College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Na'jai Hines
UConn · Center · Sophomore · 6-11 · #9
Transfer from Seton Hall
- #22 center in the country
- #71 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 17 minutes a game) at UConn, as a rim protector: a role like the one he had at Seton Hall (17.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 17
- Spot in the rotation
- #6
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 Seton Hall: 31 games, 0 starts, 17.9 minutes a game.
- Points per game6.548th
- Rebounds per game5.562nd
- Assists per game0.645th
- Steals per game0.445th
- Blocks per game2.295th
- Turnovers per game0.866th
- Field goal %60.2%(80-133)64th
- 3-point %0.0%(0-0)28th
- Free throw %69.0%(40-58)68th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate16.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating123.777th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating95.792nd
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %63.1%60th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %60.2%59th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.7252nd
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %44.1%82nd
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate43.6%37th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.19490th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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UConn teammates
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- Colben Landrew#419 · F · Freshman · #27 recruit
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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).