College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Kayden Mingo
Baylor · Guard · Sophomore · 6-1 · #4
Transfer from Penn State
- #150 guard in the country
- #161 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 19 minutes a game) at Baylor, as a secondary scorer and ball hawk: a smaller role than he had at Penn State (32.1 min).
- Projected minutes
- 19
- Spot in the rotation
- #7
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 Penn State: 28 games, 28 starts, 32.1 minutes a game.
- Points per game13.781st
- Rebounds per game3.569th
- Assists per game4.393rd
- Steals per game2.199th
- Blocks per game0.263rd
- Turnovers per game2.017th
- Field goal %47.7%(144-302)86th
- 3-point %24.4%(21-86)9th
- Free throw %70.5%(74-105)28th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate23.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating111.353rd
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating114.620th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %55.0%54th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %51.2%58th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.1283rd
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %15.3%23rd
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate34.8%63rd
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.10252nd
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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+1.74 impact · 13.3 pts · 2.9 reb · 7.5 ast
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Baylor teammates
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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).