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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Jahki Gupton

Norfolk State · Forward · Senior · 6-8 · #5

Transfer from Saint Peter's

#2678Overall
-0.18Projected impact
  • #1043 forward in the country
  • #1327 in the transfer portal
  • #1862 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 22 minutes a game) at Norfolk State: a role like the one he had at Saint Peter's (24.5 min).

Projected minutes
22
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 Saint Peter's: 29 games, 15 starts, 24.5 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game7.852ndMM #173
  • Rebounds per game5.061stMM #139
  • Assists per game0.840thMM #224
  • Steals per game1.086thMM #41
  • Blocks per game0.875thMM #83
  • Turnovers per game1.718thMM #395
  • Field goal %42.1%(83-197)18thMM #369
  • 3-point %27.6%(16-58)41stMM #265
  • Free throw %69.4%(43-62)56thMM #185

Last season: advanced

Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate19.6%style

    Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor

  • Offensive rating96.18thMM #414

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating102.379thMM #90

    Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)

  • True shooting %50.2%11thMM #400

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %46.2%10thMM #409

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.4410thMM #405

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %32.6%48thMM #243

    Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor

  • Free-throw rate31.5%34thMM #295

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.07322ndMM #333

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Jahki Gupton

The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.

  • Mambourou Mara

    Houston Christian · F · Senior

    74%match

    Returning

    -0.10 impact · 5.4 pts · 3.8 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Aiden Disu

    Iona · F · Sophomore

    73%match

    Transfer from Holy Cross

    -0.17 impact · 10.8 pts · 5.1 reb · 0.8 ast

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  • Zamoku Weluche-Ume

    Old Dominion · F · Junior

    72%match

    Transfer from North Carolina A&T

    -0.14 impact · 11.3 pts · 7.2 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams

    Southern Indiana · F · Senior

    70%match

    Transfer from Oral Roberts

    -0.13 impact · 6.9 pts · 4.2 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Macon Emory

    Tulsa · F · Junior

    68%match

    Transfer from Delaware

    -0.24 impact · 11.3 pts · 6.6 reb · 1.2 ast

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  • Damarien Yates

    North Alabama · F · Senior

    68%match

    Transfer from Alabama State

    -0.11 impact · 6.8 pts · 3.7 reb · 0.7 ast

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Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).