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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Liam McChesney

Manhattan · Forward · Senior · 6-10 · #87

Transfer from Creighton

#2675Overall
-0.18Projected impact
  • #1042 forward in the country
  • #1326 in the transfer portal
  • #1860 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 12 minutes a game) at Manhattan, as a primary scorer: a bigger role than he had at Creighton (2.0 min).

Projected minutes
12
Spot in the rotation
#6

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 Creighton: 4 games, 0 starts, 2 minutes a game.

  • Points per game0.51st
  • Rebounds per game0.51st
  • Assists per game0.01st
  • Steals per game0.26th
  • Blocks per game0.216th
  • Turnovers per game0.590th
  • Field goal %25.0%(1-4)1st
  • 3-point %0.0%(0-2)10th
  • Free throw %0.0%(0-0)1st

Last season: advanced

Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.

  • Usage rate37.3%style

    Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor

  • Offensive rating43.41st

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating97.993rd

    Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)

  • True shooting %25.0%1st

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %25.0%1st

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.001st

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %50.0%97th

    Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor

  • Free-throw rate0.0%1st

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40-0.5001st

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).