College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Dedan Thomas Jr.
Houston · Guard · Senior · 6-1 · #9
Transfer from LSU
- #10 guard in the country
- #8 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 16 minutes a game) at Houston, as a secondary scorer and lead playmaker: a smaller role than he had at LSU (29.4 min).
- Projected minutes
- 16
- Spot in the rotation
- #4
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 LSU: 16 games, 15 starts, 29.4 minutes a game.
- Points per game15.187th
- Rebounds per game2.746th
- Assists per game6.499th
- Steals per game0.957th
- Blocks per game0.263rd
- Turnovers per game1.632nd
- Field goal %45.6%(82-180)76th
- 3-point %30.2%(13-43)27th
- Free throw %83.1%(64-77)79th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate25.3%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating126.794th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating112.134th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %56.3%63rd
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %49.2%42nd
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover4.1299th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %11.6%11th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate42.8%79th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.21299th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Dedan Thomas Jr.
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+1.23 impact · 15.4 pts · 3.2 reb · 3.3 ast
CompareTransfer from San Francisco
+0.84 impact · 13.6 pts · 3.4 reb · 4 ast
CompareTransfer from Weber State
+0.84 impact · 17.5 pts · 2.2 reb · 4.3 ast
CompareReturning
+3.73 impact · 19.5 pts · 3.6 reb · 5.1 ast
CompareTransfer from VCU
+1.70 impact · 15 pts · 2.7 reb · 2.8 ast
CompareReturning
+0.69 impact · 17.3 pts · 3.1 reb · 5.2 ast
Compare
Houston teammates
Joseph Tugler#37 · F · Returning- Delrecco Gillespie#139 · F · Transfer from Kent State
- Corey Hadnot II#398 · G · Transfer from Purdue Fort Wayne
- Arafan Diane#444 · C · Freshman · #28 recruit
- Mercy Miller#457 · G · Returning
- Braden East#466 · F · Transfer from Lamar
- Chendall Weaver#477 · G · Transfer from Texas
- Chase McCarty#584 · F · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).