College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Thomas Bassong
Mississippi State · Forward · Sophomore · 6-8 · #21
Transfer from Florida State
- #506 forward in the country
- #685 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at Mississippi State: a role like the one he had at Florida State (19.3 min).
- Projected minutes
- 20
- Spot in the rotation
- #5
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 Florida State: 33 games, 17 starts, 19.3 minutes a game.
- Points per game5.935th
- Rebounds per game3.532nd
- Assists per game0.412th
- Steals per game0.654th
- Blocks per game0.440th
- Turnovers per game1.053rd
- Field goal %48.6%(72-148)47th
- 3-point %26.0%(13-50)37th
- Free throw %54.4%(37-68)15th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate16.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating103.118th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating110.332nd
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %54.5%29th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %53.0%42nd
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.397th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %36.8%66th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate45.9%65th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.06316th
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.
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+0.10 impact · 3.9 pts · 4.1 reb · 0.3 ast
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+0.17 impact · 9.5 pts · 4.2 reb · 0.5 ast
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-0.05 impact · 6.2 pts · 3.4 reb · 0.6 ast
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0.00 impact · 4.3 pts · 3.7 reb · 0.5 ast
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-0.05 impact · 3.5 pts · 3.4 reb · 0.7 ast
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-0.15 impact · 5.1 pts · 5.3 reb · 0.4 ast
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Mississippi State teammates
Josh Hubbard#324 · G · Returning- RJ Johnson#513 · G · Transfer from Kennesaw State
- ND Okafor#540 · C · Transfer from Washington State
- Tajuan Simpkins#827 · G · Transfer from Seton Hall
- King Grace#1366 · G · Returning
- Tristan Reed#1574 · C · Freshman · #71 recruit
- Kendyl Sanders#1832 · F · Transfer from Utah
- Ashton Magee#2528 · G · Transfer from Southern
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).