College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
LJ Hackman
Western Kentucky · Guard · Senior · 6-3 · #2
Returning
- #516 guard in the country
- #474 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 22 minutes a game) at Western Kentucky. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 22
- Spot in the rotation
- #3
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 Western Kentucky: 32 games, 21 starts, 21.6 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game8.547thMM #388
- Rebounds per game2.952ndMM #347
- Assists per game1.647thMM #387
- Steals per game1.278thMM #129
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game1.159thMM #352
- Field goal %39.3%(81-206)30thMM #567
- 3-point %27.8%(20-72)18thMM #663
- Free throw %78.4%(91-116)59thMM #314
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 rate20.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating111.454thMM #327
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating108.061stMM #329
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %53.1%39thMM #464
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %44.2%15thMM #694
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.5055thMM #332
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %20.7%47thMM #458
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate56.3%94thMM #59
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.11663rdMM #221
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like LJ Hackman
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+0.25 impact · 7.9 pts · 2.4 reb · 2.1 ast
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+0.33 impact · 7.2 pts · 2 reb · 1.9 ast
CompareTransfer from Seton Hall
+0.32 impact · 9.7 pts · 2.8 reb · 1.2 ast
CompareReturning
+0.67 impact · 8.3 pts · 2.9 reb · 1.8 ast
CompareReturning
-0.01 impact · 6.7 pts · 2.3 reb · 1.4 ast
CompareTransfer from South Dakota
+0.08 impact · 7.5 pts · 3.5 reb · 1.4 ast
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Western Kentucky teammates
Teagan Moore#119 · G · Returning- Sharron Young#638 · G · Transfer from Akron
- Emondrek Erkins-Ford#953 · F · Transfer from Jacksonville State
- Armelo Boone#1199 · G · Returning
- EJ Walker#2522 · F · Transfer from South Carolina
- Kade Unseld#2562 · G · Returning
- Noah Norgaard#3058 · G · Transfer from UNC Greensboro
- Gabe Weis#3258 · F · Freshman · #240 recruit
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).