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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Josiah Shackelford

Bowling Green · Guard · Junior · 6-5 · #4

Returning

#901Overall
+0.27Projected impact
  • #448 guard in the country
  • #376 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 23 minutes a game) at Bowling Green, as a secondary scorer. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
23
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 Bowling Green: 32 games, 14 starts, 22.8 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game11.368thMM #197
  • Rebounds per game3.569thMM #220
  • Assists per game0.919thMM #637
  • Steals per game0.848thMM #371
  • Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
  • Turnovers per game1.065thMM #288
  • Field goal %44.6%(125-280)69thMM #246
  • 3-point %35.3%(41-116)60thMM #300
  • Free throw %74.7%(71-95)41stMM #456

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 rate23.8%style

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

  • Offensive rating113.562ndMM #269

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating103.185thMM #114

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

  • True shooting %56.2%63rdMM #281

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %52.0%64thMM #287

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.8814thMM #699

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %23.9%60thMM #350

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

  • Free-throw rate33.9%60thMM #331

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.14281stMM #104

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Josiah Shackelford

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

  • Luke Almodovar

    Memphis · G · Senior

    78%match

    Transfer from Southeast Missouri State

    +0.20 impact · 14.1 pts · 3.7 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Brooklyn Hicks

    Cal State Northridge · G · Senior

    76%match

    Transfer from Montana

    +0.11 impact · 9 pts · 3.8 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Zion Sensley

    Loyola Marymount · G · Junior

    74%match

    Transfer from UC Santa Barbara

    +0.53 impact · 10.9 pts · 7.6 reb · 0.8 ast

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  • Parker Friedrichsen

    Washington · G · Senior

    73%match

    Transfer from Davidson

    +0.25 impact · 10.8 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.4 ast

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  • Isaiah Elohim

    Virginia Tech · G · Junior

    73%match

    Transfer from Florida Atlantic

    +0.39 impact · 12.4 pts · 4.2 reb · 1.1 ast

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  • Javion Guy-King

    Ball State · G · Senior

    73%match

    Transfer from Central Arkansas

    +0.37 impact · 9.7 pts · 4.2 reb · 1.8 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).