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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Joshua DeCady

Hofstra · Forward · Junior · 6-8 · #4

Returning

#1892Overall
-0.05Projected impact
  • #773 forward in the country
  • #1162 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 22 minutes a game) at Hofstra. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
22
Spot in the rotation
#1

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 Hofstra: 33 games, 23 starts, 24.1 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game6.237thMM #251
  • Rebounds per game3.430thMM #291
  • Assists per game0.625thMM #304
  • Steals per game0.763rdMM #132
  • Blocks per game0.328thMM #281
  • Turnovers per game0.871stMM #133
  • Field goal %41.6%(72-173)16thMM #377
  • 3-point %28.1%(16-57)42ndMM #258
  • Free throw %57.7%(45-78)22ndMM #346

Last season: advanced

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

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate15.2%style

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

  • Offensive rating105.724thMM #308

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating104.070thMM #130

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

  • True shooting %49.4%9thMM #409

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %46.2%10thMM #409

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.7333rdMM #286

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %39.8%77thMM #116

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

  • Free-throw rate45.1%65thMM #160

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.08631stMM #281

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Joshua DeCady

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

  • Victor Okojie

    UMass Lowell · F · Sophomore

    77%match

    Returning

    -0.11 impact · 5 pts · 4.8 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Samuel Ariyibi

    Utah Tech · F · Senior

    74%match

    Returning

    -0.10 impact · 2.4 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.5 ast

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  • Caedin Hamilton

    Marquette · F · Junior

    74%match

    Returning

    +0.03 impact · 2.9 pts · 2.9 reb · 0.6 ast

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  • Thomas Bassong

    Mississippi State · F · Sophomore

    73%match

    Transfer from Florida State

    +0.13 impact · 5.9 pts · 3.5 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Kerrington Kiel

    Troy · F · Senior

    72%match

    Returning

    +0.12 impact · 3.9 pts · 3.6 reb · 1.1 ast

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  • Kennedy Okpara

    Lipscomb · F · Sophomore

    72%match

    Returning

    -0.05 impact · 5.1 pts · 2.7 reb · 0.4 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).