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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Mikhali Pocknett

Gardner-Webb · Forward · Senior · 6-6 · #3

Transfer from Buffalo

#1293Overall
+0.11Projected impact
  • #540 forward in the country
  • #734 in the transfer portal
  • #672 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 18 minutes a game) at Gardner-Webb: a role like the one he had at Buffalo (14.1 min).

Projected minutes
19
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 Buffalo: 23 games, 0 starts, 14.1 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game3.914thMM #376
  • Rebounds per game4.145thMM #214
  • Assists per game0.36thMM #419
  • Steals per game0.872ndMM #88
  • Blocks per game0.328thMM #281
  • Turnovers per game0.962ndMM #177
  • Field goal %50.7%(34-67)56thMM #180
  • 3-point %0.0%(0-0)10thMM #378
  • Free throw %60.0%(21-35)26thMM #319

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 rate16.9%style

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

  • Offensive rating103.519thMM #343

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating106.953rdMM #207

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

  • True shooting %54.0%27thMM #310

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %50.7%28thMM #303

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.386thMM #432

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %44.2%90thMM #53

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

  • Free-throw rate52.2%78thMM #102

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.07423rdMM #329

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Mikhali Pocknett

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

  • Thomas Bassong

    Mississippi State · F · Sophomore

    78%match

    Transfer from Florida State

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

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  • Caleb Embeya

    Towson · F · Junior

    77%match

    Returning

    +0.19 impact · 3.6 pts · 5.8 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Joseph Scott

    Alabama State · F · Sophomore

    73%match

    Transfer from Abilene Christian

    0.00 impact · 4.3 pts · 3.7 reb · 0.5 ast

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  • JaQualon Roberts

    Davidson · F · Senior

    73%match

    Returning

    +0.06 impact · 2.7 pts · 2.4 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Riley Jacobs

    UMBC · F · Sophomore

    71%match

    Returning

    +0.09 impact · 4.3 pts · 3.8 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Edwin Daniel

    Stephen F. Austin · F · Senior

    71%match

    Transfer from La Salle

    0.00 impact · 3.9 pts · 3.5 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).