College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Eric Mahaffey
Cincinnati · Guard · Junior · 6-6 · #20
Transfer from Akron
- #89 guard in the country
- #101 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 20 minutes a game) at Cincinnati: a role like the one he had at Akron (21.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 20
- 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 Akron: 34 games, 11 starts, 21.9 minutes a game.
- Points per game7.841st
- Rebounds per game5.695th
- Assists per game1.543rd
- Steals per game0.738th
- Blocks per game0.695th
- Turnovers per game0.971st
- Field goal %53.0%(98-185)97th
- 3-point %39.1%(25-64)84th
- Free throw %76.3%(45-59)49th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate15.6%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating131.398th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating102.388th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %63.0%94th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %59.7%95th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.7971st
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %32.8%87th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate31.9%55th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.17794th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Eric Mahaffey
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+1.03 impact · 8 pts · 4.5 reb · 1.6 ast
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+0.76 impact · 9.4 pts · 4.4 reb · 1.6 ast
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+0.33 impact · 7.5 pts · 3.2 reb · 1.5 ast
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+1.04 impact · 8.1 pts · 4.5 reb · 1.2 ast
CompareReturning
+1.46 impact · 8.5 pts · 3.1 reb · 1.3 ast
CompareTransfer from Saint Mary's
+0.82 impact · 7.5 pts · 5.3 reb · 1.5 ast
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Cincinnati teammates
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- Riley Allenspach#174 · F · Transfer from George Mason
- Trevian Carson#253 · G · Transfer from North Dakota State
- Tyler Tejada#476 · F · Transfer from Towson
- Elijah Perryman#495 · G · Transfer from Utah State
- Jayden Hastings#535 · F · Transfer from Boston College
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).