
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Christian Jones
Murray State · Guard · Junior · 6-4 · #6
Transfer from George Washington
- #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
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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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+0.12 impact · 9.4 pts · 2.1 reb · 2.3 ast
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+0.12 impact · 9.1 pts · 3.1 reb · 1.7 ast
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+0.33 impact · 10.7 pts · 5.2 reb · 3.2 ast
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+0.14 impact · 13.1 pts · 3.4 reb · 2.1 ast
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+0.37 impact · 9.7 pts · 4.2 reb · 1.8 ast
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Murray State teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).