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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Mason Jones

Ball State · Forward · Senior · 6-7 · #24

Returning

#2935Overall
-0.26Projected impact
  • #1116 forward in the country
  • #2093 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 28 minutes a game) at Ball State. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
28
Spot in the rotation
#1

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 Ball State: 31 games, 30 starts, 30.9 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game4.218thMM #363
  • Rebounds per game4.450thMM #188
  • Assists per game1.783rdMM #54
  • Steals per game1.598thMM #4
  • Blocks per game0.551stMM #179
  • Turnovers per game0.871stMM #133
  • Field goal %38.4%(48-125)5thMM #436
  • 3-point %36.9%(24-65)80thMM #77
  • Free throw %40.9%(9-22)3rdMM #448

Last season: advanced

Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate8.9%style

    Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor

  • Offensive rating100.713thMM #382

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating106.655thMM #197

    Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)

  • True shooting %47.9%6thMM #431

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %48.0%16thMM #369

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover2.1297thMM #15

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %23.5%14thMM #386

    Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor

  • Free-throw rate17.6%8thMM #421

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.05814thMM #373

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Mason Jones

The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.

  • Aidan Richard

    Holy Cross · F · Junior

    67%match

    Returning

    -0.40 impact · 5.2 pts · 4.1 reb · 0.8 ast

    Compare
  • Ashley Sims II

    SE Louisiana · F · Sophomore

    65%match

    Transfer from Bryant

    -0.36 impact · 7.3 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast

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  • Jordan Rogers

    Denver · F · Junior

    64%match

    Transfer from NJIT

    -0.19 impact · 5.8 pts · 5.2 reb · 2.2 ast

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  • Anthony Andrews

    Texas Southern · F · Sophomore

    60%match

    Returning

    -0.24 impact · 2.8 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.8 ast

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  • Ashton Hardaway

    Coastal Carolina · F · Senior

    59%match

    Transfer from Memphis

    -0.02 impact · 5.6 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.4 ast

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  • Todd Brogna

    Merrimack · F · Senior

    59%match

    Returning

    +0.09 impact · 6.1 pts · 4.7 reb · 2.4 ast

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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).