College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Cayden Ward
Cal Poly · Guard · Junior · 6-6 · #14
Returning
- #605 guard in the country
- #597 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 28 minutes a game) at Cal Poly, as a secondary scorer. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 28
- 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 Cal Poly: 33 games, 31 starts, 29.4 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game14.585thMM #75
- Rebounds per game6.398thMM #11
- Assists per game1.647thMM #387
- Steals per game0.848thMM #371
- Blocks per game0.263rdMM #212
- Turnovers per game2.92ndMM #824
- Field goal %45.8%(157-343)77thMM #183
- 3-point %31.0%(53-171)31stMM #550
- Free throw %75.3%(113-150)45thMM #428
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 rate24.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating106.136thMM #478
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating111.736thMM #513
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %58.7%79thMM #159
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %53.5%73rdMM #212
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.563rdMM #815
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %27.8%74thMM #234
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate43.7%81stMM #161
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.08740thMM #441
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Cayden Ward
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Charlotte
+0.22 impact · 13.5 pts · 3.8 reb · 1.6 ast
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+0.40 impact · 12.5 pts · 6.1 reb · 2.3 ast
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+0.98 impact · 11.8 pts · 6 reb · 2.4 ast
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0.00 impact · 16.2 pts · 4.6 reb · 2.9 ast
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+0.09 impact · 15.1 pts · 4.7 reb · 1.2 ast
CompareTransfer from UMass Lowell
+0.08 impact · 15.8 pts · 5.1 reb · 1.7 ast
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Cal Poly teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).