College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Tahlan Pettway
UNC Wilmington · Guard · Sophomore · 6-2 · #8
Transfer from Western Carolina
- #699 guard in the country
- #781 in the transfer portal
- #745 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 18 minutes a game) at UNC Wilmington, as a floor spacer: a role like the one he had at Western Carolina (22.0 min).
- Projected minutes
- 18
- 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 Western Carolina: 30 games, 10 starts, 22 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game8.547thMM #388
- Rebounds per game2.231stMM #524
- Assists per game2.367thMM #225
- Steals per game0.957thMM #289
- Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
- Turnovers per game1.346thMM #453
- Field goal %43.1%(87-202)59thMM #324
- 3-point %39.4%(50-127)86thMM #115
- Free throw %76.2%(32-42)49thMM #390
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 rate19.1%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating119.079thMM #141
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating113.326thMM #601
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %58.1%76thMM #186
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %55.4%83rdMM #141
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.7971stMM #199
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %21.5%50thMM #436
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate20.8%22ndMM #648
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.11563rdMM #230
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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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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-0.02 impact · 6.4 pts · 2 reb · 1.8 ast
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+0.06 impact · 9.4 pts · 3.1 reb · 2.6 ast
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-0.05 impact · 9 pts · 1.8 reb · 1.5 ast
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+0.15 impact · 13.1 pts · 3.2 reb · 2.3 ast
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+0.23 impact · 8.7 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.6 ast
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+0.44 impact · 11.9 pts · 2.2 reb · 2.5 ast
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UNC Wilmington teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).