College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Mason Nicholson

Georgia State · Center · Senior · 6-10 · #50

Transfer from Vanderbilt

#2122Overall

-0.09Projected impact

#162 center in the country
#1112 in the transfer portal
#1358 mid-major player

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected bench piece (about 12 minutes a game) at Georgia State: a bigger role than he had at Vanderbilt (4.0 min).

Projected minutes: 12
Spot in the rotation: #10

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 Vanderbilt: 5 games, 0 starts, 4 minutes a game.

Points per game0.41st
Rebounds per game1.01st
Assists per game0.01st
Steals per game0.214th
Blocks per game0.22nd
Turnovers per game0.299th
Field goal %50.0%(1-2)17th
3-point %0.0%(0-0)28th
Free throw %0.0%(0-0)1st

Last season: advanced

Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.

Usage rate7.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating63.21st
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating127.41st
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %50.0%5th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %50.0%10th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover0.001st
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %0.0%1st
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate0.0%1st
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.0001st
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

Georgia State teammates

Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).