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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Christian Jones

Murray State · Guard · Junior · 6-4 · #6

Transfer from George Washington

#828Overall
+0.33Projected impact
  • #412 guard in the country
  • #464 in the transfer portal
  • #328 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 23 minutes a game) at Murray State: a role like the one he had at George Washington (26.4 min).

Projected minutes
23
Spot in the rotation
#2

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 George Washington: 34 games, 34 starts, 26.4 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game10.058thMM #280
  • Rebounds per game3.055thMM #331
  • Assists per game3.182ndMM #120
  • Steals per game1.171stMM #177
  • Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
  • Turnovers per game2.114thMM #730
  • Field goal %45.4%(129-284)74thMM #200
  • 3-point %36.4%(43-118)68thMM #233
  • Free throw %65.6%(40-61)16thMM #678

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 rate20.8%style

    Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor

  • Offensive rating108.242ndMM #418

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating111.736thMM #513

    Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)

  • True shooting %54.9%53rdMM #354

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %53.0%70thMM #236

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.4653rdMM #349

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %26.7%70thMM #259

    Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor

  • Free-throw rate21.5%24thMM #637

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.08942ndMM #412

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Christian Jones

The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.

  • Curtis Givens III

    Ohio State · G · Junior

    75%match

    Transfer from Memphis

    +0.12 impact · 9.4 pts · 2.1 reb · 2.3 ast

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  • Nojus Indrusaitis

    California · G · Junior

    74%match

    Transfer from Pittsburgh

    +0.12 impact · 9.1 pts · 3.1 reb · 1.7 ast

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  • Kalen Garry

    South Dakota State · G · Senior

    73%match

    Returning

    +0.33 impact · 10.7 pts · 5.2 reb · 3.2 ast

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  • Jordan Ellerbee

    Butler · G · Sophomore

    71%match

    Transfer from Florida Gulf Coast

    +0.14 impact · 13.1 pts · 3.4 reb · 2.1 ast

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  • Javion Guy-King

    Ball State · G · Senior

    71%match

    Transfer from Central Arkansas

    +0.37 impact · 9.7 pts · 4.2 reb · 1.8 ast

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  • Tahj Staveskie

    Akron · G · Senior

    70%match

    Transfer from Incarnate Word

    +0.18 impact · 17.3 pts · 3.9 reb · 4.1 ast

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Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).