College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Jerone Morton
Kentucky · Guard · Senior · 6-4 · #1
Transfer from Washington State
- #503 guard in the country
- #583 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 17 minutes a game) at Kentucky: a smaller role than he had at Washington State (24.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 17
- 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 Washington State: 32 games, 29 starts, 24.9 minutes a game.
- Points per game7.841st
- Rebounds per game1.922nd
- Assists per game2.673rd
- Steals per game0.848th
- Blocks per game0.263rd
- Turnovers per game1.253rd
- Field goal %43.8%(84-192)64th
- 3-point %38.8%(31-80)83rd
- Free throw %82.0%(50-61)74th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate16.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating118.577th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating115.616th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %56.9%68th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %51.8%62nd
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.2787th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %32.3%86th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate31.8%55th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.09043rd
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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+0.36 impact · 7.7 pts · 2.5 reb · 3.1 ast
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+0.57 impact · 9.2 pts · 1.9 reb · 2.1 ast
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+0.05 impact · 9.4 pts · 2 reb · 3.2 ast
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+0.12 impact · 9.4 pts · 2.1 reb · 2.3 ast
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Kentucky teammates
Milan Momcilovic#20 · F · Transfer from Iowa State- Malachi Moreno#60 · C · Returning
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- Franck Kepnang#348 · C · Transfer from Washington
- Justin McBride#637 · F · Transfer from James Madison
- Kam Williams#656 · G · Returning
- Trent Noah#841 · F · Returning
- Alex Wilkins#884 · G · Transfer from Furman
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).