College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Christian Beam
Temple · Center · Senior · 7-1 · #32
Transfer from Georgia State
- #161 center in the country
- #1110 in the transfer portal
- #1354 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 15 minutes a game) at Temple: a role like the one he had at Georgia State (15.6 min).
- Projected minutes
- 15
- 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 Georgia State: 26 games, 15 starts, 15.6 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 35 mid-major centerson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game3.214thMM #29
- Rebounds per game3.936thMM #15
- Assists per game0.27thMM #30
- Steals per game0.328thMM #23
- Blocks per game0.840thMM #11
- Turnovers per game0.866thMM #10
- Field goal %47.2%(25-53)10thMM #28
- 3-point %0.0%(0-0)28thMM #16
- Free throw %57.9%(33-57)36thMM #20
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 35 mid-major centerson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate12.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating96.96thMM #31
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating104.948thMM #15
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %53.2%8thMM #29
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %47.2%7thMM #29
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.246thMM #33
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %36.6%47thMM #21
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate107.5%97thMM #2
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.0598thMM #30
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Christian Beam
The closest matches among every center in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Florida International
+0.03 impact · 4 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.2 ast
CompareTransfer from Memphis
+0.04 impact · 2.9 pts · 2.4 reb · 0.2 ast
CompareTransfer from UNLV
+0.18 impact · 3.5 pts · 4.2 reb · 0.2 ast
CompareTransfer from Saint Joseph's
-0.01 impact · 2.8 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.3 ast
CompareReturning
+0.10 impact · 4.3 pts · 2.6 reb · 0.2 ast
CompareTransfer from Kansas State
+0.14 impact · 3.2 pts · 3.3 reb · 0.5 ast
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Temple teammates
Derrian Ford#549 · G · Returning- Jordan Marsh#811 · G · Transfer from USC
- Gavin Griffiths#874 · G · Returning
- Edwin Suarez Jr.#914 · F · Transfer from Weber State
- Cam Wallace#1586 · G · Returning
- Sir Issac Herron#1615 · F · Transfer from Louisiana Tech
- Mohamed Keita#1766 · C · Returning
- Dez White#2018 · G · Transfer from Oregon State
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).