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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Mark Drone

Texas State · Guard · Senior · 6-0 · #9

Returning

#2421Overall
-0.14Projected impact
  • #1278 guard in the country
  • #1624 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 26 minutes a game) at Texas State, as a primary scorer. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
26
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 Texas State: 30 games, 30 starts, 30.5 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game14.284thMM #86
  • Rebounds per game3.364thMM #265
  • Assists per game3.080thMM #135
  • Steals per game1.065thMM #229
  • Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
  • Turnovers per game2.74thMM #807
  • Field goal %43.5%(157-361)62ndMM #298
  • 3-point %28.4%(27-95)20thMM #648
  • Free throw %83.2%(84-101)80thMM #145

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 rate27.2%style

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

  • Offensive rating103.126thMM #578

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating109.253rdMM #384

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

  • True shooting %52.4%34thMM #513

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %47.2%29thMM #564

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.1027thMM #583

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %23.5%58thMM #366

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

  • Free-throw rate28.0%44thMM #463

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.09245thMM #393

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Mark Drone

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

  • Nick Jones

    New Orleans · G · Senior

    81%match

    Transfer from Wagner

    -0.15 impact · 14.9 pts · 3.6 reb · 2.5 ast

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  • Aaron Clark

    Little Rock · G · Junior

    77%match

    Transfer from Pepperdine

    -0.15 impact · 15.2 pts · 3.4 reb · 2.7 ast

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  • Noah Otshudi

    Marshall · G · Senior

    74%match

    Returning

    +0.12 impact · 14.5 pts · 3.4 reb · 3.5 ast

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  • Bryce Eaton

    Saint Peter's · G · Junior

    74%match

    Returning

    -0.09 impact · 11.1 pts · 3 reb · 3.9 ast

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  • Karmani Gregory

    Indiana State · G · Senior

    74%match

    Transfer from South Carolina Upstate

    -0.14 impact · 15.6 pts · 2.2 reb · 2.9 ast

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  • Jonah Hinton

    Rhode Island · G · Senior

    73%match

    Returning

    -0.19 impact · 12.6 pts · 3 reb · 2.1 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).