College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Malcolm Thomas

Dayton · Forward · Junior · 6-8 · #1

Returning

#1262Overall

+0.11Projected impact

#524 forward in the country
#645 mid-major player

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 10 minutes a game) at Dayton, as a secondary scorer. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes: 10
Spot in the rotation: #8

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 Dayton: 26 games, 0 starts, 8.7 minutes a game.

Points per game4.015th
Rebounds per game1.51st
Assists per game0.36th
Steals per game0.26th
Blocks per game0.769th
Turnovers per game0.779th
Field goal %50.7%(37-73)56th
3-point %33.3%(6-18)63rd
Free throw %56.8%(25-44)20th

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate25.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating100.012th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating101.882nd
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %56.8%43rd
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %54.8%52nd
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover0.429th
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %31.6%44th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate60.3%87th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.08934th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

Dayton teammates

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