College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Cooper Noard
Samford · Guard · Senior · 6-2 · #1
Transfer from Cornell
- #133 guard in the country
- #145 in the transfer portal
- #64 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 25 minutes a game) at Samford, as a primary scorer and floor spacer: a role like the one he had at Cornell (27.5 min).
- Projected minutes
- 25
- 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 Cornell: 28 games, 28 starts, 27.5 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game18.296thMM #12
- Rebounds per game3.364thMM #263
- Assists per game2.059thMM #283
- Steals per game0.411thMM #703
- Blocks per game0.379thMM #118
- Turnovers per game1.632ndMM #590
- Field goal %50.0%(173-346)93rdMM #62
- 3-point %37.6%(80-213)76thMM #181
- Free throw %90.3%(84-93)97thMM #28
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate27.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating126.694thMM #35
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating118.27thMM #768
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %65.9%98thMM #14
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %61.6%98thMM #19
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.2740thMM #482
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %11.8%12thMM #740
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate26.9%40thMM #490
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.15688thMM #62
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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+0.42 impact · 19.4 pts · 3 reb · 1.5 ast
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+0.83 impact · 16.9 pts · 2.6 reb · 1.1 ast
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+1.11 impact · 20.7 pts · 3.1 reb · 2.5 ast
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+0.49 impact · 16.4 pts · 3.2 reb · 4 ast
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+0.40 impact · 16.4 pts · 3 reb · 2.3 ast
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+0.54 impact · 16.9 pts · 2 reb · 2.2 ast
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Samford teammates
Cade Norris#1000 · G · Returning- Caleb Harrison#1448 · F · Returning
- Corey Brown#1685 · G · Returning
- Braeden MacVicar#1977 · F · Transfer from Coastal Carolina
- Judson Bjornstad#2041 · F · Returning
- Zach Lamey#2070 · G · Returning
- Will Shaver#2096 · C · Returning
- Ty Davis#2185 · G · Transfer from Creighton
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).