College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Naithan George
Pittsburgh · Guard · Senior · 6-4 · #2
Transfer from Syracuse
- #258 guard in the country
- #277 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 25 minutes a game) at Pittsburgh, as a lead playmaker: a smaller role than he had at Syracuse (32.2 min).
- Projected minutes
- 25
- Spot in the rotation
- #1
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 Syracuse: 32 games, 32 starts, 32.2 minutes a game.
- Points per game10.965th
- Rebounds per game3.055th
- Assists per game5.398th
- Steals per game1.590th
- Blocks per game0.379th
- Turnovers per game3.11st
- Field goal %40.5%(111-274)40th
- 3-point %29.3%(36-123)23rd
- Free throw %83.3%(90-108)80th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate21.1%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating104.230th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating109.054th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %54.1%47th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %47.1%28th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.7368th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %18.8%38th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate39.4%73rd
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.08638th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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+0.43 impact · 9.6 pts · 4.7 reb · 5.1 ast
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+0.36 impact · 14.6 pts · 2.7 reb · 4.3 ast
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+0.35 impact · 10.9 pts · 4 reb · 3.7 ast
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+0.44 impact · 11.3 pts · 3.4 reb · 3.7 ast
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+0.57 impact · 8.9 pts · 3.1 reb · 3 ast
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Pittsburgh teammates
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- Chase Foster#658 · F · Freshman · #39 recruit
- Jalil Bethea#754 · G · Transfer from Alabama
- Jonathan Powell#942 · G · Transfer from North Carolina
- Dominique Diomande#1103 · F · Transfer from BYU
- Akir Souare#1689 · F · Transfer from Syracuse
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).