College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
LJ Wells
Louisville · Forward · Senior · 6-8 · #53
Transfer from Northern Kentucky
- #77 forward in the country
- #81 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 18 minutes a game) at Louisville, as a secondary scorer: a smaller role than he had at Northern Kentucky (30.4 min).
- Projected minutes
- 18
- Spot in the rotation
- #7
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 Northern Kentucky: 33 games, 33 starts, 30.4 minutes a game.
- Points per game15.094th
- Rebounds per game7.391st
- Assists per game2.190th
- Steals per game1.396th
- Blocks per game0.980th
- Turnovers per game1.911th
- Field goal %55.4%(169-305)73rd
- 3-point %28.3%(15-53)43rd
- Free throw %67.5%(141-209)49th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate22.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating122.882nd
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating106.357th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %62.2%79th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %57.9%70th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.1067th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %33.8%53rd
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate68.5%93rd
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.17288th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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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).