
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Mark Brown Jr.
Utah Tech · Guard · Senior · 6-0 · #1
Transfer from Valparaiso
- #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
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-0.24 impact · 3.4 pts · 1.1 reb · 1.2 ast
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-0.25 impact · 5.4 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.7 ast
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-0.29 impact · 3.5 pts · 0.8 reb · 1.2 ast
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-0.18 impact · 6.5 pts · 1.5 reb · 1.7 ast
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-0.32 impact · 4.7 pts · 1.3 reb · 2 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).