College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Franck Kepnang
Kentucky · Center · Senior · 7-0 · #11
Transfer from Washington
- #36 center in the country
- #181 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 18 minutes a game) at Kentucky, as a rim protector: a role like the one he had at Washington (22.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 18
- Spot in the rotation
- #4
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 Washington: 27 games, 25 starts, 22.9 minutes a game.
- Points per game6.243rd
- Rebounds per game6.374th
- Assists per game0.27th
- Steals per game0.674th
- Blocks per game2.192nd
- Turnovers per game1.051st
- Field goal %51.5%(68-132)24th
- 3-point %0.0%(0-1)28th
- Free throw %68.9%(31-45)67th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate14.7%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating110.031st
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating101.471st
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %55.0%16th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %51.5%16th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.224th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %40.0%64th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate34.1%18th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.11644th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Franck Kepnang
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+0.58 impact · 7.2 pts · 4.6 reb · 0.5 ast
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+0.61 impact · 8.9 pts · 5.5 reb · 0.2 ast
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+1.24 impact · 6.5 pts · 5.5 reb · 0.6 ast
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+1.39 impact · 12.8 pts · 7.1 reb · 0.5 ast
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+0.89 impact · 8.5 pts · 5.2 reb · 0.3 ast
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+0.27 impact · 4.7 pts · 5.8 reb · 0.4 ast
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Kentucky teammates
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- Justin McBride#637 · F · Transfer from James Madison
- Kam Williams#656 · G · Returning
- Trent Noah#841 · F · Returning
- Alex Wilkins#884 · G · Transfer from Furman
- Jerone Morton#1005 · G · Transfer from Washington State
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).