College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
JaJuan Nicholls
Southern Utah · Forward · Junior · 6-9 · #7
Transfer from Tennessee Tech
- #316 forward in the country
- #425 in the transfer portal
- #287 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at Southern Utah, as a primary scorer: a role like the one he had at Tennessee Tech (17.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 19
- 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 Tennessee Tech: 31 games, 12 starts, 17.9 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 462 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game11.275thMM #76
- Rebounds per game5.368thMM #110
- Assists per game0.412thMM #374
- Steals per game0.428thMM #284
- Blocks per game0.875thMM #83
- Turnovers per game1.053rdMM #227
- Field goal %62.7%(136-217)92ndMM #35
- 3-point %0.0%(0-0)10thMM #377
- Free throw %67.6%(75-111)50thMM #209
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 462 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate26.8%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating126.490thMM #35
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating104.667thMM #143
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %65.3%91stMM #38
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %62.7%89thMM #45
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.4310thMM #411
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %38.4%71stMM #142
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate51.2%76thMM #104
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.20997thMM #6
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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+0.42 impact · 11.3 pts · 7.9 reb · 0.7 ast
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+0.34 impact · 9 pts · 4.3 reb · 0.5 ast
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+0.89 impact · 13.9 pts · 6.4 reb · 1.2 ast
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+1.65 impact · 13.5 pts · 5.9 reb · 0.8 ast
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+0.42 impact · 8.4 pts · 5.7 reb · 0.5 ast
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+0.47 impact · 7.3 pts · 3.4 reb · 0.4 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).