College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Dai Dai Ames
Tennessee · Guard · Senior · 6-2 · #4
Transfer from California
- #272 guard in the country
- #290 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at Tennessee, as a primary scorer: a smaller role than he had at California (31.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 19
- Spot in the rotation
- #5
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 California: 34 games, 34 starts, 31.9 minutes a game.
- Points per game16.993rd
- Rebounds per game2.025th
- Assists per game2.264th
- Steals per game0.738th
- Blocks per game0.138th
- Turnovers per game1.728th
- Field goal %46.4%(209-450)81st
- 3-point %37.6%(56-149)76th
- Free throw %85.0%(102-120)86th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate26.6%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating112.558th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating110.346th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %57.3%70th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %52.7%68th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.2740th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %15.9%26th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate26.7%40th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.12671st
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Dai Dai Ames
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Washington State
+0.40 impact · 16.4 pts · 3 reb · 2.3 ast
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+0.23 impact · 16 pts · 3.2 reb · 2 ast
CompareTransfer from Furman
+0.28 impact · 17.8 pts · 2 reb · 4.7 ast
CompareReturning
+1.21 impact · 15.7 pts · 2.5 reb · 2.7 ast
CompareReturning
+0.53 impact · 18.1 pts · 4.3 reb · 1.9 ast
CompareTransfer from Santa Clara
+1.06 impact · 15.6 pts · 3 reb · 2.5 ast
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Tennessee teammates
Jalen Washington#44 · F · Transfer from Vanderbilt- Juke Harris#61 · G · Transfer from Wake Forest
- Terrence Hill Jr.#74 · G · Transfer from VCU
- Tyler Lundblade#243 · G · Transfer from Belmont
- Jalen Haralson#301 · G · Transfer from Notre Dame
- Christian Fermin#310 · F · Transfer from VCU
- DeWayne Brown II#372 · F · Returning
- Miles Rubin#720 · C · Transfer from Loyola Chicago
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).