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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Julien Gomez

Western Michigan · Guard · Sophomore · 6-3 · #13

Transfer from UT Rio Grande Valley

#810Overall
+0.34Projected impact
  • #404 guard in the country
  • #453 in the transfer portal
  • #319 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 24 minutes a game) at Western Michigan: a role like the one he had at UT Rio Grande Valley (22.5 min).

Projected minutes
24
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 UT Rio Grande Valley: 33 games, 21 starts, 22.5 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game7.539thMM #450
  • Rebounds per game3.262ndMM #283
  • Assists per game1.543rdMM #422
  • Steals per game0.738thMM #446
  • Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
  • Turnovers per game0.971stMM #233
  • Field goal %48.8%(84-172)89thMM #88
  • 3-point %43.7%(38-87)97thMM #25
  • Free throw %78.2%(43-55)57thMM #328

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 rate16.3%style

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

  • Offensive rating124.190thMM #68

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating104.579thMM #159

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

  • True shooting %63.5%95thMM #37

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %59.9%96thMM #35

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.6564thMM #265

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %32.4%86thMM #133

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

  • Free-throw rate32.0%55thMM #378

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.14080thMM #110

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Julien Gomez

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

  • Eric Mahaffey

    Cincinnati · G · Junior

    79%match

    Transfer from Akron

    +1.07 impact · 7.8 pts · 5.6 reb · 1.5 ast

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  • Adrian Wooley

    Louisville · G · Junior

    78%match

    Returning

    +1.02 impact · 8.7 pts · 3.9 reb · 1.8 ast

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  • Jase Butler

    Colorado State · G · Junior

    75%match

    Returning

    +0.61 impact · 9.3 pts · 3.1 reb · 1.8 ast

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  • Eduardo Klafke

    Butler · G · Junior

    75%match

    Transfer from Ole Miss

    +0.36 impact · 4.6 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.1 ast

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  • Kolby King

    Auburn · G · Senior

    74%match

    Transfer from Utah State

    +0.94 impact · 7.5 pts · 3.3 reb · 1.6 ast

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  • Quinn Woidke

    Kent State · G · Sophomore

    74%match

    Returning

    +0.35 impact · 9 pts · 2.6 reb · 1.5 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).