College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Jace Whiting
UTEP · Guard · Senior · 6-3 · #21
Transfer from Weber State
- #458 guard in the country
- #521 in the transfer portal
- #389 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at UTEP: a smaller role than he had at Weber State (30.8 min).
- Projected minutes
- 20
- 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 Weber State: 20 games, 18 starts, 30.8 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game11.267thMM #200
- Rebounds per game3.569thMM #220
- Assists per game2.775thMM #177
- Steals per game1.278thMM #129
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game1.346thMM #453
- Field goal %45.0%(86-191)72ndMM #227
- 3-point %36.2%(25-69)66thMM #250
- Free throw %82.4%(28-34)76thMM #171
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 rate18.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating115.168thMM #220
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating105.376thMM #187
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %54.6%51stMM #374
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %51.6%61stMM #306
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.0882ndMM #116
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %10.1%7thMM #786
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate17.8%15thMM #705
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.12368thMM #181
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Jace Whiting
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+0.17 impact · 9.2 pts · 3.5 reb · 2.2 ast
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+0.22 impact · 8.1 pts · 3.6 reb · 2.6 ast
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+0.34 impact · 12.9 pts · 2.9 reb · 3.8 ast
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+0.59 impact · 11.1 pts · 3 reb · 3.5 ast
CompareTransfer from Coastal Carolina
+0.14 impact · 14.7 pts · 4.6 reb · 2.8 ast
CompareTransfer from Idaho
+0.68 impact · 13.7 pts · 3.3 reb · 3.6 ast
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UTEP teammates
Reese Miller#692 · G · Transfer from William & Mary- Ryan Jackson Jr.#749 · G · Transfer from William & Mary
- Augusto Cassia#1437 · F · Transfer from Ole Miss
- Reid Cason#1680 · F · Transfer from East Carolina
- Janusz Ratowski#2243 · F · Transfer from Stetson
- Leif Moeller#2923 · G · Transfer from Evansville
- Donovan Criss#3254 · G · Freshman · #236 recruit
- Isaiah Ward#3296 · F · Freshman · #291 recruit
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).