College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Michael Belle
VCU · Forward · Senior · 6-8 · #8
Returning
- #177 forward in the country
- #122 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 23 minutes a game) at VCU. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 23
- 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 VCU: 36 games, 0 starts, 22.4 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 462 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game7.347thMM #197
- Rebounds per game5.061stMM #139
- Assists per game1.161stMM #134
- Steals per game0.654thMM #167
- Blocks per game0.875thMM #83
- Turnovers per game0.962ndMM #177
- Field goal %54.1%(105-194)69thMM #129
- 3-point %50.0%(20-40)98thMM #9
- Free throw %50.0%(32-64)10thMM #403
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 462 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate15.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating115.762ndMM #134
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating102.876thMM #104
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %59.0%60thMM #146
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %59.3%77thMM #97
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.1268thMM #127
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %29.1%34thMM #292
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate33.0%37thMM #275
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.12967thMM #114
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Michael Belle
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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+0.76 impact · 4.7 pts · 4.1 reb · 1.1 ast
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+0.14 impact · 6.8 pts · 6.2 reb · 1.1 ast
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+0.46 impact · 8.5 pts · 6.3 reb · 0.6 ast
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+0.32 impact · 6.5 pts · 5.7 reb · 0.8 ast
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+0.28 impact · 4.6 pts · 4.3 reb · 0.8 ast
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+0.18 impact · 7.4 pts · 5.3 reb · 0.7 ast
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VCU teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).