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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Sam Springer

Loyola Maryland · Forward · Junior · 6-7 · #22

Returning

#2912Overall
-0.25Projected impact
  • #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

Players like Sam Springer

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

  • Clinton Efinda

    Canisius · F · Senior

    77%match

    Transfer from UNC Greensboro

    -0.20 impact · 4.5 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • John Kelly

    NJIT · F · Junior

    77%match

    Returning

    -0.22 impact · 4.3 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Kedrick Osby

    New Orleans · F · Senior

    76%match

    Returning

    -0.20 impact · 4.9 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.2 ast

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  • Marko Ljubicic

    Lamar · F · Junior

    74%match

    Transfer from Manhattan

    -0.24 impact · 5.8 pts · 3.8 reb · 0.6 ast

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  • Austin Goode

    Cal Poly · F · Sophomore

    71%match

    Returning

    -0.10 impact · 5.2 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Anthony Andrews

    Texas Southern · F · Sophomore

    70%match

    Returning

    -0.24 impact · 2.8 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.8 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).