
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Anthony Smith III
Winthrop · Guard · Sophomore · 6-1 · #3
Transfer from North Dakota
- #761 guard in the country
- #846 in the transfer portal
- #854 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 16 minutes a game) at Winthrop, as a secondary scorer: a role like the one he had at North Dakota (17.3 min).
- Projected minutes
- 16
- 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 North Dakota: 33 games, 0 starts, 17.3 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game7.539thMM #450
- Rebounds per game2.128thMM #556
- Assists per game2.264thMM #246
- Steals per game0.629thMM #532
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game1.253rdMM #393
- Field goal %46.4%(90-194)81stMM #143
- 3-point %22.7%(10-44)7thMM #774
- Free throw %82.9%(58-70)78thMM #149
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 rate23.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating111.654thMM #320
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating113.326thMM #601
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %55.2%55thMM #342
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %49.0%41stMM #453
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.8072ndMM #196
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %30.4%81stMM #185
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate36.1%66thMM #288
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.11260thMM #250
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Anthony Smith III
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Wake Forest
+0.15 impact · 5.3 pts · 1.5 reb · 1.9 ast
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+0.03 impact · 9.3 pts · 2.8 reb · 2.9 ast
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-0.07 impact · 13.5 pts · 2.1 reb · 3 ast
CompareTransfer from Pittsburgh
+0.48 impact · 12.5 pts · 1.5 reb · 2.1 ast
CompareTransfer from Wichita State
+0.38 impact · 5.9 pts · 1.6 reb · 2.2 ast
CompareTransfer from Northeastern
+0.06 impact · 12.6 pts · 2.7 reb · 1 ast
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Winthrop teammates
Tai Hamilton#1052 · F · Returning
Seifeldin Hendawy#1075 · G · Returning
George Natsvlishvili#1256 · F · Transfer from North Dakota
Keshawn Fisher#1736 · G · Transfer from Detroit Mercy
Cam Christy#2076 · G · Returning
Micah Davis#2711 · G · Transfer from IU Indianapolis
Henry Harrison#2881 · G · Returning
Spence Sims#3133 · G · Transfer from Gardner-Webb
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).