College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Jakai Newton
UMass Lowell · Guard · Senior · 6-3 · #0
Transfer from Georgia State
- #856 guard in the country
- #934 in the transfer portal
- #997 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 16 minutes a game) at UMass Lowell, as a secondary scorer: a role like the one he had at Georgia State (17.0 min).
- Projected minutes
- 16
- Spot in the rotation
- #4
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 Georgia State: 21 games, 6 starts, 17 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game7.237thMM #470
- Rebounds per game3.672ndMM #200
- Assists per game0.919thMM #637
- Steals per game0.957thMM #289
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game1.065thMM #288
- Field goal %33.3%(44-132)5thMM #788
- 3-point %26.2%(17-65)13thMM #714
- Free throw %82.1%(46-56)75thMM #184
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 rate25.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating99.918thMM #659
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating104.779thMM #168
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %48.2%13thMM #714
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %39.8%5thMM #796
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.8613thMM #708
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %23.7%59thMM #359
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate42.4%79thMM #183
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.08942ndMM #412
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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-0.03 impact · 8.9 pts · 4.2 reb · 0.8 ast
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+0.01 impact · 5.9 pts · 1.8 reb · 1.2 ast
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+0.07 impact · 7.3 pts · 2.8 reb · 1.2 ast
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+0.18 impact · 5.7 pts · 4.2 reb · 1.1 ast
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-0.05 impact · 12.4 pts · 3.8 reb · 1.1 ast
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-0.01 impact · 4.2 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.6 ast
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UMass Lowell teammates
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- Isaiah Walter#2283 · G · Returning
- Christian Jones#3038 · G · Transfer from Siena
- Jasiah Cannady#3282 · G · Freshman · #272 recruit
- Elhadji Diallo#3286 · F · Freshman · #277 recruit
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).