
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Jake Ensminger
Santa Clara · Guard · Senior · 6-9 · #44
Returning
- #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.
Returning
+1.03 impact · 8 pts · 4.5 reb · 1.6 ast
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+1.07 impact · 7.8 pts · 5.6 reb · 1.5 ast
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+1.07 impact · 6 pts · 3.8 reb · 1.7 ast
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+0.82 impact · 7.5 pts · 5.3 reb · 1.5 ast
CompareReturning
+0.82 impact · 5.5 pts · 4 reb · 3.5 ast
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+0.58 impact · 11.1 pts · 5.2 reb · 1.5 ast
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Santa Clara teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).