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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Shawn Simmons II

Houston Christian · Forward · Senior · 6-6 · #13

Transfer from UMass Lowell

#2221Overall
-0.11Projected impact
  • #905 forward in the country
  • #1148 in the transfer portal
  • #1447 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at Houston Christian: a smaller role than he had at UMass Lowell (25.7 min).

Projected minutes
19
Spot in the rotation
#4

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 UMass Lowell: 27 games, 26 starts, 25.7 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game6.742ndMM #230
  • Rebounds per game5.163rdMM #131
  • Assists per game1.161stMM #135
  • Steals per game0.654thMM #168
  • Blocks per game1.288thMM #40
  • Turnovers per game1.429thMM #336
  • Field goal %48.5%(66-136)46thMM #225
  • 3-point %33.3%(7-21)63rdMM #143
  • Free throw %66.2%(43-65)45thMM #233

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 rate14.6%style

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

  • Offensive rating104.521stMM #323

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating109.437thMM #282

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

  • True shooting %55.3%34thMM #273

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %51.1%30thMM #294

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.7938thMM #260

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %28.5%32ndMM #303

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

  • Free-throw rate47.8%69thMM #136

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.06920thMM #344

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Shawn Simmons II

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

  • Jordan Rogers

    Denver · F · Junior

    69%match

    Transfer from NJIT

    -0.19 impact · 5.8 pts · 5.2 reb · 2.2 ast

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  • Terry McMorris

    San Diego · F · Junior

    68%match

    Transfer from Eastern Illinois

    -0.10 impact · 7.6 pts · 5.8 reb · 1.5 ast

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  • Anthony Enoh

    Kennesaw State · F · Senior

    67%match

    Transfer from Georgia State

    -0.14 impact · 5 pts · 5 reb · 0.8 ast

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  • Chris Dockery

    Omaha · F · Senior

    67%match

    Transfer from Kansas City

    -0.30 impact · 7.2 pts · 6 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Max Burton

    Akron · F · Senior

    67%match

    Transfer from Western Michigan

    -0.10 impact · 5.9 pts · 5.2 reb · 1.6 ast

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  • Tolu Samuels

    Northern Illinois · F · Senior

    65%match

    Transfer from Southern Indiana

    -0.16 impact · 7.1 pts · 8.6 reb · 1.3 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).