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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Chris Howell

New Mexico · Guard · Senior · 6-6 · #5

Returning

#338Overall
+0.84Projected impact
  • #166 guard in the country
  • #86 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 10 minutes a game) at New Mexico. Fewer minutes than last season.

Projected minutes
10
Spot in the rotation
#6

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 New Mexico: 11 games, 11 starts, 24.5 minutes a game.

  • Points per game5.524th
  • Rebounds per game3.055th
  • Assists per game3.485th
  • Steals per game1.795th
  • Blocks per game0.263rd
  • Turnovers per game1.824th
  • Field goal %37.0%(17-46)16th
  • 3-point %27.8%(5-18)18th
  • Free throw %87.5%(21-24)92nd

Last season: advanced

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

  • Usage rate13.9%style

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

  • Offensive rating105.433rd

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating95.499th

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

  • True shooting %53.0%38th

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %42.4%10th

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.8574th

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %24.2%61st

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

  • Free-throw rate52.2%91st

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.13476th

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

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