College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
KJ Younger
Texas State · Guard · Sophomore · 6-4 · #23
Transfer from UNC Greensboro
- #673 guard in the country
- #751 in the transfer portal
- #702 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 22 minutes a game) at Texas State, as a secondary scorer: a smaller role than he had at UNC Greensboro (28.5 min).
- Projected minutes
- 22
- 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 UNC Greensboro: 34 games, 34 starts, 28.5 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game15.187thMM #63
- Rebounds per game4.788thMM #80
- Assists per game1.231stMM #526
- Steals per game0.957thMM #289
- Blocks per game0.263rdMM #212
- Turnovers per game1.253rdMM #393
- Field goal %44.7%(170-380)70thMM #240
- 3-point %34.1%(62-182)52ndMM #361
- Free throw %71.1%(113-159)30thMM #551
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 rate25.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating116.973rdMM #176
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating118.27thMM #770
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %57.2%69thMM #232
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %52.9%69thMM #240
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.0021stMM #635
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %26.3%69thMM #272
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate41.8%77thMM #197
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.11663rdMM #221
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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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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+0.14 impact · 13.1 pts · 3.4 reb · 2.1 ast
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+0.08 impact · 15.8 pts · 5.1 reb · 1.7 ast
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+0.13 impact · 14.5 pts · 6.3 reb · 1.6 ast
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+0.22 impact · 13.5 pts · 3.8 reb · 1.6 ast
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-0.05 impact · 14.9 pts · 4.6 reb · 1.9 ast
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+0.13 impact · 20.7 pts · 5.4 reb · 1.2 ast
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Texas State teammates
DJ Hall#436 · F · Returning- Paul Djobet#557 · F · Transfer from Omaha
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- Dimp Pernell#1109 · G · Returning
- Robert Fields#1251 · C · Returning
- Ronald Jessamy#1424 · F · Transfer from Cal State Bakersfield
- Kaden Gumbs#2208 · G · Returning
- Mark Drone#2421 · 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).