
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Jael Martin
Cal State Northridge · Forward · Junior · 6-9 · #8
Transfer from Loyola Marymount
- #691 forward in the country
- #931 in the transfer portal
- #991 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 13 minutes a game) at Cal State Northridge: a bigger role than he had at Loyola Marymount (7.4 min).
- Projected minutes
- 13
- 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 Loyola Marymount: 17 games, 1 starts, 7.4 minutes a game.
- Points per game1.91st
- Rebounds per game1.41st
- Assists per game0.23rd
- Steals per game0.11st
- Blocks per game0.216th
- Turnovers per game0.199th
- Field goal %59.1%(13-22)85th
- 3-point %20.0%(1-5)27th
- Free throw %62.5%(5-8)32nd
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate11.1%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating126.089th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating108.144th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %62.7%82nd
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %61.4%85th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.5087th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %17.4%4th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate36.4%45th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.09538th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.
Cal State Northridge teammates
Josiah Davis#634 · G · Returning
Emmanuel Stephen#1066 · C · Transfer from UNLV
Brooklyn Hicks#1278 · G · Transfer from Montana
Lamine Niang#1460 · C · Transfer from UT Martin
Keziah Ekissi#2233 · G · Transfer from Oregon State
Greg Gazarian#2936 · G · Returning
Mikah Ballew#2964 · G · Transfer from Portland
Caleb Smith#3078 · G · Transfer from Rider
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).