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Nick DeSantis Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2002-05-02 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 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 9 1 0 1 0.111 0.0683 0.0753 0.3273 0.3609
2019-20 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 8 0 1 1 0.125 0.0768 0.0768 0.3683 0.3683
2020-21 Nanaimo Clippers BCHL 0 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2021-22 Madison Capitols USHL 60 15 30 45 0.750 0.4610 0.4389 2.2096 2.1039
■ 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 Cornell D1 ECAC SR 33 4 4 8 0.242
2024-25 Cornell D1 ECAC JR 33 8 6 14 0.424
2023-24 Cornell D1 ECAC SO 35 8 6 14 0.400
2022-23 Cornell D1 ECAC FR 30 9 11 20 0.667
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.25
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.67
2022-23 · Cornell
+165.4% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

75%
NCAA D1
5%
NCAA D2/D3
15%
Age-Out / Club
5%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#9732
Forward overall
#463
Forward born in 2002
#877
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Tyler Heinonen
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.74 PPG
→ Michigan Tech (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.43 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Robbie Payne
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.12 PPG
→ Northern Michigan (0.29 D1 FR PPG)
0.44 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Phil Marinaccio
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.77 PPG
→ Bemidji State (0.31 D1 FR PPG)
0.45 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jared Linnell
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.72 PPG
→ Alaska Fairbanks (0.20 D1 FR PPG)
0.42 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Tyler Biggs
OHL · 2012-13 · 0.88 PPG
→ Miami (0.46 D1 FR PPG)
0.49 Average
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Ryan Ellis
SUNY Oswego · 2003-04
1.704 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Brett Gravelle
St. Thomas · 2015-16
0.923 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Nolan Redler
UMass Boston · 2015-16
1.125 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.