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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Daniel Thomas

UNC Asheville · Forward · Sophomore · 6-8 · #13

Returning

#2156Overall
-0.09Projected impact
  • #877 forward in the country
  • #1389 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at UNC Asheville. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
19
Spot in the rotation
#3

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 UNC Asheville: 30 games, 19 starts, 20.2 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game2.85thMM #427
  • Rebounds per game4.959thMM #149
  • Assists per game0.412thMM #376
  • Steals per game0.542ndMM #210
  • Blocks per game0.551stMM #179
  • Turnovers per game0.962ndMM #177
  • Field goal %45.7%(32-70)34thMM #285
  • 3-point %0.0%(0-4)10thMM #378
  • Free throw %54.3%(19-35)15thMM #385

Last season: advanced

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

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate9.5%style

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

  • Offensive rating96.78thMM #412

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating106.257thMM #190

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

  • True shooting %48.6%7thMM #422

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %45.7%8thMM #418

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.5015thMM #383

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %39.9%77thMM #113

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

  • Free-throw rate50.0%74thMM #110

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.05312thMM #382

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Daniel Thomas

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

  • Caedin Hamilton

    Marquette · F · Junior

    74%match

    Returning

    +0.03 impact · 2.9 pts · 2.9 reb · 0.6 ast

    Compare
  • Khadim Mboup

    BYU · F · Junior

    74%match

    Returning

    +0.38 impact · 2.2 pts · 5.1 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Edwin Daniel

    Stephen F. Austin · F · Senior

    73%match

    Transfer from La Salle

    0.00 impact · 3.9 pts · 3.5 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Victor Okojie

    UMass Lowell · F · Sophomore

    73%match

    Returning

    -0.11 impact · 5 pts · 4.8 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Ali Assran

    Cal Poly · F · Sophomore

    73%match

    Returning

    -0.05 impact · 3.5 pts · 3.4 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Todd Jones Jr.

    Louisiana · F · Junior

    72%match

    Returning

    -0.11 impact · 3.1 pts · 3.9 reb · 0.3 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).