College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Alex Cotton
Howard · Guard · Senior · 6-5 · #4
Returning
- #988 guard in the country
- #1188 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 24 minutes a game) at Howard, as a floor spacer. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 24
- 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 Howard: 33 games, 24 starts, 26.9 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game8.245thMM #406
- Rebounds per game3.055thMM #331
- Assists per game1.231stMM #526
- Steals per game1.065thMM #229
- Blocks per game0.379thMM #118
- Turnovers per game0.877thMM #176
- Field goal %36.0%(87-242)12thMM #730
- 3-point %37.1%(72-194)73rdMM #204
- Free throw %67.6%(25-37)20thMM #645
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 rate15.7%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating113.060thMM #276
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating101.690thMM #72
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %52.5%35thMM #506
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %50.8%55thMM #349
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.5257thMM #327
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %21.4%50thMM #442
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate15.3%10thMM #754
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.11764thMM #213
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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+0.06 impact · 5.4 pts · 3.1 reb · 0.9 ast
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+0.14 impact · 5.4 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.1 ast
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-0.16 impact · 6 pts · 4 reb · 1.8 ast
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Howard teammates
Cedric Taylor III#289 · G · Returning- Cam Gillus#522 · G · Returning
- Ose Okojie#615 · G · Returning
- James Brown#896 · C · Transfer from North Carolina
- Gasper Kocevar#1399 · C · Transfer from Fresno State
- Jeremiah Johnson#2019 · G · Returning
- Julian Johnson#2072 · F · Returning
- Calvin Robins Jr.#2242 · F · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).