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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Owen Larson

Drake · Guard · Junior · 6-1 · #1

Returning

#1492Overall
+0.05Projected impact
  • #746 guard in the country
  • #835 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 21 minutes a game) at Drake. Fewer minutes than last season.

Projected minutes
21
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 Drake: 25 games, 23 starts, 28.9 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game10.058thMM #280
  • Rebounds per game3.364thMM #265
  • Assists per game2.876thMM #161
  • Steals per game0.738thMM #446
  • Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
  • Turnovers per game1.824thMM #645
  • Field goal %39.9%(87-218)34thMM #519
  • 3-point %28.6%(36-126)21stMM #640
  • Free throw %86.7%(39-45)90thMM #82

Last season: advanced

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

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate20.3%style

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

  • Offensive rating103.126thMM #578

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating117.210thMM #748

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

  • True shooting %52.4%34thMM #513

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %48.2%35thMM #509

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.5859thMM #304

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %12.0%13thMM #738

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

  • Free-throw rate20.6%21stMM #654

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.05016thMM #677

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Owen Larson

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

  • Michael Gray Jr.

    Wichita State · G · Senior

    71%match

    Returning

    +0.01 impact · 8.2 pts · 3.3 reb · 2.3 ast

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  • Jo Van Buggenhout

    Sacred Heart · G · Junior

    70%match

    Transfer from Indiana State

    +0.02 impact · 6.3 pts · 2 reb · 3.1 ast

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  • Dasonte Bowen

    Penn State · G · Senior

    69%match

    Transfer from St. Bonaventure

    +0.22 impact · 10.8 pts · 3 reb · 4.8 ast

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  • Jahvin Carter

    Middle Tennessee · G · Junior

    69%match

    Returning

    +0.23 impact · 10.8 pts · 3.2 reb · 3.5 ast

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  • Johnny Kinziger

    Illinois State · G · Senior

    69%match

    Returning

    +0.03 impact · 11.5 pts · 2.5 reb · 3.3 ast

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  • Eli Ellis

    Charleston · G · Sophomore

    67%match

    Transfer from South Carolina

    +0.19 impact · 8.6 pts · 2.8 reb · 1.9 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).