
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Kai Shinholster
Minnesota · Guard · Sophomore · 6-5 · #9
Returning
- #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
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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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+0.03 impact · 2.2 pts · 2 reb · 1.1 ast
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-0.23 impact · 1.3 pts · 0.8 reb · 0.9 ast
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-0.11 impact · 2.2 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.6 ast
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-0.02 impact · 2 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.4 ast
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-0.10 impact · 1.3 pts · 1.6 reb · 1.2 ast
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-0.16 impact · 2.6 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.7 ast
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Minnesota teammates
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson#309 · F · Returning
Grayson Grove#561 · F · Returning
Bobby Durkin#635 · F · Returning
Malick Kordel#726 · C · Transfer from Michigan
Isaac Asuma#790 · G · Returning
Nolan Groves#1173 · G · Transfer from Texas Tech
Kyan Evans#1785 · G · Transfer from North Carolina
Malachi Palmer#1799 · G · Transfer from Villanova
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).