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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Karson Templin

Utah State · Forward · Senior · 6-8 · #22

Returning

#184Overall
+1.16Projected impact
  • #81 forward in the country
  • #33 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 21 minutes a game) at Utah State, as a secondary scorer. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
21
Spot in the rotation
#3

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 Utah State: 36 games, 8 starts, 19.1 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 462 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game8.860thMM #146
  • Rebounds per game4.247thMM #202
  • Assists per game0.840thMM #222
  • Steals per game0.872ndMM #88
  • Blocks per game0.980thMM #68
  • Turnovers per game1.053rdMM #227
  • Field goal %50.2%(111-221)54thMM #189
  • 3-point %32.8%(21-64)60thMM #172
  • Free throw %65.5%(74-113)43rdMM #246

Last season: advanced

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

MM # = his rank among the 462 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate22.8%style

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

  • Offensive rating118.270thMM #97

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating101.882ndMM #77

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

  • True shooting %58.5%56thMM #162

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %55.0%53rdMM #191

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.8343rdMM #231

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %43.7%89thMM #62

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

  • Free-throw rate51.1%76thMM #105

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.16385thMM #42

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Karson Templin

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

  • Keith McKnight

    Quinnipiac · F · Sophomore

    76%match

    Returning

    +0.55 impact · 11 pts · 5.9 reb · 1.1 ast

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  • Emondrek Erkins-Ford

    Western Kentucky · F · Senior

    76%match

    Transfer from Jacksonville State

    +0.24 impact · 8.3 pts · 3.8 reb · 1 ast

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  • Carter Welling

    Clemson · F · Senior

    75%match

    Returning

    +1.34 impact · 10.2 pts · 5.4 reb · 1.1 ast

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  • Jordan McCullum

    East Tennessee State · F · Junior

    74%match

    Returning

    +0.32 impact · 8.2 pts · 3.7 reb · 0.8 ast

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  • Mo Dioubate

    LSU · F · Senior

    73%match

    Transfer from Kentucky

    +1.68 impact · 8.8 pts · 5.5 reb · 1 ast

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  • Antoine Lorick III

    Buffalo · F · Senior

    73%match

    Transfer from Tennessee State

    +0.52 impact · 9.8 pts · 5.1 reb · 1.1 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).