College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Juan Cranford Jr.
Bowling Green · Guard · Junior · 6-4 · #8
Transfer from Eastern Kentucky
- #1183 guard in the country
- #1166 in the transfer portal
- #1494 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 18 minutes a game) at Bowling Green, as a secondary scorer and floor spacer: a smaller role than he had at Eastern Kentucky (25.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 18
- Spot in the rotation
- #2
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 Eastern Kentucky: 32 games, 29 starts, 25.9 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game12.173rdMM #156
- Rebounds per game2.540thMM #452
- Assists per game1.647thMM #387
- Steals per game0.738thMM #446
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game1.441stMM #504
- Field goal %40.7%(131-322)41stMM #468
- 3-point %36.3%(81-223)67thMM #243
- Free throw %79.6%(43-54)64thMM #266
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 rate23.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating114.265thMM #247
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating119.74thMM #799
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %55.8%60thMM #305
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %53.3%72ndMM #219
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.1833rdMM #536
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %33.3%88thMM #113
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate16.8%13thMM #728
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.08236thMM #467
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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-0.12 impact · 14.4 pts · 2.9 reb · 1.4 ast
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+0.02 impact · 14 pts · 2.4 reb · 1.7 ast
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-0.09 impact · 11.8 pts · 2.3 reb · 1.2 ast
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-0.07 impact · 10.5 pts · 2.8 reb · 2 ast
CompareReturning
-0.11 impact · 14.4 pts · 2.8 reb · 2.4 ast
CompareTransfer from Longwood
-0.13 impact · 10.3 pts · 1.6 reb · 2 ast
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Bowling Green teammates
Josiah Shackelford#901 · G · Returning- Tristan Beckford#923 · G · Transfer from South Florida
- Christian Dedivanaj#1277 · G · Returning
- Aiden Goins#1665 · F · Returning
- Camden Karel#1791 · F · Returning
- Preston Squire#1836 · F · Returning
- Makhi Leach#1865 · G · Returning
- Christ Essandoko#1975 · F · Transfer from South Carolina
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).