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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Godslove Nwabude

Kent State · Forward · Junior · 6-9 · #13

Transfer from Eastern Michigan

#806Overall
+0.34Projected impact
  • #338 forward in the country
  • #450 in the transfer portal
  • #317 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 18 minutes a game) at Kent State, as a rim protector: a role like the one he had at Eastern Michigan (19.4 min).

Projected minutes
18
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 Eastern Michigan: 30 games, 27 starts, 19.4 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game5.430thMM #294
  • Rebounds per game5.571stMM #95
  • Assists per game0.36thMM #419
  • Steals per game0.654thMM #168
  • Blocks per game1.696thMM #15
  • Turnovers per game0.590thMM #45
  • Field goal %65.8%(73-111)96thMM #20
  • 3-point %0.0%(0-1)10thMM #378
  • Free throw %54.8%(17-31)16thMM #380

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 rate12.5%style

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

  • Offensive rating126.690thMM #33

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating100.388thMM #48

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

  • True shooting %65.4%91stMM #36

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %65.8%95thMM #22

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.5015thMM #383

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %34.9%59thMM #192

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

  • Free-throw rate27.9%26thMM #329

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.15180thMM #62

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Godslove Nwabude

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

  • James Scott

    Georgia · F · Senior

    76%match

    Transfer from Ole Miss

    +0.61 impact · 3.9 pts · 4.5 reb · 0.6 ast

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  • Andrew Osasuyi

    Georgia · F · Sophomore

    76%match

    Transfer from St. Bonaventure

    +0.32 impact · 3.7 pts · 2.8 reb · 0.2 ast

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  • Stephen Williams

    South Alabama · F · Junior

    74%match

    Returning

    +0.43 impact · 6.4 pts · 4.7 reb · 0.2 ast

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  • Lucas Scroggins

    UIC · F · Junior

    74%match

    Transfer from Saint Peter's

    +0.45 impact · 5.8 pts · 5.4 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • KC Ugwuakazi

    Robert Morris · F · Senior

    71%match

    Transfer from Merrimack

    +0.51 impact · 5.2 pts · 5.1 reb · 0.6 ast

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  • Andy Sigiscar

    Loyola Marymount · F · Sophomore

    71%match

    Transfer from Tarleton State

    +0.25 impact · 7.2 pts · 2.9 reb · 0.2 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).