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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Justin Menard

Colorado State · Guard · Junior · 6-3 · #3

Transfer from Marist

#803Overall
+0.34Projected impact
  • #401 guard in the country
  • #448 in the transfer portal
  • #314 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at Colorado State, as a secondary scorer: a smaller role than he had at Marist (29.3 min).

Projected minutes
20
Spot in the rotation
#5

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 Marist: 31 games, 30 starts, 29.3 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game12.977thMM #125
  • Rebounds per game2.952ndMM #347
  • Assists per game3.889thMM #63
  • Steals per game1.278thMM #129
  • Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
  • Turnovers per game2.114thMM #730
  • Field goal %44.4%(140-315)68thMM #256
  • 3-point %36.3%(57-157)67thMM #243
  • Free throw %92.6%(63-68)99thMM #16

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 rate23.9%style

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

  • Offensive rating111.153rdMM #333

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating97.497thMM #18

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

  • True shooting %58.0%75thMM #191

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %53.5%73rdMM #212

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.7971stMM #199

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %6.7%2ndMM #827

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

  • Free-throw rate21.6%24thMM #633

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.16390thMM #48

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Justin Menard

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

  • Kenny Noland

    Michigan · G · Senior

    76%match

    Transfer from Columbia

    +0.45 impact · 17.1 pts · 3.4 reb · 3.6 ast

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  • Trey Campbell

    Utah · G · Senior

    76%match

    Transfer from Northern Iowa

    +0.80 impact · 13.7 pts · 3.8 reb · 3.8 ast

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  • Kory Mincy

    South Carolina · G · Senior

    75%match

    Transfer from George Mason

    +0.63 impact · 14.3 pts · 3.7 reb · 2.9 ast

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  • Andy Stefonowicz

    North Dakota State · G · Junior

    75%match

    Returning

    +0.53 impact · 9.1 pts · 3.1 reb · 4.8 ast

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  • Jace Whiting

    UTEP · G · Senior

    74%match

    Transfer from Weber State

    +0.25 impact · 11.2 pts · 3.5 reb · 2.7 ast

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  • Marcus Wilson

    Sacramento State · G · Sophomore

    72%match

    Transfer from UC Davis

    +0.46 impact · 12.4 pts · 3.2 reb · 3.9 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).