College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Justin McBride
Kentucky · Forward · Senior · 6-8 · #21
Transfer from James Madison
- #267 forward in the country
- #346 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 16 minutes a game) at Kentucky, as a primary scorer: a smaller role than he had at James Madison (27.1 min).
- Projected minutes
- 16
- Spot in the rotation
- #7
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 James Madison: 31 games, 30 starts, 27.1 minutes a game.
- Points per game15.394th
- Rebounds per game5.673rd
- Assists per game1.576th
- Steals per game0.428th
- Blocks per game0.661st
- Turnovers per game1.814th
- Field goal %49.4%(171-346)51st
- 3-point %40.0%(38-95)89th
- Free throw %78.2%(93-119)83rd
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate27.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating116.264th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating110.232nd
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %59.4%63rd
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %54.9%52nd
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.8242nd
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %24.0%15th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate34.4%41st
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.14777th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Justin McBride
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Omaha
+0.53 impact · 17.4 pts · 6.6 reb · 1.9 ast
CompareTransfer from Boise State
+1.53 impact · 14.7 pts · 5.7 reb · 1.2 ast
CompareTransfer from Washington State
+0.37 impact · 10.1 pts · 5.7 reb · 1.7 ast
CompareTransfer from Delaware
+0.22 impact · 14.2 pts · 5.4 reb · 1.7 ast
CompareReturning
+0.41 impact · 14.7 pts · 6.7 reb · 2.4 ast
CompareTransfer from Ohio State
+1.21 impact · 13.7 pts · 5.6 reb · 1.6 ast
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Kentucky teammates
Milan Momcilovic#20 · F · Transfer from Iowa State- Malachi Moreno#60 · C · Returning
- Zoom Diallo#128 · G · Transfer from Washington
- Franck Kepnang#348 · C · Transfer from Washington
- Kam Williams#656 · G · Returning
- Trent Noah#841 · F · Returning
- Alex Wilkins#884 · G · Transfer from Furman
- Jerone Morton#1005 · G · Transfer from Washington State
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).