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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Makai Kvamme

Western Illinois · Guard · Sophomore · 6-2 · #13

Returning

#3153Overall
-0.44Projected impact
  • #1794 guard in the country
  • #2278 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 23 minutes a game) at Western Illinois. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
23
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 Western Illinois: 31 games, 24 starts, 25.3 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game5.019thMM #663
  • Rebounds per game2.849thMM #371
  • Assists per game2.775thMM #177
  • Steals per game1.278thMM #129
  • Blocks per game0.263rdMM #212
  • Turnovers per game1.346thMM #453
  • Field goal %35.8%(63-176)11thMM #735
  • 3-point %17.2%(5-29)3rdMM #816
  • Free throw %48.0%(24-50)1stMM #826

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 rate15.8%style

    Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor

  • Offensive rating87.13rdMM #817

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating114.023rdMM #635

    Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)

  • True shooting %39.1%1stMM #835

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %37.2%2ndMM #823

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover2.1082ndMM #113

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %24.4%63rdMM #328

    Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor

  • Free-throw rate28.4%45thMM #454

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.0003rdMM #812

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Makai Kvamme

The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.

  • Eze Wali

    West Florida · G · Junior

    81%match

    Transfer from The Citadel

    -0.33 impact · 5.6 pts · 3.5 reb · 2.3 ast

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  • Sheridan Sharp

    Nicholls · G · Senior

    73%match

    Transfer from Southern Indiana

    -0.27 impact · 4.4 pts · 2.1 reb · 2.5 ast

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  • Caleb Thomas

    Lehigh · G · Sophomore

    71%match

    Returning

    -0.32 impact · 4.7 pts · 1.3 reb · 2 ast

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  • Isaiah Mbeng

    Elon · G · Junior

    71%match

    Transfer from East Carolina

    -0.37 impact · 4.5 pts · 2.2 reb · 2.6 ast

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  • Caleb Crawford

    Maine · G · Junior

    70%match

    Returning

    -0.35 impact · 4.4 pts · 1.1 reb · 1.8 ast

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  • Delyle Williams

    Jackson State · G · Senior

    68%match

    Returning

    -0.31 impact · 2.9 pts · 2.4 reb · 1.3 ast

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Western Illinois teammates

Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).