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Cayden Ward

Cayden Ward

Team: Cal Poly
Position: G

Career Averages

ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 58 regular season. These are not regular-season totals.

GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TO FGA Numbers FG% 3P% FT%
58 24.1 11.6 5.4 1.4 0.7 0.2 2.4 8.7 8.2 44.5% 31.7% 74.9%

Plus/minus sample — 2025-2026: 27 games, 802.7 minutes, 3197.0 possessions. Other models may cover a different set of games.

Advanced Stats

Model outputs use a separate game sample from the counting statistics. Model output season: 2025-2026. Plus/minus scope: 27 games.

RAPM Rank Minutes Possessions Model PM Model PM/G Model PM/40
-2.05 3675 802 3197 -40 -1.5 -2.0

RAPM = Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus. Current fits use points per 40 minutes above average; historical artifact units are unverified.

Model Outputs — 2025-2026

Catalog

Output is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.

Model Output Notes
RAPM Overall RAPM Overall Single-parameter regularized adjusted plus-minus estimate. SE 2.55 | Poss 3197 More → -2.05 (#3675) SE 2.55 | Poss 3197
RAPM Off/Def RAPM Off/Def Simultaneous offensive and defensive RAPM decomposition. Off -0.86 | Def -1.19 More → -2.05 (#3675) Off -0.86 | Def -1.19
Plus/Minus Rate Plus/Minus Rate Raw plus/minus rate baseline per 100 possessions. PM/G -1.5 | PM/40 -2.0 More → -1.25 (#2390) PM/G -1.5 | PM/40 -2.0
Points For Elo Points For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team scoring rate. Pts For +5.02 | Prevent -1.55 | Net +3.46 | Min 970 More → +5.02 (#1066) Pts For +5.02 | Prevent -1.55 | Net +3.46 | Min 970
Points Prevention Elo Points Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's scoring rate. Pts For +5.02 | Prevent -1.55 | Net +3.46 | Min 970 More → -1.55 (#3356) Pts For +5.02 | Prevent -1.55 | Net +3.46 | Min 970
Points Net Elo Points Net Elo Net point-differential event Elo from points created plus points prevented. Pts For +5.02 | Prevent -1.55 | Net +3.46 | Min 970 More → +3.46 (#2127) Pts For +5.02 | Prevent -1.55 | Net +3.46 | Min 970
Offensive Rebounding Offensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's offensive rebound rate (OREB%) on offense. OReb% +0.53 | DReb% +1.49 | Min 970 More → +0.53 (#2231) OReb% +0.53 | DReb% +1.49 | Min 970
Defensive Rebounding Defensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's defensive rebound rate (DREB%) on defense. OReb% +0.53 | DReb% +1.49 | Min 970 More → +1.49 (#1711) OReb% +0.53 | DReb% +1.49 | Min 970
Assists For Elo Assists For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team assist rate. Ast For -1.07 | Prevent +0.78 | Net -0.29 | Min 970 More → -1.07 (#3408) Ast For -1.07 | Prevent +0.78 | Net -0.29 | Min 970
Assist Prevention Elo Assist Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's assist rate. Ast For -1.07 | Prevent +0.78 | Net -0.29 | Min 970 More → +0.78 (#1805) Ast For -1.07 | Prevent +0.78 | Net -0.29 | Min 970
Assists Net Elo Assists Net Elo Net assist event Elo from assisted creation plus assisted-shot prevention. Ast For -1.07 | Prevent +0.78 | Net -0.29 | Min 970 More → -0.29 (#2957) Ast For -1.07 | Prevent +0.78 | Net -0.29 | Min 970
Threes For Elo Threes For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team made-threes rate. 3PM For +3.57 | Prevent -0.97 | Net +2.59 | Min 970 More → +3.57 (#153) 3PM For +3.57 | Prevent -0.97 | Net +2.59 | Min 970
Three Prevention Elo Three Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's made-threes rate. 3PM For +3.57 | Prevent -0.97 | Net +2.59 | Min 970 More → -0.97 (#3821) 3PM For +3.57 | Prevent -0.97 | Net +2.59 | Min 970
Threes Net Elo Threes Net Elo Net made-three event Elo from threes created plus threes prevented. 3PM For +3.57 | Prevent -0.97 | Net +2.59 | Min 970 More → +2.59 (#522) 3PM For +3.57 | Prevent -0.97 | Net +2.59 | Min 970
Stocks For Elo Stocks For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team steals-plus-blocks rate. Stocks For -3.80 | Prevent +1.96 | Net -1.84 | Min 970 More → -3.80 (#4509) Stocks For -3.80 | Prevent +1.96 | Net -1.84 | Min 970
Stocks Prevention Elo Stocks Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent stocks. Stocks For -3.80 | Prevent +1.96 | Net -1.84 | Min 970 More → +1.96 (#507) Stocks For -3.80 | Prevent +1.96 | Net -1.84 | Min 970
Stocks Net Elo Stocks Net Elo Net stocks event Elo from stocks created plus stocks denied. Stocks For -3.80 | Prevent +1.96 | Net -1.84 | Min 970 More → -1.84 (#3896) Stocks For -3.80 | Prevent +1.96 | Net -1.84 | Min 970
Ball Security Elo Ball Security Elo Online player rating for keeping own-team turnovers down. TOV For -1.29 | Prevent -1.33 | Net -2.62 | Min 970 More → -1.29 (#4037) TOV For -1.29 | Prevent -1.33 | Net -2.62 | Min 970
Turnover Force Elo Turnover Force Elo Online player rating for forcing opponent turnovers. TOV For -1.29 | Prevent -1.33 | Net -2.62 | Min 970 More → -1.33 (#3796) TOV For -1.29 | Prevent -1.33 | Net -2.62 | Min 970
Turnover Margin Elo Turnover Margin Elo Net turnover event Elo from ball security plus turnover force. TOV For -1.29 | Prevent -1.33 | Net -2.62 | Min 970 More → -2.62 (#4229) TOV For -1.29 | Prevent -1.33 | Net -2.62 | Min 970

