College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Braden East
Houston · Forward · Junior · 6-9 · #4
Transfer from Lamar
- #192 forward in the country
- #242 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 13 minutes a game) at Houston, as a primary scorer and rebounder: a smaller role than he had at Lamar (23.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 13
- Spot in the rotation
- #8
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 Lamar: 30 games, 28 starts, 23.9 minutes a game.
- Points per game12.885th
- Rebounds per game9.198th
- Assists per game0.733rd
- Steals per game0.542nd
- Blocks per game1.083rd
- Turnovers per game1.718th
- Field goal %53.3%(153-287)66th
- 3-point %31.3%(5-16)55th
- Free throw %72.0%(72-100)65th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate27.1%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating112.749th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating97.793rd
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %57.9%52nd
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %54.2%48th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.407th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %31.8%45th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate34.8%41st
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.17990th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Braden East
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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+0.72 impact · 10.4 pts · 5.3 reb · 0.8 ast
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+0.60 impact · 9.5 pts · 7.4 reb · 0.7 ast
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+0.77 impact · 14.2 pts · 10.4 reb · 1.2 ast
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+0.68 impact · 13.8 pts · 7.8 reb · 1 ast
CompareReturning
+1.05 impact · 11.9 pts · 5.9 reb · 1.6 ast
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+0.52 impact · 9.8 pts · 5.1 reb · 1.1 ast
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Houston teammates
Dedan Thomas Jr.#29 · G · Transfer from LSU- Joseph Tugler#37 · F · Returning
- Delrecco Gillespie#139 · F · Transfer from Kent State
- Corey Hadnot II#398 · G · Transfer from Purdue Fort Wayne
- Arafan Diane#444 · C · Freshman · #28 recruit
- Mercy Miller#457 · G · Returning
- Chendall Weaver#477 · G · Transfer from Texas
- Chase McCarty#584 · F · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).