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Matt Bessing Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 1988-07-08 Country: USA
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NCAA Division I

NCAA D3 / D2

Career Trajectory
Dashed = raw PPG  ·  ■ Solid blue = age-adjusted NCAAe-PPG  ·  ■ Green = actual college PPG
Junior Seasons
Season Team League GP G A Pts PPG NCAAe-PPG Age-Adj D3e-PPG Age-Adj
2006-07 — NAHL 49 8 7 15 0.306 0.1125 0.1164 0.3231 0.3343
2007-08 Buffalo Jr. Sabres OJHL 42 18 15 33 0.786 0.1926 0.1862 0.5410 0.5230
2008-09 Buffalo Jr. Sabres OJHL 44 35 29 64 1.454 0.3565 0.3264 1.0014 0.9168
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow
College Seasons (Historical)
Season School Div Conference Year GP G A Pts PPG
2012-13 Buffalo State D3 SUNYAC — 27 12 9 21 0.778
2011-12 Buffalo State D3 SUNYAC — 26 6 11 17 0.654
2010-11 SUNY Plattsburgh D3 SUNYAC — 13 2 0 2 0.154
2009-10 SUNY Plattsburgh D3 SUNYAC — 14 5 2 7 0.500
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.23
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.50
2009-10 · SUNY Plattsburgh
+116.1% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#15970
Forward overall
#602
Forward born in 1988

D1 Comparables

Justin Parizek
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.93 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha (0.22 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Developing
NCAAe PPG
T.J. Sarcona
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.06 PPG
→ Niagara (0.58 D1 FR PPG)
0.36 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Davey Middleton
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.50 PPG
→ Brown (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Woody Hudson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.30 D1 FR PPG)
0.23 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Wahlin
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.33 PPG
→ UMass (0.13 D1 FR PPG)
0.46 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Andy Trann
St. Norbert · 2000-01
0.963 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Jarrod Fitzpatrick
Utica · 2015-16
0.750 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Massimo Gentile
Colby · 2023-24
0.731 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG

How to read this: NCAAe and D3e factors convert a player's junior PPG into expected NCAA scoring at the D1 or D3 level. Harder conferences → lower projected PPG for the same player. A strong junior player (e.g. USHL 0.90 PPG) will project much higher in NESCAC than Big Ten because the D3 scoring environment is lower-difficulty.

Strength factor: conferences above 1.0 are harder than average; below 1.0 are easier. The formula is: Base NCAAe PPG ÷ Conference Strength = Projected PPG.