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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Ali Assran

Cal Poly · Forward · Sophomore · 6-9 · #7

Returning

#1910Overall
-0.05Projected impact
  • #781 forward in the country
  • #1177 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 14 minutes a game) at Cal Poly. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
14
Spot in the rotation
#5

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 Cal Poly: 31 games, 5 starts, 12.7 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game3.511thMM #398
  • Rebounds per game3.430thMM #291
  • Assists per game0.733rdMM #263
  • Steals per game0.428thMM #285
  • Blocks per game0.661stMM #137
  • Turnovers per game1.240thMM #291
  • Field goal %43.2%(38-88)22ndMM #345
  • 3-point %21.4%(6-28)29thMM #323
  • Free throw %59.6%(28-47)25thMM #330

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 rate17.1%style

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

  • Offensive rating92.14thMM #441

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating109.536thMM #284

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

  • True shooting %50.6%12thMM #392

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %46.6%11thMM #396

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.6122ndMM #342

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %38.5%71stMM #140

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

  • Free-throw rate53.4%79thMM #96

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.0304thMM #436

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Ali Assran

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

  • Caedin Hamilton

    Marquette · F · Junior

    76%match

    Returning

    +0.03 impact · 2.9 pts · 2.9 reb · 0.6 ast

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  • Riley Jacobs

    UMBC · F · Sophomore

    75%match

    Returning

    +0.09 impact · 4.3 pts · 3.8 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Carter Hopoi

    Valparaiso · F · Sophomore

    75%match

    Returning

    -0.02 impact · 3.8 pts · 2.4 reb · 0.6 ast

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  • Daniel Thomas

    UNC Asheville · F · Sophomore

    73%match

    Returning

    -0.10 impact · 2.8 pts · 4.9 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Victor Okojie

    UMass Lowell · F · Sophomore

    72%match

    Returning

    -0.11 impact · 5 pts · 4.8 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Kaden Stuckey

    Le Moyne · F · Junior

    72%match

    Transfer from VMI

    -0.29 impact · 4.4 pts · 4.9 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).