College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Alijah Arenas
USC · Guard · Sophomore · 6-7 · #0
Returning
- #542 guard in the country
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected bench piece (about 14 minutes a game) at USC, as a primary scorer. Fewer minutes than last season.
- Projected minutes
- 14
- Spot in the rotation
- #12
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 USC: 14 games, 13 starts, 27.6 minutes a game.
- Points per game14.183rd
- Rebounds per game2.952nd
- Assists per game2.162nd
- Steals per game0.957th
- Blocks per game0.592nd
- Turnovers per game2.39th
- Field goal %34.1%(62-182)7th
- 3-point %21.3%(13-61)6th
- Free throw %79.2%(61-77)62nd
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate32.1%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating95.49th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating118.66th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %45.9%7th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %37.6%2nd
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.9115th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %35.0%91st
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate42.3%79th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.0216th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Alijah Arenas
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+0.15 impact · 17.1 pts · 3 reb · 4.5 ast
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-0.25 impact · 13.8 pts · 2.8 reb · 1.2 ast
CompareTransfer from Maryland
-0.29 impact · 10.8 pts · 3.4 reb · 1.6 ast
CompareReturning
+0.13 impact · 10.9 pts · 6.1 reb · 2 ast
CompareReturning
+0.13 impact · 11.1 pts · 2.5 reb · 3.5 ast
CompareTransfer from Quinnipiac
-0.29 impact · 15.1 pts · 2.5 reb · 2.3 ast
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USC teammates
Rodney Rice#30 · G · Returning- Christian Collins#94 · F · Freshman · #8 recruit
- Eric Reibe#187 · C · Transfer from UConn
- Jacob Cofie#229 · F · Returning
- Jalen Cox#248 · G · Transfer from Colgate
- Adonis Ratliff#286 · F · Freshman · #20 recruit
- Jadis Jones#336 · G · Transfer from Lindenwood
- KJ Lewis#386 · G · Transfer from Georgetown
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).