
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Malick Kordel
Minnesota · Center · Senior · 7-2 · #4
Transfer from Michigan
- #61 center in the country
- #404 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected bench piece (about 13 minutes a game) at Minnesota: a bigger role than he had at Michigan (4.1 min).
- Projected minutes
- 13
- Spot in the rotation
- #9
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 Michigan: 14 games, 0 starts, 4.1 minutes a game.
- Points per game1.21st
- Rebounds per game1.51st
- Assists per game0.12nd
- Steals per game0.15th
- Blocks per game0.412th
- Turnovers per game0.199th
- Field goal %57.1%(8-14)47th
- 3-point %0.0%(0-1)28th
- Free throw %20.0%(1-5)1st
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate14.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating110.934th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating82.499th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %52.5%6th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %57.1%36th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.0071st
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %28.6%10th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate35.7%21st
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.20793rd
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.
Minnesota teammates
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson#309 · F · Returning
Grayson Grove#561 · F · Returning
Bobby Durkin#635 · F · Returning
Isaac Asuma#790 · G · Returning
Nolan Groves#1173 · G · Transfer from Texas Tech
Kyan Evans#1785 · G · Transfer from North Carolina
Malachi Palmer#1799 · G · Transfer from Villanova
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).