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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Howie Keene

Montana State · Guard · Sophomore · 6-7 · #2

Returning

#2209Overall
-0.10Projected impact
  • #1143 guard in the country
  • #1436 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 12 minutes a game) at Montana State. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
12
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 Montana State: 25 games, 0 starts, 12.2 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game2.21stMM #832
  • Rebounds per game1.716thMM #675
  • Assists per game0.68thMM #749
  • Steals per game0.519thMM #627
  • Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
  • Turnovers per game0.398thMM #8
  • Field goal %32.8%(19-58)4thMM #800
  • 3-point %27.1%(13-48)15thMM #690
  • Free throw %100.0%(4-4)99thMM #1

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 rate11.6%style

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

  • Offensive rating103.327thMM #571

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating104.182ndMM #140

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

  • True shooting %46.0%7thMM #773

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %44.0%14thMM #697

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.7569thMM #220

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %23.3%58thMM #373

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

  • Free-throw rate6.9%1stMM #832

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.07833rdMM #497

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Howie Keene

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

  • Kai Shinholster

    Minnesota · G · Sophomore

    74%match

    Returning

    -0.08 impact · 1.8 pts · 1.2 reb · 1 ast

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  • Alex Dupre

    Utah Tech · G · Junior

    72%match

    Transfer from Portland State

    -0.18 impact · 3.2 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.6 ast

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  • Dwayne Williams Jr.

    Georgia Southern · G · Junior

    72%match

    Returning

    -0.16 impact · 4.5 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Anastasios Rozakeas

    Mount St. Mary's · G · Junior

    71%match

    Returning

    -0.22 impact · 3.8 pts · 2 reb · 0.5 ast

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  • CJ Jones

    Pacific · G · Senior

    68%match

    Transfer from Kansas State

    -0.25 impact · 3.6 pts · 1.8 reb · 1.3 ast

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  • Jake DiMichele

    Duquesne · G · Junior

    68%match

    Returning

    -0.05 impact · 3.8 pts · 1.2 reb · 0.7 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).