College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Nigel James Jr.
Marquette · Guard · Sophomore · 6-0 · #0
Returning
- #78 guard in the country
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 29 minutes a game) at Marquette, as a primary scorer and lead playmaker. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 29
- 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 Marquette: 32 games, 29 starts, 29.2 minutes a game.
- Points per game16.492nd
- Rebounds per game3.467th
- Assists per game4.896th
- Steals per game2.098th
- Blocks per game0.379th
- Turnovers per game2.83rd
- Field goal %47.0%(197-419)84th
- 3-point %34.7%(42-121)56th
- Free throw %69.2%(90-130)24th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate30.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating108.845th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating106.271st
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %55.2%55th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %52.0%64th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.7670th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %22.0%52nd
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate31.0%52nd
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.13778th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Nigel James Jr.
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from UIC
+0.94 impact · 14.1 pts · 2.9 reb · 4.9 ast
CompareTransfer from Wright State
+0.54 impact · 12.4 pts · 2.4 reb · 3.6 ast
CompareTransfer from Purdue Fort Wayne
+0.74 impact · 20.4 pts · 4 reb · 3.5 ast
CompareTransfer from Wofford
+0.74 impact · 19.5 pts · 5.7 reb · 2.7 ast
CompareTransfer from Ball State
+0.13 impact · 14 pts · 4.4 reb · 2.3 ast
CompareTransfer from Northern Iowa
+0.80 impact · 13.7 pts · 3.8 reb · 3.8 ast
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Marquette teammates
Sananda Fru#34 · F · Transfer from Louisville- Nolan Minessale#56 · G · Transfer from St. Thomas-Minnesota
- Royce Parham#345 · F · Returning
- Colin Porter#498 · G · Transfer from Liberty
- Adrien Stevens#971 · G · Returning
- Joshua Clark#1194 · F · Returning
- Damarius Owens#1233 · F · Returning
- Caedin Hamilton#1526 · F · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).