College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Ross Candelino
Fresno State · Guard · Senior · 6-5 · #30
Transfer from Lipscomb
- #252 guard in the country
- #270 in the transfer portal
- #148 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at Fresno State, as a floor spacer: a role like the one he had at Lipscomb (24.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 20
- Spot in the rotation
- #1
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 Lipscomb: 28 games, 13 starts, 24.9 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game11.167thMM #204
- Rebounds per game5.293rdMM #48
- Assists per game1.543rdMM #422
- Steals per game0.629thMM #532
- Blocks per game0.263rdMM #212
- Turnovers per game0.971stMM #233
- Field goal %47.5%(105-221)85thMM #113
- 3-point %42.6%(66-155)95thMM #44
- Free throw %67.9%(36-53)21stMM #636
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate19.6%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating124.992ndMM #52
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating108.756thMM #360
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %63.9%96thMM #31
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %62.4%98thMM #13
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.5859thMM #304
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %25.3%66thMM #298
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate24.0%31stMM #573
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.14984thMM #83
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Ross Candelino
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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+0.76 impact · 9.4 pts · 4.4 reb · 1.6 ast
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+0.56 impact · 12.2 pts · 4.8 reb · 1.2 ast
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+0.61 impact · 10.9 pts · 3.5 reb · 1.5 ast
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+0.41 impact · 12.6 pts · 5.1 reb · 1.6 ast
CompareReturning
+0.78 impact · 10.6 pts · 3.6 reb · 1.4 ast
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+1.04 impact · 8.1 pts · 4.5 reb · 1.2 ast
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Fresno State teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).