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Ben Kuzma Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2000-01-04 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
2018-19 — NCDC 25 8 9 17 0.680 0.2772 0.2824 0.5466 0.5569
2019-20 Philadelphia Rebels NAHL 15 0 3 3 0.200 0.0735 0.0735 0.2111 0.2111
2020-21 Utica Jr. Comets NCDC 36 14 17 31 0.861 0.3511 0.3511 0.6922 0.6922
■ 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
2024-25 Amherst D3 NESCAC SR 23 10 8 18 0.783
2023-24 Amherst D3 NESCAC JR 20 12 7 19 0.950
2022-23 Amherst D3 NESCAC SO 16 8 7 15 0.938
2021-22 Amherst D3 NESCAC FR 24 8 5 13 0.542
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.24
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.54
2021-22 · Amherst
+124.1% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

20%
NCAA D2/D3
0%
Club / ACHA
40%
Other

NCAAe Rankings

#11636
Forward overall
#492
Forward born in 2000
#338
in NCDC

D1 Comparables

Blake Winiecki
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.37 PPG
→ St. Cloud State (0.29 D1 FR PPG)
0.22 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Peter Krieger
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.92 PPG
→ Alaska Fairbanks (0.39 D1 FR PPG)
0.34 Average
NCAAe PPG
Andrew Poturalski
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.62 PPG
→ New Hampshire (0.72 D1 FR PPG)
0.36 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Kyle Schempp
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.64 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.58 D1 FR PPG)
0.37 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Joe Cox
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.65 PPG
→ Michigan State (0.33 D1 FR PPG)
0.37 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Jordan Oye
Fredonia · 2005-06
0.556 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Brandon Osmundson
Utica · 2017-18
1.448 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Hunter Stewart
Marian · 2012-13
0.741 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.