College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Christian Jones
UMass Lowell · Guard · Sophomore · 5-11 · #3
Transfer from Siena
- #1707 guard in the country
- #1485 in the transfer portal
- #2184 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at UMass Lowell: a role like the one he had at Siena (17.1 min).
- Projected minutes
- 20
- Spot in the rotation
- #1
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 Siena: 34 games, 0 starts, 17.1 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game4.313thMM #716
- Rebounds per game0.81stMM #835
- Assists per game1.127thMM #570
- Steals per game0.519thMM #627
- Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
- Turnovers per game0.877thMM #176
- Field goal %32.6%(46-141)4thMM #804
- 3-point %33.7%(32-95)49thMM #384
- Free throw %95.7%(22-23)99thMM #8
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 rate16.7%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating98.214thMM #692
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating110.842ndMM #464
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %48.3%13thMM #711
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %44.0%14thMM #697
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.4150thMM #381
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %11.5%11thMM #752
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate16.3%11thMM #739
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.04815thMM #688
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.
Returning
-0.25 impact · 3.7 pts · 1.7 reb · 1.1 ast
CompareTransfer from Western Kentucky
-0.17 impact · 4.3 pts · 1.2 reb · 0.5 ast
CompareTransfer from Oregon State
-0.15 impact · 4.7 pts · 1.9 reb · 1.4 ast
CompareTransfer from Sacramento State
-0.23 impact · 6 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.9 ast
CompareTransfer from Southern Miss
-0.19 impact · 3.6 pts · 1.1 reb · 0.9 ast
CompareReturning
-0.16 impact · 4.5 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.4 ast
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UMass Lowell teammates
Jayden Harris#1550 · F · Transfer from Eastern Kentucky- Jakai Newton#1688 · G · Transfer from Georgia State
- Jerrell Roberson II#1803 · F · Returning
- Victor Okojie#2201 · F · Returning
- Isaiah Walter#2283 · G · Returning
- Jasiah Cannady#3282 · G · Freshman · #272 recruit
- Elhadji Diallo#3286 · F · Freshman · #277 recruit
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).