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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Dionjahe Thomas

Northwestern State · Forward · Senior · 6-8 · #8

Transfer from Jackson State

#2500Overall
-0.15Projected impact
  • #991 forward in the country
  • #1252 in the transfer portal
  • #1700 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 15 minutes a game) at Northwestern State: a role like the one he had at Jackson State (18.0 min).

Projected minutes
15
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 Jackson State: 23 games, 19 starts, 18 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game5.127thMM #311
  • Rebounds per game5.368thMM #110
  • Assists per game0.412thMM #376
  • Steals per game0.315thMM #351
  • Blocks per game0.440thMM #230
  • Turnovers per game1.146thMM #264
  • Field goal %48.3%(43-89)45thMM #232
  • 3-point %33.3%(1-3)63rdMM #143
  • Free throw %56.4%(31-55)19thMM #359

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 rate16.4%style

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

  • Offensive rating99.611thMM #389

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating112.520thMM #354

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

  • True shooting %52.1%18thMM #354

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %48.9%20thMM #352

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.386thMM #432

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %40.7%80thMM #97

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

  • Free-throw rate61.8%88thMM #49

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.0396thMM #423

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Dionjahe Thomas

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

  • Matar Diop

    Lindenwood · F · Senior

    72%match

    Transfer from Stetson

    -0.16 impact · 2.8 pts · 2.8 reb · 0.2 ast

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  • Tyler Koenig

    Coppin State · F · Senior

    71%match

    Returning

    -0.31 impact · 5.3 pts · 3.8 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Thomas Bassong

    Mississippi State · F · Sophomore

    70%match

    Transfer from Florida State

    +0.13 impact · 5.9 pts · 3.5 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Eternity Eguagie

    Rice · F · Junior

    69%match

    Returning

    -0.13 impact · 6 pts · 2.8 reb · 0.5 ast

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  • Ali Assran

    Cal Poly · F · Sophomore

    69%match

    Returning

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

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  • Daniel Thomas

    UNC Asheville · F · Sophomore

    68%match

    Returning

    -0.10 impact · 2.8 pts · 4.9 reb · 0.4 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).