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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Karter Knox

Louisville · Guard · Junior · 6-6 · #1

Transfer from Arkansas

#225Overall
+1.04Projected impact
  • #100 guard in the country
  • #111 in the transfer portal

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 17 minutes a game) at Louisville: a smaller role than he had at Arkansas (22.2 min).

Projected minutes
17
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 Arkansas: 22 games, 18 starts, 22.2 minutes a game.

  • Points per game8.144th
  • Rebounds per game4.586th
  • Assists per game1.231st
  • Steals per game0.738th
  • Blocks per game0.592nd
  • Turnovers per game1.065th
  • Field goal %46.0%(64-139)78th
  • 3-point %37.7%(26-69)77th
  • Free throw %72.7%(24-33)35th

Last season: advanced

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

  • Usage rate17.6%style

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

  • Offensive rating117.173rd

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating108.856th

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

  • True shooting %58.0%75th

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %55.4%83rd

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.1833rd

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %28.0%74th

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

  • Free-throw rate23.7%30th

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.11563rd

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Karter Knox

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

  • Tyrone Riley IV

    Oregon · G · Junior

    82%match

    Transfer from San Francisco

    +0.56 impact · 12.2 pts · 4.8 reb · 1.2 ast

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  • Sam Lewis

    Virginia · G · Senior

    76%match

    Returning

    +0.78 impact · 10.6 pts · 3.6 reb · 1.4 ast

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  • Dillan Shaw

    Arizona State · G · Sophomore

    75%match

    Transfer from Saint Mary's

    +0.82 impact · 7.5 pts · 5.3 reb · 1.5 ast

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  • Maban Jabriel

    Maryland · G · Junior

    74%match

    Transfer from Queens University

    +0.23 impact · 7.7 pts · 3.8 reb · 1 ast

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  • Ross Candelino

    Fresno State · G · Senior

    74%match

    Transfer from Lipscomb

    +0.58 impact · 11.1 pts · 5.2 reb · 1.5 ast

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  • Ty Pence

    Akron · G · Senior

    74%match

    Transfer from Illinois State

    +0.76 impact · 9.4 pts · 4.4 reb · 1.6 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).