College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Cade Norris
Samford · Guard · Junior · 6-4 · #5
Returning
- #502 guard in the country
- #451 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 29 minutes a game) at Samford, as a floor spacer. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 29
- Spot in the rotation
- #1
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 Samford: 32 games, 31 starts, 30.7 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game8.950thMM #364
- Rebounds per game4.687thMM #88
- Assists per game2.162ndMM #266
- Steals per game0.629thMM #532
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game0.877thMM #176
- Field goal %45.3%(92-203)73rdMM #208
- 3-point %40.4%(44-109)90thMM #81
- Free throw %76.3%(58-76)49thMM #387
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate13.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating124.290thMM #66
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating111.041stMM #482
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %60.5%87thMM #105
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %56.2%86thMM #114
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.4491stMM #58
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %23.0%56thMM #384
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate37.4%69thMM #263
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.11059thMM #267
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Cade Norris
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+0.12 impact · 6.8 pts · 3.3 reb · 2.4 ast
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+0.36 impact · 4.6 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.1 ast
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+0.22 impact · 6 pts · 1.5 reb · 2.1 ast
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+0.10 impact · 7 pts · 4.7 reb · 1.5 ast
CompareTransfer from UT Rio Grande Valley
+0.33 impact · 7.5 pts · 3.2 reb · 1.5 ast
CompareTransfer from Colgate
+0.06 impact · 9.4 pts · 3.1 reb · 2.6 ast
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Samford teammates
Cooper Noard#278 · G · Transfer from Cornell- Caleb Harrison#1450 · F · Returning
- Corey Brown#1686 · G · Returning
- Braeden MacVicar#1976 · F · Transfer from Coastal Carolina
- Judson Bjornstad#2040 · F · Returning
- Zach Lamey#2070 · G · Returning
- Will Shaver#2096 · C · Returning
- Ty Davis#2186 · G · Transfer from Creighton
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).