College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Makel Smith

UNC Wilmington · Guard · Sophomore · 6-0 · #12

Returning

#2628Overall

-0.17Projected impact

#1415 guard in the country
#1817 mid-major player

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 5 minutes a game) at UNC Wilmington, as a secondary scorer. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes: 5
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 UNC Wilmington: 8 games, 0 starts, 3.6 minutes a game.

Points per game2.01st
Rebounds per game0.21st
Assists per game0.01st
Steals per game0.11st
Blocks per game0.011th
Turnovers per game0.299th
Field goal %50.0%(6-12)93rd
3-point %40.0%(4-10)88th
Free throw %0.0%(0-1)1st

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate24.3%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating110.149th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating97.297th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %64.3%97th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %66.7%99th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover0.001st
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %0.0%1st
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate8.3%2nd
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.13878th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

UNC Wilmington teammates

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