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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

C.J. Cox

Purdue · Guard · Junior · 6-3 · #0

Returning

#213Overall
+1.06Projected impact
  • #92 guard in the country

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 24 minutes a game) at Purdue, as a floor spacer. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
24
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 Purdue: 39 games, 39 starts, 24.4 minutes a game.

  • Points per game8.547th
  • Rebounds per game2.849th
  • Assists per game1.335th
  • Steals per game0.519th
  • Blocks per game0.138th
  • Turnovers per game0.398th
  • Field goal %45.7%(118-258)76th
  • 3-point %37.3%(62-166)74th
  • Free throw %84.2%(32-38)83rd

Last season: advanced

Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.

  • Usage rate15.9%style

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

  • Offensive rating134.599th

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating112.830th

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

  • True shooting %60.1%85th

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %57.8%90th

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover4.0899th

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %28.7%77th

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

  • Free-throw rate14.7%9th

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.13476th

    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.

  • Patton Pinkins

    Ole Miss · G · Sophomore

    77%match

    Returning

    +0.42 impact · 9.3 pts · 1.9 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Ruben Dominguez

    Xavier · G · Senior

    77%match

    Transfer from Texas A&M

    +0.95 impact · 10.2 pts · 2.3 reb · 1.4 ast

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  • Josh Pascarelli

    Colorado State · G · Senior

    74%match

    Returning

    +0.47 impact · 10.2 pts · 2.9 reb · 1.4 ast

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  • Donovan Atwell

    Texas Tech · G · Senior

    73%match

    Returning

    +1.64 impact · 13.5 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.8 ast

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  • Damarion Dennis

    Texas Tech · G · Junior

    70%match

    Transfer from Wyoming

    +0.92 impact · 11.2 pts · 3.2 reb · 1.3 ast

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  • Jack Benter

    Purdue · G · Sophomore

    70%match

    Returning

    +0.57 impact · 4.4 pts · 2.6 reb · 0.8 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).