College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Joson Sanon
West Virginia · Guard · Junior · 6-5 · #3
Transfer from St. John's
- #1545 guard in the country
- #1386 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 22 minutes a game) at West Virginia: a role like the one he had at St. John's (20.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 22
- 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 St. John's: 37 games, 14 starts, 20.9 minutes a game.
- Points per game7.942nd
- Rebounds per game2.437th
- Assists per game0.711th
- Steals per game0.629th
- Blocks per game0.263rd
- Turnovers per game1.159th
- Field goal %33.8%(90-266)6th
- 3-point %33.6%(48-143)49th
- Free throw %76.8%(63-82)51st
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate21.3%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating100.118th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating103.185th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %48.2%13th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %42.9%11th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.676th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %20.0%43rd
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate30.8%52nd
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.08841st
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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West Virginia teammates
Javan Buchanan#203 · F · Transfer from Boise State- Brenen Lorient#241 · F · Returning
- Miles Sadler#270 · G · Freshman · #19 recruit
- Finley Bizjack#376 · G · Transfer from Butler
- Mouhamed Sylla#394 · C · Transfer from Georgia Tech
- Martin Somerville#643 · G · Transfer from Florida State
- Amir Jenkins#1174 · G · Returning
- Amadou Seini#1396 · C · Freshman · #66 recruit
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).