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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

MJ Williams

Longwood · Guard · Sophomore · 5-10 · #11

Transfer from Eastern Kentucky

#1205Overall
+0.14Projected impact
  • #608 guard in the country
  • #682 in the transfer portal
  • #600 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 21 minutes a game) at Longwood, as a secondary scorer: a role like the one he had at Eastern Kentucky (23.7 min).

Projected minutes
21
Spot in the rotation
#2

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 Eastern Kentucky: 32 games, 22 starts, 23.7 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game10.058thMM #280
  • Rebounds per game3.569thMM #220
  • Assists per game4.293rdMM #40
  • Steals per game1.590thMM #50
  • Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
  • Turnovers per game2.017thMM #705
  • Field goal %38.7%(106-274)25thMM #604
  • 3-point %33.7%(56-166)49thMM #384
  • Free throw %75.4%(52-69)45thMM #423

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 rate23.7%style

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

  • Offensive rating111.955thMM #309

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating113.128thMM #591

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

  • True shooting %52.6%36thMM #499

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %48.9%40thMM #464

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover2.1183rdMM #109

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %23.0%56thMM #384

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

  • Free-throw rate25.2%35thMM #540

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.11160thMM #262

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like MJ Williams

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

  • Jahvin Carter

    Middle Tennessee · G · Junior

    77%match

    Returning

    +0.23 impact · 10.8 pts · 3.2 reb · 3.5 ast

    Compare
  • Kanye Clary

    Oklahoma State · G · Senior

    74%match

    Returning

    +0.74 impact · 10.6 pts · 2.9 reb · 4.6 ast

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  • Joel Foxwell

    Arizona State · G · Sophomore

    73%match

    Transfer from Portland

    +0.36 impact · 15.6 pts · 4.3 reb · 6.5 ast

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  • Dasonte Bowen

    Penn State · G · Senior

    72%match

    Transfer from St. Bonaventure

    +0.22 impact · 10.8 pts · 3 reb · 4.8 ast

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  • Sami Pissis

    Alabama A&M · G · Senior

    71%match

    Returning

    -0.07 impact · 10.4 pts · 3.2 reb · 4 ast

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  • Amir Lindsey

    Fordham · G · Junior

    71%match

    Transfer from UAlbany

    +0.09 impact · 17.9 pts · 3.3 reb · 4.9 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).