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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Julius Thedford

Memphis · Guard · Junior · 6-5 · #5

Returning

#499Overall
+0.60Projected impact
  • #246 guard in the country
  • #143 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 19 minutes a game) at Memphis. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
19
Spot in the rotation
#6

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 Memphis: 27 games, 17 starts, 20.4 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game8.446thMM #399
  • Rebounds per game5.091stMM #60
  • Assists per game0.711thMM #710
  • Steals per game1.171stMM #177
  • Blocks per game0.379thMM #118
  • Turnovers per game0.971stMM #233
  • Field goal %49.0%(77-157)90thMM #83
  • 3-point %34.1%(15-44)52ndMM #361
  • Free throw %68.2%(58-85)21stMM #629

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 rate19.0%style

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

  • Offensive rating120.081stMM #124

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating106.470thMM #242

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

  • True shooting %58.4%78thMM #172

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %53.8%75thMM #198

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.769thMM #746

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %43.3%98thMM #20

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

  • Free-throw rate54.1%93rdMM #70

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.13878thMM #122

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Julius Thedford

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

Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).