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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Nik Khamenia

UConn · Forward · Sophomore · 6-8 · #4

Transfer from Duke

#417Overall
+0.71Projected impact
  • #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

Players like Nik Khamenia

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

  • Jordan Scott

    Michigan State · F · Sophomore

    75%match

    Returning

    +0.57 impact · 5.8 pts · 3.1 reb · 1.2 ast

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  • Jaylin Stewart

    SMU · F · Senior

    74%match

    Transfer from UConn

    +0.39 impact · 4.2 pts · 2.6 reb · 1.1 ast

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  • Braden Hausen

    High Point · F · Junior

    73%match

    Returning

    +0.39 impact · 6.7 pts · 2.9 reb · 1.2 ast

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  • Jamie Kaiser Jr.

    Richmond · F · Senior

    73%match

    Transfer from Butler

    +0.48 impact · 9.5 pts · 4.3 reb · 1 ast

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  • Khani Rooths

    Oklahoma · F · Junior

    72%match

    Transfer from Louisville

    +0.87 impact · 5.3 pts · 4.3 reb · 1 ast

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  • Jaiun Simon

    Dayton · F · Senior

    72%match

    Returning

    +0.48 impact · 5.5 pts · 3.3 reb · 1.2 ast

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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).