College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Max Burton
Akron · Forward · Senior · 6-10 · #10
Transfer from Western Michigan
- #880 forward in the country
- #1125 in the transfer portal
- #1406 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 16 minutes a game) at Akron: a smaller role than he had at Western Michigan (24.6 min).
- Projected minutes
- 16
- 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 Western Michigan: 30 games, 30 starts, 24.6 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 462 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game5.935thMM #266
- Rebounds per game5.266thMM #117
- Assists per game1.680thMM #62
- Steals per game0.26thMM #408
- Blocks per game0.551stMM #178
- Turnovers per game1.429thMM #334
- Field goal %47.9%(69-144)43rdMM #240
- 3-point %0.0%(0-2)10thMM #377
- Free throw %69.1%(38-55)55thMM #188
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 462 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate14.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating102.717thMM #354
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating115.110thMM #410
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %52.3%19thMM #348
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %47.9%16thMM #368
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.1772ndMM #114
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %32.1%46thMM #247
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate38.2%49thMM #224
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.0438thMM #414
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Max Burton
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from UC Riverside
-0.14 impact · 9.9 pts · 5.7 reb · 1.7 ast
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-0.07 impact · 5.2 pts · 4.2 reb · 1.7 ast
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-0.11 impact · 6.7 pts · 5.1 reb · 1.1 ast
CompareReturning
+0.01 impact · 5.3 pts · 3.4 reb · 1.2 ast
CompareReturning
-0.09 impact · 4.6 pts · 2.8 reb · 1 ast
CompareTransfer from Charlotte
-0.02 impact · 4.1 pts · 2.6 reb · 1 ast
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Akron teammates
Evan Mahaffey#78 · F · Returning- Ty Pence#388 · G · Transfer from Illinois State
- Chabi Barre#898 · F · Returning
- Marvin Musiime-Kamali#960 · F · Returning
- Zach Halligan#1010 · F · Returning
- Buddy Hammer Jr.#1052 · F · Transfer from North Texas
- Tahj Staveskie#1067 · G · Transfer from Incarnate Word
- Colin White#2114 · F · Transfer from Ohio State
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).