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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

John Kelly

NJIT · Forward · Junior · 6-9 · #25

Returning

#2827Overall
-0.22Projected impact
  • #1088 forward in the country
  • #1992 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 16 minutes a game) at NJIT. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
17
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 NJIT: 33 games, 0 starts, 15.6 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game4.318thMM #357
  • Rebounds per game2.513thMM #381
  • Assists per game0.412thMM #376
  • Steals per game0.542ndMM #210
  • Blocks per game0.16thMM #404
  • Turnovers per game0.685thMM #72
  • Field goal %40.6%(43-106)12thMM #396
  • 3-point %34.2%(13-38)68thMM #129
  • Free throw %68.8%(44-64)54thMM #193

Last season: advanced

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

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate15.5%style

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

  • Offensive rating106.126thMM #300

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating109.437thMM #282

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

  • True shooting %53.3%23rdMM #330

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %46.7%12thMM #394

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.6022ndMM #349

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %36.9%67thMM #156

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

  • Free-throw rate60.4%87thMM #56

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.07021stMM #339

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like John Kelly

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

  • Sam Springer

    Loyola Maryland · F · Junior

    77%match

    Returning

    -0.25 impact · 4.9 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.6 ast

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  • Eternity Eguagie

    Rice · F · Junior

    75%match

    Returning

    -0.13 impact · 6 pts · 2.8 reb · 0.5 ast

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  • Samuel Ariyibi

    Utah Tech · F · Senior

    70%match

    Returning

    -0.10 impact · 2.4 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.5 ast

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  • Ethan Kizer

    South Dakota · F · Junior

    69%match

    Returning

    -0.27 impact · 4 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.2 ast

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  • Enzo Boudouma

    New Orleans · F · Sophomore

    69%match

    Returning

    -0.07 impact · 5.3 pts · 3.1 reb · 0.8 ast

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  • Kedrick Osby

    New Orleans · F · Senior

    68%match

    Returning

    -0.20 impact · 4.9 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.2 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).