College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Jalen Pitre
Buffalo · Forward · Senior · 6-8 · #1
Transfer from Tennessee State
- #240 forward in the country
- #315 in the transfer portal
- #180 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 22 minutes a game) at Buffalo: a role like the one he had at Tennessee State (24.3 min).
- Projected minutes
- 22
- 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 Tennessee State: 33 games, 33 starts, 24.3 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game6.439thMM #242
- Rebounds per game6.686thMM #42
- Assists per game0.948thMM #186
- Steals per game1.294thMM #18
- Blocks per game0.661stMM #137
- Turnovers per game1.146thMM #264
- Field goal %62.3%(81-130)91stMM #38
- 3-point %16.7%(1-6)24thMM #346
- Free throw %83.9%(47-56)95thMM #18
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate11.3%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating127.591stMM #27
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating101.882ndMM #77
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %67.9%96thMM #14
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %62.7%89thMM #45
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.8140thMM #237
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %45.0%91stMM #48
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate43.1%61stMM #179
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.13972ndMM #92
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Jalen Pitre
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+0.66 impact · 6.6 pts · 7.6 reb · 0.7 ast
CompareReturning
+0.39 impact · 7.6 pts · 5.6 reb · 1 ast
CompareTransfer from Valparaiso
+0.41 impact · 6.4 pts · 5.8 reb · 0.8 ast
CompareTransfer from San Diego State
+0.64 impact · 5.6 pts · 4.5 reb · 0.8 ast
CompareTransfer from Detroit Mercy
+0.25 impact · 4.1 pts · 5.3 reb · 0.5 ast
CompareTransfer from Morehead State
+0.42 impact · 11.3 pts · 7.9 reb · 0.7 ast
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Buffalo teammates
Antoine Lorick III#567 · F · Transfer from Tennessee State- Kyle Jones#1330 · G · Returning
- Drew Steffe#1709 · G · Transfer from Southern Illinois
- Harrison Reede#1838 · G · Transfer from Incarnate Word
- J.J. Starling#1911 · G · Transfer from Syracuse
- Matas Buteliauskas#2120 · F · Returning
- Mikkel Tyne#2672 · G · Transfer from Richmond
- Daniel Shao#2999 · G · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).