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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Jay Jones

Pennsylvania · Guard · Sophomore · 6-4 · #4

Returning

#1507Overall
+0.04Projected impact
  • #759 guard in the country
  • #848 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 14 minutes a game) at Pennsylvania. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
14
Spot in the rotation
#8

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 Pennsylvania: 27 games, 0 starts, 13.7 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game3.910thMM #740
  • Rebounds per game2.334thMM #506
  • Assists per game1.231stMM #526
  • Steals per game0.519thMM #627
  • Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
  • Turnovers per game0.782ndMM #128
  • Field goal %43.2%(32-74)60thMM #316
  • 3-point %38.9%(7-18)83rdMM #136
  • Free throw %58.9%(33-56)7thMM #771

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 rate16.1%style

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

  • Offensive rating105.132ndMM #516

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating107.365thMM #289

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

  • True shooting %52.7%36thMM #491

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %48.0%34thMM #515

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.6564thMM #265

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %16.4%28thMM #620

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

  • Free-throw rate75.7%99thMM #13

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.08638thMM #450

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Jay Jones

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

  • Hampton Sanders

    Columbia · G · Senior

    75%match

    Returning

    0.00 impact · 4.1 pts · 2 reb · 2.2 ast

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  • Yohann Sissoko

    Long Beach State · G · Sophomore

    68%match

    Transfer from Florida Atlantic

    -0.02 impact · 3.3 pts · 1.7 reb · 1.1 ast

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  • Zander Carter

    Liberty · G · Sophomore

    68%match

    Returning

    +0.06 impact · 3.3 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.8 ast

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  • Miles Klapper

    Idaho · G · Senior

    67%match

    Returning

    +0.02 impact · 3.7 pts · 1.9 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Bilal Abdur-Rahman

    Alabama A&M · G · Junior

    67%match

    Returning

    +0.02 impact · 4.7 pts · 1.2 reb · 1.5 ast

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  • Bubz Alvarez

    Houston Christian · G · Senior

    66%match

    Transfer from South Dakota State

    +0.09 impact · 4.5 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.1 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).