College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
T.J. Caldwell
UAB · Guard · Senior · 6-4 · #55
Transfer from Arkansas State
- #711 guard in the country
- #796 in the transfer portal
- #765 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 18 minutes a game) at UAB, as a secondary scorer: a role like the one he had at Arkansas State (20.2 min).
- Projected minutes
- 18
- Spot in the rotation
- #4
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 Arkansas State: 32 games, 6 starts, 20.2 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game9.453rdMM #327
- Rebounds per game2.746thMM #405
- Assists per game1.023rdMM #604
- Steals per game0.848thMM #371
- Blocks per game0.379thMM #118
- Turnovers per game1.346thMM #453
- Field goal %39.1%(92-235)28thMM #578
- 3-point %33.8%(44-130)50thMM #379
- Free throw %82.8%(72-87)78thMM #155
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 rate22.6%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating112.759thMM #283
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating107.365thMM #289
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %54.9%53rdMM #354
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %48.5%37thMM #491
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.769thMM #746
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %31.8%85thMM #145
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate37.0%68thMM #270
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.12469thMM #173
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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+0.10 impact · 11.8 pts · 3.4 reb · 1.4 ast
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+0.01 impact · 8.6 pts · 2 reb · 0.9 ast
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+0.06 impact · 9.7 pts · 2.1 reb · 1.2 ast
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-0.04 impact · 9.3 pts · 3.4 reb · 0.5 ast
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+0.50 impact · 11.6 pts · 4.4 reb · 1.4 ast
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+0.19 impact · 11.2 pts · 3.5 reb · 1.7 ast
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UAB teammates
Deuce Jones#246 · G · Transfer from Saint Joseph's- Elijah Duval#1517 · G · Transfer from Southern Utah
- Salim London#1694 · G · Returning
- Jeremy Elyzee#1866 · G · Transfer from SE Louisiana
- Aleks Alston#2143 · F · Transfer from Maryland
- Justyn Fernandez#2850 · G · Transfer from Delaware
- Korie Corbett#3266 · G · Freshman · #250 recruit
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).