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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Will James Jr.

Toledo · Guard · Sophomore · 6-4 · #11

Returning

#1551Overall
+0.03Projected impact
  • #779 guard in the country
  • #882 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 12 minutes a game) at Toledo. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
12
Spot in the rotation
#6

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 Toledo: 34 games, 0 starts, 9.4 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 game1.818thMM #648
  • Assists per game0.815thMM #679
  • Steals per game0.411thMM #704
  • Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
  • Turnovers per game0.687thMM #93
  • Field goal %51.2%(42-82)95thMM #49
  • 3-point %29.4%(5-17)24thMM #613
  • Free throw %88.2%(15-17)93rdMM #55

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 rate17.3%style

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

  • Offensive rating109.949thMM #367

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating108.955thMM #373

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

  • True shooting %58.1%76thMM #186

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %54.3%78thMM #180

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.2941stMM #466

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %26.7%70thMM #259

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

  • Free-throw rate20.7%22ndMM #650

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.10050thMM #333

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Will James Jr.

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

  • Collin Tanner

    Richmond · G · Senior

    75%match

    Returning

    +0.09 impact · 5.9 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.8 ast

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  • Taison Chatman

    Utah · G · Junior

    74%match

    Transfer from Ohio State

    +0.02 impact · 4.3 pts · 1.1 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Malachi Palmer

    Minnesota · G · Senior

    71%match

    Transfer from Villanova

    -0.03 impact · 4.6 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.6 ast

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  • Mari Jordan

    Bethune-Cookman · G · Junior

    70%match

    Transfer from Radford

    +0.10 impact · 5.3 pts · 2.7 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Khalon Hudson

    Presbyterian · G · Senior

    70%match

    Returning

    +0.01 impact · 3.9 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.2 ast

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  • Fedor Zugic

    Santa Clara · G · Senior

    70%match

    Transfer from Creighton

    -0.01 impact · 5.2 pts · 2 reb · 0.9 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).