College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Kyle Cuffe Jr.

St. John's · Guard · Senior · 6-1 · #5

Transfer from Mercer

#2638Overall

-0.17Projected impact

#1423 guard in the country
#1308 in the transfer portal

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 13 minutes a game) at St. John's, as a secondary scorer: a role like the one he had at Mercer (16.5 min).

Projected minutes: 13
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 Mercer: 31 games, 14 starts, 16.5 minutes a game.

Points per game7.338th
Rebounds per game1.818th
Assists per game0.43rd
Steals per game0.848th
Blocks per game0.138th
Turnovers per game0.877th
Field goal %39.0%(80-205)28th
3-point %33.6%(39-116)49th
Free throw %75.0%(27-36)43rd

Last season: advanced

Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.

Usage rate23.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating104.531st
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating107.961st
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %51.2%27th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %48.5%37th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover0.522nd
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %21.1%48th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate17.6%15th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.08638th
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).