College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Sam Donald
Bellarmine · Forward · Sophomore · 6-8 · #23
Returning
- #699 forward in the country
- #1007 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 24 minutes a game) at Bellarmine. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 24
- Spot in the rotation
- #2
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 Bellarmine: 30 games, 29 starts, 26.6 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game6.540thMM #237
- Rebounds per game3.328thMM #304
- Assists per game2.089thMM #30
- Steals per game0.872ndMM #88
- Blocks per game0.328thMM #281
- Turnovers per game0.871stMM #133
- Field goal %51.9%(69-133)62ndMM #164
- 3-point %42.1%(32-76)94thMM #27
- Free throw %76.5%(26-34)78thMM #86
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 rate11.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating128.793rdMM #19
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating123.91stMM #461
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %66.2%93rdMM #30
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %63.9%92ndMM #31
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.6598thMM #7
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %12.2%1stMM #459
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate25.6%21stMM #358
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.06517thMM #359
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Sam Donald
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+0.46 impact · 10.2 pts · 3.2 reb · 1.8 ast
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+0.03 impact · 8.5 pts · 3.7 reb · 1.6 ast
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+0.56 impact · 7.8 pts · 3.1 reb · 1.1 ast
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-0.05 impact · 8.1 pts · 3.8 reb · 0.7 ast
CompareTransfer from St. Thomas-Minnesota
+0.44 impact · 7.6 pts · 4.2 reb · 1.6 ast
CompareTransfer from Elon
-0.01 impact · 7.3 pts · 3.6 reb · 0.5 ast
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Bellarmine teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).