College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
L.J. Cason
Miami · Guard · Junior · 6-2 · #13
Transfer from Michigan
- #79 guard in the country
- #85 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 20 minutes a game) at Miami: a role like the one he had at Michigan (18.6 min).
- Projected minutes
- 20
- Spot in the rotation
- #8
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 Michigan: 28 games, 0 starts, 18.6 minutes a game.
- Points per game8.446th
- Rebounds per game1.922nd
- Assists per game2.469th
- Steals per game0.957th
- Blocks per game0.011th
- Turnovers per game1.728th
- Field goal %50.3%(81-161)93rd
- 3-point %40.2%(33-82)89th
- Free throw %70.9%(39-55)29th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate21.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating115.268th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating98.496th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %63.2%95th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %60.6%97th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.3848th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %11.5%11th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate34.2%61st
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.16992nd
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like L.J. Cason
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Illinois State
+0.37 impact · 10 pts · 2.6 reb · 1.8 ast
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+0.70 impact · 9.8 pts · 2.5 reb · 2.6 ast
CompareTransfer from Santa Clara
+1.06 impact · 15.6 pts · 3 reb · 2.5 ast
CompareReturning
+0.65 impact · 8.5 pts · 1.9 reb · 2.6 ast
CompareTransfer from Sam Houston
+0.32 impact · 11.4 pts · 2.2 reb · 2.5 ast
CompareTransfer from Utah State
+0.94 impact · 7.5 pts · 3.3 reb · 1.6 ast
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Miami teammates
Malik Reneau#28 · F · Returning- Somto Cyril#49 · C · Transfer from Georgia
- Shelton Henderson#96 · F · Returning
- DeSean Goode#109 · F · Transfer from Robert Morris
- Acaden Lewis#143 · G · Transfer from Villanova
- Caleb Gaskins#207 · F · Freshman · #16 recruit
- Marcus Allen#296 · F · Returning
- Robert Miller III#407 · F · Transfer from LSU
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).