College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Thomas Dowd
Auburn · Forward · Senior · 6-8 · #5
Transfer from Troy
- #79 forward in the country
- #82 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 21 minutes a game) at Auburn, as a rebounder: a smaller role than he had at Troy (36.1 min).
- Projected minutes
- 21
- Spot in the rotation
- #3
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 Troy: 34 games, 33 starts, 36.1 minutes a game.
- Points per game14.492nd
- Rebounds per game10.199th
- Assists per game2.190th
- Steals per game1.294th
- Blocks per game1.391st
- Turnovers per game1.429th
- Field goal %43.9%(167-380)24th
- 3-point %33.3%(65-195)63rd
- Free throw %80.0%(92-115)88th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate19.7%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating122.782nd
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating100.189th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %57.0%44th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %52.5%38th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.5087th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %30.3%39th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate30.3%31st
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.17689th
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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+3.19 impact · 17.1 pts · 6.1 reb · 2.1 ast
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+0.71 impact · 11.8 pts · 4.1 reb · 2.5 ast
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+1.28 impact · 13.3 pts · 7.4 reb · 2 ast
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+1.60 impact · 14.3 pts · 7.4 reb · 2.4 ast
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+0.57 impact · 12.3 pts · 5.4 reb · 2.2 ast
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Auburn teammates
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- Kolby King#272 · G · Transfer from Utah State
- Owen Freeman#369 · F · Transfer from Creighton
- Tahaad Pettiford#378 · G · Returning
- Adam Olsen#926 · F · Transfer from South Alabama
- Blake Muschalek#1971 · G · Returning
- Simon Walker#2058 · G · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).