
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
KJ Cochran
Santa Clara · Guard · Sophomore · 6-5 · #12
Returning
- #661 guard in the country
- #682 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 14 minutes a game) at Santa Clara. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 14
- 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 Santa Clara: 34 games, 0 starts, 11.8 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game4.717thMM #678
- Rebounds per game1.48thMM #758
- Assists per game0.68thMM #749
- Steals per game0.411thMM #704
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game0.495thMM #25
- Field goal %43.3%(61-141)61stMM #312
- 3-point %27.1%(23-85)15thMM #690
- Free throw %65.2%(15-23)15thMM #688
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 rate20.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating113.762ndMM #263
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating109.949thMM #415
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %52.9%38thMM #479
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %51.4%59thMM #316
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.2740thMM #484
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %40.4%97thMM #34
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate16.3%11thMM #739
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.10958thMM #273
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like KJ Cochran
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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+0.09 impact · 5.9 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.8 ast
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0.00 impact · 3.4 pts · 1.3 reb · 0.4 ast
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+0.01 impact · 4 pts · 3 reb · 0.8 ast
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+0.02 impact · 4.6 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.4 ast
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-0.04 impact · 4.8 pts · 1.5 reb · 0.5 ast
CompareTransfer from TCU
+0.20 impact · 4.6 pts · 2.3 reb · 0.2 ast
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Santa Clara teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).