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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

David Punch

Texas · Forward · Junior · 6-7 · #13

Transfer from TCU

#63Overall
+1.79Projected impact
  • #30 forward in the country
  • #25 in the transfer portal

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 23 minutes a game) at Texas, as a secondary scorer and rim protector: a smaller role than he had at TCU (29.7 min).

Projected minutes
23
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 TCU: 34 games, 34 starts, 29.7 minutes a game.

  • Points per game14.191st
  • Rebounds per game6.887th
  • Assists per game2.089th
  • Steals per game1.396th
  • Blocks per game1.998th
  • Turnovers per game1.718th
  • Field goal %50.3%(178-354)54th
  • 3-point %23.9%(11-46)32nd
  • Free throw %65.3%(111-170)42nd

Last season: advanced

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

  • Usage rate23.9%style

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

  • Offensive rating113.252nd

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating99.989th

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

  • True shooting %55.7%36th

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %51.8%35th

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.1973rd

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %29.6%36th

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

  • Free-throw rate48.0%70th

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.16385th

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like David Punch

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

  • Alex Condon

    Florida · F · Senior

    77%match

    Returning

    +3.76 impact · 15.1 pts · 7.4 reb · 3.6 ast

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  • Jacob Cofie

    USC · F · Junior

    75%match

    Returning

    +1.03 impact · 9.9 pts · 6.8 reb · 1.9 ast

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  • Jalen Shelley

    Texas A&M · F · Junior

    74%match

    Transfer from Loyola Marymount

    +0.66 impact · 13.7 pts · 6.6 reb · 2.7 ast

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  • LJ Wells

    Louisville · F · Senior

    74%match

    Transfer from Northern Kentucky

    +1.17 impact · 15 pts · 7.3 reb · 2.1 ast

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  • Delrecco Gillespie

    Houston · F · Senior

    73%match

    Transfer from Kent State

    +1.30 impact · 17.7 pts · 11.2 reb · 1.7 ast

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  • Kwame Evans Jr.

    Villanova · F · Senior

    73%match

    Transfer from Oregon

    +1.28 impact · 13.3 pts · 7.4 reb · 2 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).