College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Eric Dibami
UC Santa Barbara · Center · Sophomore · 6-10 · #9
Transfer from Florida International
- #54 center in the country
- #295 in the transfer portal
- #172 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 22 minutes a game) at UC Santa Barbara, as a rim protector: a smaller role than he had at Florida International (29.0 min).
- Projected minutes
- 22
- 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 Florida International: 30 games, 30 starts, 29 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 35 mid-major centerson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game9.370thMM #8
- Rebounds per game7.484thMM #4
- Assists per game1.478thMM #5
- Steals per game1.499thMM #1
- Blocks per game1.580thMM #4
- Turnovers per game1.621stMM #29
- Field goal %52.4%(109-208)28thMM #24
- 3-point %0.0%(0-1)28thMM #16
- Free throw %52.1%(61-117)18thMM #29
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I center who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 35 mid-major centerson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate16.8%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating108.928thMM #20
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating104.155thMM #11
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %53.8%11thMM #28
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %52.4%19thMM #25
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.8764thMM #12
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %44.4%84thMM #8
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate56.3%64thMM #17
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.10636thMM #16
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Eric Dibami
The closest matches among every center in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Saint Mary's
+1.58 impact · 8.2 pts · 9.1 reb · 1.8 ast
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+1.00 impact · 7.8 pts · 5.8 reb · 1.3 ast
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+1.64 impact · 10.6 pts · 7.8 reb · 1.5 ast
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+0.34 impact · 8 pts · 6.9 reb · 1.4 ast
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+1.26 impact · 13.2 pts · 10.6 reb · 1.1 ast
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+0.58 impact · 8.8 pts · 8.8 reb · 1.1 ast
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UC Santa Barbara teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).