Pulled out from kenpom KJ's performance v Tier A+B opponents
| Season (Games) | %Min | %Poss | %Shots | eFG% | AstRate | DReb% | TORate | Stl% | FC/40 | FD/40 | FT | 2FG | 3FG |
| '25 (22) | 40.4 | 21.0 | 21.7 | 49.6 | 22.5 | 7.7 | 18.3 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 22-28 (78.6%) | 27-56 (48.2%) | 23-68 (33.8%) |
| '26 (6) | 37.9 | 12.6 | 16.4 | 47.6 | 10.6 | 7.4 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 7-7 (100%) | 1-4 (25%) | 6/17 (35.3%) |
He's playing slightly lesser minutes, and he's getting fewer shots up. His profile this year reflects his deployment as off-ball (i.e. set up in the corner or weakside for kickout 3), rather than the on-ball creator role he was drafted into after Jalen Leach went down. His %Poss is nearly cut in half, and as a result he isn't making assists (nor is he vulnerable to turnovers). Defensively, the few metrics kenpom tracks he's been pretty stable - DReb% and Stl%; and he's not fouling at the same rate. Unsure if that lack of fouling speaks to his maturity as a defender, or perhaps not being physical enough to draw fouls.
To his credit, with fewer takes, he's been close to the same level of eFG - and his overall 3FG accuracy of 35.7% is better than the team's 3FG of 33.3%.
In sum, the variance in his stats this year reflect more of his role deployment, so that's why I also have this sense of unsure if he's regressed or improved. (Conversely, Ciaravino is performing pretty much the same role of "energy guy" - he's only involved in 13.4%Poss and 14.9%Shots vs. Tier A+B this year, but he's playing 2x as many minutes and has improved in eFG, DReb%, AstRate, TORate, FC/40 and 2FG, so that affirms the sense of linear growth for him.)
