College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Sam Walters

Troy · Forward · Senior · 6-9 · #24

Transfer from SMU

#2258Overall

-0.11Projected impact

#923 forward in the country
#1160 in the transfer portal
#1480 mid-major player

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 15 minutes a game) at Troy: a bigger role than he had at SMU (9.2 min).

Projected minutes: 15
Spot in the rotation: #6

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 SMU: 24 games, 2 starts, 9.2 minutes a game.

Points per game2.64th
Rebounds per game1.01st
Assists per game0.412th
Steals per game0.01st
Blocks per game0.16th
Turnovers per game0.495th
Field goal %40.0%(24-60)10th
3-point %34.9%(15-43)71st
Free throw %0.0%(0-1)1st

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate15.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating107.932nd
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating117.46th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %52.1%18th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %52.5%38th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover1.0059th
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %44.0%90th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate1.7%1st
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.0365th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

Troy teammates

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