College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
AJ Dent
Nicholls · Forward · Senior · 6-5 · #1
Transfer from Tarleton State
- #1084 forward in the country
- #1380 in the transfer portal
- #1974 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 12 minutes a game) at Nicholls, as a secondary scorer: a role like the one he had at Tarleton State (12.5 min).
- Projected minutes
- 12
- Spot in the rotation
- #7
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 Tarleton State: 2 games, 0 starts, 12.5 minutes a game.
- Points per game6.036th
- Rebounds per game0.01st
- Assists per game0.01st
- Steals per game0.542nd
- Blocks per game0.01st
- Turnovers per game0.590th
- Field goal %50.0%(5-10)53rd
- 3-point %40.0%(2-5)89th
- Free throw %0.0%(0-0)1st
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate22.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating107.530th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating138.71st
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %60.0%67th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %60.0%80th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.001st
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %—
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate0.0%1st
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.0001st
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.
Nicholls teammates
Arop Arop#1873 · F · Transfer from Memphis- Cameron Simpson#2218 · G · Transfer from Texas State
- Junior Sileu#2439 · F · Transfer from Western Michigan
- Doyel Cockrill III#2462 · G · Transfer from Chicago State
- Jordan Matthews#2506 · G · Returning
- Hunter Carter#2514 · G · Transfer from Hawai'i
- Christian Winborne#2584 · G · Returning
- Sheridan Sharp#2942 · G · Transfer from Southern Indiana
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).