College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
RJ Smith
UC Santa Barbara · Guard · Senior · 6-3 · #5
Transfer from DePaul
- #896 guard in the country
- #973 in the transfer portal
- #1063 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 23 minutes a game) at UC Santa Barbara: a role like the one he had at DePaul (27.7 min).
- Projected minutes
- 23
- 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 DePaul: 32 games, 23 starts, 27.7 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game6.633rdMM #519
- Rebounds per game2.437thMM #485
- Assists per game2.469thMM #210
- Steals per game0.629thMM #532
- Blocks per game0.379thMM #118
- Turnovers per game1.159thMM #352
- Field goal %36.4%(71-195)14thMM #708
- 3-point %30.8%(37-120)30thMM #557
- Free throw %75.0%(33-44)43rdMM #430
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 rate14.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating104.430thMM #532
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating110.147thMM #426
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %49.4%17thMM #674
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %45.9%22ndMM #632
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.2988thMM #80
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %16.9%30thMM #603
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate22.6%27thMM #602
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.06827thMM #560
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like RJ Smith
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
-0.01 impact · 4.9 pts · 2.2 reb · 1.6 ast
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-0.09 impact · 6.3 pts · 2.9 reb · 1.5 ast
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+0.01 impact · 8.2 pts · 3.3 reb · 2.3 ast
CompareReturning
-0.14 impact · 3.3 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.6 ast
CompareTransfer from North Carolina
-0.03 impact · 4 pts · 1.2 reb · 2.5 ast
CompareReturning
+0.13 impact · 5.3 pts · 0.8 reb · 2.8 ast
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UC Santa Barbara teammates
Miro Little#150 · G · Returning- Eric Dibami#556 · C · Transfer from Florida International
- CJ Shaw#706 · G · Returning
- Marvin McGhee IV#833 · G · Returning
- Viljami Vartiainen#847 · G · Transfer from Weber State
- Koat Keat Tong#1454 · F · Returning
- Kyle Haughy#1478 · F · Returning
- Antonio Chol#1633 · F · Transfer from New Mexico
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).