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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Kayde Dotson

UC San Diego · Guard · Junior · 6-1 · #0

Transfer from Loyola Chicago

#2007Overall
-0.07Projected impact
  • #1030 guard in the country
  • #1064 in the transfer portal
  • #1260 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected bench piece (about 17 minutes a game) at UC San Diego, as a floor spacer: a smaller role than he had at Loyola Chicago (26.6 min).

Projected minutes
17
Spot in the rotation
#9

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 Loyola Chicago: 28 games, 21 starts, 26.6 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game10.562ndMM #248
  • Rebounds per game2.849thMM #371
  • Assists per game2.059thMM #285
  • Steals per game0.519thMM #627
  • Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
  • Turnovers per game1.632ndMM #590
  • Field goal %39.7%(93-234)32ndMM #539
  • 3-point %38.0%(62-163)78thMM #162
  • Free throw %77.0%(47-61)52ndMM #362

Last season: advanced

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

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate21.9%style

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

  • Offensive rating109.547thMM #375

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating117.88thMM #759

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

  • True shooting %56.5%65thMM #265

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %53.0%70thMM #236

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.2538thMM #496

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %17.9%34thMM #565

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

  • Free-throw rate26.1%38thMM #512

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.07028thMM #542

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Kayde Dotson

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

  • Carl Parrish

    Presbyterian · G · Senior

    73%match

    Returning

    -0.11 impact · 14.4 pts · 2.8 reb · 2.4 ast

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  • David Castillo

    Santa Clara · G · Junior

    72%match

    Transfer from Kansas State

    -0.20 impact · 10.3 pts · 1.9 reb · 1.8 ast

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  • Juan Cranford Jr.

    Bowling Green · G · Junior

    72%match

    Transfer from Eastern Kentucky

    -0.12 impact · 12.1 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.6 ast

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  • Rodney Brown Jr.

    Seton Hall · G · Senior

    71%match

    Transfer from Loyola Marymount

    +0.02 impact · 14 pts · 2.4 reb · 1.7 ast

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  • Dez White

    Temple · G · Senior

    70%match

    Transfer from Oregon State

    -0.07 impact · 9.7 pts · 2.7 reb · 2.1 ast

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  • Chace Watley

    Wofford · G · Sophomore

    68%match

    Returning

    -0.10 impact · 9.7 pts · 3.3 reb · 1.3 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).