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Branden Piku Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2002-08-25 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
2020-21 — NAHL 30 6 7 13 0.433 0.1717 0.1717 0.4549 0.4549
2021-22 Maryland Black Bears NAHL 57 18 32 50 0.877 0.3475 0.3505 0.9210 0.9290
2022-23 Maryland Black Bears NAHL 41 17 23 40 0.976 0.3865 0.3709 1.0243 0.9829
■ 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
2025-26 Lake Superior State D1 CCHA GR 34 8 9 17 0.500
2024-25 Lake Superior State D1 CCHA SR 34 9 7 16 0.471
2023-24 Lake Superior State D1 CCHA JR 25 7 4 11 0.440
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.31
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.44
2023-24 · Lake Superior State
+41.7% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

50%
NCAA D1
5%
NCAA D2/D3
40%
Age-Out / Club
5%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#13473
Forward overall
#672
Forward born in 2002
#553
in NAHL

D1 Comparables

Jonathan Davis
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.03 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha (0.06 D1 FR PPG)
0.39 Developing
NCAAe PPG
A.J. Reid
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.18 PPG
→ Air Force (0.26 D1 FR PPG)
0.45 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Sean Gaffney
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.14 PPG
→ UConn (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.43 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jared VanWormer
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.27 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.48 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Tim Bonner
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.89 PPG
→ Yale
0.50 No data
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Trever Hertz
Utica · 2009-10
0.808 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Jack Campion
Saint Mary's (MN) · 2021-22
0.480 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Cole Gibson
Milwaukee School of Engineering · 2010-11
1.038 Elite
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.