College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Nick Jones
New Orleans · Guard · Senior · 6-2 · #5
Transfer from Wagner
- #1296 guard in the country
- #1231 in the transfer portal
- #1655 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at New Orleans, as a primary scorer and ball hawk: a smaller role than he had at Wagner (32.1 min).
- Projected minutes
- 20
- 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 Wagner: 29 games, 22 starts, 32.1 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game14.986thMM #67
- Rebounds per game3.672ndMM #200
- Assists per game2.571stMM #201
- Steals per game1.896thMM #23
- Blocks per game0.379thMM #118
- Turnovers per game2.74thMM #807
- Field goal %42.7%(146-342)56thMM #342
- 3-point %28.3%(30-106)20thMM #649
- Free throw %82.6%(109-132)77thMM #160
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 rate27.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating104.731stMM #523
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating108.756thMM #360
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %53.9%46thMM #416
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %47.1%28thMM #573
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.9216thMM #679
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %20.2%44thMM #484
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate38.6%72ndMM #243
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.09950thMM #342
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Nick Jones
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
-0.14 impact · 14.2 pts · 3.3 reb · 3 ast
CompareTransfer from Ball State
-0.17 impact · 12.5 pts · 5.1 reb · 3.3 ast
CompareTransfer from Radford
+0.01 impact · 17.2 pts · 3.5 reb · 3.5 ast
CompareReturning
-0.20 impact · 9.9 pts · 3.6 reb · 1.9 ast
CompareTransfer from UC Riverside
0.00 impact · 16.2 pts · 4.6 reb · 2.9 ast
CompareTransfer from New Haven
-0.15 impact · 15 pts · 4.5 reb · 2.6 ast
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New Orleans teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).