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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Cole Franklin

North Texas · Guard · Senior · 6-4 · #10

Returning

#1387Overall
+0.08Projected impact
  • #700 guard in the country
  • #752 mid-major player
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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 24 minutes a game) at North Texas. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
24
Spot in the rotation
#2

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 North Texas: 33 games, 23 starts, 25.1 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game6.230thMM #556
  • Rebounds per game4.383rdMM #118
  • Assists per game1.127thMM #570
  • Steals per game1.383rdMM #92
  • Blocks per game0.592ndMM #34
  • Turnovers per game0.971stMM #233
  • Field goal %41.1%(74-180)45thMM #437
  • 3-point %25.8%(16-62)12thMM #721
  • Free throw %66.1%(41-62)17thMM #668

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 rate14.7%style

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

  • Offensive rating104.631stMM #527

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating98.896thMM #25

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

  • True shooting %49.5%17thMM #672

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %45.6%20thMM #645

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.2336thMM #508

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %34.3%90thMM #102

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

  • Free-throw rate34.4%62ndMM #318

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.10656thMM #290

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

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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).