-break 3 right | 11 | 35 | 31.4 | 33.6 | -2.2 | 7.9 |
Career Stats
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 2 postseason, 33 regular season. These are not regular-season totals. Other career leagues are available through the league links above.
| Season | League | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | NCAAM | Kansas | 35 | 34.8 | 12.7 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 12.6 | 9.6 | 39.2% | 30.8% | 77.5% | 46.7 | 43.4 |
| 2024-2025 | NCAAM | St. Bonaventure | 34 | 37.1 | 14.6 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 13.4 | 11.5 | 43.5% | 29.9% | 81.9% | 50.9 | 47.9 |
| 2023-2024 | NCAAM | Wagner | 33 | 35.8 | 14.9 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 14.5 | 9.6 | 38.6% | 26.5% | 74.8% | 46.2 | 41.9 |
Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG
Game Log
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 2 postseason, 33 regular season. These are not regular-season totals.
| Date | Vs/At | Opponent | Result | Score | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-22 | vs | St. John's Red Storm | L | 65-67 | 39 | 6-15 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 10.0 | +4.4 |
| 2026-03-20 | vs | California Baptist L | W | 68-60 | 31 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5.0 | -15.7 |
| 2026-03-13 | @ | Houston Cougars | L | 47-69 | 35 | 1-14 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -5.0 | -10.2 |
| 2026-03-12 | vs | TCU Horned Frogs | W | 78-73 | 40 | 3-12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4.0 | +10.0 |
| 2026-03-07 | vs | Kansas State Wildcat | W | 104-85 | 31 | 8-15 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 19.0 | +10.0 |
| 2026-03-03 | @ | Arizona State Sun De | L | 60-70 | 39 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8.0 | -13.9 |
| 2026-02-28 | @ | Arizona Wildcats | L | 61-84 | 34 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9.0 | -9.0 |
| 2026-02-23 | vs | Houston Cougars | W | 69-56 | 31 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9.0 | +17.7 |
| 2026-02-21 | vs | Cincinnati Bearcats | L | 68-84 | 39 | 3-13 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4.0 | -16.2 |
| 2026-02-18 | @ | Oklahoma State Cowbo | W | 81-69 | 36 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9.0 | +8.0 |
| 2026-02-14 | @ | Iowa State Cyclones | L | 56-74 | 34 | 6-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 11.0 | -13.0 |
| 2026-02-09 | vs | Arizona Wildcats | W | 82-78 | 40 | 6-25 | 1-3 | 10-11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9.0 | +11.2 |
| 2026-02-07 | vs | Utah Utes | W | 71-59 | 32 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10.0 | +13.4 |
| 2026-02-02 | @ | Texas Tech Red Raide | W | 64-61 | 37 | 7-13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10.0 | -0.6 |
| 2026-01-31 | vs | BYU Cougars | W | 90-82 | 37 | 7-16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11.0 | +8.9 |
| 2026-01-24 | @ | Kansas State Wildcat | W | 86-62 | 38 | 7-16 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 21.0 | +15.4 |
| 2026-01-20 | @ | Colorado Buffaloes | W | 75-69 | 35 | 7-13 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 14.0 | +2.0 |
| 2026-01-16 | vs | Baylor Bears | W | 80-62 | 33 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2.0 | +15.6 |
| 2026-01-13 | vs | Iowa State Cyclones | W | 84-63 | 37 | 6-13 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9.0 | +28.6 |
| 2026-01-10 | @ | West Virginia Mounta | L | 75-86 | 35 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8.0 | -11.9 |
| 2026-01-06 | vs | TCU Horned Frogs | W | 104-100 | 41 | 5-15 | 1-3 | 7-10 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 17.0 | -4.2 |
| 2026-01-03 | @ | UCF Knights | L | 75-81 | 30 | 8-11 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | -4.2 |
| 2025-12-22 | vs | Davidson Wildcats | W | 90-61 | 28 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 22.0 | +35.2 |
| 2025-12-16 | vs | Towson Tigers | W | 73-49 | 28 | 6-13 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9.0 | +15.8 |
| 2025-12-13 | @ | NC State Wolfpack | W | 77-76 | 43 | 13-27 | 9-15 | 1-4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 21.0 | +1.4 |
| 2025-12-07 | vs | Missouri Tigers | W | 80-60 | 36 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11.0 | +16.3 |
| 2025-12-02 | vs | UConn Huskies | L | 56-61 | 37 | 4-13 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 3.0 | -10.7 |
| 2025-11-26 | @ | Tennessee Volunteers | W | 81-76 | 38 | 6-17 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 12.0 | - |
| 2025-11-25 | vs | Syracuse Orange | W | 71-60 | 36 | 3-15 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10.0 | -4.5 |
| 2025-11-24 | vs | Notre Dame Fighting | W | 71-61 | 38 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10.0 | +1.1 |
| 2025-11-18 | @ | Duke Blue Devils | L | 66-78 | 38 | 6-15 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9.0 | - |
| 2025-11-15 | vs | Princeton Tigers | W | 76-57 | 28 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5.0 | - |
| 2025-11-11 | vs | Texas A&M-Corpus Chr | W | 77-46 | 24 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3.0 | +14.3 |
| 2025-11-07 | @ | North Carolina Tar H | L | 74-87 | 33 | 2-11 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4.0 | -1.7 |
| 2025-11-03 | vs | Green Bay Phoenix | W | 94-51 | 26 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14.0 | +22.6 |