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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

CJ Happy

Princeton · Forward · Junior · 6-9 · #4

Returning

#2310Overall
-0.12Projected impact
  • #936 forward in the country
  • #1524 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 17 minutes a game) at Princeton, as a secondary scorer. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
17
Spot in the rotation
#4

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 Princeton: 25 games, 24 starts, 18.4 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game6.843rdMM #226
  • Rebounds per game2.615thMM #373
  • Assists per game1.680thMM #62
  • Steals per game0.542ndMM #210
  • Blocks per game0.328thMM #281
  • Turnovers per game1.335thMM #314
  • Field goal %40.7%(68-167)13thMM #391
  • 3-point %30.5%(25-82)52ndMM #213
  • Free throw %36.0%(9-25)2ndMM #457

Last season: advanced

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

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate24.7%style

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

  • Offensive rating94.66thMM #425

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating112.520thMM #354

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

  • True shooting %47.8%6thMM #433

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %48.2%17thMM #366

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.2274thMM #106

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %31.3%43rdMM #260

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

  • Free-throw rate15.0%4thMM #438

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.0264thMM #441

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like CJ Happy

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

  • Arne Osojnik

    Northwestern State · F · Senior

    73%match

    Transfer from Northern Arizona

    -0.17 impact · 6.4 pts · 2.5 reb · 1 ast

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  • Justin Johnson

    Long Island University · F · Junior

    73%match

    Transfer from Western Carolina

    -0.05 impact · 6.7 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Vuk Boskovic

    Bethune-Cookman · F · Sophomore

    68%match

    Transfer from San Diego

    -0.09 impact · 6.1 pts · 3.2 reb · 2 ast

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  • Donovan Hunter

    Southern Indiana · F · Senior

    67%match

    Transfer from Bellarmine

    -0.19 impact · 4 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Alon Michaeli

    Saint Louis · F · Sophomore

    66%match

    Transfer from Colorado

    +0.19 impact · 7.1 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast

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  • Dez Lindsay

    Kansas State · F · Senior

    66%match

    Transfer from Oregon

    +0.07 impact · 5.3 pts · 2.8 reb · 1.5 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).