College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Jamari McDowell

Wake Forest · Guard · Junior · 6-5 · #11

Transfer from Kansas

#1524Overall

+0.04Projected impact

#764 guard in the country
#853 in the transfer portal

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at Wake Forest: a role like the one he had at Kansas (17.3 min).

Projected minutes: 20
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 Kansas: 35 games, 7 starts, 17.3 minutes a game.

Points per game3.36th
Rebounds per game1.613th
Assists per game1.127th
Steals per game0.411th
Blocks per game0.138th
Turnovers per game0.592nd
Field goal %36.0%(36-100)12th
3-point %34.9%(30-86)57th
Free throw %62.5%(15-24)11th

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate10.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating109.648th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating105.277th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %52.9%38th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %51.0%56th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover2.2988th
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %12.5%14th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate24.0%31st
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.07934th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

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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).