College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Mouhamed Sylla
West Virginia · Center · Sophomore · 6-10 · #14
Transfer from Georgia Tech
- #42 center in the country
- #210 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected bench piece (about 15 minutes a game) at West Virginia, as a secondary scorer: a smaller role than he had at Georgia Tech (21.4 min).
- Projected minutes
- 15
- Spot in the rotation
- #9
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 Tech: 16 games, 15 starts, 21.4 minutes a game.
- Points per game9.672nd
- Rebounds per game7.283rd
- Assists per game0.645th
- Steals per game0.892nd
- Blocks per game1.266th
- Turnovers per game1.430th
- Field goal %57.9%(66-114)51st
- 3-point %25.0%(1-4)67th
- Free throw %42.9%(21-49)8th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate22.6%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating103.316th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating98.086th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %56.8%24th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %58.3%45th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.4326th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %27.8%7th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate43.0%35th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.11746th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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+1.39 impact · 12.8 pts · 7.1 reb · 0.5 ast
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+0.58 impact · 8.8 pts · 8.8 reb · 1.1 ast
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+0.51 impact · 14.4 pts · 8.7 reb · 0.8 ast
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+0.54 impact · 11 pts · 5.7 reb · 0.9 ast
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+3.32 impact · 10.9 pts · 11.2 reb · 0.7 ast
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+0.61 impact · 8.9 pts · 5.5 reb · 0.2 ast
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West Virginia teammates
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- Finley Bizjack#376 · G · Transfer from Butler
- Martin Somerville#643 · G · Transfer from Florida State
- Amir Jenkins#1174 · G · Returning
- Amadou Seini#1396 · C · Freshman · #66 recruit
- Seydou Traore#2395 · G · Transfer from Utah
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).