College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Brayden Shorter
Murray State · Guard · Senior · 6-5 · #34
Returning
- #1440 guard in the country
- #1849 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 15 minutes a game) at Murray State. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 15
- Spot in the rotation
- #6
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 Murray State: 33 games, 1 starts, 14.6 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game5.826thMM #589
- Rebounds per game1.818thMM #648
- Assists per game0.56thMM #772
- Steals per game0.21stMM #813
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game0.592ndMM #52
- Field goal %34.3%(60-175)7thMM #768
- 3-point %28.8%(45-156)22ndMM #631
- Free throw %90.0%(27-30)96thMM #32
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 rate20.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating109.447thMM #378
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating119.84thMM #802
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %51.0%26thMM #593
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %47.1%28thMM #573
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.8814thMM #699
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %22.0%52ndMM #410
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate17.1%13thMM #722
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.05821stMM #630
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.
Returning
-0.16 impact · 4.5 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.4 ast
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-0.18 impact · 3.8 pts · 1.1 reb · 0.1 ast
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-0.13 impact · 6.9 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.8 ast
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-0.20 impact · 4.4 pts · 0.9 reb · 0.4 ast
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-0.17 impact · 4.3 pts · 1.2 reb · 0.5 ast
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-0.32 impact · 6.5 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.6 ast
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Murray State teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).