College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Avery Thomas II
Kennesaw State · Forward · Junior · 6-8 · #5
Transfer from Louisiana Tech
- #330 forward in the country
- #441 in the transfer portal
- #305 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at Kennesaw State: a smaller role than he had at Louisiana Tech (25.2 min).
- Projected minutes
- 20
- Spot in the rotation
- #3
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 Louisiana Tech: 33 games, 26 starts, 25.2 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game9.162ndMM #137
- Rebounds per game7.290thMM #24
- Assists per game0.625thMM #304
- Steals per game1.294thMM #18
- Blocks per game0.551stMM #179
- Turnovers per game0.871stMM #133
- Field goal %40.3%(104-258)11thMM #402
- 3-point %30.0%(36-120)49thMM #223
- Free throw %77.8%(56-72)82ndMM #72
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate19.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating116.565thMM #119
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating94.098thMM #9
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %51.8%17thMM #359
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %47.3%13thMM #382
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.7635thMM #274
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %36.0%62ndMM #175
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate27.9%26thMM #329
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.17389thMM #26
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Avery Thomas II
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Southern Illinois
+0.60 impact · 9.5 pts · 7.4 reb · 0.7 ast
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+0.37 impact · 7.2 pts · 5 reb · 0.7 ast
CompareTransfer from Louisiana Tech
+0.48 impact · 9.7 pts · 7.8 reb · 1.1 ast
CompareTransfer from App State
+0.27 impact · 7.8 pts · 6 reb · 0.4 ast
CompareReturning
+0.23 impact · 11.2 pts · 4.2 reb · 0.7 ast
CompareTransfer from Quinnipiac
+0.40 impact · 11.3 pts · 6.6 reb · 0.8 ast
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Kennesaw State teammates
Amir Taylor#733 · F · Returning- Trey Simpson#1055 · F · Returning
- Jacoby Hill#1153 · G · Transfer from Jacksonville State
- CJ Beaumont#1456 · G · Transfer from Sam Houston
- Kaden Rickard#1693 · G · Returning
- Dozie Onyirimba#1744 · F · Returning
- Anthony Enoh#2379 · F · Transfer from Georgia State
- Kris Parker#2842 · G · Transfer from UCF
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).