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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Mark Brown Jr.

Utah Tech · Guard · Senior · 6-0 · #1

Transfer from Valparaiso

#2641Overall
-0.17Projected impact
  • #1425 guard in the country
  • #1309 in the transfer portal
  • #1828 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 15 minutes a game) at Utah Tech: a role like the one he had at Valparaiso (14.0 min).

Projected minutes
15
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 Valparaiso: 22 games, 6 starts, 14 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game3.04thMM #805
  • Rebounds per game1.13rdMM #809
  • Assists per game1.335thMM #495
  • Steals per game0.848thMM #371
  • Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
  • Turnovers per game0.782ndMM #128
  • Field goal %21.7%(20-92)1stMM #841
  • 3-point %23.3%(14-60)8thMM #763
  • Free throw %61.1%(11-18)9thMM #751

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 rate19.2%style

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

  • Offensive rating79.61stMM #831

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating103.384thMM #115

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

  • True shooting %32.5%1stMM #840

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %29.3%1stMM #839

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.9377thMM #156

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %28.0%74thMM #229

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

  • Free-throw rate19.6%19thMM #669

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.0135thMM #803

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Mark Brown Jr.

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

  • Trenton Ruth

    Stonehill · G · Junior

    79%match

    Returning

    -0.24 impact · 3.4 pts · 1.1 reb · 1.2 ast

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  • Dayjaun Anderson

    UL Monroe · G · Senior

    78%match

    Transfer from UAB

    -0.25 impact · 5.4 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Jalen St Clair

    Delaware State · G · Sophomore

    77%match

    Returning

    -0.29 impact · 3.5 pts · 0.8 reb · 1.2 ast

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  • Tony Williams

    Fairfield · G · Sophomore

    73%match

    Returning

    -0.18 impact · 6.5 pts · 1.5 reb · 1.7 ast

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  • Caleb Thomas

    Lehigh · G · Sophomore

    73%match

    Returning

    -0.32 impact · 4.7 pts · 1.3 reb · 2 ast

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  • ArDarius Grayson

    Weber State · G · Sophomore

    72%match

    Returning

    -0.17 impact · 3.8 pts · 1.5 reb · 1.3 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).