College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Linus Holmstrom
Youngstown State · Guard · Junior · 6-3 · #4
Transfer from VMI
- #1757 guard in the country
- #1522 in the transfer portal
- #2244 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 16 minutes a game) at Youngstown State, as a floor spacer: a smaller role than he had at VMI (27.2 min).
- Projected minutes
- 16
- 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 VMI: 31 games, 29 starts, 27.2 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game11.468thMM #195
- Rebounds per game2.540thMM #452
- Assists per game1.750thMM #368
- Steals per game1.171stMM #177
- Blocks per game0.263rdMM #212
- Turnovers per game1.441stMM #504
- Field goal %43.8%(121-276)64thMM #281
- 3-point %39.4%(78-198)86thMM #115
- Free throw %76.2%(32-42)49thMM #390
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate20.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating112.759thMM #283
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating118.47thMM #774
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %59.8%84thMM #126
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %58.0%90thMM #72
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.1833rdMM #536
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %20.8%47thMM #452
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate15.2%10thMM #755
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.07632ndMM #513
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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-0.32 impact · 10.6 pts · 2.3 reb · 2.2 ast
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-0.16 impact · 9.9 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.9 ast
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-0.24 impact · 8.3 pts · 3.4 reb · 1.5 ast
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-0.12 impact · 12.1 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.6 ast
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-0.23 impact · 9.4 pts · 2.1 reb · 0.8 ast
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-0.21 impact · 12.5 pts · 3.9 reb · 1.8 ast
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Youngstown 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).