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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Tye Dorset

Merrimack · Guard · Junior · 6-3 · #4

Returning

#1506Overall
+0.04Projected impact
  • #758 guard in the country
  • #847 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 32 minutes a game) at Merrimack, as a ball hawk. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
33
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 Merrimack: 34 games, 34 starts, 36.3 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game11.770thMM #181
  • Rebounds per game3.158thMM #307
  • Assists per game2.264thMM #246
  • Steals per game1.896thMM #23
  • Blocks per game0.487thMM #67
  • Turnovers per game0.971stMM #233
  • Field goal %40.8%(141-346)42ndMM #458
  • 3-point %32.2%(59-183)39thMM #483
  • Free throw %77.3%(58-75)53rdMM #353

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 rate18.7%style

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

  • Offensive rating109.045thMM #394

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating105.575thMM #199

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

  • True shooting %52.6%36thMM #499

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %49.3%43rdMM #441

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover2.3188thMM #77

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %9.4%6thMM #793

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

  • Free-throw rate21.7%24thMM #630

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.10454thMM #309

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Tye Dorset

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

  • Rob Diaz III

    North Dakota State · G · Senior

    76%match

    Transfer from Long Beach State

    +0.22 impact · 8.1 pts · 3.6 reb · 2.6 ast

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  • Jaden Jackson

    Georgia State · G · Junior

    75%match

    Transfer from South Dakota State

    +0.10 impact · 12.2 pts · 4.2 reb · 2.5 ast

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  • Rakim Chaney

    Valparaiso · G · Sophomore

    74%match

    Returning

    +0.18 impact · 10.4 pts · 3.4 reb · 2.8 ast

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  • Drew Steffe

    Buffalo · G · Senior

    73%match

    Transfer from Southern Illinois

    -0.01 impact · 9.9 pts · 3.1 reb · 2.5 ast

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  • Tate McCubbin

    Northern Iowa · G · Junior

    73%match

    Transfer from Austin Peay

    +0.18 impact · 9.7 pts · 4.8 reb · 1.4 ast

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  • Jaylen Smith

    Kansas City · G · Senior

    70%match

    Transfer from East Tennessee State

    +0.16 impact · 9.3 pts · 2.6 reb · 2.8 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).