
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
AJ Smith
Georgia State · Guard · Senior · 6-5 · #1
Transfer from Temple
- #453 guard in the country
- #513 in the transfer portal
- #382 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected bench piece (about 14 minutes a game) at Georgia State, as a secondary scorer: a role like the one he had at Temple (15.0 min).
- Projected minutes
- 14
- Spot in the rotation
- #9
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 Temple: 8 games, 0 starts, 15 minutes a game.
- Points per game7.841st
- Rebounds per game1.48th
- Assists per game0.815th
- Steals per game0.11st
- Blocks per game0.011th
- Turnovers per game0.495th
- Field goal %48.9%(22-45)90th
- 3-point %44.4%(4-9)98th
- Free throw %73.7%(14-19)38th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate25.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating120.482nd
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating119.64th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %58.1%76th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %53.3%72nd
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.0079th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %9.1%6th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate42.2%78th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.13376th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.
Georgia State teammates
Jacolb Fredson-Cole#478 · F · Transfer from McNeese
Terrance Dixon Jr.#793 · F · Transfer from Southern
Jaden Jackson#1287 · G · Transfer from South Dakota State
Jonas Sirtautas#1370 · F · Transfer from Loyola Maryland
Jacob Meyer#1881 · G · Transfer from UAB
Mason Nicholson#2122 · C · Transfer from Vanderbilt
Chris Jones#2336 · G · Returning
David Thomas#2671 · G · Transfer from Richmond
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).