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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Sebastian Whitfield

Princeton · Guard · Sophomore · 6-6 · #23

Returning

#2913Overall
-0.25Projected impact
  • #1611 guard in the country
  • #2074 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 14 minutes a game) at Princeton. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
14
Spot in the rotation
#5

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 Princeton: 29 games, 3 starts, 12.5 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game3.47thMM #781
  • Rebounds per game1.922ndMM #609
  • Assists per game0.56thMM #772
  • Steals per game0.35thMM #772
  • Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
  • Turnovers per game0.877thMM #176
  • Field goal %37.0%(37-100)16thMM #683
  • 3-point %27.3%(12-44)16thMM #685
  • Free throw %60.0%(12-20)8thMM #760

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 rate19.7%style

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

  • Offensive rating86.22ndMM #822

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating110.941stMM #475

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

  • True shooting %45.0%5thMM #790

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %43.0%11thMM #727

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.686thMM #772

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %21.8%52ndMM #422

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

  • Free-throw rate20.0%20thMM #665

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.0003rdMM #812

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Sebastian Whitfield

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

  • Amare Allen

    Stonehill · G · Junior

    87%match

    Transfer from Maine

    -0.27 impact · 3.8 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.3 ast

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  • Davis White

    Cal State Fullerton · G · Senior

    84%match

    Returning

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

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  • Caleb Steger

    Texas State · G · Sophomore

    81%match

    Transfer from Boston College

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

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  • Nic Anderson

    Loyola Chicago · G · Sophomore

    81%match

    Returning

    -0.23 impact · 5.1 pts · 2.4 reb · 0.5 ast

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  • Isaiah Watts

    UTSA · G · Senior

    79%match

    Transfer from Maryland

    -0.26 impact · 4.3 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Austin Cross

    UMBC · G · Sophomore

    79%match

    Transfer from Troy

    -0.29 impact · 3.6 pts · 1.5 reb · 0.4 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).