
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Braden Appelhans
Xavier · Guard · Senior · 6-6 · #12
Transfer from Drake
- #1050 guard in the country
- #1073 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 14 minutes a game) at Xavier, as a floor spacer: a role like the one he had at Drake (13.7 min).
- Projected minutes
- 15
- Spot in the rotation
- #8
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 Drake: 27 games, 0 starts, 13.7 minutes a game.
- Points per game5.321st
- Rebounds per game1.48th
- Assists per game0.56th
- Steals per game0.35th
- Blocks per game0.138th
- Turnovers per game0.495th
- Field goal %40.8%(51-125)42nd
- 3-point %40.0%(36-90)88th
- Free throw %66.7%(4-6)18th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate19.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating109.648th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating111.140th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %55.6%58th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %55.2%82nd
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.2740th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %10.3%8th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate4.8%1st
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.07632nd
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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Xavier teammates
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Rolyns Aligbe#496 · F · Transfer from Southern Illinois
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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).