College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Elijah Jones
George Mason · Forward · Senior · 6-8 · #33
Transfer from UTEP
- #481 forward in the country
- #655 in the transfer portal
- #563 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 18 minutes a game) at George Mason, as a secondary scorer: a smaller role than he had at UTEP (28.1 min).
- Projected minutes
- 18
- Spot in the rotation
- #3
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 UTEP: 31 games, 31 starts, 28.1 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game13.186thMM #36
- Rebounds per game5.470thMM #100
- Assists per game0.519thMM #342
- Steals per game0.654thMM #168
- Blocks per game1.186thMM #52
- Turnovers per game1.053rdMM #228
- Field goal %47.9%(156-326)43rdMM #241
- 3-point %38.6%(49-127)86thMM #57
- Free throw %69.2%(45-65)56thMM #187
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 rate23.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating113.754thMM #171
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating107.548thMM #226
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %57.2%46thMM #212
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %55.4%56thMM #178
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.5015thMM #383
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %31.0%42ndMM #263
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate19.9%10thMM #405
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.12967thMM #114
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Elijah Jones
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+0.19 impact · 9 pts · 4.9 reb · 0.6 ast
CompareTransfer from Boston College
+0.29 impact · 10.6 pts · 5.7 reb · 0.7 ast
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+0.23 impact · 11.2 pts · 4.2 reb · 0.7 ast
CompareTransfer from Idaho
+0.21 impact · 13.5 pts · 4.7 reb · 1.3 ast
CompareTransfer from Monmouth
+0.20 impact · 7.9 pts · 3.9 reb · 0.6 ast
CompareTransfer from Northern Colorado
+0.46 impact · 8.5 pts · 6.3 reb · 0.6 ast
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George Mason teammates
Baraka Okojie#219 · G · Transfer from Mercer- Emmanuel Kanga#402 · F · Returning
- Michael Marcus Jr.#893 · F · Transfer from App State
- Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor#1008 · G · Transfer from Butler
- James Nnaji#1331 · C · Transfer from Baylor
- Emmett Adair#1430 · F · Transfer from Loyola Maryland
- Ben Woodward#2321 · G · Returning
- T.J. Prosise#2373 · G · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).