
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Jeremy Dent-Smith
Saint Mary's · Guard · Senior · 6-1 · #2
Transfer from Stanford
- #892 guard in the country
- #968 in the transfer portal
- #1055 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 17 minutes a game) at Saint Mary's, as a secondary scorer and floor spacer: a role like the one he had at Stanford (20.1 min).
- Projected minutes
- 17
- Spot in the rotation
- #2
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 Stanford: 33 games, 4 starts, 20.1 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game8.245thMM #404
- Rebounds per game1.716thMM #673
- Assists per game1.543rdMM #420
- Steals per game0.848thMM #371
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #371
- Turnovers per game1.253rdMM #393
- Field goal %36.9%(89-241)16thMM #688
- 3-point %37.7%(58-154)77thMM #177
- Free throw %82.9%(34-41)78thMM #148
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate23.1%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating106.236thMM #473
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating110.743rdMM #454
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %52.1%32ndMM #520
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %49.0%41stMM #452
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.2235thMM #513
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %15.8%25thMM #640
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate17.0%13thMM #723
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.09043rdMM #409
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Jeremy Dent-Smith
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Oregon State
-0.07 impact · 9.7 pts · 2.7 reb · 2.1 ast
CompareTransfer from Loyola Marymount
+0.02 impact · 14 pts · 2.4 reb · 1.7 ast
CompareReturning
+0.10 impact · 7.3 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
CompareTransfer from Pennsylvania
-0.12 impact · 6 pts · 1.6 reb · 1.3 ast
CompareTransfer from Indiana State
-0.05 impact · 11.9 pts · 4.4 reb · 1.9 ast
CompareTransfer from Wagner
-0.30 impact · 8.5 pts · 2.4 reb · 1.3 ast
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Saint Mary's teammates
Joshua Dent#66 · G · Returning
Thomas Ndong#646 · F · Transfer from California Baptist
Vangelis Zougris#785 · F · Transfer from Louisville
Kevin Gad#1177 · F · Returning
Salih Altuntas#1314 · C · Transfer from Miami
Mantas Juzenas#1320 · G · Returning
Darius Bivins#1612 · G · Freshman · #72 recruit
Luke Fennell#2011 · G · Transfer from Syracuse
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).