College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Kaden Powers
Rutgers · Guard · Sophomore · 6-4 · #3
Returning
- #1499 guard in the country
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected bench piece (about 14 minutes a game) at Rutgers, as a primary scorer. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 14
- Spot in the rotation
- #9
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 Rutgers: 29 games, 15 starts, 15.7 minutes a game.
- Points per game6.129th
- Rebounds per game1.818th
- Assists per game1.543rd
- Steals per game0.519th
- Blocks per game0.138th
- Turnovers per game1.065th
- Field goal %34.9%(68-195)9th
- 3-point %32.6%(28-86)42nd
- Free throw %73.7%(14-19)38th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate27.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating91.05th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating116.014th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %43.8%4th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %42.1%9th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.4753rd
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %21.2%49th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate9.7%3rd
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.0094th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Kaden Powers
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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-0.28 impact · 6.8 pts · 1.5 reb · 1.5 ast
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-0.38 impact · 9.6 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.4 ast
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-0.44 impact · 6.5 pts · 1.1 reb · 0.8 ast
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-0.24 impact · 8.4 pts · 2.8 reb · 1.2 ast
CompareReturning
-0.18 impact · 6.6 pts · 0.9 reb · 1.7 ast
CompareTransfer from Charleston Southern
-0.17 impact · 6.7 pts · 1.4 reb · 1.1 ast
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Rutgers teammates
Tariq Francis#284 · G · Returning- Christian Gurdak#410 · C · Transfer from Virginia Tech
- Jamichael Davis#861 · G · Returning
- Rasheed Jones#1183 · G · Transfer from Coastal Carolina
- Dorin Buca#1196 · C · Transfer from Kansas State
- Darin Smith Jr.#1203 · G · Transfer from Central Connecticut
- Darren Buchanan Jr.#1421 · G · Returning
- Lino Mark#1603 · G · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).