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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Joe Nugent

Holy Cross · Forward · Senior · 6-6 · #30

Returning

#1827Overall
-0.03Projected impact
  • #749 forward in the country
  • #1106 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at Holy Cross, as a floor spacer. Fewer minutes than last season.

Projected minutes
20
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 Holy Cross: 21 games, 21 starts, 29.7 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game11.879thMM #61
  • Rebounds per game3.634thMM #269
  • Assists per game0.733rdMM #263
  • Steals per game0.980thMM #55
  • Blocks per game0.216thMM #339
  • Turnovers per game0.962ndMM #177
  • Field goal %45.9%(83-181)35thMM #281
  • 3-point %40.7%(48-118)91stMM #37
  • Free throw %87.2%(34-39)98thMM #7

Last season: advanced

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

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate19.1%style

    Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor

  • Offensive rating121.479thMM #67

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating115.59thMM #413

    Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)

  • True shooting %62.6%81stMM #70

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %59.1%76thMM #100

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.7837thMM #264

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %32.0%46thMM #250

    Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor

  • Free-throw rate21.5%14thMM #391

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.10950thMM #185

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Joe Nugent

The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.

  • Joshua Lewis

    South Florida · F · Sophomore

    73%match

    Transfer from Louisiana

    -0.05 impact · 8.1 pts · 3.8 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Chandler Jackson

    Milwaukee · F · Senior

    73%match

    Returning

    +0.14 impact · 9.7 pts · 2.8 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Rihards Vavers

    Memphis · F · Senior

    72%match

    Transfer from Washington State

    +0.47 impact · 11.5 pts · 4 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Josh Reed

    Penn State · F · Senior

    71%match

    Returning

    +0.50 impact · 11.5 pts · 4.1 reb · 1 ast

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  • Chauncey Wiggins

    Gonzaga · F · Senior

    69%match

    Transfer from Florida State

    +0.82 impact · 13.3 pts · 3.9 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Joshua Hughes

    USC · F · Senior

    69%match

    Transfer from Evansville

    -0.11 impact · 9.3 pts · 4.7 reb · 0.8 ast

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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).