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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Corey Chest

McNeese · Forward · Junior · 6-8 · #11

Transfer from Ole Miss

#705Overall
+0.42Projected impact
  • #296 forward in the country
  • #389 in the transfer portal
  • #251 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 17 minutes a game) at McNeese: a role like the one he had at Ole Miss (13.1 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 Ole Miss: 34 games, 4 starts, 13.1 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 462 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game2.64thMM #441
  • Rebounds per game3.839thMM #245
  • Assists per game0.625thMM #302
  • Steals per game0.542ndMM #209
  • Blocks per game0.769thMM #109
  • Turnovers per game0.590thMM #45
  • Field goal %59.4%(38-64)85thMM #62
  • 3-point %100.0%(1-1)99thMM #1
  • Free throw %48.1%(13-27)7thMM #416

Last season: advanced

Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.

MM # = his rank among the 462 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate10.8%style

    Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor

  • Offensive rating116.063rdMM #131

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating105.066thMM #151

    Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)

  • True shooting %59.3%62ndMM #140

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %60.2%81stMM #81

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.2274thMM #106

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %38.0%70thMM #144

    Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor

  • Free-throw rate42.2%59thMM #185

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.09841stMM #229

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Corey Chest

The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.

  • Jaion Pitt

    Pacific · F · Sophomore

    73%match

    Returning

    +0.41 impact · 4.7 pts · 3.7 reb · 0.5 ast

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  • Noah Barnett

    Vermont · F · Junior

    69%match

    Returning

    +0.21 impact · 5.8 pts · 3.6 reb · 0.5 ast

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  • Michael Belle

    VCU · F · Senior

    68%match

    Returning

    +0.68 impact · 7.3 pts · 5 reb · 1.1 ast

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  • Darrion Sutton

    Southeast Missouri State · F · Junior

    68%match

    Transfer from Missouri State

    +0.28 impact · 4.6 pts · 4.3 reb · 0.8 ast

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  • Miles Heide

    Virginia Tech · F · Senior

    67%match

    Transfer from San Diego State

    +0.64 impact · 5.6 pts · 4.5 reb · 0.8 ast

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  • Jamarion Davis-Fleming

    Alabama · F · Sophomore

    67%match

    Transfer from Mississippi State

    +0.47 impact · 3.7 pts · 4.8 reb · 0.7 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).