College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Jess Esso Essis

Cal Poly · Guard · Sophomore · 6-10 · #1

Returning

#1244Overall

+0.12Projected impact

#633 guard in the country
#630 mid-major player

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 8 minutes a game) at Cal Poly, as a secondary scorer and floor spacer. Fewer minutes than last season.

Projected minutes: 8
Spot in the rotation: #7

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 Cal Poly: 7 games, 0 starts, 17.4 minutes a game.

Points per game8.648th
Rebounds per game3.672nd
Assists per game1.023rd
Steals per game0.411th
Blocks per game0.487th
Turnovers per game1.632nd
Field goal %47.6%(20-42)86th
3-point %41.4%(12-29)92nd
Free throw %88.9%(8-9)95th

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate22.1%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating114.164th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating109.949th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %65.3%98th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %61.9%98th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover0.645th
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %16.0%26th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate21.4%23rd
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.13174th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

Cal Poly teammates

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