College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Asa Thomas
UIC · Guard · Junior · 6-7 · #3
Transfer from Furman
- #293 guard in the country
- #326 in the transfer portal
- #188 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 19 minutes a game) at UIC, as a floor spacer: a smaller role than he had at Furman (27.4 min).
- Projected minutes
- 19
- Spot in the rotation
- #7
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 Furman: 28 games, 21 starts, 27.4 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game11.971stMM #166
- Rebounds per game3.876thMM #173
- Assists per game1.956thMM #314
- Steals per game0.411thMM #704
- Blocks per game0.487thMM #67
- Turnovers per game0.687thMM #93
- Field goal %40.8%(109-267)42ndMM #458
- 3-point %38.3%(79-206)80thMM #148
- Free throw %74.0%(37-50)39thMM #479
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 rate20.7%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating125.092ndMM #51
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating107.066thMM #277
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %57.8%73rdMM #205
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %55.6%84thMM #138
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.9497thMM #22
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %10.4%8thMM #776
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate18.7%17thMM #691
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.15688thMM #62
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Asa Thomas
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+0.23 impact · 9.1 pts · 4.3 reb · 1.3 ast
CompareTransfer from St. John's
+0.68 impact · 10.3 pts · 2.7 reb · 1.6 ast
CompareTransfer from Texas Tech
+0.85 impact · 9.9 pts · 3.9 reb · 2.2 ast
CompareReturning
+0.92 impact · 8.3 pts · 2.4 reb · 1.1 ast
CompareReturning
+0.20 impact · 11.9 pts · 3.1 reb · 1.9 ast
CompareTransfer from UCF
+0.41 impact · 6.2 pts · 1.4 reb · 1.9 ast
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UIC teammates
Benny Gealer#361 · G · Transfer from Stanford- Mekhi Lowery#536 · G · Returning
- Lucas Scroggins#650 · F · Transfer from Saint Peter's
- Rashund Washington Jr.#662 · G · Returning
- Jayce Nathaniel#835 · F · Returning
- Ahmad Henderson II#1037 · G · Returning
- Andy Johnson#1045 · G · Returning
- Gabe Cupps#2245 · G · Transfer from Ohio State
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).