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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Billy Smith

IU Indianapolis · Guard · Senior · 6-7 · #11

Transfer from Chattanooga

#2865Overall
-0.23Projected impact
  • #1576 guard in the country
  • #1404 in the transfer portal
  • #2029 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at IU Indianapolis: a role like the one he had at Chattanooga (23.0 min).

Projected minutes
20
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 Chattanooga: 32 games, 16 starts, 23 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game8.446thMM #399
  • Rebounds per game2.849thMM #371
  • Assists per game1.231stMM #526
  • Steals per game0.629thMM #532
  • Blocks per game0.263rdMM #212
  • Turnovers per game0.971stMM #233
  • Field goal %37.6%(94-250)19thMM #662
  • 3-point %34.0%(64-188)51stMM #368
  • Free throw %69.2%(18-26)24thMM #601

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 rate21.1%style

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

  • Offensive rating102.223rdMM #605

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating116.213thMM #719

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

  • True shooting %51.6%29thMM #561

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %50.4%51stMM #367

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.2336thMM #508

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %22.0%52ndMM #410

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

  • Free-throw rate10.4%3rdMM #812

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.04314thMM #706

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Billy Smith

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

  • Kevin McCarthy

    Army · G · Junior

    83%match

    Returning

    -0.31 impact · 7.9 pts · 2.7 reb · 1.2 ast

    Compare
  • Tarique Foster

    Mississippi Valley State · G · Senior

    77%match

    Transfer from UAlbany

    -0.22 impact · 5.8 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.9 ast

    Compare
  • BJ Plummer

    North Florida · G · Sophomore

    74%match

    Returning

    -0.35 impact · 7.7 pts · 3.4 reb · 1.2 ast

    Compare
  • Demarion Burch

    Illinois State · G · Senior

    74%match

    Transfer from Bradley

    -0.16 impact · 8.8 pts · 2.2 reb · 1 ast

    Compare
  • Kaden Powers

    Rutgers · G · Sophomore

    74%match

    Returning

    -0.20 impact · 6.1 pts · 1.8 reb · 1.5 ast

    Compare
  • Hussain Williams

    Coppin State · G · Senior

    73%match

    Returning

    -0.38 impact · 7.3 pts · 2.4 reb · 0.8 ast

    Compare

Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).