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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Jalen Shelley

Texas A&M · Forward · Junior · 6-9 · #1

Transfer from Loyola Marymount

#459Overall
+0.66Projected impact
  • #188 forward in the country
  • #239 in the transfer portal

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 17 minutes a game) at Texas A&M, as a secondary scorer: a smaller role than he had at Loyola Marymount (31.2 min).

Projected minutes
17
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 Loyola Marymount: 25 games, 25 starts, 31.2 minutes a game.

  • Points per game13.789th
  • Rebounds per game6.686th
  • Assists per game2.797th
  • Steals per game0.763rd
  • Blocks per game0.661st
  • Turnovers per game2.34th
  • Field goal %45.7%(118-258)34th
  • 3-point %28.7%(25-87)45th
  • Free throw %70.4%(81-115)60th

Last season: advanced

Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.

  • Usage rate24.0%style

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

  • Offensive rating107.430th

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating100.786th

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

  • True shooting %55.4%34th

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %50.6%28th

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.1973rd

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %16.3%3rd

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

  • Free-throw rate44.6%64th

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.13369th

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Jalen Shelley

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

  • DeShawn Gory

    Oregon State · F · Sophomore

    78%match

    Transfer from Fresno State

    +0.63 impact · 13.7 pts · 6.1 reb · 2 ast

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  • Jaylen Crocker-Johnson

    Minnesota · F · Senior

    76%match

    Returning

    +0.87 impact · 13.4 pts · 6.8 reb · 1.8 ast

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  • TJ Power

    Pennsylvania · F · Senior

    75%match

    Returning

    +0.69 impact · 16.4 pts · 7.6 reb · 2.4 ast

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  • Dasear Haskins

    Ole Miss · F · Senior

    74%match

    Transfer from Saint Joseph's

    +0.63 impact · 11.1 pts · 6.4 reb · 1.4 ast

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  • Aidan Hadaway

    Green Bay · F · Senior

    74%match

    Transfer from Ohio

    +0.44 impact · 14.4 pts · 7.4 reb · 2.1 ast

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  • David Punch

    Texas · F · Junior

    74%match

    Transfer from TCU

    +1.78 impact · 14.1 pts · 6.8 reb · 2 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).