College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Justin Pippen
Ohio State · Guard · Junior · 6-4 · #10
Transfer from California
- #87 guard in the country
- #99 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 21 minutes a game) at Ohio State, as a primary scorer and lead playmaker: a smaller role than he had at California (30.8 min).
- Projected minutes
- 21
- Spot in the rotation
- #4
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 California: 32 games, 32 starts, 30.8 minutes a game.
- Points per game14.284th
- Rebounds per game3.978th
- Assists per game4.695th
- Steals per game1.997th
- Blocks per game0.695th
- Turnovers per game2.48th
- Field goal %37.2%(133-358)17th
- 3-point %32.9%(54-164)44th
- Free throw %82.7%(134-162)78th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate26.3%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating108.443rd
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating103.085th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %52.9%38th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %44.7%17th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.8875th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %18.4%36th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate45.3%84th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.13878th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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+0.76 impact · 14.9 pts · 5.1 reb · 2.5 ast
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+0.54 impact · 13.5 pts · 3.7 reb · 4.6 ast
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+0.94 impact · 14.1 pts · 2.9 reb · 4.9 ast
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Ohio State teammates
Anthony Thompson#104 · F · Freshman · #9 recruit- John Mobley Jr.#168 · G · Returning
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- Jimmie Williams#377 · G · Transfer from Duquesne
- Andrija Jelavic#559 · F · Transfer from Kentucky
- Ivan Njegovan#762 · C · Returning
- LJ Smith#917 · G · Freshman · #51 recruit
- Curtis Givens III#1227 · G · Transfer from Memphis
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).