
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Kaleb Smith
Long Beach State · Forward · Senior · 6-10 · #12
Transfer from Grand Canyon
- #903 forward in the country
- #1145 in the transfer portal
- #1441 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 15 minutes a game) at Long Beach State: a bigger role than he had at Grand Canyon (8.0 min).
- Projected minutes
- 15
- 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 Grand Canyon: 22 games, 0 starts, 8 minutes a game.
- Points per game1.41st
- Rebounds per game1.21st
- Assists per game0.36th
- Steals per game0.11st
- Blocks per game0.01st
- Turnovers per game0.398th
- Field goal %18.4%(7-38)1st
- 3-point %10.5%(2-19)21st
- Free throw %77.8%(14-18)82nd
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate15.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating76.91st
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating107.152nd
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %32.7%1st
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %21.1%1st
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.8645th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %23.1%13th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate47.4%69th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.0001st
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.
Long Beach State teammates
Jack Payne#1259 · G · Transfer from Idaho
Noah Amenhauser#1380 · C · Transfer from Oregon State
Grgur Brcic#1712 · F · Transfer from Bucknell
Yohann Sissoko#1749 · G · Transfer from Florida Atlantic
Christian Jones#1820 · G · Returning
JJ Chaikovsky#1946 · F · Returning
Max Vanlaningham#3297 · F · Freshman · #292 recruit
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).