College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Jaiun Simon
Dayton · Forward · Senior · 6-6 · #3
Returning
- #253 forward in the country
- #194 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at Dayton. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 19
- 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 Dayton: 36 games, 16 starts, 18.3 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game5.531stMM #288
- Rebounds per game3.328thMM #304
- Assists per game1.266thMM #119
- Steals per game0.654thMM #168
- Blocks per game0.440thMM #230
- Turnovers per game0.871stMM #133
- Field goal %47.5%(58-122)41stMM #249
- 3-point %38.2%(13-34)84thMM #65
- Free throw %80.5%(70-87)89thMM #45
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 rate15.3%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating120.276thMM #79
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating102.081stMM #80
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %62.1%79thMM #78
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %52.9%41stMM #242
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.4384thMM #62
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %27.5%27thMM #326
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate71.3%94thMM #21
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.14073rdMM #87
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Jaiun Simon
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+0.50 impact · 4.6 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.8 ast
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+0.70 impact · 5.7 pts · 3.3 reb · 1 ast
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+0.82 impact · 8.1 pts · 4.4 reb · 0.9 ast
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+0.56 impact · 6.9 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.9 ast
CompareTransfer from St. Thomas-Minnesota
+0.44 impact · 7.6 pts · 4.2 reb · 1.6 ast
CompareTransfer from Saint Louis
+0.50 impact · 7 pts · 2 reb · 0.9 ast
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Dayton teammates
Amal L'Etang#217 · F · Returning- Grant Randall#715 · F · Transfer from Quinnipiac
- Landen Joseph#848 · G · Transfer from Marshall
- Zaide Lowery#852 · G · Transfer from Marquette
- Travis Perry#1252 · G · Transfer from Ole Miss
- Malcolm Thomas#1262 · F · Returning
- Damon Friery#1386 · F · Returning
- Aiden Derkack#1867 · G · Freshman · #78 recruit
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).