College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
AJ Clark
VMI · Guard · Senior · 6-4 · #5
Returning
- #1602 guard in the country
- #2061 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at VMI. Fewer minutes than last season.
- Projected minutes
- 19
- Spot in the rotation
- #3
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 VMI: 22 games, 22 starts, 26.5 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game6.633rdMM #519
- Rebounds per game6.097thMM #17
- Assists per game1.647thMM #387
- Steals per game1.383rdMM #92
- Blocks per game0.898thMM #9
- Turnovers per game1.159thMM #352
- Field goal %46.2%(55-119)79thMM #157
- 3-point %37.0%(10-27)72ndMM #206
- Free throw %66.7%(26-39)18thMM #660
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 rate13.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating109.346thMM #383
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating110.842ndMM #464
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %53.6%43rdMM #431
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %50.4%51stMM #367
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.4653rdMM #349
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %27.1%72ndMM #249
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate32.8%57thMM #359
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.07632ndMM #513
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like AJ Clark
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
-0.16 impact · 6 pts · 4 reb · 1.8 ast
CompareTransfer from St. Francis (PA)
-0.31 impact · 6.8 pts · 3.5 reb · 1.1 ast
CompareTransfer from Northern Illinois
-0.25 impact · 8.5 pts · 5.4 reb · 0.6 ast
CompareReturning
-0.20 impact · 5.3 pts · 3.3 reb · 1.1 ast
CompareReturning
+0.05 impact · 7 pts · 2.9 reb · 1.5 ast
CompareTransfer from Rider
-0.36 impact · 7.2 pts · 7.1 reb · 1.4 ast
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VMI teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).