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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Cortez Graham-Howard

North Alabama · Guard · Sophomore · 6-5 · #12

Returning

#2862Overall
-0.23Projected impact
  • #1575 guard in the country
  • #2026 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 14 minutes a game) at North Alabama. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
14
Spot in the rotation
#6

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 North Alabama: 27 games, 0 starts, 13.6 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game3.79thMM #761
  • Rebounds per game1.716thMM #675
  • Assists per game1.231stMM #526
  • Steals per game0.35thMM #772
  • Blocks per game0.487thMM #67
  • Turnovers per game1.065thMM #288
  • Field goal %40.0%(38-95)36thMM #507
  • 3-point %33.3%(12-36)46thMM #405
  • Free throw %61.9%(13-21)10thMM #744

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 rate18.6%style

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

  • Offensive rating94.78thMM #757

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating118.66thMM #780

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

  • True shooting %48.4%14thMM #707

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %46.3%24thMM #610

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.2740thMM #484

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %20.0%43rdMM #489

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

  • Free-throw rate22.1%26thMM #616

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.0114thMM #807

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Cortez Graham-Howard

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

  • Tarique Foster

    Mississippi Valley State · G · Senior

    76%match

    Transfer from UAlbany

    -0.22 impact · 5.8 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Baasil Saunders

    Coppin State · G · Senior

    73%match

    Returning

    -0.30 impact · 3.2 pts · 1.9 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Eric Acker

    Northern Kentucky · G · Senior

    73%match

    Transfer from La Salle

    -0.26 impact · 5.8 pts · 1.3 reb · 1.7 ast

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  • Miles Rose

    UAlbany · G · Junior

    72%match

    Returning

    -0.29 impact · 3.3 pts · 1.6 reb · 1.4 ast

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  • Isaiah Watts

    UTSA · G · Senior

    72%match

    Transfer from Maryland

    -0.26 impact · 4.3 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Billy Smith

    IU Indianapolis · G · Senior

    72%match

    Transfer from Chattanooga

    -0.24 impact · 8.4 pts · 2.8 reb · 1.2 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).