
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Noah Boyde
Southern · Center · Senior · 7-0 · #24
Transfer from Western Kentucky
- #127 center in the country
- #851 in the transfer portal
- #858 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 16 minutes a game) at Southern: a role like the one he had at Western Kentucky (11.1 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 Kentucky: 23 games, 11 starts, 11.1 minutes a game.
- Points per game2.57th
- Rebounds per game2.916th
- Assists per game0.317th
- Steals per game0.328th
- Blocks per game0.37th
- Turnovers per game0.595th
- Field goal %51.3%(20-39)22nd
- 3-point %0.0%(0-0)28th
- Free throw %37.8%(17-45)5th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate13.3%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating95.55th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating109.325th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %48.5%3rd
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %51.3%15th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.5033rd
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %42.4%73rd
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate115.4%99th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.0476th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.
Southern teammates
Ibrahim Olajuwon#1535 · C · Transfer from Florida International
Sean Van Dorn Jr.#1573 · G · Transfer from Georgia Southern
Lionel Bell#2035 · C · Returning
R'Chaun King#2073 · F · Transfer from Alabama State
Justin Page#2831 · G · Transfer from Niagara
Lionel Larvadain#2920 · G · Transfer from Chicago State
Daniel Dormu#2928 · G · Transfer from Tarleton State
Malik Ferguson#2956 · G · Transfer from Tennessee Tech
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).