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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Jake Ensminger

Santa Clara · Guard · Senior · 6-9 · #44

Returning

#140Overall
+1.31Projected impact
  • #58 guard in the country
  • #22 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 26 minutes a game) at Santa Clara. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
27
Spot in the rotation
#1

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 Santa Clara: 32 games, 32 starts, 28.8 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game6.532ndMM #528
  • Rebounds per game5.595thMM #35
  • Assists per game2.876thMM #160
  • Steals per game1.065thMM #229
  • Blocks per game0.263rdMM #212
  • Turnovers per game0.971stMM #233
  • Field goal %54.1%(79-146)98thMM #19
  • 3-point %39.8%(35-88)87thMM #101
  • Free throw %66.7%(16-24)18thMM #658

Last season: advanced

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

MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate9.8%style

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

  • Offensive rating139.399thMM #3

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating105.575thMM #199

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

  • True shooting %66.7%99thMM #8

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %66.1%99thMM #3

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover3.1498thMM #16

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %36.7%93rdMM #69

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

  • Free-throw rate16.4%12thMM #735

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.14381stMM #101

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Jake Ensminger

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

  • Tyler Johnson

    Virginia Tech · G · Junior

    77%match

    Returning

    +1.03 impact · 8 pts · 4.5 reb · 1.6 ast

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  • Eric Mahaffey

    Cincinnati · G · Junior

    72%match

    Transfer from Akron

    +1.07 impact · 7.8 pts · 5.6 reb · 1.5 ast

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  • Emmanuel Innocenti

    Arizona State · G · Senior

    70%match

    Transfer from Gonzaga

    +1.07 impact · 6 pts · 3.8 reb · 1.7 ast

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  • Dillan Shaw

    Arizona State · G · Sophomore

    67%match

    Transfer from Saint Mary's

    +0.82 impact · 7.5 pts · 5.3 reb · 1.5 ast

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  • Austin Herro

    St. Thomas-Minnesota · G · Junior

    66%match

    Returning

    +0.82 impact · 5.5 pts · 4 reb · 3.5 ast

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  • Ross Candelino

    Fresno State · G · Senior

    65%match

    Transfer from Lipscomb

    +0.58 impact · 11.1 pts · 5.2 reb · 1.5 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).