College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Marcus Kell
Furman · Forward · Senior · 6-8 · #23
Transfer from Western Carolina
- #503 forward in the country
- #679 in the transfer portal
- #594 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 22 minutes a game) at Furman, as a secondary scorer: a smaller role than he had at Western Carolina (29.4 min).
- Projected minutes
- 22
- Spot in the rotation
- #2
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 Western Carolina: 31 games, 31 starts, 29.4 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game13.789thMM #24
- Rebounds per game4.857thMM #162
- Assists per game0.948thMM #186
- Steals per game0.654thMM #168
- Blocks per game0.216thMM #339
- Turnovers per game1.146thMM #264
- Field goal %44.6%(150-336)28thMM #311
- 3-point %29.7%(43-145)48thMM #231
- Free throw %68.6%(81-118)54thMM #195
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 rate22.6%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating116.866thMM #116
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating114.014thMM #389
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %54.7%31stMM #292
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %51.0%30thMM #296
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.8343rdMM #233
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %25.3%19thMM #360
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate35.1%42ndMM #257
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.11051stMM #179
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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+0.23 impact · 11.2 pts · 4.2 reb · 0.7 ast
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+0.19 impact · 7.1 pts · 4 reb · 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).