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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

James O'Donnell

Portland · Forward · Junior · 6-10 · #14

Returning

#862Overall
+0.30Projected impact
  • #359 forward in the country
  • #349 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 23 minutes a game) at Portland. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
23
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 Portland: 34 games, 23 starts, 22.5 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game10.068thMM #110
  • Rebounds per game4.450thMM #188
  • Assists per game1.161stMM #135
  • Steals per game0.428thMM #285
  • Blocks per game0.661stMM #137
  • Turnovers per game1.911thMM #419
  • Field goal %65.1%(136-209)95thMM #25
  • 3-point %0.0%(0-1)10thMM #378
  • Free throw %60.5%(69-114)27thMM #315

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 rate21.2%style

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

  • Offensive rating110.339thMM #240

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating112.023rdMM #338

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

  • True shooting %65.8%93rdMM #31

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %65.1%93rdMM #29

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.5921stMM #353

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %30.9%42ndMM #266

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

  • Free-throw rate54.5%81stMM #90

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.08934thMM #265

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like James O'Donnell

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

  • Luke McEldon

    Northwestern · F · Junior

    77%match

    Transfer from Mount St. Mary's

    +0.26 impact · 11.7 pts · 6.2 reb · 1.3 ast

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  • Ivan Juric

    Penn State · F · Sophomore

    75%match

    Returning

    +0.35 impact · 10.2 pts · 5.3 reb · 0.8 ast

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  • Churchill Abass

    UCF · F · Senior

    75%match

    Transfer from New Orleans

    +0.42 impact · 8.4 pts · 5.7 reb · 0.5 ast

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  • Caleb Walker

    Air Force · F · Senior

    72%match

    Returning

    -0.10 impact · 10.4 pts · 5 reb · 0.8 ast

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  • Johan Munch

    SMU · F · Junior

    70%match

    Transfer from Oregon State

    +0.28 impact · 7.9 pts · 5.1 reb · 1 ast

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  • Malik Abdullahi

    Princeton · F · Junior

    69%match

    Returning

    +0.29 impact · 9.7 pts · 5.7 reb · 1.3 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).