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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

DeShaun Jackson Jr.

South Carolina State · Guard · Junior · 6-2 · #1

Transfer from Mercyhurst

#2377Overall
-0.13Projected impact
  • #1252 guard in the country
  • #1201 in the transfer portal
  • #1586 mid-major player
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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 23 minutes a game) at South Carolina State: a role like the one he had at Mercyhurst (22.5 min).

Projected minutes
23
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 Mercyhurst: 34 games, 1 starts, 22.5 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game6.028thMM #575
  • Rebounds per game2.952ndMM #347
  • Assists per game2.775thMM #177
  • Steals per game1.065thMM #229
  • Blocks per game0.487thMM #67
  • Turnovers per game1.441stMM #504
  • Field goal %46.8%(87-186)83rdMM #130
  • 3-point %0.0%(0-3)1stMM #836
  • Free throw %65.9%(29-44)17thMM #673

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 rate18.1%style

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

  • Offensive rating98.515thMM #690

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating102.089thMM #82

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

  • True shooting %49.4%17thMM #674

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %46.8%26thMM #588

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.9277thMM #158

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %22.0%52ndMM #410

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

  • Free-throw rate23.7%30thMM #578

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.08437thMM #456

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

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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).