College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
CJ Shaw
UC Santa Barbara · Guard · Sophomore · 6-5 · #3
Returning
- #352 guard in the country
- #252 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 28 minutes a game) at UC Santa Barbara. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 28
- 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 UC Santa Barbara: 32 games, 15 starts, 29 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game12.273rdMM #150
- Rebounds per game2.025thMM #578
- Assists per game2.367thMM #225
- Steals per game1.171stMM #177
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game1.824thMM #645
- Field goal %51.7%(125-242)95thMM #40
- 3-point %43.2%(41-95)96thMM #31
- Free throw %82.6%(100-121)77thMM #160
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 rate19.8%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating124.490thMM #65
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating109.551stMM #397
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %66.2%99thMM #12
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %60.1%96thMM #33
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.2639thMM #489
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %37.5%94thMM #60
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate50.0%89thMM #101
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.14783rdMM #86
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like CJ Shaw
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+1.31 impact · 12.6 pts · 3 reb · 2.8 ast
CompareTransfer from Sam Houston
+0.32 impact · 11.4 pts · 2.2 reb · 2.5 ast
CompareReturning
+1.42 impact · 18.7 pts · 5.6 reb · 2 ast
CompareTransfer from Tarleton State
+1.11 impact · 24 pts · 3.2 reb · 1.6 ast
CompareTransfer from UT Rio Grande Valley
+0.88 impact · 10.2 pts · 2.3 reb · 4.2 ast
CompareTransfer from Oklahoma State
+0.43 impact · 10.8 pts · 2.7 reb · 1.7 ast
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UC Santa Barbara teammates
Miro Little#150 · G · Returning- Eric Dibami#556 · C · Transfer from Florida International
- Marvin McGhee IV#833 · G · Returning
- Viljami Vartiainen#847 · G · Transfer from Weber State
- Koat Keat Tong#1454 · F · Returning
- Kyle Haughy#1478 · F · Returning
- Antonio Chol#1633 · F · Transfer from New Mexico
- Michael Simcoe#1729 · F · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).