College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Jayden Ross

UConn · Forward · Senior · 6-7 · #23

Returning

#595Overall

+0.50Projected impact

#248 forward in the country

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 18 minutes a game) at UConn. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes: 18
Spot in the rotation: #5

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 UConn: 38 games, 0 starts, 17.5 minutes a game.

Points per game4.621st
Rebounds per game2.513th
Assists per game0.840th
Steals per game0.872nd
Blocks per game0.440th
Turnovers per game0.685th
Field goal %50.4%(61-121)55th
3-point %39.1%(25-64)87th
Free throw %69.2%(27-39)56th

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate12.7%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating121.479th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating101.583rd
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %63.0%83rd
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %60.7%83rd
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover1.2576th
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %31.9%45th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate32.2%36th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.13369th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

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

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73%match
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+0.48 impact · 5.5 pts · 3.3 reb · 1.2 ast
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Myles Parker
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73%match
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+0.07 impact · 5.1 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.7 ast
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Dwayne Aristode
Oregon · F · Sophomore
72%match
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+0.46 impact · 3.8 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.7 ast
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Nik Khamenia
UConn · F · Sophomore
70%match
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+0.70 impact · 5.7 pts · 3.3 reb · 1 ast
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Ruben Prey
St. John's · F · Junior
68%match
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+0.65 impact · 4.3 pts · 2.1 reb · 0.8 ast
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Ben Oosterbaan
San Francisco · F · Junior
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+0.44 impact · 7.6 pts · 4.2 reb · 1.6 ast
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UConn teammates

Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).