College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Kellen Thames
Saint Louis · Guard · Senior · 6-6 · #0
Returning
- #18 guard in the country
- #4 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at Saint Louis, as a secondary scorer. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 20
- Spot in the rotation
- #5
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 Saint Louis: 33 games, 2 starts, 17.1 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game9.756thMM #303
- Rebounds per game4.788thMM #79
- Assists per game1.853rdMM #340
- Steals per game1.383rdMM #92
- Blocks per game0.263rdMM #212
- Turnovers per game1.346thMM #453
- Field goal %65.0%(132-203)99thMM #2
- 3-point %25.0%(3-12)11thMM #729
- Free throw %62.8%(54-86)11thMM #726
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate24.6%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating126.294thMM #39
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating92.399thMM #3
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %66.6%99thMM #9
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %65.8%99thMM #4
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.4351stMM #368
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %30.8%82ndMM #172
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate42.4%79thMM #183
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.25599thMM #2
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Kellen Thames
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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+0.96 impact · 12.3 pts · 4.6 reb · 1.9 ast
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+0.83 impact · 15.2 pts · 8.4 reb · 2.5 ast
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+0.59 impact · 13.4 pts · 4.8 reb · 2 ast
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+1.78 impact · 17.4 pts · 5.5 reb · 1.4 ast
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+1.03 impact · 11.1 pts · 5.7 reb · 1.7 ast
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+1.96 impact · 16 pts · 7 reb · 3.6 ast
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Saint Louis teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).