College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Jayden Cooper
East Tennessee State · Guard · Senior · 6-0 · #1
Transfer from South Alabama
- #1402 guard in the country
- #1300 in the transfer portal
- #1801 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 21 minutes a game) at East Tennessee State: a smaller role than he had at South Alabama (30.0 min).
- Projected minutes
- 21
- Spot in the rotation
- #4
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 South Alabama: 33 games, 33 starts, 30 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game11.569thMM #188
- Rebounds per game2.643rdMM #428
- Assists per game1.023rdMM #604
- Steals per game1.171stMM #177
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game0.877thMM #176
- Field goal %41.4%(137-331)47thMM #420
- 3-point %34.0%(55-162)51stMM #368
- Free throw %67.6%(50-74)20thMM #645
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 rate21.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating107.139thMM #443
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating110.842ndMM #464
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %52.1%32ndMM #522
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %49.7%47thMM #409
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.3143rdMM #448
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %17.4%32ndMM #588
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate22.4%27thMM #608
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.08538thMM #454
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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-0.37 impact · 11.2 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
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-0.16 impact · 11.1 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.6 ast
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-0.15 impact · 10.6 pts · 2.6 reb · 2.9 ast
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-0.05 impact · 12.4 pts · 3.8 reb · 1.1 ast
CompareTransfer from Mercer
-0.18 impact · 7.3 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.4 ast
CompareTransfer from Chattanooga
-0.24 impact · 8.4 pts · 2.8 reb · 1.2 ast
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East Tennessee State teammates
Brayden Crump#756 · F · Returning- Jordan McCullum#824 · F · Returning
- Marqus Marion#925 · F · Transfer from Wake Forest
- Tyran Mason#1342 · G · Transfer from UT Arlington
- Maki Johnson#1420 · G · Returning
- Trevor Hennig#1560 · G · Transfer from Weber State
- BJ Ward#2374 · G · Transfer from Southeast Missouri State
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).