College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Caden Diggs
Troy · Forward · Junior · 6-8 · #11
Transfer from UMBC
- #580 forward in the country
- #794 in the transfer portal
- #763 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at Troy, as a secondary scorer: a role like the one he had at UMBC (22.8 min).
- Projected minutes
- 19
- Spot in the rotation
- #3
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 UMBC: 32 games, 2 starts, 22.8 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game10.068thMM #110
- Rebounds per game3.839thMM #245
- Assists per game0.948thMM #186
- Steals per game0.654thMM #168
- Blocks per game0.440thMM #230
- Turnovers per game1.335thMM #314
- Field goal %48.2%(122-253)44thMM #234
- 3-point %35.6%(26-73)74thMM #99
- Free throw %75.8%(50-66)76thMM #95
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 rate23.8%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating107.731stMM #270
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating99.789thMM #46
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %56.7%42ndMM #234
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %53.4%43rdMM #233
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.7131stMM #295
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %19.2%6thMM #428
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate26.1%22ndMM #352
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.13771stMM #96
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Caden Diggs
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+0.10 impact · 12.6 pts · 4.5 reb · 1 ast
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+0.32 impact · 10.5 pts · 2.7 reb · 0.7 ast
CompareReturning
+0.01 impact · 5 pts · 2.1 reb · 0.6 ast
CompareReturning
-0.02 impact · 12 pts · 4.1 reb · 1.6 ast
CompareTransfer from Idaho
+0.21 impact · 13.5 pts · 4.7 reb · 1.3 ast
CompareTransfer from Hawai'i
+0.17 impact · 9.2 pts · 3.6 reb · 0.8 ast
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- Kerrington Kiel#1226 · F · Returning
- Mobi Ikegwuruka#1518 · F · Transfer from Kansas State
- Sam Walters#2258 · F · Transfer from SMU
- Hikaru Awata#2841 · G · Returning
- Robert Davis Jr.#3105 · G · Transfer from Old Dominion
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).