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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Josiah Sanders

Colorado · Guard · Sophomore · 6-5 · #5

Returning

#953Overall
+0.24Projected impact
  • #471 guard in the country

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at Colorado. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
19
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 Colorado: 33 games, 7 starts, 18 minutes a game.

  • Points per game4.414th
  • Rebounds per game2.643rd
  • Assists per game1.750th
  • Steals per game0.411th
  • Blocks per game0.011th
  • Turnovers per game0.877th
  • Field goal %46.4%(58-125)81st
  • 3-point %12.5%(3-24)1st
  • Free throw %51.9%(27-52)3rd

Last season: advanced

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

  • Usage rate14.8%style

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

  • Offensive rating105.734th

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating117.110th

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

  • True shooting %49.4%17th

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %47.6%31st

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover2.1283rd

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %41.4%98th

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

  • Free-throw rate41.6%77th

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.04715th

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Josiah Sanders

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

  • Darius Washington III

    Coastal Carolina · G · Sophomore

    77%match

    Transfer from Kennesaw State

    +0.22 impact · 5.2 pts · 2.2 reb · 1.7 ast

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  • Bubz Alvarez

    Houston Christian · G · Senior

    74%match

    Transfer from South Dakota State

    +0.09 impact · 4.5 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.1 ast

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  • DeMarco Johnson

    Marshall · G · Sophomore

    67%match

    Transfer from Elon

    +0.09 impact · 3 pts · 2.3 reb · 2.4 ast

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  • Dante Censori-Hercules

    Portland · G · Sophomore

    64%match

    Returning

    +0.08 impact · 3.2 pts · 3.5 reb · 1.4 ast

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  • Jason Clarke Jr.

    IU Indianapolis · G · Junior

    63%match

    Transfer from App State

    +0.02 impact · 3.4 pts · 1.6 reb · 1.4 ast

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  • Chendall Weaver

    Houston · G · Senior

    62%match

    Transfer from Texas

    +0.63 impact · 5.8 pts · 4.1 reb · 1.1 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).