College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Javan Buchanan
West Virginia · Forward · Senior · 6-7 · #22
Transfer from Boise State
- #90 forward in the country
- #98 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 22 minutes a game) at West Virginia, as a secondary scorer: a smaller role than he had at Boise State (27.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 22
- Spot in the rotation
- #3
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 Boise State: 31 games, 31 starts, 27.9 minutes a game.
- Points per game12.684th
- Rebounds per game5.061st
- Assists per game1.576th
- Steals per game0.654th
- Blocks per game0.216th
- Turnovers per game1.146th
- Field goal %42.3%(119-281)18th
- 3-point %31.7%(32-101)56th
- Free throw %83.6%(122-146)94th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate22.8%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating124.185th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating109.338th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %56.8%43rd
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %48.0%16th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.4585th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %35.7%61st
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate52.0%77th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.16284th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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+1.13 impact · 11.7 pts · 4.4 reb · 1.1 ast
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West Virginia teammates
Brenen Lorient#241 · F · Returning- Miles Sadler#270 · G · Freshman · #19 recruit
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- Mouhamed Sylla#394 · C · Transfer from Georgia Tech
- Martin Somerville#643 · G · Transfer from Florida State
- Amir Jenkins#1173 · G · Returning
- Amadou Seini#1394 · C · Freshman · #66 recruit
- Seydou Traore#2394 · G · Transfer from Utah
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).