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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Austin Herro

St. Thomas-Minnesota · Guard · Junior · 6-3 · #2

Returning

#353Overall
+0.82Projected impact
  • #173 guard in the country
  • #90 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 21 minutes a game) at St. Thomas-Minnesota, as a lead playmaker. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
21
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 St. Thomas-Minnesota: 27 games, 24 starts, 23.9 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game5.524thMM #622
  • Rebounds per game4.079thMM #150
  • Assists per game3.586thMM #87
  • Steals per game1.795thMM #31
  • Blocks per game0.592ndMM #34
  • Turnovers per game1.346thMM #453
  • Field goal %53.3%(49-92)97thMM #22
  • 3-point %38.9%(14-36)83rdMM #136
  • Free throw %72.0%(36-50)32ndMM #528

Last season: advanced

Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.

MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate12.3%style

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

  • Offensive rating124.290thMM #66

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating100.193rdMM #44

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

  • True shooting %64.9%98thMM #21

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %60.9%97thMM #21

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover2.6194thMM #44

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %22.2%53rdMM #402

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

  • Free-throw rate54.3%93rdMM #69

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.15587thMM #65

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Austin Herro

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

  • Tyler Johnson

    Virginia Tech · G · Junior

    74%match

    Returning

    +1.03 impact · 8 pts · 4.5 reb · 1.6 ast

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  • Brandon Jennings

    VCU · G · Junior

    70%match

    Returning

    +0.84 impact · 8.5 pts · 3.6 reb · 2.1 ast

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  • Silas Demary Jr.

    UConn · G · Senior

    69%match

    Returning

    +2.51 impact · 10.1 pts · 4.5 reb · 5.9 ast

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  • Bishop Boswell

    Maryland · G · Junior

    69%match

    Transfer from Tennessee

    +1.05 impact · 6.2 pts · 4.4 reb · 3.1 ast

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  • Ose Okojie

    Howard · G · Senior

    67%match

    Returning

    +0.48 impact · 10.7 pts · 3.8 reb · 1.7 ast

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  • Kashie Natt

    Oklahoma State · G · Senior

    67%match

    Transfer from Sam Houston

    +1.26 impact · 10.8 pts · 8.2 reb · 2.4 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).