College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Malachi Brown
Western Carolina · Guard · Senior · 6-1 · #22
Transfer from Georgia State
- #1438 guard in the country
- #1321 in the transfer portal
- #1848 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 21 minutes a game) at Western Carolina, as a secondary scorer: a smaller role than he had at Georgia State (31.0 min).
- Projected minutes
- 21
- Spot in the rotation
- #2
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 Georgia State: 32 games, 31 starts, 31 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game12.273rdMM #150
- Rebounds per game3.876thMM #173
- Assists per game3.080thMM #135
- Steals per game1.383rdMM #92
- Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
- Turnovers per game2.212thMM #749
- Field goal %39.6%(133-336)32ndMM #550
- 3-point %36.5%(61-167)69thMM #227
- Free throw %79.3%(65-82)63rdMM #274
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 rate22.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating103.126thMM #578
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating109.750thMM #409
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %52.7%36thMM #491
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %48.7%39thMM #478
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.3747thMM #411
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %23.3%58thMM #373
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate24.4%32ndMM #562
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.07732ndMM #508
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Malachi Brown
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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-0.20 impact · 9.7 pts · 3.5 reb · 2.6 ast
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-0.45 impact · 13.6 pts · 2.9 reb · 3.4 ast
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-0.36 impact · 10.3 pts · 3.1 reb · 3.2 ast
CompareReturning
-0.14 impact · 14.2 pts · 3.3 reb · 3 ast
CompareTransfer from Pepperdine
-0.15 impact · 15.2 pts · 3.4 reb · 2.7 ast
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-0.17 impact · 12.5 pts · 5.1 reb · 3.3 ast
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Western Carolina teammates
Isaiah Manning#391 · G · Transfer from Sam Houston- Samuel Dada#454 · F · Returning
- Travelle Bryson#937 · G · Transfer from Howard
- Jaeden Roberts#1064 · G · Transfer from Hofstra
- Jaxon Prunty#1918 · G · Transfer from Charleston
- Donovan Raymond#1986 · F · Transfer from Old Dominion
- Tayeshaun Smith#2326 · F · Returning
- Drew Hollifield#2438 · 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).