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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

John Broom

Vermont · Guard · Junior · 6-5 · #5

Transfer from South Alabama

#2048Overall
-0.08Projected impact
  • #1055 guard in the country
  • #1083 in the transfer portal
  • #1295 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 17 minutes a game) at Vermont: a role like the one he had at South Alabama (15.2 min).

Projected minutes
17
Spot in the rotation
#4

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 South Alabama: 31 games, 2 starts, 15.2 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game2.21stMM #832
  • Rebounds per game2.849thMM #371
  • Assists per game0.43rdMM #803
  • Steals per game0.629thMM #532
  • Blocks per game0.379thMM #118
  • Turnovers per game0.299thMM #2
  • Field goal %44.1%(26-59)66thMM #268
  • 3-point %35.1%(13-37)59thMM #312
  • Free throw %80.0%(4-5)66thMM #248

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 rate7.8%style

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

  • Offensive rating120.983rdMM #112

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating104.779thMM #168

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

  • True shooting %56.4%64thMM #272

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %55.1%81stMM #157

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover2.0079thMM #134

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %24.4%63rdMM #328

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

  • Free-throw rate8.5%2ndMM #821

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.09346thMM #382

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like John Broom

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

  • Tre Blassingame

    William & Mary · G · Senior

    70%match

    Transfer from Idaho

    -0.08 impact · 3.9 pts · 2.6 reb · 0.5 ast

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  • Maki Johnson

    East Tennessee State · G · Senior

    70%match

    Returning

    +0.06 impact · 5.4 pts · 3.1 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Jaiden Haynes

    Youngstown State · G · Sophomore

    70%match

    Returning

    -0.04 impact · 4.8 pts · 1.5 reb · 0.5 ast

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  • Aidan Burke

    UC San Diego · G · Senior

    69%match

    Returning

    +0.15 impact · 6.2 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.5 ast

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  • Jake DiMichele

    Duquesne · G · Junior

    69%match

    Returning

    -0.05 impact · 3.8 pts · 1.2 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Amire Robinson

    Oral Roberts · G · Junior

    67%match

    Transfer from Nevada

    -0.01 impact · 2.7 pts · 1.1 reb · 0.4 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).