College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Will Shortt
Northern Kentucky · Forward · Junior · 6-8 · #7
Transfer from Niagara
- #958 forward in the country
- #1203 in the transfer portal
- #1588 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 16 minutes a game) at Northern Kentucky: a role like the one he had at Niagara (19.5 min).
- Projected minutes
- 16
- 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 Niagara: 30 games, 25 starts, 19.5 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game6.540thMM #237
- Rebounds per game4.450thMM #188
- Assists per game0.625thMM #304
- Steals per game0.26thMM #410
- Blocks per game0.980thMM #68
- Turnovers per game0.962ndMM #177
- Field goal %60.5%(89-147)88thMM #52
- 3-point %0.0%(0-2)10thMM #378
- Free throw %43.6%(17-39)5thMM #440
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate18.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating110.138thMM #245
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating112.023rdMM #338
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %59.4%63rdMM #137
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %60.5%82ndMM #77
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.7030thMM #303
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %40.6%80thMM #102
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate26.5%23rdMM #347
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.08228thMM #301
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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-0.11 impact · 4.4 pts · 4 reb · 0.5 ast
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-0.01 impact · 4.3 pts · 4.8 reb · 0.4 ast
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-0.14 impact · 3.9 pts · 3.7 reb · 0 ast
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-0.11 impact · 3.1 pts · 3.9 reb · 0.3 ast
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+0.04 impact · 3.8 pts · 2.7 reb · 0.5 ast
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-0.07 impact · 6.1 pts · 2.9 reb · 0.4 ast
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Northern Kentucky teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).