
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
David Thomas
Georgia State · Guard · Senior · 6-2 · #12
Transfer from Richmond
- #1445 guard in the country
- #1324 in the transfer portal
- #1856 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 19 minutes a game) at Georgia State: a role like the one he had at Richmond (14.1 min).
- Projected minutes
- 19
- 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 Richmond: 31 games, 7 starts, 14.1 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game4.212thMM #725
- Rebounds per game1.13rdMM #809
- Assists per game0.56thMM #772
- Steals per game0.629thMM #532
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game0.592ndMM #52
- Field goal %44.6%(50-112)69thMM #246
- 3-point %42.1%(24-57)94thMM #53
- Free throw %87.5%(7-8)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 rate15.6%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating107.941stMM #427
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating110.147thMM #426
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %56.7%66thMM #255
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-turnover1.0021stMM #635
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %29.4%79thMM #204
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate7.1%1stMM #830
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.07330thMM #524
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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-0.24 impact · 7.1 pts · 1 reb · 0.7 ast
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-0.18 impact · 3.8 pts · 1.1 reb · 0.1 ast
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-0.03 impact · 4.6 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.6 ast
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Georgia State teammates
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Terrance Dixon Jr.#793 · F · Transfer from Southern
AJ Smith#910 · G · Transfer from Temple
Jaden Jackson#1287 · G · Transfer from South Dakota State
Jonas Sirtautas#1370 · F · Transfer from Loyola Maryland
Jacob Meyer#1881 · G · Transfer from UAB
Mason Nicholson#2122 · C · Transfer from Vanderbilt
Chris Jones#2336 · G · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).