College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Jalen Cox
USC · Guard · Senior · 6-3 · #8
Transfer from Colgate
- #112 guard in the country
- #121 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 21 minutes a game) at USC, as a primary scorer and lead playmaker: a smaller role than he had at Colgate (34.2 min).
- Projected minutes
- 21
- 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 Colgate: 31 games, 31 starts, 34.2 minutes a game.
- Points per game17.996th
- Rebounds per game5.293rd
- Assists per game5.398th
- Steals per game1.795th
- Blocks per game0.379th
- Turnovers per game2.39th
- Field goal %52.1%(209-401)96th
- 3-point %36.5%(19-52)69th
- Free throw %85.0%(119-140)86th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate27.1%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating120.482nd
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating106.171st
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %60.1%85th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %54.5%79th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.2887th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %11.9%12th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate34.9%63rd
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.18996th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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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).