College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Austin Cross
UMBC · Guard · Sophomore · 6-3 · #95
Transfer from Troy
- #1680 guard in the country
- #1464 in the transfer portal
- #2147 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 18 minutes a game) at UMBC: a role like the one he had at Troy (16.1 min).
- Projected minutes
- 18
- Spot in the rotation
- #1
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 Troy: 34 games, 1 starts, 16.1 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game3.68thMM #768
- Rebounds per game1.510thMM #741
- Assists per game0.43rdMM #803
- Steals per game0.411thMM #704
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game0.495thMM #25
- Field goal %34.1%(42-123)7thMM #774
- 3-point %30.0%(27-90)26thMM #584
- Free throw %56.5%(13-23)5thMM #792
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 rate13.7%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating100.720thMM #642
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating109.452ndMM #393
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %46.6%8thMM #760
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %45.1%18thMM #661
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.9316thMM #670
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %34.6%90thMM #95
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 40.05117thMM #670
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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-0.25 impact · 3.2 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.4 ast
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-0.25 impact · 3.4 pts · 1.9 reb · 0.5 ast
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-0.29 impact · 3.3 pts · 1 reb · 0.2 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).