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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Cayden Boozer

Duke · Guard · Sophomore · 6-4 · #2

Returning

#118Overall
+1.42Projected impact
  • #49 guard in the country

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 23 minutes a game) at Duke. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
23
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 Duke: 38 games, 11 starts, 22.8 minutes a game.

  • Points per game7.741st
  • Rebounds per game2.334th
  • Assists per game2.978th
  • Steals per game0.848th
  • Blocks per game0.138th
  • Turnovers per game1.346th
  • Field goal %50.0%(105-210)93rd
  • 3-point %30.3%(20-66)28th
  • Free throw %81.3%(61-75)71st

Last season: advanced

Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.

  • Usage rate17.4%style

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

  • Offensive rating122.286th

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating99.794th

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

  • True shooting %59.9%84th

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %54.8%80th

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover2.1885th

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %20.7%47th

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

  • Free-throw rate35.7%65th

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.17192nd

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Cayden Boozer

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

  • Braeden Smith

    Notre Dame · G · Senior

    76%match

    Transfer from Gonzaga

    +1.28 impact · 5.1 pts · 2.2 reb · 3.6 ast

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  • Jaylen Washington Jr.

    Western Michigan · G · Junior

    76%match

    Transfer from UT Rio Grande Valley

    +0.88 impact · 10.2 pts · 2.3 reb · 4.2 ast

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  • Kael Combs

    Iowa · G · Senior

    72%match

    Returning

    +0.32 impact · 6.1 pts · 2.4 reb · 2.4 ast

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  • Conrad Martinez

    High Point · G · Senior

    72%match

    Returning

    +0.86 impact · 8.8 pts · 1.4 reb · 3.3 ast

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  • Ace Buckner

    Clemson · G · Junior

    71%match

    Returning

    +0.67 impact · 8.3 pts · 2.9 reb · 1.8 ast

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  • Dre Kindell

    Drake · G · Senior

    69%match

    Transfer from Wichita State

    +0.38 impact · 5.9 pts · 1.6 reb · 2.2 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).