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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Marko Ljubicic

Lamar · Forward · Junior · 6-10 · #21

Transfer from Manhattan

#2864Overall
-0.23Projected impact
  • #1097 forward in the country
  • #1403 in the transfer portal
  • #2028 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 16 minutes a game) at Lamar: a role like the one he had at Manhattan (20.0 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 Manhattan: 32 games, 31 starts, 20 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game5.834thMM #273
  • Rebounds per game3.839thMM #245
  • Assists per game0.625thMM #304
  • Steals per game0.542ndMM #210
  • Blocks per game0.328thMM #281
  • Turnovers per game0.779thMM #95
  • Field goal %41.4%(70-169)15thMM #381
  • 3-point %28.3%(26-92)43rdMM #254
  • Free throw %62.5%(20-32)32ndMM #292

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 rate16.5%style

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

  • Offensive rating105.122ndMM #319

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating116.47thMM #426

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

  • True shooting %50.8%13thMM #386

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %49.1%21stMM #346

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.8746thMM #219

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %38.8%73rdMM #130

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

  • Free-throw rate18.9%9thMM #411

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.0448thMM #413

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Marko Ljubicic

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

  • Davius Loury

    Chicago State · F · Senior

    77%match

    Transfer from Cal State Northridge

    -0.22 impact · 4.9 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.8 ast

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  • Sam Springer

    Loyola Maryland · F · Junior

    74%match

    Returning

    -0.25 impact · 4.9 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.6 ast

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  • Trey Scott

    Charleston · F · Sophomore

    74%match

    Transfer from Georgia State

    -0.16 impact · 5.3 pts · 3.4 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Austin Goode

    Cal Poly · F · Sophomore

    74%match

    Returning

    -0.10 impact · 5.2 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Victor Okojie

    UMass Lowell · F · Sophomore

    72%match

    Returning

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

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  • Sebastien Emenalo

    Loyola Maryland · F · Sophomore

    72%match

    Returning

    -0.19 impact · 3.2 pts · 3.3 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).