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Khaylen Mahdi
10 Khaylen Mahdi
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    165
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Holyoke, Mass.
  • High School:
    MacDuffie School
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Entrepreneurial Studies (self-designed)
  • gp
    26
  • pts/g
    0.8
  • fg %
    36.4
  • 3pt %
    18.2
  • ft %
    100.0
  • reb/g
    0.5
  • a/g
    0.3
Bio

2021-22: Entered 26-of-28 games as a reserve guard … Averaged 4.6 minutes, 0.8 points, and 0.5 rebounds per game … Scored season-high five points against Denison (Feb. 16) … Logged two games with three rebounds … Member of the NABC Honors Court for the second time.

2020-21: Did not play … Member of the NABC Honors Court and NCAC Academic Honor Roll.

2019-20: Played in 26 games, 20 of which were starts at the point guard spot … Averaged 2.6 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game … Logged a season-high 10 points versus Wilmington (Nov. 23) … Logged 10 games with at least three assists, headlined by six versus Kenyon (Feb. 5) and five versus Medaille (Nov. 12) … Upped rebounding career-high to seven against Ohio Wesleyan (Feb. 8).

2018-19: Earned a significant spot in the rotation due to his hard work, dedication, and relentless motor as the season progressed … Played at least 12 minutes in the final 21 games of the season after only playing six minutes over three outings during the team’s first nine games … Averaged 2.9 points and 1.6 rebounds per game, while contributing 33 assists and 11 steals … Regularly assigned to guard the opposition’s primary ball handler … One of the heroes in Wooster 91-89 win over Allegheny (Feb. 19) in the quarterfinals of the NCAC Tournament … Scored a season-high 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting, which included a 4-for-6 ledger from beyond the arc … Matched season-high with four assists versus the Gators … Added 10 points two games later versus Wittenberg (Feb. 23) in the championship game of the NCAC Tournament.

Prior to Wooster: Prepped for Jacque Rivera at the MacDuffie School.

Personal: Born Feb. 15, 2000 … Parents are Khayyam and Colleen Mahdi … Entrepreneurial studies major (self-designed major).

