College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Amier Ali

California · Forward · Junior · 6-8 · #14

Transfer from Mississippi State

#1214Overall

+0.13Projected impact

#508 forward in the country
#688 in the transfer portal

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 13 minutes a game) at California, as a secondary scorer: a bigger role than he had at Mississippi State (7.2 min).

Projected minutes: 13
Spot in the rotation: #7

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 Mississippi State: 12 games, 0 starts, 7.2 minutes a game.

Points per game3.28th
Rebounds per game1.72nd
Assists per game0.23rd
Steals per game0.26th
Blocks per game0.01st
Turnovers per game0.199th
Field goal %34.2%(13-38)2nd
3-point %30.8%(8-26)53rd
Free throw %57.1%(4-7)20th

Last season: advanced

Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.

Usage rate23.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating105.423rd
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating117.46th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %46.3%4th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %44.7%6th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover2.0096th
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %25.0%18th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate18.4%9th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.0469th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

California teammates

Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).