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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Rocco Awad

NJIT · Guard · Sophomore · 6-2 · #44

Returning

#3041Overall
-0.32Projected impact
  • #1710 guard in the country
  • #2187 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 14 minutes a game) at NJIT. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
14
Spot in the rotation
#7

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 NJIT: 33 games, 1 starts, 12.8 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game3.15thMM #801
  • Rebounds per game1.36thMM #779
  • Assists per game0.31stMM #820
  • Steals per game0.519thMM #627
  • Blocks per game0.263rdMM #212
  • Turnovers per game0.687thMM #93
  • Field goal %29.3%(34-116)1stMM #831
  • 3-point %26.4%(23-87)14thMM #708
  • Free throw %76.9%(10-13)52ndMM #365

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 rate17.5%style

    Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor

  • Offensive rating81.71stMM #828

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating109.650thMM #404

    Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)

  • True shooting %41.5%2ndMM #820

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %39.2%4thMM #803

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.482ndMM #824

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %30.2%80thMM #190

    Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor

  • Free-throw rate11.2%4thMM #804

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.0003rdMM #812

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Rocco Awad

The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.

  • Austin Cross

    UMBC · G · Sophomore

    77%match

    Transfer from Troy

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  • Sebastian Whitfield

    Princeton · G · Sophomore

    76%match

    Returning

    -0.25 impact · 3.4 pts · 1.9 reb · 0.5 ast

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  • Davis White

    Cal State Fullerton · G · Senior

    75%match

    Returning

    -0.25 impact · 3.2 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Scottie Hubbard

    Old Dominion · G · Junior

    75%match

    Returning

    -0.21 impact · 3.1 pts · 2.9 reb · 0.5 ast

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  • Caleb Steger

    Texas State · G · Sophomore

    74%match

    Transfer from Boston College

    -0.29 impact · 3.3 pts · 1 reb · 0.2 ast

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  • Jalen Harper

    Rhode Island · G · Sophomore

    74%match

    Returning

    -0.16 impact · 2.6 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.3 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).