College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Nolan Groves

Minnesota · Guard · Sophomore · 6-5 · #10

Transfer from Texas Tech

#1173Overall

+0.15Projected impact

#592 guard in the country
#668 in the transfer portal

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 14 minutes a game) at Minnesota: a bigger role than he had at Texas Tech (5.8 min).

Projected minutes: 14
Spot in the rotation: #7

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 Texas Tech: 23 games, 2 starts, 5.8 minutes a game.

Points per game0.91st
Rebounds per game1.25th
Assists per game0.21st
Steals per game0.35th
Blocks per game0.011th
Turnovers per game0.099th
Field goal %23.8%(5-21)1st
3-point %23.5%(4-17)8th
Free throw %58.3%(7-12)6th

Last season: advanced

Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.

Usage rate10.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating112.759th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating104.779th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %40.0%1st
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %33.3%1st
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover5.0099th
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %40.7%97th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate57.1%94th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.09043rd
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

Minnesota teammates

Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).