College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Myles Thompson

South Dakota State · Forward · Senior · 6-7 · #21

Transfer from SIU Edwardsville

#995Overall

+0.22Projected impact

#419 forward in the country
#578 in the transfer portal
#447 mid-major player

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 14 minutes a game) at South Dakota State, as a secondary scorer: a smaller role than he had at SIU Edwardsville (28.6 min).

Projected minutes: 14
Spot in the rotation: #5

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 SIU Edwardsville: 8 games, 8 starts, 28.6 minutes a game.

Points per game10.873rd
Rebounds per game6.181st
Assists per game1.472nd
Steals per game0.654th
Blocks per game0.16th
Turnovers per game2.08th
Field goal %45.7%(32-70)34th
3-point %21.4%(3-14)29th
Free throw %54.3%(19-35)15th

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate22.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating97.08th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating107.052nd
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %50.4%11th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %47.9%16th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover0.6929th
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %24.5%17th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate50.0%74th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.05212th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

South Dakota 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).