College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Michael Marcus Jr.
George Mason · Forward · Junior · 6-9 · #44
Transfer from App State
- #378 forward in the country
- #501 in the transfer portal
- #369 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at George Mason: a smaller role than he had at App State (24.0 min).
- Projected minutes
- 19
- 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 App State: 32 games, 25 starts, 24 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game7.852ndMM #173
- Rebounds per game6.080thMM #62
- Assists per game0.412thMM #376
- Steals per game0.654thMM #168
- Blocks per game0.551stMM #179
- Turnovers per game0.871stMM #133
- Field goal %47.1%(89-189)40thMM #254
- 3-point %33.3%(30-90)63rdMM #143
- Free throw %70.7%(41-58)61stMM #168
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate16.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating121.579thMM #65
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating101.483rdMM #69
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %58.0%52ndMM #183
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %55.0%53rdMM #192
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.5618thMM #367
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %43.2%87thMM #70
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate30.7%32ndMM #305
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.15180thMM #62
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Michael Marcus Jr.
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+0.27 impact · 7.5 pts · 4.5 reb · 0.6 ast
CompareReturning
+0.37 impact · 7.2 pts · 5 reb · 0.7 ast
CompareTransfer from UMBC
+0.32 impact · 6.5 pts · 5.7 reb · 0.8 ast
CompareTransfer from Louisiana Tech
+0.35 impact · 9.1 pts · 7.2 reb · 0.6 ast
CompareReturning
+0.24 impact · 6 pts · 4.9 reb · 0.6 ast
CompareTransfer from Quinnipiac
+0.40 impact · 11.3 pts · 6.6 reb · 0.8 ast
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George Mason teammates
Baraka Okojie#219 · G · Transfer from Mercer- Emmanuel Kanga#402 · F · Returning
- Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor#1008 · G · Transfer from Butler
- Elijah Jones#1146 · F · Transfer from UTEP
- James Nnaji#1331 · C · Transfer from Baylor
- Emmett Adair#1430 · F · Transfer from Loyola Maryland
- Ben Woodward#2321 · G · Returning
- T.J. Prosise#2373 · 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).