College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Cal Liston
VMI · Forward · Junior · 6-5 · #0
Returning
- #1156 forward in the country
- #2246 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 22 minutes a game) at VMI. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 22
- Spot in the rotation
- #2
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 VMI: 32 games, 24 starts, 23 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game5.329thMM #298
- Rebounds per game3.226thMM #314
- Assists per game1.055thMM #160
- Steals per game0.542ndMM #210
- Blocks per game0.216thMM #339
- Turnovers per game0.779thMM #95
- Field goal %37.5%(57-152)4thMM #441
- 3-point %33.3%(39-117)63rdMM #143
- Free throw %72.0%(18-25)65thMM #152
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 rate12.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating106.226thMM #297
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating119.63rdMM #450
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %52.5%20thMM #346
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %50.3%26thMM #317
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.3581stMM #73
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %26.7%23rdMM #339
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate16.4%6thMM #429
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.0274thMM #439
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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-0.08 impact · 4.2 pts · 1.4 reb · 0.9 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).