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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Cole Bowser

Furman · Guard · Sophomore · 6-6 · #5

Returning

#1170Overall
+0.15Projected impact
  • #589 guard in the country
  • #576 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 15 minutes a game) at Furman. Fewer minutes than last season.

Projected minutes
15
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 Furman: 20 games, 6 starts, 22.6 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game5.220thMM #651
  • Rebounds per game5.394thMM #41
  • Assists per game0.68thMM #749
  • Steals per game0.629thMM #532
  • Blocks per game0.379thMM #118
  • Turnovers per game0.971stMM #233
  • Field goal %45.9%(34-74)77thMM #176
  • 3-point %35.0%(14-40)58thMM #315
  • Free throw %87.5%(21-24)92ndMM #66

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 rate12.3%style

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

  • Offensive rating114.666thMM #232

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating104.579thMM #159

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

  • True shooting %60.9%88thMM #92

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %55.4%83rdMM #141

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.583rdMM #810

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %28.3%76thMM #221

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

  • Free-throw rate32.4%56thMM #369

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.10656thMM #290

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Cole Bowser

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

  • Marvin McGhee IV

    UC Santa Barbara · G · Senior

    74%match

    Returning

    +0.32 impact · 6.2 pts · 4.2 reb · 1.4 ast

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  • Rashund Washington Jr.

    UIC · G · Sophomore

    73%match

    Returning

    +0.44 impact · 8.7 pts · 5 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Jalen Stokes

    UC Davis · G · Sophomore

    73%match

    Returning

    +0.13 impact · 4.7 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.8 ast

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  • Seth Amunrud

    Montana State · G · Senior

    71%match

    Returning

    +0.14 impact · 7.2 pts · 2.7 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Austin Hunt

    Harvard · G · Junior

    70%match

    Returning

    +0.12 impact · 6.9 pts · 3.6 reb · 1 ast

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  • JJ Kelly

    UTSA · G · Sophomore

    70%match

    Transfer from Ohio

    +0.05 impact · 8.6 pts · 3.8 reb · 0.5 ast

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