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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Jalen Haynes

Southern Illinois · Guard · Sophomore · 6-4 · #1

Returning

#921Overall
+0.26Projected impact
  • #459 guard in the country
  • #391 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 21 minutes a game) at Southern Illinois. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
21
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 Southern Illinois: 32 games, 7 starts, 20.8 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game7.942ndMM #425
  • Rebounds per game2.437thMM #485
  • Assists per game2.162ndMM #266
  • Steals per game1.065thMM #229
  • Blocks per game0.263rdMM #212
  • Turnovers per game1.441stMM #504
  • Field goal %42.3%(85-201)54thMM #366
  • 3-point %20.5%(16-78)5thMM #794
  • Free throw %78.2%(68-87)57thMM #328

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 rate21.2%style

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

  • Offensive rating105.935thMM #483

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating100.393rdMM #45

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

  • True shooting %53.1%39thMM #464

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %46.3%24thMM #610

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.5558thMM #318

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %19.7%42ndMM #505

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

  • Free-throw rate43.3%80thMM #168

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.12067thMM #194

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Jalen Haynes

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

  • LJ Hackman

    Western Kentucky · G · Senior

    76%match

    Returning

    +0.20 impact · 8.5 pts · 2.9 reb · 1.6 ast

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  • AJ Thomas

    Loyola Marymount · G · Sophomore

    72%match

    Returning

    +0.07 impact · 5.2 pts · 1.4 reb · 1.8 ast

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  • Jaylen Smith

    Kansas City · G · Senior

    72%match

    Transfer from East Tennessee State

    +0.16 impact · 9.3 pts · 2.6 reb · 2.8 ast

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  • Isaiah Kerr

    Hawai'i · G · Senior

    71%match

    Returning

    +0.02 impact · 6.4 pts · 2.4 reb · 1.4 ast

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  • Ace Buckner

    Clemson · G · Junior

    70%match

    Returning

    +0.67 impact · 8.3 pts · 2.9 reb · 1.8 ast

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  • Sebastian Akins

    Washington State · G · Junior

    69%match

    Transfer from Wake Forest

    +0.15 impact · 5.3 pts · 1.5 reb · 1.9 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).