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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Tristan Gross

Radford · Guard · Senior · 6-7 · #10

Transfer from Mercer

#1564Overall
+0.03Projected impact
  • #788 guard in the country
  • #874 in the transfer portal
  • #893 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 17 minutes a game) at Radford: a role like the one he had at Mercer (13.6 min).

Projected minutes
17
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 Mercer: 28 games, 0 starts, 13.6 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game4.212thMM #725
  • Rebounds per game2.025thMM #578
  • Assists per game0.711thMM #710
  • Steals per game0.519thMM #627
  • Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
  • Turnovers per game0.592ndMM #52
  • Field goal %47.8%(43-90)86thMM #111
  • 3-point %43.5%(20-46)97thMM #29
  • Free throw %75.0%(12-16)43rdMM #430

Last season: advanced

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

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate14.0%style

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

  • Offensive rating126.093rdMM #42

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating109.253rdMM #384

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

  • True shooting %60.8%88thMM #95

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %58.9%93rdMM #55

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.4653rdMM #349

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %45.6%99thMM #14

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

  • Free-throw rate17.8%15thMM #705

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.11663rdMM #221

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Tristan Gross

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

  • Malachi Palmer

    Minnesota · G · Senior

    84%match

    Transfer from Villanova

    -0.03 impact · 4.6 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.6 ast

    Compare
  • Jack Benter

    Purdue · G · Sophomore

    78%match

    Returning

    +0.57 impact · 4.4 pts · 2.6 reb · 0.8 ast

    Compare
  • Miles Klapper

    Idaho · G · Senior

    78%match

    Returning

    +0.02 impact · 3.7 pts · 1.9 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Hunter Adam

    Portland · G · Senior

    74%match

    Transfer from Davidson

    +0.22 impact · 5.7 pts · 2.4 reb · 0.8 ast

    Compare
  • Felix Kossaras

    George Washington · G · Junior

    73%match

    Transfer from Colorado

    -0.01 impact · 4.6 pts · 1.5 reb · 0.4 ast

    Compare
  • Eduardo Klafke

    Butler · G · Junior

    73%match

    Transfer from Ole Miss

    +0.36 impact · 4.6 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.1 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).