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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Kaseem Watson

East Carolina · Forward · Senior · 6-8 · #13

Transfer from UTEP

#2585Overall
-0.16Projected impact
  • #1021 forward in the country
  • #1289 in the transfer portal
  • #1777 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 22 minutes a game) at East Carolina, as a secondary scorer: a smaller role than he had at UTEP (31.4 min).

Projected minutes
22
Spot in the rotation
#2

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 UTEP: 31 games, 28 starts, 31.4 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game12.583rdMM #43
  • Rebounds per game5.061stMM #139
  • Assists per game1.576thMM #80
  • Steals per game0.980thMM #55
  • Blocks per game0.328thMM #281
  • Turnovers per game1.718thMM #395
  • Field goal %38.8%(127-327)7thMM #428
  • 3-point %38.2%(58-152)84thMM #65
  • Free throw %81.3%(74-91)91stMM #37

Last season: advanced

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

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate22.8%style

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

  • Offensive rating104.521stMM #323

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating109.338thMM #278

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

  • True shooting %52.6%20thMM #344

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %47.7%15thMM #373

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.8544thMM #228

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %27.7%28thMM #320

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

  • Free-throw rate27.8%25thMM #332

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.08228thMM #301

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Kaseem Watson

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

  • Timofei Rudovskii

    Pittsburgh · F · Sophomore

    76%match

    Transfer from Bryant

    -0.37 impact · 12.9 pts · 4.6 reb · 1.8 ast

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  • Christian King

    Montana State · F · Senior

    74%match

    Returning

    +0.10 impact · 12.6 pts · 4.5 reb · 1 ast

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  • Edouard Benoit

    Lehigh · F · Junior

    73%match

    Returning

    -0.09 impact · 10.2 pts · 6 reb · 1.1 ast

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  • Kachi Nzeh

    Delaware · F · Senior

    73%match

    Transfer from Little Rock

    -0.17 impact · 11.7 pts · 4.8 reb · 1.3 ast

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  • Bryan Ndjonga

    Stony Brook · F · Senior

    72%match

    Transfer from Canisius

    -0.37 impact · 13.9 pts · 5.8 reb · 1.8 ast

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  • Macon Emory

    Tulsa · F · Junior

    71%match

    Transfer from Delaware

    -0.24 impact · 11.3 pts · 6.6 reb · 1.2 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).