College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Cade Pendleton

UC San Diego · Forward · Senior · 6-10 · #4

Returning

#1283Overall

+0.11Projected impact

#535 forward in the country
#664 mid-major player

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected bench piece (about 8 minutes a game) at UC San Diego. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes: 8
Spot in the rotation: #12

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 UC San Diego: 19 games, 1 starts, 7.7 minutes a game.

Points per game2.11st
Rebounds per game1.51st
Assists per game0.625th
Steals per game0.11st
Blocks per game0.216th
Turnovers per game0.199th
Field goal %30.4%(14-46)1st
3-point %27.0%(10-37)39th
Free throw %66.7%(2-3)47th

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate16.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating106.728th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating102.777th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %42.3%1st
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %41.3%2nd
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover11.0099th
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %27.6%27th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate6.5%1st
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.10950th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

UC San Diego teammates

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