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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Zion Sensley

Loyola Marymount · Guard · Junior · 6-8 · #24

Transfer from UC Santa Barbara

#551Overall
+0.54Projected impact
  • #277 guard in the country
  • #293 in the transfer portal
  • #168 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 22 minutes a game) at Loyola Marymount, as a rebounder and floor spacer: a role like the one he had at UC Santa Barbara (25.2 min).

Projected minutes
22
Spot in the rotation
#2

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 UC Santa Barbara: 32 games, 24 starts, 25.2 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game10.965thMM #216
  • Rebounds per game7.699thMM #3
  • Assists per game0.815thMM #679
  • Steals per game0.411thMM #704
  • Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
  • Turnovers per game1.065thMM #288
  • Field goal %43.5%(124-285)62ndMM #298
  • 3-point %36.0%(59-164)65thMM #260
  • Free throw %82.4%(42-51)76thMM #171

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 rate21.9%style

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

  • Offensive rating116.672ndMM #183

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating104.978thMM #175

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

  • True shooting %56.8%67thMM #246

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %53.9%76thMM #190

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.758thMM #750

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %21.5%50thMM #436

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

  • Free-throw rate17.9%15thMM #702

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.13979thMM #119

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Zion Sensley

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

  • Josiah Shackelford

    Bowling Green · G · Junior

    74%match

    Returning

    +0.27 impact · 11.3 pts · 3.5 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Sam Lewis

    Virginia · G · Senior

    69%match

    Returning

    +0.78 impact · 10.6 pts · 3.6 reb · 1.4 ast

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  • Isaiah Manning

    Western Carolina · G · Senior

    68%match

    Transfer from Sam Houston

    +0.75 impact · 10.7 pts · 3.9 reb · 1.3 ast

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  • Matt Able

    North Carolina · G · Sophomore

    68%match

    Transfer from NC State

    +0.51 impact · 8.8 pts · 3.4 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Isaiah Elohim

    Virginia Tech · G · Junior

    67%match

    Transfer from Florida Atlantic

    +0.39 impact · 12.4 pts · 4.2 reb · 1.1 ast

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  • Trey McKenney

    Michigan · G · Sophomore

    67%match

    Returning

    +1.29 impact · 9.9 pts · 2.8 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).