College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Evan Haywood
Pepperdine · Guard · Junior · 6-4 · #5
Transfer from Butler
- #565 guard in the country
- #642 in the transfer portal
- #545 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 22 minutes a game) at Pepperdine: a role like the one he had at Butler (19.4 min).
- Projected minutes
- 22
- Spot in the rotation
- #3
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 Butler: 29 games, 3 starts, 19.4 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game7.237thMM #470
- Rebounds per game1.922ndMM #609
- Assists per game1.231stMM #526
- Steals per game0.629thMM #532
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game0.495thMM #25
- Field goal %35.9%(71-198)11thMM #733
- 3-point %35.9%(55-153)64thMM #266
- Free throw %75.0%(12-16)43rdMM #430
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 rate18.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating115.268thMM #216
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating112.531stMM #554
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %51.0%26thMM #593
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %49.7%47thMM #409
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.8396thMM #30
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %23.2%57thMM #377
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate8.1%2ndMM #824
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.09245thMM #393
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Evan Haywood
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+0.18 impact · 6.2 pts · 1.9 reb · 1.7 ast
CompareTransfer from Nevada
+0.06 impact · 6.3 pts · 2.4 reb · 1 ast
CompareTransfer from Ole Miss
+0.11 impact · 5.3 pts · 1.6 reb · 1.1 ast
CompareTransfer from North Carolina
+0.24 impact · 4.8 pts · 2.4 reb · 0.7 ast
CompareReturning
-0.09 impact · 7.3 pts · 2.1 reb · 0.9 ast
CompareTransfer from Northwestern
+0.14 impact · 4.3 pts · 1.8 reb · 1 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
- Anthony Robinson#1308 · F · Transfer from Xavier
- Alex Constanza#1354 · F · Freshman · #65 recruit
- Ethan Meuser#1876 · F · Transfer from Stonehill
- David Mager#2610 · G · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).