
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Jaylen Petty
UCLA · Guard · Sophomore · 6-1 · #4
Transfer from Texas Tech
- #157 guard in the country
- #170 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 24 minutes a game) at UCLA, as a floor spacer: a smaller role than he had at Texas Tech (30.4 min).
- Projected minutes
- 24
- 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 Texas Tech: 33 games, 22 starts, 30.4 minutes a game.
- Points per game9.957th
- Rebounds per game3.978th
- Assists per game2.264th
- Steals per game0.629th
- Blocks per game0.011th
- Turnovers per game0.971st
- Field goal %40.6%(110-271)40th
- 3-point %37.5%(69-184)75th
- Free throw %77.1%(37-48)53rd
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate16.3%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating121.184th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating111.140th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %55.8%60th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %53.3%72nd
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.3789th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %16.3%28th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate17.7%15th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.11260th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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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).