College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
David Mager
Pepperdine · Guard · Senior · 6-4 · #1
Returning
- #1401 guard in the country
- #1800 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 12 minutes a game) at Pepperdine. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 12
- Spot in the rotation
- #8
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 Pepperdine: 31 games, 0 starts, 10.6 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game4.414thMM #709
- Rebounds per game0.91stMM #833
- Assists per game0.21stMM #832
- Steals per game0.21stMM #813
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game0.299thMM #2
- Field goal %41.0%(50-122)44thMM #442
- 3-point %39.2%(20-51)85thMM #126
- Free throw %70.8%(17-24)29thMM #556
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 rate21.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating111.755thMM #315
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating120.63rdMM #813
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %51.7%30thMM #555
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %49.2%42ndMM #446
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.2034thMM #524
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %44.4%99thMM #16
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate19.7%19thMM #668
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.06123rdMM #603
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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-0.18 impact · 3.8 pts · 1.1 reb · 0.1 ast
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-0.08 impact · 5.3 pts · 1.4 reb · 0.5 ast
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-0.16 impact · 2.7 pts · 1.9 reb · 0.5 ast
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+0.10 impact · 4.7 pts · 1.4 reb · 0.6 ast
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+0.02 impact · 4.6 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.4 ast
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-0.18 impact · 5.8 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.5 ast
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Pepperdine teammates
Will McClendon#172 · G · Transfer from North Texas- Petar Majstorovic#667 · F · Transfer from Long Beach State
- Jahari Williamson#781 · G · Transfer from Kent State
- Youri Fritz#973 · F · Transfer from Northeastern
- Evan Haywood#1123 · G · Transfer from Butler
- Anthony Robinson#1308 · F · Transfer from Xavier
- Alex Constanza#1354 · F · Freshman · #65 recruit
- Ethan Meuser#1876 · F · Transfer from Stonehill
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).