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 12 Wabash L, 97-75
Feb 16 Denison W, 67-56
Feb 19 at Wittenberg W, 77-57
Feb 22 Allegheny W, 86-79
Feb 25 vs. DePauw W, 75-59
Feb 26 at Wabash L, 85-84
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 26 16
Games started 0 0
Minutes 122 68
Minutes per game 4.7 4.3
FG 8-22 5-16
FG Pct 36.4 31.3
3PT 2-11 1-8
3PT Pct 18.2 12.5
FT 2-2 0-0
FT Pct 100.0 -
Off rebounds 4 3
Def rebounds 9 7
Total rebounds 13 10
Rebounds per game 0.5 0.6
Personal fouls 8 3
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 7 4
Turnovers 7 3
Assist to turnover ratio 1.0 1.3
Steals 0 0
Blocks 1 0
Points 20 11
Points per game 0.8 0.7
Points per 40 min 6.6 6.5
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 4 at Chattanooga L, 94-60 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 19 Saint Vincent W, 75-57 - 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 20 Ripon W, 83-71 - 5 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 24 at Mount Union L, 81-68 - 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 30 at Oberlin W, 62-51 - 6 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 4 DePauw W, 73-59 0 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 8 Allegheny W, 77-60 - 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 11 Hiram W, 82-53 - 4 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 18 at UC Santa Cruz W, 80-71 - 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 19 vs. Lewis & Clark L, 72-67 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 29 La Roche   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 Lynchburg W, 88-78 - 9 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Dec 31 Muskingum L, 68-66 0 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 4 at Wabash   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 8 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 82-81 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 12 Kenyon W, 91-77 0 5 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 15 Wittenberg W, 83-80 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 19 at Denison W, 75-60 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 at DePauw W, 78-69 0 4 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 26 Oberlin W, 69-63 - 4 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 28 at Hiram L, 83-81 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 30 at Wabash L, 94-80 0 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 2 at Kenyon W, 84-57 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 5 Ohio Wesleyan W, 74-69 - 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 8 at Allegheny L, 76-65 - 3 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 12 Wabash L, 97-75 0 6 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 16 Denison W, 67-56 - 9 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Feb 19 at Wittenberg W, 77-57 - 5 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 22 Allegheny W, 86-79 - 9 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 25 vs. DePauw W, 75-59 - 11 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 26 at Wabash L, 85-84 - 3 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 4 at Chattanooga L, 94-60 - 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Nov 19 Saint Vincent W, 75-57 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 20 Ripon W, 83-71 - 5 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
Nov 24 at Mount Union L, 81-68 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 30 at Oberlin W, 62-51 - 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 4 DePauw W, 73-59 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 8 Allegheny W, 77-60 - 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 11 Hiram W, 82-53 - 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Dec 18 at UC Santa Cruz W, 80-71 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 19 vs. Lewis & Clark L, 72-67 - 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Dec 29 La Roche   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 Lynchburg W, 88-78 - 9 0 1 1 1 2 0 0
Dec 31 Muskingum L, 68-66 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 4 at Wabash   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 8 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 82-81 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 12 Kenyon W, 91-77 0 5 1 2 3 1 0 0 0
Jan 15 Wittenberg W, 83-80 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 19 at Denison W, 75-60 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 at DePauw W, 78-69 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 26 Oberlin W, 69-63 - 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
Jan 28 at Hiram L, 83-81 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 30 at Wabash L, 94-80 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 2 at Kenyon W, 84-57 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 5 Ohio Wesleyan W, 74-69 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 8 at Allegheny L, 76-65 - 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Feb 12 Wabash L, 97-75 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 16 Denison W, 67-56 - 9 1 0 1 1 2 0 0
Feb 19 at Wittenberg W, 77-57 - 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Feb 22 Allegheny W, 86-79 - 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Feb 25 vs. DePauw W, 75-59 - 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Feb 26 at Wabash L, 85-84 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 4 at Chattanooga L, 94-60 - 0 0 0.0
Nov 19 Saint Vincent W, 75-57 - 0 0 -
Nov 20 Ripon W, 83-71 - 0 0 0.0
Nov 24 at Mount Union L, 81-68 - 0 0 -
Nov 30 at Oberlin W, 62-51 - 0 0 -
Dec 4 DePauw W, 73-59 0 0 0 -
Dec 8 Allegheny W, 77-60 - 0 0 -
Dec 11 Hiram W, 82-53 - 1 0 -
Dec 18 at UC Santa Cruz W, 80-71 - 0 - -
Dec 19 vs. Lewis & Clark L, 72-67 - 0 - -
Dec 29 La Roche   - - - -
Dec 30 Lynchburg W, 88-78 - 1 - 0.5
Dec 31 Muskingum L, 68-66 0 0 0 -
Jan 4 at Wabash   - - - -
Jan 8 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 82-81 - 0 - -
Jan 12 Kenyon W, 91-77 0 0 0 -
Jan 15 Wittenberg W, 83-80 - - - -
Jan 19 at Denison W, 75-60 - - - -
Jan 22 at DePauw W, 78-69 0 0 0 -
Jan 26 Oberlin W, 69-63 - 0 0 -
Jan 28 at Hiram L, 83-81 - 0 - -
Jan 30 at Wabash L, 94-80 0 0 0 -
Feb 2 at Kenyon W, 84-57 - 0 - -
Feb 5 Ohio Wesleyan W, 74-69 - 0 - -
Feb 8 at Allegheny L, 76-65 - 0 - 0.0
Feb 12 Wabash L, 97-75 0 1 0 -
Feb 16 Denison W, 67-56 - 0 0 0.5
Feb 19 at Wittenberg W, 77-57 - 1 - -
Feb 22 Allegheny W, 86-79 - 2 0 0.0
Feb 25 vs. DePauw W, 75-59 - 2 0 -
Feb 26 at Wabash L, 85-84 - 0 0 -
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2018-19 24 19.1 0.9-2.2 0.6-1.8 0.5-0.8 2.9
2019-20 26 17.4 0.7-2.4 0.5-1.7 0.8-0.9 2.6
2021-22 26 4.7 0.3-0.8 0.1-0.4 0.1-0.1 0.8
Total 76 13.6 0.6-1.8 0.4-1.3 0.4-0.6 2.1

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2018-19 24 - 458 22-54 40.7 14-44 31.8 11-20 55.0 69
2019-20 26 20 453 17-62 27.4 13-44 29.5 20-23 87.0 67
2021-22 26 0 122 8-22 36.4 2-11 18.2 2-2 100.0 20
Total 76 20 1033 47-138 34.1 29-99 29.3 33-45 73.3 156

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2018-19 24 458 19.1 1.9-4.7 1.2-3.8 31.8 1.0-1.7 6.0
2019-20 26 453 17.4 1.5-5.5 1.1-3.9 29.5 1.8-2.0 5.9
2021-22 26 122 4.7 2.6-7.2 0.7-3.6 18.2 0.7-0.7 6.6
Total 76 1033 13.6 1.8-5.3 1.1-3.8 29.3 1.3-1.7 6.0

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2018-19 24 0.8 0.8 1.6 1.4 0.7 0.5 0.1
2019-20 26 0.7 0.8 1.5 2.0 0.9 0.6 0.1
2021-22 26 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0
Total 76 0.5 0.6 1.2 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.1

