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Position: Forward DOB: 2007-06-25 Country: USA
Harvard
ECAC D1

Set Commitment

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
2023-24 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 4 0 1 1 0.250 0.1475 0.1634 0.7509 0.8319
2024-25 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 62 6 19 25 0.403 0.2378 0.2513 1.2110 1.2799
2025-26 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 61 19 20 39 0.639 0.3771 0.3803 1.9201 1.9365
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

92%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
8%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#13354
Forward overall
#347
Forward born in 2007
#1262
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Grant Besse
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.57 PPG
→ Wisconsin (0.39 D1 FR PPG)
0.34 Average
NCAAe PPG
Jake Montgomery
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.57 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha
0.34 No data
NCAAe PPG
Justin Greenberg
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.95 PPG
→ Miami (0.24 D1 FR PPG)
0.37 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Dylan Steman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.55 PPG
→ Michigan Tech (0.49 D1 FR PPG)
0.33 Average
NCAAe PPG
Jarrid Privitera
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.46 PPG
→ Vermont (0.33 D1 FR PPG)
0.28 Developing
NCAAe PPG

Harvard Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Alex Laferriere
NE-Prep 2018-19
0.89
actual FR PPG at Harvard
Richard Gallant
NE-Prep 2022-23
0.53
actual FR PPG at Harvard
Nick Abruzzese
USHL 2017-18
1.42
actual FR PPG at Harvard
Alex Gaffney
USHL 2020-21
0.47
actual FR PPG at Harvard

D2/3 Comparables

Brycon Johnson
Bryn Athyn · 2014-15
0.778 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Justin Fox
Salem State · 2005-06
1.429 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Donny Flynn
Wilkes · 2015-16
1.423 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.