College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt
Southern Miss · Guard · Senior · 6-0 · #2
Transfer from Hampton
- #1117 guard in the country
- #1127 in the transfer portal
- #1390 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at Southern Miss, as a secondary scorer: a smaller role than he had at Hampton (25.2 min).
- Projected minutes
- 19
- Spot in the rotation
- #2
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 Hampton: 29 games, 23 starts, 25.2 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game11.167thMM #204
- Rebounds per game1.48thMM #758
- Assists per game2.876thMM #161
- Steals per game0.738thMM #446
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game2.212thMM #749
- Field goal %39.9%(93-233)34thMM #519
- 3-point %26.1%(18-69)13thMM #717
- Free throw %78.3%(119-152)58thMM #319
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 rate25.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating105.433rdMM #498
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating110.644thMM #448
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %53.9%46thMM #416
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %43.8%14thMM #707
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.2840thMM #477
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %12.5%14thMM #723
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate65.2%97thMM #25
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.09346thMM #382
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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-0.18 impact · 10.9 pts · 2.2 reb · 3.8 ast
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-0.24 impact · 12.4 pts · 1.8 reb · 2.6 ast
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+0.02 impact · 9.6 pts · 1.9 reb · 2.7 ast
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+0.20 impact · 12 pts · 1.6 reb · 2.3 ast
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-0.14 impact · 15.6 pts · 2.2 reb · 2.9 ast
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Southern Miss teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).