College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
J.J. Starling
Buffalo · Guard · Senior · 6-4 · #2
Transfer from Syracuse
- #977 guard in the country
- #1032 in the transfer portal
- #1178 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 26 minutes a game) at Buffalo, as a secondary scorer: a role like the one he had at Syracuse (29.0 min).
- Projected minutes
- 26
- Spot in the rotation
- #1
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 Syracuse: 30 games, 30 starts, 29 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game10.965thMM #216
- Rebounds per game2.746thMM #405
- Assists per game2.469thMM #210
- Steals per game0.957thMM #289
- Blocks per game0.263rdMM #212
- Turnovers per game1.346thMM #453
- Field goal %41.9%(135-322)51stMM #384
- 3-point %28.9%(24-83)22ndMM #626
- Free throw %54.8%(34-62)4thMM #804
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate23.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating99.417thMM #667
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating113.326thMM #601
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %47.0%9thMM #748
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %45.7%21stMM #640
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.8373rdMM #185
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %16.0%26thMM #634
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate19.3%18thMM #677
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.05117thMM #670
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like J.J. Starling
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
-0.37 impact · 9.9 pts · 3.3 reb · 2.8 ast
CompareTransfer from Xavier
+0.29 impact · 10.9 pts · 3.3 reb · 2.2 ast
CompareTransfer from Southern Illinois
-0.01 impact · 9.9 pts · 3.1 reb · 2.5 ast
CompareTransfer from Indiana State
+0.02 impact · 6.3 pts · 2 reb · 3.1 ast
CompareTransfer from La Salle
-0.05 impact · 8.2 pts · 3.8 reb · 3.1 ast
CompareReturning
-0.16 impact · 8 pts · 1.9 reb · 2.2 ast
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Buffalo teammates
Antoine Lorick III#567 · F · Transfer from Tennessee State- Jalen Pitre#582 · F · Transfer from Tennessee State
- Kyle Jones#1330 · G · Returning
- Drew Steffe#1709 · G · Transfer from Southern Illinois
- Harrison Reede#1838 · G · Transfer from Incarnate Word
- Matas Buteliauskas#2120 · F · Returning
- Mikkel Tyne#2672 · G · Transfer from Richmond
- Daniel Shao#2999 · G · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).