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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

James Scott

Georgia · Forward · Senior · 6-11 · #9

Transfer from Ole Miss

#487Overall
+0.62Projected impact
  • #202 forward in the country
  • #256 in the transfer portal

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 18 minutes a game) at Georgia: a role like the one he had at Ole Miss (17.9 min).

Projected minutes
18
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 Ole Miss: 35 games, 27 starts, 17.9 minutes a game.

  • Points per game3.914th
  • Rebounds per game4.552nd
  • Assists per game0.625th
  • Steals per game0.542nd
  • Blocks per game1.391st
  • Turnovers per game0.685th
  • Field goal %72.9%(62-85)99th
  • 3-point %0.0%(0-0)10th
  • Free throw %50.0%(12-24)10th

Last season: advanced

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

  • Usage rate9.7%style

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

  • Offensive rating126.290th

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating105.662nd

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

  • True shooting %71.2%99th

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %72.9%99th

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.0059th

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %30.2%38th

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

  • Free-throw rate28.2%27th

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.10950th

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like James Scott

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

  • Godslove Nwabude

    Kent State · F · Junior

    76%match

    Transfer from Eastern Michigan

    +0.33 impact · 5.4 pts · 5.5 reb · 0.3 ast

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  • Lucas Scroggins

    UIC · F · Junior

    71%match

    Transfer from Saint Peter's

    +0.45 impact · 5.8 pts · 5.4 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Samuel Dada

    Western Carolina · F · Sophomore

    71%match

    Returning

    +0.66 impact · 6.6 pts · 7.6 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Jamarion Davis-Fleming

    Alabama · F · Sophomore

    70%match

    Transfer from Mississippi State

    +0.47 impact · 3.7 pts · 4.8 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Owen Freeman

    Auburn · F · Senior

    69%match

    Transfer from Creighton

    +0.79 impact · 5 pts · 4 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Ryan Kalambay

    St. Bonaventure · F · Junior

    67%match

    Transfer from Detroit Mercy

    +0.25 impact · 4.1 pts · 5.3 reb · 0.5 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).