College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Kevair Kennedy
Wake Forest · Guard · Sophomore · 6-2 · #55
Transfer from Merrimack
- #224 guard in the country
- #237 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 22 minutes a game) at Wake Forest, as a primary scorer and ball hawk: a smaller role than he had at Merrimack (36.8 min).
- Projected minutes
- 22
- Spot in the rotation
- #1
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 Merrimack: 34 games, 34 starts, 36.8 minutes a game.
- Points per game18.496th
- Rebounds per game4.687th
- Assists per game4.293rd
- Steals per game1.997th
- Blocks per game0.138th
- Turnovers per game3.02nd
- Field goal %45.1%(195-432)72nd
- 3-point %32.5%(13-40)41st
- Free throw %80.9%(224-277)69th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate29.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating111.052nd
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating104.878th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %56.6%65th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %46.6%25th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.4049th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %29.1%78th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate64.1%97th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.15788th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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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).