College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Jaden Smith
Ball State · Center · Junior · 6-11 · #7
Transfer from Saint Joseph's
- #141 center in the country
- #933 in the transfer portal
- #996 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 17 minutes a game) at Ball State: a bigger role than he had at Saint Joseph's (9.1 min).
- Projected minutes
- 17
- Spot in the rotation
- #8
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 Saint Joseph's: 36 games, 1 starts, 9.1 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 35 mid-major centerson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game2.810thMM #31
- Rebounds per game1.81stMM #35
- Assists per game0.317thMM #26
- Steals per game0.214thMM #30
- Blocks per game0.520thMM #19
- Turnovers per game0.778thMM #6
- Field goal %45.7%(32-70)7thMM #30
- 3-point %18.2%(2-11)59thMM #12
- Free throw %69.4%(34-49)70thMM #10
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 35 mid-major centerson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate17.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating101.012thMM #27
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating104.450thMM #14
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %54.6%14thMM #27
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %47.1%6thMM #30
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.4428thMM #25
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %56.3%99thMM #2
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate70.0%82ndMM #7
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.08523rdMM #24
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Jaden Smith
The closest matches among every center in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+0.10 impact · 4.3 pts · 2.6 reb · 0.2 ast
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+0.04 impact · 2.9 pts · 2.4 reb · 0.2 ast
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-0.05 impact · 4.5 pts · 2.6 reb · 0.3 ast
CompareTransfer from Georgia State
-0.09 impact · 3.2 pts · 3.9 reb · 0.2 ast
CompareTransfer from Kansas State
+0.14 impact · 3.2 pts · 3.3 reb · 0.5 ast
CompareTransfer from Oregon State
+0.08 impact · 5.1 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.4 ast
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Ball State teammates
Zaon Collins#606 · G · Transfer from Fresno State- Javion Guy-King#745 · G · Transfer from Central Arkansas
- Babatunde Durodola#963 · F · Transfer from Temple
- K'Jei Parker#991 · G · Transfer from Massachusetts
- Joey Hart#1062 · G · Returning
- Sean Blake#1341 · G · Transfer from Vermont
- Aaron Fine#1988 · G · Transfer from Purdue
- Trey Lewis#2268 · G · Transfer from Western Michigan
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).