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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Zach Kraft

North Dakota · Guard · Senior · 6-3 · #1

Returning

#2666Overall
-0.18Projected impact
  • #1442 guard in the country
  • #1851 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 23 minutes a game) at North Dakota, as a floor spacer. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
23
Spot in the rotation
#1

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 North Dakota: 33 games, 25 starts, 24.5 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game8.043rdMM #420
  • Rebounds per game2.231stMM #524
  • Assists per game0.56thMM #772
  • Steals per game0.848thMM #371
  • Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
  • Turnovers per game0.592ndMM #52
  • Field goal %42.3%(85-201)54thMM #366
  • 3-point %39.2%(69-176)85thMM #126
  • Free throw %80.0%(24-30)66thMM #248

Last season: advanced

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

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate14.2%style

    Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor

  • Offensive rating126.794thMM #34

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating114.520thMM #651

    Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)

  • True shooting %61.4%90thMM #78

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %59.5%94thMM #40

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.0725thMM #605

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %23.9%60thMM #350

    Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor

  • Free-throw rate14.9%9thMM #763

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.09950thMM #342

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Zach Kraft

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

  • Melo Sanchez

    South Dakota · G · Senior

    77%match

    Transfer from Central Connecticut

    -0.23 impact · 9.4 pts · 2.1 reb · 0.8 ast

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  • Jackson Holt

    Eastern Kentucky · G · Senior

    73%match

    Returning

    -0.11 impact · 7.2 pts · 2 reb · 1.3 ast

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  • Chris Arias

    Wofford · G · Junior

    72%match

    Transfer from Jacksonville

    -0.15 impact · 7.3 pts · 2.3 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Guzman Vasilic

    Cal Poly · G · Junior

    71%match

    Returning

    -0.17 impact · 7.5 pts · 2.4 reb · 1.1 ast

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  • Malachi Palmer

    Minnesota · G · Senior

    70%match

    Transfer from Villanova

    -0.03 impact · 4.6 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.6 ast

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  • David Thomas

    Georgia State · G · Senior

    70%match

    Transfer from Richmond

    -0.18 impact · 4.2 pts · 1.1 reb · 0.5 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).