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2018-19 24 - 20 18 38 33 16 11 2
2019-20 26 20 17 22 39 52 23 15 2
2021-22 26 0 4 9 13 7 7 0 1
Total 76 20 41 49 90 92 46 26 5

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2018-19 24 1.7 1.6 3.3 2.9 1.4 1.0 0.2
2019-20 26 1.5 1.9 3.4 4.6 2.0 1.3 0.2
2021-22 26 1.3 3.0 4.3 2.3 2.3 0.0 0.3
Total 76 1.6 1.9 3.5 3.6 1.8 1.0 0.2

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 26 4.7 0.3-0.8 0.1-0.4 0.1-0.1 0.8
Conference 16 4.3 0.3-1.0 0.1-0.5 0.0-0.0 0.7
Exhibition 1 3.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location            
Home 13 5.6 0.2-0.8 0.2-0.5 0.2-0.2 0.8
Away 11 3.3 0.4-0.9 0.0-0.4 0.0-0.0 0.7
Neutral 2 6.5 0.5-1.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 1.0
Result            
Wins 17 5.5 0.4-1.0 0.1-0.5 0.1-0.1 0.9
Losses 9 3.1 0.2-0.6 0.0-0.2 0.0-0.0 0.4
Month            
November 4 4.0 0.2-0.5 0.0-0.2 0.0-0.0 0.5
December 7 5.1 0.0-0.1 0.0-0.1 0.3-0.3 0.3
January 6 3.3 0.0-0.5 0.0-0.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 9 5.6 0.8-1.8 0.2-0.7 0.0-0.0 1.8

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 26 0 122 8-22 36.4 2-11 18.2 2-2 100.0 20
Conference 16 0 68 5-16 31.3 1-8 12.5 0-0 - 11
Exhibition 1 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 13 0 73 3-10 30.0 2-7 28.6 2-2 100.0 10
Away 11 0 36 4-10 40.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 8
Neutral 2 - 13 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Result                    
Wins 17 0 94 6-17 35.3 2-9 22.2 2-2 100.0 16
Losses 9 0 28 2-5 40.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Month                    
November 4 - 16 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
December 7 0 36 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
January 6 0 20 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
February 9 0 50 7-16 43.8 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 16

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 26 122 4.7 2.6-7.2 0.7-3.6 18.2 0.7-0.7 6.6
Conference 16 68 4.3 2.9-9.4 0.6-4.7 12.5 0.0-0.0 6.5
Exhibition 1 3 3.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 13 73 5.6 1.6-5.5 1.1-3.8 28.6 1.1-1.1 5.5
Away 11 36 3.3 4.4-11.1 0.0-4.4 0.0 0.0-0.0 8.9
Neutral 2 13 6.5 3.1-6.2 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 6.2
Result                
Wins 17 94 5.5 2.6-7.2 0.9-3.8 22.2 0.9-0.9 6.8
Losses 9 28 3.1 2.9-7.1 0.0-2.9 0.0 0.0-0.0 5.7
Month                
November 4 16 4.0 2.5-5.0 0.0-2.5 0.0 0.0-0.0 5.0
December 7 36 5.1 0.0-1.1 0.0-1.1 0.0 2.2-2.2 2.2
January 6 20 3.3 0.0-6.0 0.0-6.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 9 50 5.6 5.6-12.8 1.6-4.8 33.3 0.0-0.0 12.8

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 26 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0
Conference 16 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0
Exhibition 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 13 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.1
Away 11 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Neutral 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 17 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0
Losses 9 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Month                
November 4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
December 7 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1
January 6 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 9 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 26 0 4 9 13 7 7 0 1
Conference 16 0 3 7 10 4 3 0 0
Exhibition 1 - 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Location                  
Home 13 0 4 7 11 4 6 0 1
Away 11 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0
Neutral 2 - 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Result                  
Wins 17 0 4 8 12 6 6 0 0
Losses 9 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1
Month                  
November 4 - 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
December 7 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1
January 6 0 1 5 6 1 0 0 0
February 9 0 1 2 3 3 4 0 0

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 26 1.3 3.0 4.3 2.3 2.3 0.0 0.3
Conference 16 1.8 4.1 5.9 2.4 1.8 0.0 0.0
Exhibition 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.3 0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 13 2.2 3.8 6.0 2.2 3.3 0.0 0.5
Away 11 0.0 2.2 2.2 1.1 1.1 0.0 0.0
Neutral 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 17 1.7 3.4 5.1 2.6 2.6 0.0 0.0
Losses 9 0.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 0.0 1.4
Month                
November 4 2.5 2.5 5.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.0
December 7 1.1 1.1 2.2 3.3 2.2 0.0 1.1
January 6 2.0 10.0 12.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 9 0.8 1.6 2.4 2.4 3.2 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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