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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Daniel James

Central Connecticut · Forward · Senior · 6-8 · #22

Returning

#2148Overall
-0.09Projected impact
  • #875 forward in the country
  • #1383 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 14 minutes a game) at Central Connecticut. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
14
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 Central Connecticut: 28 games, 5 starts, 12.6 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game3.511thMM #398
  • Rebounds per game3.123rdMM #324
  • Assists per game0.412thMM #376
  • Steals per game0.315thMM #351
  • Blocks per game0.216thMM #339
  • Turnovers per game0.495thMM #20
  • Field goal %51.4%(37-72)60thMM #170
  • 3-point %31.8%(7-22)57thMM #188
  • Free throw %73.9%(17-23)72ndMM #119

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 rate14.2%style

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

  • Offensive rating119.975thMM #80

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating106.854thMM #206

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

  • True shooting %59.7%65thMM #127

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %56.3%61stMM #159

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.9150thMM #201

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %27.3%26thMM #331

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

  • Free-throw rate31.9%35thMM #291

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.11353rdMM #168

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Daniel James

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

  • Josh Dalton

    Elon · F · Sophomore

    78%match

    Transfer from Loyola Marymount

    0.00 impact · 3.6 pts · 2.6 reb · 0.5 ast

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  • Chase Thompson

    Clemson · F · Sophomore

    77%match

    Returning

    -0.04 impact · 2.3 pts · 1.1 reb · 0.3 ast

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  • Luke Jungers

    Iona · F · Senior

    70%match

    Returning

    -0.08 impact · 6 pts · 1.9 reb · 0.2 ast

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  • Kaleb Banks

    Tulsa · F · Senior

    69%match

    Transfer from DePaul

    +0.11 impact · 5.6 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Stas Sivka

    William & Mary · F · Junior

    68%match

    Transfer from George Mason

    -0.13 impact · 2.3 pts · 1.4 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Mason Blackwood

    St. Bonaventure · F · Sophomore

    68%match

    Transfer from Penn State

    -0.12 impact · 2.7 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.2 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).