Shot Chart — 2026-2027

9/18 FG (50.0%), 20 points from the field · ESPN shot locations · compared with the 2025-2026 league average (latest season on file)

made missed
67%4/6 100%3/3 0%0/4 50%1/2 33%1/3
FG% by zone: above below league average (zones with 5+ attempts)
0/1 (0.0%), -34.1 vs league0/1 (0.0%), -34.1 vs league0/1 (0.0%), -34.1 vs league0/1 (0.0%), -34.1 vs league1/1 (100.0%), +67.2 vs league0/1 (0.0%), -32.8 vs league1/1 (100.0%), +35.5 vs league1/1 (100.0%), +35.5 vs league1/1 (100.0%), +54.8 vs league0/1 (0.0%), -64.5 vs league2/3 (66.7%), +2.1 vs league1/1 (100.0%), +35.5 vs league1/1 (100.0%), +54.8 vs league1/1 (100.0%), +66.4 vs league0/1 (0.0%), -33.6 vs league0/1 (0.0%), -33.6 vs league
Where the shots come from: a bigger hexagon, more attempts; above below the league's FG% in that zone (2+ attempts)
Zone FGM FGA FG% League FG%+/- % of FGA
Restricted area 4 6 66.7 64.5 +2.2 33.3
Paint (non-RA) 3 3 100.0 45.2 +54.8 16.7
Mid-range left 0 0 - 36.6 - 0.0
Mid-range center 0 0 - 38.6 - 0.0
Mid-range right 0 0 - 37.4 - 0.0
Left corner 3 0 0 - 36.5 - 0.0
Right corner 3 0 0 - 36.9 - 0.0
Above-break 3 left 0 4 0.0 34.1 -34.1 22.2
Above-break 3 center 1 2 50.0 32.8 +17.2 11.1
Above-break 3 right 1 3 33.3 33.6 -0.3 16.7

Career Stats

ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 58 regular season. These are not regular-season totals. Other career leagues are available through the league links above.

Season League Team GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA Numbers FG% 3P% FT% TS% eFG%
2026-2027 NCAAM Cal Poly 2 26.5 12.0 7.5 3.5 0.5 1.0 3.5 9.0 12.0 50.0% 22.2% 57.1% 56.9 55.6
2025-2026 NCAAM Cal Poly 33 29.4 14.5 6.3 1.6 0.8 0.2 2.9 10.4 10.2 45.8% 31.0% 75.3% 58.7 53.5
2024-2025 NCAAM Cal Poly 23 16.4 7.4 3.8 0.8 0.5 0.2 1.5 6.2 5.0 40.8% 34.8% 76.2% 53.3 48.9

Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG

Game Log — 2026-2027

ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 58 regular season. These are not regular-season totals.

The latest season's 2 of 58 career games; each season's games are under its link above.

Date Vs/At Opponent Result Score MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
2026-11-05@Arizona WildcatsL84-104263-80-43-54200394.0-
2026-11-02vsCal State San MarcosW78-62276-102-51-21151241520.0-
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