College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Josh Townley-Thomas

South Dakota · Forward · Junior · 6-10 · #8

Transfer from Creighton

#3083Overall

-0.36Projected impact

#1147 forward in the country
#1506 in the transfer portal
#2223 mid-major player

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected bench piece (about 12 minutes a game) at South Dakota, as a primary scorer: a bigger role than he had at Creighton (5.0 min).

Projected minutes: 12
Spot in the rotation: #9

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 Creighton: 1 games, 0 starts, 5 minutes a game.

Points per game6.036th
Rebounds per game0.01st
Assists per game0.01st
Steals per game0.01st
Blocks per game0.01st
Turnovers per game1.053rd
Field goal %75.0%(3-4)99th
3-point %0.0%(0-0)10th
Free throw %0.0%(0-0)1st

Last season: advanced

Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.

Usage rate43.6%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating95.37th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating115.88th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %75.0%99th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %75.0%99th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover0.001st
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %—
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate0.0%1st
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.0001st
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

South Dakota teammates

Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).