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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Tyler Thompson

Montana · Guard · Junior · 6-6 · #2

Returning

#1853Overall
-0.04Projected impact
  • #940 guard in the country
  • #1128 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 26 minutes a game) at Montana, as a floor spacer. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
26
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 Montana: 33 games, 33 starts, 29.3 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game8.446thMM #399
  • Rebounds per game4.079thMM #151
  • Assists per game1.335thMM #495
  • Steals per game0.848thMM #371
  • Blocks per game0.487thMM #67
  • Turnovers per game1.253rdMM #393
  • Field goal %42.7%(91-213)56thMM #342
  • 3-point %40.1%(69-172)89thMM #90
  • Free throw %80.6%(25-31)68thMM #237

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 rate14.3%style

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

  • Offensive rating108.644thMM #407

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating107.862ndMM #316

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

  • True shooting %60.9%88thMM #92

    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-turnover1.0825thMM #598

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %3.8%1stMM #835

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

  • Free-throw rate14.6%9thMM #767

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.07934thMM #488

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Tyler Thompson

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

  • Austin Hunt

    Harvard · G · Junior

    73%match

    Returning

    +0.12 impact · 6.9 pts · 3.6 reb · 1 ast

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  • Azmar Abdullah

    Boston University · G · Junior

    70%match

    Returning

    -0.24 impact · 8.3 pts · 3.4 reb · 1.5 ast

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  • Alex Chaikin

    UC San Diego · G · Junior

    68%match

    Returning

    +0.06 impact · 9.7 pts · 2.1 reb · 1.2 ast

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  • Ade Popoola

    DePaul · G · Senior

    67%match

    Transfer from Tulsa

    +0.62 impact · 10.8 pts · 4.2 reb · 1.3 ast

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  • Quinton Perkins II

    Mercer · G · Senior

    66%match

    Returning

    +0.02 impact · 8.9 pts · 1.6 reb · 1.6 ast

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  • Eli Shetlar

    Drake · G · Junior

    65%match

    Returning

    +0.23 impact · 9.1 pts · 4.3 reb · 1.3 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).