College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Pharrel Payne

Maryland · Forward · Senior · 6-9 · #21

Returning

#62Overall

+1.79Projected impact

#29 forward in the country

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected bench piece (about 12 minutes a game) at Maryland, as a primary scorer. Fewer minutes than last season.

Projected minutes: 12
Spot in the rotation: #10

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 Maryland: 10 games, 10 starts, 26.8 minutes a game.

Points per game17.597th
Rebounds per game7.290th
Assists per game1.472nd
Steals per game0.428th
Blocks per game1.186th
Turnovers per game2.71st
Field goal %62.4%(53-85)91st
3-point %0.0%(0-0)10th
Free throw %71.9%(69-96)65th

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate27.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating124.587th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating110.133rd
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %68.8%97th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %62.4%88th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover0.5216th
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %44.4%91st
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate112.9%99th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.19494th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

Maryland teammates

Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).