College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Paul Jones III

James Madison · Guard · Junior · 6-3 · #1

Returning

#2730Overall

-0.19Projected impact

#1485 guard in the country
#1910 mid-major player

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected bench piece (about 10 minutes a game) at James Madison. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes: 10
Spot in the rotation: #10

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 James Madison: 20 games, 0 starts, 11.2 minutes a game.

Points per game2.83rd
Rebounds per game0.81st
Assists per game0.711th
Steals per game0.35th
Blocks per game0.138th
Turnovers per game0.782nd
Field goal %29.8%(17-57)1st
3-point %29.5%(13-44)24th
Free throw %64.3%(9-14)13th

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate17.6%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating89.84th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating116.114th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %44.3%4th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %41.2%7th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover1.0021st
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %29.4%79th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate24.6%33rd
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.0003rd
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

James Madison teammates

Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).