
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Caleb Sanders
Tennessee Tech · Forward · Sophomore · 6-6 · #11
Transfer from South Florida
- #288 forward in the country
- #377 in the transfer portal
- #238 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 14 minutes a game) at Tennessee Tech: a bigger role than he had at South Florida (8.2 min).
- Projected minutes
- 14
- Spot in the rotation
- #7
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 South Florida: 10 games, 2 starts, 8.2 minutes a game.
- Points per game3.18th
- Rebounds per game1.62nd
- Assists per game0.840th
- Steals per game0.315th
- Blocks per game0.01st
- Turnovers per game0.495th
- Field goal %44.4%(8-18)27th
- 3-point %33.3%(3-9)63rd
- Free throw %66.7%(12-18)47th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate16.1%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating126.991st
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating103.971st
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %59.8%65th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %52.8%40th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.0096th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %37.5%68th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate100.0%99th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.14677th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.
Tennessee Tech teammates
Dane Christensen#1392 · F · Transfer from UT Rio Grande Valley
Mekhi Turner#1513 · F · Returning
Trent Mosquera#1757 · G · Transfer from Le Moyne
Caleb Hollenbeck#1806 · G · Transfer from Marshall
Cbo Newton#2360 · G · Transfer from Abilene Christian
Davante Hackett#2526 · G · Transfer from Stonehill
Ty Owens#2945 · G · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).