
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Nik Khamenia
UConn · Forward · Sophomore · 6-8 · #4
Transfer from Duke
- #167 forward in the country
- #222 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 21 minutes a game) at UConn: a role like the one he had at Duke (19.7 min).
- Projected minutes
- 21
- Spot in the rotation
- #4
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 Duke: 38 games, 5 starts, 19.7 minutes a game.
- Points per game5.733rd
- Rebounds per game3.328th
- Assists per game1.055th
- Steals per game0.654th
- Blocks per game0.16th
- Turnovers per game0.871st
- Field goal %44.4%(75-169)27th
- 3-point %34.0%(35-103)67th
- Free throw %67.3%(33-49)49th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate15.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating118.972nd
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating98.392nd
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %57.2%46th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %54.7%52nd
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.3481st
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %28.2%30th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate29.0%28th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.14476th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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+0.57 impact · 5.8 pts · 3.1 reb · 1.2 ast
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+0.39 impact · 4.2 pts · 2.6 reb · 1.1 ast
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+0.39 impact · 6.7 pts · 2.9 reb · 1.2 ast
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+0.48 impact · 9.5 pts · 4.3 reb · 1 ast
CompareTransfer from Louisville
+0.87 impact · 5.3 pts · 4.3 reb · 1 ast
CompareReturning
+0.48 impact · 5.5 pts · 3.3 reb · 1.2 ast
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Oskar Giltay#564 · C · Transfer from Stanford
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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).