College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Cale Jacobsen
Nebraska · Guard · Senior · 6-4 · #31
Returning
- #237 guard in the country
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at Nebraska. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 20
- Spot in the rotation
- #4
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 Nebraska: 35 games, 1 starts, 19.7 minutes a game.
- Points per game4.616th
- Rebounds per game2.952nd
- Assists per game1.335th
- Steals per game1.065th
- Blocks per game0.379th
- Turnovers per game0.687th
- Field goal %52.1%(61-117)96th
- 3-point %36.6%(15-41)69th
- Free throw %59.5%(25-42)7th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate12.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating117.274th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating97.597th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %59.8%84th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %58.5%92nd
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.0982nd
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %17.8%34th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate35.9%65th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.13376th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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Nebraska teammates
Pryce Sandfort#13 · F · Returning- Trevan Leonhardt#110 · G · Transfer from Utah Valley
- Sam Orme#114 · F · Transfer from Belmont
- Braden Frager#126 · F · Returning
- Damon Wilkinson#298 · F · Transfer from South Dakota State
- Boden Kapke#864 · F · Transfer from Boston College
- Taj DeGourville#878 · G · Transfer from San Diego State
- Leo Curtis#1408 · F · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).