
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Ali Assran
Cal Poly · Forward · Sophomore · 6-9 · #7
Returning
- #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
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The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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+0.03 impact · 2.9 pts · 2.9 reb · 0.6 ast
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+0.09 impact · 4.3 pts · 3.8 reb · 0.7 ast
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-0.02 impact · 3.8 pts · 2.4 reb · 0.6 ast
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-0.10 impact · 2.8 pts · 4.9 reb · 0.4 ast
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-0.11 impact · 5 pts · 4.8 reb · 0.7 ast
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-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).