College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Mason Bendinger
Western Michigan · Guard · Senior · 6-4 · #1
Transfer from South Carolina Upstate
- #1766 guard in the country
- #1524 in the transfer portal
- #2252 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 21 minutes a game) at Western Michigan, as a primary scorer: a smaller role than he had at South Carolina Upstate (29.5 min).
- Projected minutes
- 21
- Spot in the rotation
- #7
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 South Carolina Upstate: 32 games, 31 starts, 29.5 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game14.485thMM #80
- Rebounds per game3.773rdMM #192
- Assists per game1.231stMM #526
- Steals per game0.411thMM #704
- Blocks per game0.487thMM #67
- Turnovers per game1.824thMM #645
- Field goal %44.2%(184-416)67thMM #262
- 3-point %31.1%(23-74)32ndMM #544
- Free throw %53.8%(70-130)4thMM #807
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 rate27.8%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating97.112thMM #714
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating108.657thMM #354
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %48.7%14thMM #698
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %47.0%28thMM #581
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.686thMM #772
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %21.8%52ndMM #422
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate31.3%53rdMM #398
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.05921stMM #620
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Mason Bendinger
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from New Haven
-0.41 impact · 11.2 pts · 3.6 reb · 1.6 ast
CompareTransfer from Quinnipiac
-0.29 impact · 15.1 pts · 2.5 reb · 2.3 ast
CompareReturning
-0.15 impact · 7.9 pts · 3.2 reb · 1.2 ast
CompareTransfer from Southern Indiana
-0.25 impact · 13.8 pts · 2.8 reb · 1.2 ast
CompareReturning
-0.28 impact · 6.6 pts · 3.4 reb · 1.2 ast
CompareTransfer from UL Monroe
-0.45 impact · 15.3 pts · 3.9 reb · 1.9 ast
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Western Michigan teammates
Jaylen Washington Jr.#300 · G · Transfer from UT Rio Grande Valley- Julien Gomez#810 · G · Transfer from UT Rio Grande Valley
- Augustinas Kiudulas#886 · F · Transfer from Colorado State
- Rob Lee Jr.#975 · G · Transfer from Lamar
- Adam Harakow#1034 · G · Transfer from Wyoming
- Isaac Finlinson#1088 · F · Transfer from Hawai'i
- Tanner Hayhurst#1352 · G · Transfer from Southern Utah
- Joshua Eli#2066 · F · Transfer from Army
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).