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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Tanner Hayhurst

Western Michigan · Guard · Senior · 6-6 · #3

Transfer from Southern Utah

#1352Overall
+0.09Projected impact
  • #686 guard in the country
  • #768 in the transfer portal
  • #724 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 23 minutes a game) at Western Michigan, as a floor spacer: a smaller role than he had at Southern Utah (29.2 min).

Projected minutes
23
Spot in the rotation
#5

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 Southern Utah: 31 games, 26 starts, 29.2 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game10.360thMM #260
  • Rebounds per game3.467thMM #238
  • Assists per game1.543rdMM #422
  • Steals per game0.738thMM #446
  • Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
  • Turnovers per game0.971stMM #233
  • Field goal %48.9%(108-221)90thMM #85
  • 3-point %46.1%(53-115)99thMM #13
  • Free throw %87.7%(50-57)92ndMM #65

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 rate14.8%style

    Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor

  • Offensive rating128.796thMM #20

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating113.923rdMM #632

    Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)

  • True shooting %64.8%97thMM #23

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %60.9%97thMM #21

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.6262ndMM #282

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %24.8%64thMM #318

    Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor

  • Free-throw rate25.8%37thMM #519

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.11563rdMM #230

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Tanner Hayhurst

The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.

  • Josh Pascarelli

    Colorado State · G · Senior

    79%match

    Returning

    +0.47 impact · 10.2 pts · 2.9 reb · 1.4 ast

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  • Solomon Callaghan

    Utah State · G · Junior

    75%match

    Transfer from Wright State

    +0.09 impact · 10.2 pts · 1.9 reb · 1.1 ast

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  • Anthony Nimani

    Cornell · G · Junior

    74%match

    Returning

    +0.12 impact · 5.4 pts · 1.6 reb · 1.9 ast

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  • Julien Gomez

    Western Michigan · G · Sophomore

    73%match

    Transfer from UT Rio Grande Valley

    +0.33 impact · 7.5 pts · 3.2 reb · 1.5 ast

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  • Quinn Woidke

    Kent State · G · Sophomore

    72%match

    Returning

    +0.35 impact · 9 pts · 2.6 reb · 1.5 ast

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  • Jahari Williamson

    Pepperdine · G · Senior

    72%match

    Transfer from Kent State

    +0.35 impact · 10.3 pts · 2 reb · 0.9 ast

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Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).