Kai Spears
Team: Marshall Thundering Herd
Position: G
Career Averages
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 14 regular season, 34 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
| GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 30.2% | 23.1% | 86.2% |
Plus/minus sample — 2025-2026: 11 games, 46.0 minutes, 223.5 possessions. Other models may cover a different set of games.
Advanced Stats
Legacy model artifacts; separate from the counting cohort. Model output season: 2025-2026. Plus/minus scope: 11 games.
| RAPM | Rank | Minutes | Possessions | Model PM | Model PM/G | Model PM/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1.78 | 3408 | 46 | 223 | +3 | +0.3 | +2.6 |
RAPM = Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus (points per 100 possessions above average)
Model Outputs — 2025-2026
CatalogOutput is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.
| Model | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RAPM Overall RAPM Overall Single-parameter regularized adjusted plus-minus estimate. More → | -1.78 (#3408) | SE 3.65 | Poss 224 |
| RAPM Off/Def RAPM Off/Def Simultaneous offensive and defensive RAPM decomposition. More → | -1.78 (#3408) | Off -0.66 | Def -1.12 |
| Plus/Minus Rate Plus/Minus Rate Raw plus/minus rate baseline per 100 possessions. More → | +1.34 (#1841) | PM/G +0.3 | PM/40 +2.6 |
| Points For Elo Points For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team scoring rate. More → | +0.33 (#2080) | Pts For +0.33 | Prevent +0.10 | Net +0.43 | Min 52 |
| Points Prevention Elo Points Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's scoring rate. More → | +0.10 (#3370) | Pts For +0.33 | Prevent +0.10 | Net +0.43 | Min 52 |
| Points Net Elo Points Net Elo Net point-differential event Elo from points created plus points prevented. More → | +0.43 (#2532) | Pts For +0.33 | Prevent +0.10 | Net +0.43 | Min 52 |
| Rebounds For Elo Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to team rebound rate. More → | +0.15 (#2036) | Reb For +0.15 | Prevent +0.07 | Net +0.22 | Min 52 |
| Rebound Prevention Elo Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's rebound rate. More → | +0.07 (#3290) | Reb For +0.15 | Prevent +0.07 | Net +0.22 | Min 52 |
| Offensive Rebounds For Elo Offensive Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to own-team offensive rebounds. More → | +0.11 (#2559) | OReb For +0.11 | Prevent -0.04 | Net +0.07 | Min 52 |
| Offensive Rebound Prevention Elo Offensive Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for preventing opponent offensive rebounds. More → | -0.04 (#3379) | OReb For +0.11 | Prevent -0.04 | Net +0.07 | Min 52 |
| Offensive Rebound Net Elo Offensive Rebound Net Elo superseded Net offensive-rebound event Elo from second chances created plus denied. More → | +0.07 (#1748) | OReb For +0.11 | Prevent -0.04 | Net +0.07 | Min 52 |
| Defensive Rebounds For Elo Defensive Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to own-team defensive rebounds. More → | +0.23 (#2883) | DReb For +0.23 | Prevent -0.07 | Net +0.15 | Min 52 |
| Defensive Rebound Prevention Elo Defensive Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for suppressing opponent defensive rebounds. More → | -0.07 (#3148) | DReb For +0.23 | Prevent -0.07 | Net +0.15 | Min 52 |
| Defensive Rebound Net Elo Defensive Rebound Net Elo superseded Net defensive-rebound event Elo from defensive boards created plus denied. More → | +0.15 (#1548) | DReb For +0.23 | Prevent -0.07 | Net +0.15 | Min 52 |
| Rebound Margin Elo Rebound Margin Elo superseded Net rebound-margin event Elo from rebounds created plus rebounds prevented. More → | +0.22 (#2544) | Reb For +0.15 | Prevent +0.07 | Net +0.22 | Min 52 |
| Assists For Elo Assists For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team assist rate. More → | +0.12 (#1799) | Ast For +0.12 | Prevent +0.06 | Net +0.19 | Min 52 |
| Assist Prevention Elo Assist Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's assist rate. More → | +0.06 (#3170) | Ast For +0.12 | Prevent +0.06 | Net +0.19 | Min 52 |
| Assists Net Elo Assists Net Elo Net assist event Elo from assisted creation plus assisted-shot prevention. More → | +0.19 (#2192) | Ast For +0.12 | Prevent +0.06 | Net +0.19 | Min 52 |
| Threes For Elo Threes For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team made-threes rate. More → | +0.09 (#1822) | 3PM For +0.09 | Prevent +0.00 | Net +0.10 | Min 52 |
| Three Prevention Elo Three Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's made-threes rate. More → | +0.00 (#3635) | 3PM For +0.09 | Prevent +0.00 | Net +0.10 | Min 52 |
| Threes Net Elo Threes Net Elo Net made-three event Elo from threes created plus threes prevented. More → | +0.10 (#2308) | 3PM For +0.09 | Prevent +0.00 | Net +0.10 | Min 52 |
