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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

David Thomas

Georgia State · Guard · Senior · 6-2 · #12

Transfer from Richmond

#2671Overall
-0.18Projected impact
  • #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

Players like David Thomas

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

  • DaJohn Craig

    Coastal Carolina · G · Junior

    77%match

    Returning

    -0.17 impact · 4.5 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.4 ast

    Compare
  • Harry Beauchamp

    Central Arkansas · G · Sophomore

    74%match

    Returning

    -0.12 impact · 4.5 pts · 1.4 reb · 1 ast

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  • Gregory Lawson II

    Eastern Michigan · G · Sophomore

    73%match

    Returning

    -0.24 impact · 7.1 pts · 1 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Grant Polk

    South Carolina · G · Sophomore

    72%match

    Returning

    -0.18 impact · 3.8 pts · 1.1 reb · 0.1 ast

    Compare
  • Malachi Palmer

    Minnesota · G · Senior

    71%match

    Transfer from Villanova

    -0.03 impact · 4.6 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.6 ast

    Compare
  • Sherman Weatherspoon IV

    Utah Valley · G · Senior

    71%match

    Returning

    -0.08 impact · 5 pts · 1.9 reb · 0.5 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).