College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Caleb Smith
Cal State Northridge · Guard · Senior · 6-5 · #1
Transfer from Rider
- #1736 guard in the country
- #1504 in the transfer portal
- #2219 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 17 minutes a game) at Cal State Northridge: a smaller role than he had at Rider (29.8 min).
- Projected minutes
- 17
- 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 Rider: 29 games, 25 starts, 29.8 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game7.237thMM #470
- Rebounds per game7.199thMM #5
- Assists per game1.439thMM #459
- Steals per game1.171stMM #177
- Blocks per game0.263rdMM #212
- Turnovers per game1.159thMM #352
- Field goal %39.2%(67-171)29thMM #571
- 3-point %23.1%(6-26)7thMM #766
- Free throw %66.7%(70-105)18thMM #660
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate14.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating104.230thMM #537
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating113.525thMM #617
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %48.3%13thMM #711
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %40.9%6thMM #780
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.2437thMM #505
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %35.9%92ndMM #81
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate61.4%96thMM #36
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.05620thMM #642
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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-0.38 impact · 8.7 pts · 4.1 reb · 0.5 ast
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-0.31 impact · 2.9 pts · 2.4 reb · 1.3 ast
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-0.24 impact · 13.9 pts · 4.6 reb · 1.3 ast
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-0.34 impact · 6.6 pts · 2.8 reb · 1.1 ast
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-0.14 impact · 5.5 pts · 2.8 reb · 1 ast
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-0.33 impact · 5.6 pts · 3.5 reb · 2.3 ast
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Cal State Northridge teammates
Josiah Davis#634 · G · Returning- Emmanuel Stephen#1066 · C · Transfer from UNLV
- Brooklyn Hicks#1278 · G · Transfer from Montana
- Lamine Niang#1460 · C · Transfer from UT Martin
- Jael Martin#1682 · F · Transfer from Loyola Marymount
- Keziah Ekissi#2233 · G · Transfer from Oregon State
- Greg Gazarian#2936 · G · Returning
- Mikah Ballew#2964 · G · Transfer from Portland
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).