
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Kayde Dotson
UC San Diego · Guard · Junior · 6-1 · #0
Transfer from Loyola Chicago
- #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.
Returning
-0.11 impact · 14.4 pts · 2.8 reb · 2.4 ast
CompareTransfer from Kansas State
-0.20 impact · 10.3 pts · 1.9 reb · 1.8 ast
CompareTransfer from Eastern Kentucky
-0.12 impact · 12.1 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.6 ast
CompareTransfer from Loyola Marymount
+0.02 impact · 14 pts · 2.4 reb · 1.7 ast
CompareTransfer from Oregon State
-0.07 impact · 9.7 pts · 2.7 reb · 2.1 ast
CompareReturning
-0.10 impact · 9.7 pts · 3.3 reb · 1.3 ast
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UC San Diego teammates
Tom Beattie#401 · G · Returning
Leo Beath#778 · F · Returning
Rahmir Barno#1057 · G · Transfer from Florida Gulf Coast
Aidan Burke#1140 · G · Returning
Treysen Eaglestaff#1147 · G · Transfer from West Virginia
Cade Pendleton#1283 · F · Returning
Dimitrije Vukicevic#1381 · C · Returning
Alex Chaikin#1425 · G · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).