
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Emmanuel Stephen
Cal State Northridge · Center · Junior · 7-0 · #34
Transfer from UNLV
- #78 center in the country
- #618 in the transfer portal
- #502 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 17 minutes a game) at Cal State Northridge: a role like the one he had at UNLV (15.5 min).
- Projected minutes
- 17
- Spot in the rotation
- #5
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 UNLV: 24 games, 13 starts, 15.5 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 35 mid-major centerson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game3.520thMM #25
- Rebounds per game4.242ndMM #12
- Assists per game0.27thMM #30
- Steals per game0.445thMM #17
- Blocks per game0.520thMM #19
- Turnovers per game0.866thMM #10
- Field goal %50.7%(37-73)20thMM #25
- 3-point %0.0%(0-1)28thMM #16
- Free throw %42.3%(11-26)7thMM #32
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 35 mid-major centerson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate14.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating100.09thMM #29
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating107.835thMM #20
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %50.3%5thMM #30
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %50.7%13thMM #26
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.3215thMM #27
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %48.0%92ndMM #4
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate35.6%21stMM #27
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.06410thMM #29
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Emmanuel Stephen
The closest matches among every center in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Florida International
+0.03 impact · 4 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.2 ast
CompareTransfer from Kansas State
+0.14 impact · 3.2 pts · 3.3 reb · 0.5 ast
CompareTransfer from NC State
+0.24 impact · 2.3 pts · 2.8 reb · 0.2 ast
CompareTransfer from Georgia State
-0.09 impact · 3.2 pts · 3.9 reb · 0.2 ast
CompareTransfer from Pepperdine
-0.05 impact · 4.5 pts · 2.6 reb · 0.3 ast
CompareTransfer from Seattle U
+0.08 impact · 5.7 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.3 ast
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Cal State Northridge teammates
Josiah Davis#634 · G · Returning
Brooklyn Hicks#1278 · G · Transfer from Montana
Lamine Niang#1460 · C · Transfer from UT Martin
Jael Martin#1682 · F · Transfer from Loyola Marymount
Keziah Ekissi#2233 · G · Transfer from Oregon State
Greg Gazarian#2936 · G · Returning
Mikah Ballew#2964 · G · Transfer from Portland
Caleb Smith#3078 · G · Transfer from Rider
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).