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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Kai Shinholster

Minnesota · Guard · Sophomore · 6-5 · #9

Returning

#2042Overall
-0.07Projected impact
  • #1052 guard in the country

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 14 minutes a game) at Minnesota. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
14
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 Minnesota: 31 games, 0 starts, 13.1 minutes a game.

  • Points per game1.81st
  • Rebounds per game1.25th
  • Assists per game1.023rd
  • Steals per game0.519th
  • Blocks per game0.138th
  • Turnovers per game0.495th
  • Field goal %30.9%(21-68)2nd
  • 3-point %22.5%(9-40)7th
  • Free throw %75.0%(6-8)43rd

Last season: advanced

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

  • Usage rate11.7%style

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

  • Offensive rating95.810th

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating110.842nd

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

  • True shooting %39.8%1st

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %37.5%2nd

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover2.6794th

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %44.7%99th

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

  • Free-throw rate11.8%5th

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.03912th

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Kai Shinholster

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

  • Jack Janicki

    Wisconsin · G · Senior

    77%match

    Returning

    +0.03 impact · 2.2 pts · 2 reb · 1.1 ast

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  • Ras Elijah Godbolt

    Fairleigh Dickinson · G · Sophomore

    77%match

    Returning

    -0.23 impact · 1.3 pts · 0.8 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Howie Keene

    Montana State · G · Sophomore

    74%match

    Returning

    -0.11 impact · 2.2 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.6 ast

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  • Eric Freeny

    UCLA · G · Junior

    70%match

    Returning

    -0.02 impact · 2 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Ty Davis

    Samford · G · Junior

    70%match

    Transfer from Creighton

    -0.10 impact · 1.3 pts · 1.6 reb · 1.2 ast

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  • Nate Guerengomba

    Quinnipiac · G · Junior

    68%match

    Returning

    -0.16 impact · 2.6 pts · 1.7 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).