College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Jovan Jester Jr.
UC Irvine · Guard · Junior · 6-3 · #9
Returning
- #552 guard in the country
- #529 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 17 minutes a game) at UC Irvine, as a secondary scorer. Similar role to last season.
- 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 UC Irvine: 35 games, 0 starts, 16.1 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game6.532ndMM #530
- Rebounds per game2.849thMM #371
- Assists per game2.367thMM #225
- Steals per game1.590thMM #50
- Blocks per game0.263rdMM #212
- Turnovers per game2.114thMM #730
- Field goal %44.1%(75-170)66thMM #268
- 3-point %37.5%(24-64)75thMM #184
- Free throw %67.5%(52-77)20thMM #650
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 rating96.611thMM #720
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating89.299thMM #1
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %55.4%57thMM #324
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %51.2%58thMM #326
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.1027thMM #583
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %19.2%40thMM #530
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate45.3%84thMM #144
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.12872ndMM #156
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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+0.19 impact · 6.1 pts · 1.9 reb · 2.4 ast
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-0.21 impact · 9.7 pts · 2.8 reb · 2.4 ast
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+0.03 impact · 13.1 pts · 3.6 reb · 2.7 ast
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+0.25 impact · 7.9 pts · 2.4 reb · 2.1 ast
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+0.37 impact · 10 pts · 2.6 reb · 1.8 ast
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+0.30 impact · 6.6 pts · 2.9 reb · 2 ast
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UC Irvine teammates
Nils Cooper#266 · G · Transfer from UC Davis- Harrison Carrington#424 · F · Returning
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- Nes Emeneke#1313 · C · Returning
- Tama Isaac#1329 · G · Returning
- Olivier Rioux#1540 · C · Transfer from Florida
- Ben Egbo#1933 · G · Returning
- Josiah Johnson#2357 · G · Freshman · #88 recruit
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).