College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Malachi Palmer
Minnesota · Guard · Senior · 6-6 · #7
Transfer from Villanova
- #913 guard in the country
- #986 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at Minnesota: a role like the one he had at Villanova (18.3 min).
- Projected minutes
- 20
- 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 Villanova: 33 games, 4 starts, 18.3 minutes a game.
- Points per game4.616th
- Rebounds per game1.716th
- Assists per game0.68th
- Steals per game0.629th
- Blocks per game0.138th
- Turnovers per game0.592nd
- Field goal %46.6%(54-116)82nd
- 3-point %35.9%(28-78)64th
- Free throw %76.2%(16-21)49th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate12.3%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating118.577th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating109.650th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %60.7%87th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %58.6%92nd
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.1128th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %32.1%85th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate18.1%16th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.09346th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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Minnesota teammates
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- Bobby Durkin#635 · F · Returning
- Malick Kordel#726 · C · Transfer from Michigan
- Isaac Asuma#790 · G · Returning
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- Kyan Evans#1785 · G · Transfer from North Carolina
- Winters Grady#1888 · G · Transfer from Michigan
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).