
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
John Kelly
NJIT · Forward · Junior · 6-9 · #25
Returning
- #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
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The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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-0.25 impact · 4.9 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.6 ast
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-0.13 impact · 6 pts · 2.8 reb · 0.5 ast
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-0.10 impact · 2.4 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.5 ast
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-0.27 impact · 4 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.2 ast
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-0.07 impact · 5.3 pts · 3.1 reb · 0.8 ast
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-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).