College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Mark Butler
Rider · Guard · Senior · 5-10 · #10
Transfer from Lafayette
- #1421 guard in the country
- #1306 in the transfer portal
- #1824 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 28 minutes a game) at Rider, as a lead playmaker: a smaller role than he had at Lafayette (33.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 28
- Spot in the rotation
- #1
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 Lafayette: 32 games, 32 starts, 33.9 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game10.763rdMM #232
- Rebounds per game2.231stMM #524
- Assists per game4.293rdMM #40
- Steals per game0.957thMM #289
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game1.159thMM #352
- Field goal %42.9%(123-287)58thMM #330
- 3-point %25.0%(5-20)11thMM #731
- Free throw %76.0%(92-121)48thMM #400
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 rate18.3%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating111.654thMM #320
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating117.210thMM #748
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %50.4%22ndMM #626
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %43.7%13thMM #710
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover3.7599thMM #7
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %18.6%37thMM #549
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate42.2%78thMM #187
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.07431stMM #522
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Mark Butler
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
-0.20 impact · 8.3 pts · 1.4 reb · 2.8 ast
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-0.05 impact · 6.1 pts · 1.8 reb · 4.6 ast
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-0.21 impact · 6.4 pts · 2 reb · 3.1 ast
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-0.18 impact · 10.9 pts · 2.2 reb · 3.8 ast
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+0.04 impact · 9.5 pts · 2 reb · 3.6 ast
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+0.42 impact · 10.9 pts · 3 reb · 3.8 ast
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Rider teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).