College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
MJ Thomas
UNLV · Forward · Junior · 6-8 · #10
Transfer from New Orleans
- #181 forward in the country
- #234 in the transfer portal
- #128 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at UNLV, as a rebounder: a smaller role than he had at New Orleans (26.8 min).
- Projected minutes
- 20
- 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 New Orleans: 32 games, 30 starts, 26.8 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game10.873rdMM #88
- Rebounds per game8.095thMM #10
- Assists per game1.576thMM #80
- Steals per game0.872ndMM #88
- Blocks per game0.769thMM #109
- Turnovers per game1.814thMM #405
- Field goal %53.1%(119-224)65thMM #145
- 3-point %66.7%(2-3)99thMM #4
- Free throw %73.3%(107-146)70thMM #127
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate20.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating116.866thMM #116
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating107.648thMM #227
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %60.2%68thMM #119
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %53.6%45thMM #227
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.8140thMM #237
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %39.5%76thMM #119
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate65.2%91stMM #37
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.13168thMM #109
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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+0.90 impact · 10.5 pts · 8.4 reb · 0.9 ast
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+0.94 impact · 11.8 pts · 8.1 reb · 2.4 ast
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+0.52 impact · 11.3 pts · 5.3 reb · 2.2 ast
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+0.44 impact · 12.4 pts · 6.7 reb · 1.1 ast
CompareReturning
+2.05 impact · 15.6 pts · 6.2 reb · 1.6 ast
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+0.88 impact · 13.5 pts · 5.7 reb · 2.2 ast
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UNLV teammates
Tyrin Jones#180 · F · Returning- AJ Storr#468 · G · Transfer from Ole Miss
- Tyler Harris#819 · F · Transfer from Vanderbilt
- Jeremy Foumena#986 · C · Transfer from UCF
- Cam Miles#1260 · G · Transfer from Florida State
- Jalen Cunningham#1937 · G · Returning
- Dontrez Williams#1943 · G · Transfer from Lindenwood
- Moustapha Loum#2107 · F · Transfer from Northwestern State
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).