College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Ponce James
North Carolina A&T · Guard · Junior · 6-0 · #1
Transfer from Delaware State
- #1795 guard in the country
- #1543 in the transfer portal
- #2279 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 18 minutes a game) at North Carolina A&T, as a secondary scorer and ball hawk: a smaller role than he had at Delaware State (32.3 min).
- Projected minutes
- 18
- Spot in the rotation
- #3
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 Delaware State: 27 games, 27 starts, 32.3 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game13.681stMM #106
- Rebounds per game2.952ndMM #347
- Assists per game3.485thMM #95
- Steals per game1.997thMM #14
- Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
- Turnovers per game2.114thMM #730
- Field goal %38.4%(128-333)23rdMM #626
- 3-point %32.8%(40-122)43rdMM #445
- Free throw %84.7%(72-85)85thMM #109
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 rate25.8%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating102.023rdMM #612
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating109.253rdMM #384
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %49.7%18thMM #664
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %44.4%16thMM #685
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.6463rdMM #273
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %24.1%61stMM #341
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate25.5%36thMM #529
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.08236thMM #467
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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-0.36 impact · 11.8 pts · 2.8 reb · 2.8 ast
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-0.09 impact · 11.1 pts · 3 reb · 3.9 ast
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-0.18 impact · 12.2 pts · 3.8 reb · 3 ast
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-0.45 impact · 15.1 pts · 3.2 reb · 2.9 ast
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-0.14 impact · 14.2 pts · 3.3 reb · 3 ast
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-0.20 impact · 9.7 pts · 3.5 reb · 2.6 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).