KJ Buffen College Stats (2019–2023)
Mississippi · UAB · CUSA · 2019–2023 · Wing F · 6'8" · 5 seasons
KJ Buffen's full NCAA Division I men's college basketball career — 9.1 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 1.3 APG across 162 games at Mississippi · UAB from 2019 to 2023. Season-by-season box score stats, shooting splits, and advanced metrics (TS%, USG%, BPM, ORtg, DRtg), plus the game log from his most recent season; the interactive profile adds shot charts and on/off splits.
He played high school basketball at Gainesville in Gainesville, GA and arrived as a 3-star recruit ranked No. 230 nationally in the class of 2018.
Career stats by season
| Season | Team | Class | G | MIN% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3P% | 2P% | FT% | eFG% | TS% | USG% | TO% | ORtg | DRtg | BPM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mississippi | Fr | 33 | 52.1 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 69.0 | 48.6 | 53.8 | 18.7 | 24.8 | 98.5 | 96.0 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | Mississippi | So | 32 | 71.6 | 10.1 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 23.8 | 52.9 | 67.9 | 51.4 | 55.0 | 19.5 | 16.1 | 106.3 | 91.9 | 4.4 |
| 2021 | Mississippi | Jr | 26 | 52.6 | 8.4 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 38.9 | 51.1 | 68.4 | 51.9 | 55.7 | 20.7 | 19.3 | 107.3 | 89.9 | 4.2 |
| 2022 | UAB | Jr | 33 | 68.2 | 10.0 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 30.8 | 52.6 | 76.7 | 52.3 | 57.1 | 19.2 | 18.0 | 111.5 | 96.4 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | UAB | Sr | 38 | 71.0 | 10.6 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 33.9 | 50.2 | 74.2 | 50.3 | 54.9 | 19.4 | 17.6 | 110.7 | 96.4 | 3.1 |
| Career | 2 teams | 162 | 63.7 | 9.1 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 30.3 | 51.3 | 71.5 | 50.8 | 55.3 | 19.4 | 19.1 | 107.0 | 94.4 | 2.6 |
2022–23 game log — UAB (39 games)
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2022 | vs Alabama St. | W 111–70 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Nov 11, 2022 | @ Toledo | L 85–93 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4-8 | 0-1 |
| Nov 16, 2022 | vs Presbyterian | W 92–61 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-1 |
| Nov 21, 2022 | @ South Florida | W 80–65 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-1 |
| Nov 22, 2022 | vs Georgia | W 87–73 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-1 |
| Nov 26, 2022 | vs Opponent | W 110–53 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | vs Jacksonville | W 80–61 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-2 |
| Dec 4, 2022 | vs South Alabama | W 76–68 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 |
| Dec 10, 2022 | @ West Virginia | L 70–81 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 |
| Dec 14, 2022 | vs South Carolina | W 84–70 | 34 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10-15 | 1-2 |
| Dec 18, 2022 | vs Southern | W 92–66 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-1 |
| Dec 22, 2022 | vs Charlotte | W 76–68 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Dec 29, 2022 | vs UTEP | W 79–73 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-2 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | vs UTSA | W 90–67 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5-7 | 1-2 |
| Jan 5, 2023 | @ Florida Atlantic | L 86–88 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Jan 7, 2023 | @ FIU | L 87–90 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-1 |
| Jan 11, 2023 | vs Western Kentucky | L 78–80 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-2 |
| Jan 14, 2023 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 81–74 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jan 16, 2023 | @ Middle Tennessee | L 73–74 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 2-2 |
| Jan 21, 2023 | vs North Texas | L 52–63 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| Jan 26, 2023 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 65–59 | 36 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-10 | 0-2 |
| Jan 28, 2023 | @ Rice | W 70–52 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8-16 | 2-3 |
| Feb 2, 2023 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 86–77 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Feb 4, 2023 | vs FIU | W 76–72 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4-11 | 0-1 |
| Feb 9, 2023 | @ North Texas | L 79–82 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-1 |
| Feb 11, 2023 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 92–69 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-1 |
| Feb 16, 2023 | @ UTEP | W 79–66 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-2 |
| Feb 18, 2023 | @ UTSA | W 83–78 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 2-3 |
| Feb 23, 2023 | vs Rice | W 85–57 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 2-4 |
| Feb 25, 2023 | @ Western Kentucky | W 72–60 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-3 |
| Mar 4, 2023 | @ Charlotte | W 93–91 | 40 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-2 |
| Mar 9, 2023 | vs Rice | W 87–60 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6-9 | 2-3 |
| Mar 10, 2023 | @ North Texas | W 76–69 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-2 |
| Mar 11, 2023 | @ Florida Atlantic | L 56–78 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-2 |
| Mar 14, 2023 | vs Southern Miss | W 88–60 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11-21 | 1-4 |
| Mar 19, 2023 | vs Morehead St. | W 77–59 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-1 |
| Mar 22, 2023 | @ Vanderbilt | W 67–59 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-10 | 1-2 |
| Mar 28, 2023 | vs Utah Valley | W 88–86 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-1 |
| Mar 30, 2023 | @ North Texas | L 61–68 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 2-3 |
2023 UAB teammates
Eric Gaines (11.5 PPG) · Jordan Walker (22.4 PPG) · Trey Jemison (9.1 PPG) · Ty Brewer (7.8 PPG) · Ledarrius Brewer (6.7 PPG) · Tavin Lovan (5.0 PPG) · Javian Davis (6.1 PPG) · Tony Toney (3.4 PPG)
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