College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Jahari Williamson
Pepperdine · Guard · Senior · 6-1 · #99
Transfer from Kent State
- #393 guard in the country
- #434 in the transfer portal
- #298 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 24 minutes a game) at Pepperdine, as a floor spacer: a role like the one he had at Kent State (25.1 min).
- Projected minutes
- 24
- Spot in the rotation
- #2
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 Kent State: 34 games, 34 starts, 25.1 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game10.360thMM #260
- Rebounds per game2.025thMM #578
- Assists per game0.919thMM #637
- Steals per game0.957thMM #289
- Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
- Turnovers per game0.495thMM #25
- Field goal %44.7%(106-237)70thMM #240
- 3-point %44.5%(81-182)98thMM #17
- Free throw %82.6%(57-69)77thMM #160
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 rate15.6%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating140.899thMM #2
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating112.929thMM #579
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %65.5%98thMM #17
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %61.8%98thMM #15
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.2386thMM #90
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %32.8%87thMM #125
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate29.1%47thMM #446
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.14582ndMM #95
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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+1.64 impact · 13.5 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.8 ast
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Pepperdine teammates
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- Youri Fritz#973 · F · Transfer from Northeastern
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- Anthony Robinson#1308 · F · Transfer from Xavier
- Alex Constanza#1354 · F · Freshman · #65 recruit
- Ethan Meuser#1876 · F · Transfer from Stonehill
- David Mager#2610 · 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).