College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Luke Wilson
Syracuse · Center · Junior · 6-10 · #23
Transfer from App State
- #37 center in the country
- #185 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at Syracuse, as a rim protector and rebounder: a smaller role than he had at App State (28.2 min).
- Projected minutes
- 20
- 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 App State: 32 games, 30 starts, 28.2 minutes a game.
- Points per game10.779th
- Rebounds per game8.390th
- Assists per game0.645th
- Steals per game0.445th
- Blocks per game1.887th
- Turnovers per game1.143rd
- Field goal %64.0%(112-175)77th
- 3-point %50.0%(1-2)97th
- Free throw %56.7%(118-208)33rd
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate17.6%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating126.584th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating98.685th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %64.3%68th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %64.3%77th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.5337th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %38.5%58th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate118.9%99th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.18686th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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+1.48 impact · 8.8 pts · 8.1 reb · 0.7 ast
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+1.26 impact · 13.2 pts · 10.6 reb · 1.1 ast
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+3.38 impact · 10.4 pts · 8.2 reb · 1.1 ast
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+1.15 impact · 11.1 pts · 7.8 reb · 0.4 ast
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+1.91 impact · 9.3 pts · 5.4 reb · 0.5 ast
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Syracuse teammates
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- Gavin Doty#254 · G · Transfer from Siena
- Aiden Tobiason#488 · G · Transfer from Temple
- Francis Folefac#572 · F · Transfer from Siena
- Sadiq White Jr.#879 · F · Returning
- Calvin Russell III#2031 · G · Returning
- Kiyan Anthony#2173 · G · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).