College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Jahari Long
Wichita State · Guard · Senior · 6-5 · #11
Transfer from George Mason
- #204 guard in the country
- #215 in the transfer portal
- #104 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 23 minutes a game) at Wichita State, as a lead playmaker: a smaller role than he had at George Mason (33.8 min).
- Projected minutes
- 23
- 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 George Mason: 33 games, 33 starts, 33.8 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game12.273rdMM #148
- Rebounds per game3.467thMM #237
- Assists per game3.991stMM #55
- Steals per game0.629thMM #532
- Blocks per game0.263rdMM #212
- Turnovers per game1.824thMM #645
- Field goal %45.4%(132-291)74thMM #199
- 3-point %37.7%(49-130)77thMM #177
- Free throw %82.6%(90-109)77thMM #159
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate19.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating120.883rdMM #115
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating108.856thMM #367
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %59.4%82ndMM #136
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %53.8%75thMM #198
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.2486thMM #87
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %11.7%12thMM #744
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate37.5%69thMM #261
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.14080thMM #110
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Jahari Long
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+0.58 impact · 13.1 pts · 4.1 reb · 4.2 ast
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+1.70 impact · 15 pts · 2.7 reb · 2.8 ast
CompareTransfer from Idaho
+0.68 impact · 13.7 pts · 3.3 reb · 3.6 ast
CompareReturning
+1.42 impact · 12 pts · 2.8 reb · 4.1 ast
CompareTransfer from Loyola Maryland
+0.12 impact · 15.3 pts · 4.4 reb · 3.8 ast
CompareTransfer from Toledo
+1.10 impact · 16.4 pts · 4 reb · 4.2 ast
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Wichita State teammates
William Berg#103 · C · Returning- Dillon Battie#313 · F · Returning
- TJ Williams#475 · G · Returning
- Jordan Frison#604 · G · Transfer from Chattanooga
- Noah Hill#999 · F · Returning
- Jaret Valencia#1041 · F · Returning
- Bryce Heard#1060 · G · Transfer from Dayton
- Cyr Malonga#1359 · C · Transfer from New Mexico State
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).