College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Najimi George
Samford · Guard · Junior · 6-4 · #10
Transfer from New Haven
- #1770 guard in the country
- #1528 in the transfer portal
- #2257 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at Samford: a smaller role than he had at New Haven (33.7 min).
- Projected minutes
- 19
- Spot in the rotation
- #4
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 New Haven: 30 games, 29 starts, 33.7 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game11.267thMM #200
- Rebounds per game3.672ndMM #200
- Assists per game1.647thMM #387
- Steals per game0.848thMM #371
- Blocks per game0.379thMM #118
- Turnovers per game1.632ndMM #590
- Field goal %40.8%(117-287)42ndMM #458
- 3-point %27.8%(30-108)18thMM #663
- Free throw %64.0%(73-114)12thMM #719
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 rate21.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating97.513thMM #703
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating107.166thMM #282
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %50.0%19thMM #653
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %46.0%22ndMM #625
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.0021stMM #635
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %23.4%58thMM #368
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate39.7%74thMM #226
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.05921stMM #620
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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-0.28 impact · 11.5 pts · 3.8 reb · 2.8 ast
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-0.29 impact · 15.1 pts · 2.5 reb · 2.3 ast
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-0.20 impact · 9.7 pts · 3.4 reb · 1.1 ast
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-0.35 impact · 10.7 pts · 4 reb · 1.7 ast
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-0.37 impact · 11.2 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
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- Will Shaver#2096 · C · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).