College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Stephon Payne
New Mexico State · Forward · Senior · 6-9 · #20
Transfer from Seton Hall
- #110 forward in the country
- #130 in the transfer portal
- #58 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 24 minutes a game) at New Mexico State: a role like the one he had at Seton Hall (20.2 min).
- Projected minutes
- 24
- 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 Seton Hall: 33 games, 33 starts, 20.2 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 462 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game5.935thMM #266
- Rebounds per game6.585thMM #48
- Assists per game0.625thMM #302
- Steals per game0.872ndMM #88
- Blocks per game1.288thMM #40
- Turnovers per game0.779thMM #95
- Field goal %52.4%(76-145)63rdMM #153
- 3-point %0.0%(0-0)10thMM #377
- Free throw %51.8%(43-83)12thMM #396
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 462 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate15.6%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating113.754thMM #169
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating95.697thMM #14
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %53.7%25thMM #318
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %52.4%38thMM #257
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.8343rdMM #231
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %42.7%86thMM #75
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate57.2%84thMM #73
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.15079thMM #64
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Stephon Payne
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 Merrimack
+0.51 impact · 5.2 pts · 5.1 reb · 0.6 ast
CompareTransfer from Boston College
+0.55 impact · 6.7 pts · 5.6 reb · 0.7 ast
CompareReturning
+0.34 impact · 5.9 pts · 3.9 reb · 0.6 ast
CompareTransfer from Stephen F. Austin
+1.04 impact · 5 pts · 7.3 reb · 1.3 ast
CompareTransfer from Hofstra
+0.62 impact · 4.7 pts · 6.9 reb · 0.5 ast
CompareReturning
+0.42 impact · 5.6 pts · 4.1 reb · 0.5 ast
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New Mexico State teammates
Jae'Coby Osborne#940 · F · Returning- Mark Lavrenov#982 · F · Transfer from Sacramento State
- Leopold Levillain#1622 · F · Transfer from Long Beach State
- Gabe Warren#2198 · G · Transfer from Holy Cross
- Jermaine Washington#2441 · G · Transfer from San José State
- Gabe Pickens#2553 · G · Returning
- DJ Dudley#2983 · G · Transfer from Louisiana Tech
- Phoenix Woodson#3290 · F · Freshman · #288 recruit
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).