College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Karl Poom
North Dakota State · Forward · Junior · 6-8 · #23
Transfer from Northern Arizona
- #1009 forward in the country
- #1278 in the transfer portal
- #1746 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 15 minutes a game) at North Dakota State, as a primary scorer: a role like the one he had at Northern Arizona (19.6 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 Northern Arizona: 32 games, 2 starts, 19.6 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game8.961stMM #143
- Rebounds per game3.328thMM #304
- Assists per game1.266thMM #119
- Steals per game0.315thMM #351
- Blocks per game0.16thMM #404
- Turnovers per game1.718thMM #395
- Field goal %50.0%(106-212)53rdMM #192
- 3-point %30.5%(18-59)52ndMM #213
- Free throw %54.4%(56-103)15thMM #384
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 rate26.8%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating100.914thMM #378
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating118.35thMM #440
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %55.6%36thMM #264
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %54.2%48thMM #215
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.7434thMM #284
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %33.6%52ndMM #220
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate48.6%71stMM #127
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.0459thMM #408
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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-0.18 impact · 10.8 pts · 3.6 reb · 2.1 ast
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-0.13 impact · 8.5 pts · 2.8 reb · 0.4 ast
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-0.19 impact · 4.9 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.7 ast
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-0.30 impact · 7.2 pts · 6 reb · 0.9 ast
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-0.15 impact · 7.2 pts · 4 reb · 1.3 ast
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-0.31 impact · 10.7 pts · 4.2 reb · 1 ast
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North Dakota State teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).