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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Matt Able

North Carolina · Guard · Sophomore · 6-5 · #3

Transfer from NC State

#585Overall
+0.51Projected impact
  • #288 guard in the country
  • #317 in the transfer portal

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at North Carolina: a role like the one he had at NC State (21.7 min).

Projected minutes
20
Spot in the rotation
#3

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 NC State: 34 games, 0 starts, 21.7 minutes a game.

  • Points per game8.849th
  • Rebounds per game3.467th
  • Assists per game0.919th
  • Steals per game1.278th
  • Blocks per game0.379th
  • Turnovers per game0.971st
  • Field goal %41.6%(104-250)49th
  • 3-point %35.5%(49-138)61st
  • Free throw %79.6%(43-54)64th

Last season: advanced

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

  • Usage rate21.2%style

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

  • Offensive rating109.748th

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating109.154th

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

  • True shooting %54.8%52nd

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %51.4%59th

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.0021st

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %22.4%54th

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

  • Free-throw rate21.6%24th

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.09849th

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Matt Able

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

  • Ade Popoola

    DePaul · G · Senior

    74%match

    Transfer from Tulsa

    +0.62 impact · 10.8 pts · 4.2 reb · 1.3 ast

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  • Braylon Mullins

    UConn · G · Sophomore

    72%match

    Returning

    +0.87 impact · 12 pts · 3.5 reb · 1.4 ast

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  • Tajuan Simpkins

    Mississippi State · G · Senior

    72%match

    Transfer from Seton Hall

    +0.32 impact · 9.7 pts · 2.8 reb · 1.2 ast

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  • Kayvaun Mulready

    Georgetown · G · Junior

    72%match

    Returning

    +0.14 impact · 5.4 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.1 ast

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  • Braxton Stacker

    UNC Greensboro · G · Senior

    71%match

    Transfer from Southeast Missouri State

    +0.10 impact · 11.8 pts · 3.4 reb · 1.4 ast

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  • Myles Colvin

    Cincinnati · G · Senior

    71%match

    Transfer from Wake Forest

    +0.50 impact · 11.6 pts · 4.4 reb · 1.4 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).