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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Zander Carter

Liberty · Guard · Sophomore · 6-6 · #1

Returning

#1446Overall
+0.06Projected impact
  • #726 guard in the country
  • #795 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 15 minutes a game) at Liberty. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
15
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 Liberty: 34 games, 0 starts, 13.1 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game3.36thMM #784
  • Rebounds per game1.716thMM #675
  • Assists per game0.815thMM #679
  • Steals per game0.629thMM #532
  • Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
  • Turnovers per game0.398thMM #8
  • Field goal %48.8%(40-82)89thMM #88
  • 3-point %30.0%(12-40)26thMM #584
  • Free throw %46.3%(19-41)1stMM #833

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 rate14.2%style

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

  • Offensive rating114.365thMM #243

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating107.365thMM #289

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

  • True shooting %55.5%58thMM #318

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %56.1%86thMM #117

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover2.7095thMM #38

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %20.3%45thMM #476

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

  • Free-throw rate50.0%89thMM #101

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.10857thMM #279

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Zander Carter

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

  • Bilal Abdur-Rahman

    Alabama A&M · G · Junior

    73%match

    Returning

    +0.02 impact · 4.7 pts · 1.2 reb · 1.5 ast

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  • Emil Skytt

    Portland State · G · Senior

    70%match

    Transfer from North Dakota State

    +0.15 impact · 3.7 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Momo Nkugwa

    Vermont · G · Sophomore

    69%match

    Returning

    -0.04 impact · 2.9 pts · 2.3 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Jay Jones

    Pennsylvania · G · Sophomore

    68%match

    Returning

    +0.04 impact · 3.9 pts · 2.3 reb · 1.2 ast

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  • Miles Klapper

    Idaho · G · Senior

    67%match

    Returning

    +0.02 impact · 3.7 pts · 1.9 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Jason Clarke Jr.

    IU Indianapolis · G · Junior

    66%match

    Transfer from App State

    +0.02 impact · 3.4 pts · 1.6 reb · 1.4 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).