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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Jalen Harper

Rhode Island · Guard · Sophomore · 6-3 · #7

Returning

#2534Overall
-0.15Projected impact
  • #1352 guard in the country
  • #1730 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 12 minutes a game) at Rhode Island. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
12
Spot in the rotation
#6

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 Rhode Island: 26 games, 1 starts, 11.7 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game2.62ndMM #821
  • Rebounds per game1.818thMM #648
  • Assists per game0.31stMM #820
  • Steals per game0.11stMM #838
  • Blocks per game0.263rdMM #212
  • Turnovers per game0.592ndMM #52
  • Field goal %30.2%(19-63)2ndMM #826
  • 3-point %27.8%(10-36)18thMM #663
  • Free throw %67.9%(19-28)21stMM #636

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 rate15.2%style

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

  • Offensive rating91.35thMM #790

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating107.961stMM #321

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

  • True shooting %44.5%4thMM #801

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %38.1%3rdMM #816

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.625thMM #795

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %25.0%65thMM #305

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

  • Free-throw rate44.4%82ndMM #152

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.03912thMM #727

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Jalen Harper

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

  • Nate Guerengomba

    Quinnipiac · G · Junior

    81%match

    Returning

    -0.16 impact · 2.6 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Amare Allen

    Stonehill · G · Junior

    78%match

    Transfer from Maine

    -0.27 impact · 3.8 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.3 ast

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  • Khalil Farmer

    Rider · G · Senior

    78%match

    Transfer from UMass Lowell

    -0.25 impact · 3.8 pts · 1.5 reb · 0.5 ast

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  • Alex Dupre

    Utah Tech · G · Junior

    76%match

    Transfer from Portland State

    -0.18 impact · 3.2 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.6 ast

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  • Davis White

    Cal State Fullerton · G · Senior

    75%match

    Returning

    -0.25 impact · 3.2 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Zion Wilburn

    Georgia State · G · Junior

    75%match

    Transfer from Samford

    -0.19 impact · 4.6 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.9 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).