College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Kaden Cooper
East Carolina · Forward · Senior · 6-7 · #11
Transfer from Louisiana Tech
- #255 forward in the country
- #334 in the transfer portal
- #198 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 22 minutes a game) at East Carolina, as a rebounder: a role like the one he had at Louisiana Tech (25.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 22
- Spot in the rotation
- #3
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 Louisiana Tech: 29 games, 10 starts, 25.9 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game9.766thMM #122
- Rebounds per game7.894thMM #13
- Assists per game1.161stMM #135
- Steals per game1.598thMM #4
- Blocks per game0.661stMM #137
- Turnovers per game1.429thMM #336
- Field goal %47.1%(106-225)40thMM #254
- 3-point %29.2%(19-65)46thMM #239
- Free throw %67.6%(50-74)50thMM #210
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 rate20.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating110.239thMM #242
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating89.199thMM #1
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %54.6%30thMM #294
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %51.3%32ndMM #285
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.8039thMM #252
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %27.6%27thMM #323
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate32.9%37thMM #278
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.17689thMM #24
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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+0.60 impact · 9.5 pts · 7.4 reb · 0.7 ast
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+0.52 impact · 9.8 pts · 5.1 reb · 1.1 ast
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East Carolina teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).