College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Kai Yu

Valparaiso · Center · Junior · 7-0 · #12

Transfer from Bradley

#1515Overall

+0.04Projected impact

#126 center in the country
#847 in the transfer portal
#855 mid-major player

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 15 minutes a game) at Valparaiso: a bigger role than he had at Bradley (8.3 min).

Projected minutes: 15
Spot in the rotation: #6

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 Bradley: 29 games, 0 starts, 8.3 minutes a game.

Points per game2.79th
Rebounds per game1.92nd
Assists per game0.317th
Steals per game0.214th
Blocks per game0.11st
Turnovers per game0.499th
Field goal %46.7%(28-60)8th
3-point %27.8%(5-18)73rd
Free throw %69.6%(16-23)71st

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate17.7%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating108.827th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating105.547th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %54.9%15th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %50.8%13th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover0.8360th
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %35.7%44th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate38.3%24th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.09930th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

Valparaiso teammates

Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).