
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Sam Springer
Loyola Maryland · Forward · Junior · 6-7 · #22
Returning
- #1109 forward in the country
- #2073 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 17 minutes a game) at Loyola Maryland. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 17
- 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 Loyola Maryland: 32 games, 31 starts, 16.9 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game4.924thMM #323
- Rebounds per game2.27thMM #421
- Assists per game0.625thMM #304
- Steals per game0.11stMM #453
- Blocks per game0.16thMM #404
- Turnovers per game0.779thMM #95
- Field goal %39.8%(51-128)9thMM #414
- 3-point %35.1%(26-74)72ndMM #111
- Free throw %68.3%(28-41)52ndMM #200
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 rate15.7%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating107.831stMM #269
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating116.27thMM #424
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %53.4%24thMM #327
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %50.0%25thMM #319
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.9554thMM #186
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %36.2%64thMM #170
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate32.0%35thMM #287
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.05212thMM #384
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from UNC Greensboro
-0.20 impact · 4.5 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.7 ast
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-0.22 impact · 4.3 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.4 ast
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-0.20 impact · 4.9 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.2 ast
CompareTransfer from Manhattan
-0.24 impact · 5.8 pts · 3.8 reb · 0.6 ast
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-0.10 impact · 5.2 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.9 ast
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-0.24 impact · 2.8 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.8 ast
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Loyola Maryland teammates
Abdullah Amzil#1954 · F · Transfer from UC Davis
Max Ortega#2032 · G · Transfer from Wofford
Troy Cicero Jr.#2319 · G · Returning
Alex Huguet#2324 · F · Transfer from UL Monroe
Mason Hagedorn#2359 · F · Transfer from VMI
Carter Berg-McLean#2388 · G · Returning
D'Andre Harrison#2413 · F · Transfer from Kansas City
Everett Barnes#2434 · F · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).