College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Isaiah Manning
Western Carolina · Guard · Senior · 6-8 · #7
Transfer from Sam Houston
- #196 guard in the country
- #208 in the transfer portal
- #99 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 17 minutes a game) at Western Carolina, as a secondary scorer: a role like the one he had at Sam Houston (19.8 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 Sam Houston: 16 games, 0 starts, 19.8 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game10.763rdMM #230
- Rebounds per game3.978thMM #159
- Assists per game1.335thMM #493
- Steals per game0.411thMM #703
- Blocks per game0.379thMM #118
- Turnovers per game1.159thMM #352
- Field goal %46.0%(58-126)78thMM #171
- 3-point %34.9%(22-63)57thMM #319
- Free throw %86.8%(33-38)90thMM #79
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate23.1%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating127.695thMM #28
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating105.774thMM #209
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %59.9%84thMM #124
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %54.8%80thMM #167
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.2437thMM #503
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %31.7%85thMM #148
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate30.2%50thMM #425
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.19096thMM #16
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Isaiah Manning
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+1.02 impact · 8.7 pts · 3.9 reb · 1.8 ast
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+0.76 impact · 9.4 pts · 4.4 reb · 1.6 ast
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+0.92 impact · 11.2 pts · 3.2 reb · 1.3 ast
CompareReturning
+0.52 impact · 13.5 pts · 5.2 reb · 1.4 ast
CompareTransfer from Rice
+0.49 impact · 15.5 pts · 4.3 reb · 1.1 ast
CompareReturning
+0.32 impact · 6.2 pts · 4.2 reb · 1.4 ast
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Western Carolina teammates
Samuel Dada#454 · F · Returning- Travelle Bryson#936 · G · Transfer from Howard
- Jaeden Roberts#1063 · G · Transfer from Hofstra
- Jaxon Prunty#1918 · G · Transfer from Charleston
- Donovan Raymond#1987 · F · Transfer from Old Dominion
- Tayeshaun Smith#2325 · F · Returning
- Drew Hollifield#2437 · G · Returning
- Malachi Brown#2660 · G · Transfer from Georgia State
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).