| Stocks For Elo Stocks For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team steals-plus-blocks rate. More → | +0.09 (#1963) | Stocks For +0.09 | Prevent +0.05 | Net +0.14 | Min 52 |
| Stocks Prevention Elo Stocks Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent stocks. More → | +0.05 (#2793) | Stocks For +0.09 | Prevent +0.05 | Net +0.14 | Min 52 |
| Stocks Net Elo Stocks Net Elo Net stocks event Elo from stocks created plus stocks denied. More → | +0.14 (#1994) | Stocks For +0.09 | Prevent +0.05 | Net +0.14 | Min 52 |
| Ball Security Elo Ball Security Elo Online player rating for keeping own-team turnovers down. More → | +0.04 (#2786) | TOV For +0.04 | Prevent +0.01 | Net +0.05 | Min 52 |
| Turnover Force Elo Turnover Force Elo Online player rating for forcing opponent turnovers. More → | +0.01 (#2778) | TOV For +0.04 | Prevent +0.01 | Net +0.05 | Min 52 |
| Turnover Margin Elo Turnover Margin Elo Net turnover event Elo from ball security plus turnover force. More → | +0.05 (#2624) | TOV For +0.04 | Prevent +0.01 | Net +0.05 | Min 52 |
Shot Chart — 2025-2026
5/16 FG (31.2%), 10 points from the field · ESPN shot locations · compared with the 2025-2026 league average
| Zone | FGM | FGA | FG% | League FG% | +/- | % of FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 64.5 | -14.5 | 25.0 |
| Paint (non-RA) | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 45.2 | -11.9 | 56.2 |
| Mid-range left | 0 | 0 | - | 36.6 | - | 0.0 |
| Mid-range center | 0 | 0 | - | 38.6 | - | 0.0 |
| Mid-range right | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 37.4 | -37.4 | 6.2 |
| Left corner 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 36.5 | - | 0.0 |
| Right corner 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 36.9 | - | 0.0 |
| Above-break 3 left | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 34.1 | -34.1 | 6.2 |
| Above-break 3 center | 0 | 0 | - | 32.8 | - | 0.0 |
| Above-break 3 right | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 33.6 | -33.6 | 6.2 |
Career Stats
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 14 regular season, 34 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals. Other career leagues are available through the league links above.
| Season | League | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | NCAAM | Marshall Thundering Herd | 15 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 31.2% | 0.0% | 88.9% | 45.1 | 31.2 |
| 2024-2025 | NCAAM | Marshall Thundering Herd | 22 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 27.3% | 22.2% | 75.0% | 42.2 | 31.8 |
| 2023-2024 | NCAAM | Alabama | 11 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 40.0% | 50.0% | 100.0% | 76.3 | 50.0 |
Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG
Game Log — 2025-2026
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 14 regular season, 34 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
The latest season's 15 of 48 career games; each season's games are under its link above.
| Date | Vs/At | Opponent | Result | Score | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-08 | vs | Georgia Southern Eag | L | 78-82 | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | - |
| 2026-02-24 | vs | Old Dominion Monarch | W | 97-88 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -1.8 |
| 2026-02-21 | @ | Coastal Carolina Cha | L | 75-79 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| 2026-02-14 | @ | Georgia Southern Eag | L | 87-101 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | - |
| 2026-02-11 | @ | Old Dominion Monarch | W | 81-79 | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | -3.0 |
| 2026-02-07 | vs | Miami (OH) RedHawks | L | 74-90 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | -2.5 |
| 2026-01-28 | @ | Texas State Bobcats | L | 68-72 | 9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6.0 | +11.5 |
| 2026-01-22 | vs | UL Monroe Warhawks | W | 115-60 | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.0 | - |
| 2026-01-17 | vs | James Madison Dukes | W | 77-72 | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | -4.0 |
| 2026-01-14 | vs | Coastal Carolina Cha | L | 83-85 | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | -0.5 |
| 2025-12-23 | vs | WVU Tech Golden Bear | W | 102-52 | 11 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | - |
| 2025-12-13 | vs | Wright State Raiders | W | 76-74 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.0 | - |
| 2025-12-10 | vs | Western Kentucky Hil | W | 77-61 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2025-11-26 | vs | Lipscomb Bisons | L | 67-90 | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14.0 | - |
| 2025-11-15 | @ | Virginia Cavaliers | L | 78-104 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | - |