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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Preston Fowler

James Madison · Forward · Sophomore · 6-8 · #13

Returning

#1496Overall
+0.05Projected impact
  • #623 forward in the country
  • #838 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 23 minutes a game) at James Madison. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
23
Spot in the rotation
#1

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 James Madison: 33 games, 14 starts, 23 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game6.338thMM #247
  • Rebounds per game4.654thMM #178
  • Assists per game0.948thMM #186
  • Steals per game0.542ndMM #210
  • Blocks per game0.216thMM #339
  • Turnovers per game0.590thMM #45
  • Field goal %39.2%(69-176)7thMM #424
  • 3-point %29.8%(36-121)49thMM #229
  • Free throw %72.3%(34-47)67thMM #145

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 rate14.7%style

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

  • Offensive rating116.264thMM #127

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating110.431stMM #310

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

  • True shooting %52.9%21stMM #341

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %49.4%23rdMM #336

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.7292ndMM #30

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %27.2%25thMM #332

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

  • Free-throw rate26.7%23rdMM #344

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.08934thMM #265

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Preston Fowler

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

  • Akira Jacobs

    Fordham · F · Senior

    82%match

    Returning

    0.00 impact · 7.2 pts · 4.9 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Isaiah Abraham

    Kansas State · F · Junior

    79%match

    Transfer from Georgetown

    +0.03 impact · 4.8 pts · 2.9 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Tomas Valentiny

    Stony Brook · F · Sophomore

    75%match

    Returning

    -0.07 impact · 4.8 pts · 3.5 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Jared Turner

    Old Dominion · F · Senior

    75%match

    Returning

    +0.02 impact · 6.1 pts · 3.6 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Caleb Williams

    Georgetown · F · Junior

    71%match

    Returning

    +0.47 impact · 8.8 pts · 5.1 reb · 1.5 ast

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  • Timo Malovec

    Kansas State · F · Senior

    71%match

    Transfer from Miami

    -0.08 impact · 4.2 pts · 1.4 reb · 0.9 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).