College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Kendyl Sanders
Mississippi State · Forward · Sophomore · 6-8 · #13
Transfer from Utah
- #751 forward in the country
- #997 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 18 minutes a game) at Mississippi State: a role like the one he had at Utah (20.1 min).
- Projected minutes
- 18
- Spot in the rotation
- #6
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 Utah: 32 games, 0 starts, 20.1 minutes a game.
- Points per game5.228th
- Rebounds per game3.123rd
- Assists per game0.733rd
- Steals per game0.654th
- Blocks per game0.440th
- Turnovers per game0.779th
- Field goal %44.2%(61-138)26th
- 3-point %40.3%(31-77)90th
- Free throw %38.7%(12-31)2nd
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate13.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating106.026th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating118.44th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %54.4%29th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %55.4%56th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.9554th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %23.5%14th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate22.5%15th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.0376th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Kendyl Sanders
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Green Bay
-0.08 impact · 6.9 pts · 2.9 reb · 0.6 ast
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+0.10 impact · 4.5 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.4 ast
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-0.23 impact · 4.9 pts · 2.1 reb · 0.9 ast
CompareTransfer from Charlotte
-0.13 impact · 3.5 pts · 3 reb · 0.7 ast
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+0.02 impact · 5.5 pts · 2.8 reb · 0.8 ast
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-0.02 impact · 4.5 pts · 2 reb · 0.4 ast
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Mississippi State teammates
Josh Hubbard#324 · G · Returning- RJ Johnson#513 · G · Transfer from Kennesaw State
- ND Okafor#540 · C · Transfer from Washington State
- Tajuan Simpkins#827 · G · Transfer from Seton Hall
- Thomas Bassong#1211 · F · Transfer from Florida State
- King Grace#1366 · G · Returning
- Tristan Reed#1574 · C · Freshman · #71 recruit
- Ashton Magee#2528 · G · Transfer from Southern
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).