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Jake Bestul Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 1998-03-19 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
2014-15 Hibbing/Chisholm High USHS-MN 25 9 18 27 1.080 0.1367 0.1369 0.2623 0.2627
2016-17 Waywayseecappo Wolverines MJHL 49 6 7 13 0.265 0.0511 0.0522 0.1673 0.1711
2017-18 Waywayseecappo Wolverines MJHL 60 13 11 24 0.400 0.0770 0.0750 0.2522 0.2456
2018-19 Waywayseecappo Wolverines MJHL 57 9 18 27 0.474 0.0912 0.0838 0.2987 0.2745
■ 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
2019-20 Wisconsin-River Falls D1 BigTen FR 7 0 0 0 0.000
2019-20 Wisconsin-River Falls D3 BigTen FR 7 0 0 0 0.000

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

15%
NCAA D1
5%
NCAA D2/D3
80%
Age-Out / Club
0%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#44871
Forward overall
#2396
Forward born in 1998

D1 Comparables

Ali Thomas
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.34 PPG
→ Notre Dame (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Yasin Cissé
QMJHL · 2012-13 · 0.52 PPG
→ Boston University
0.23 No data
NCAAe PPG
Eli Lichtenwald
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.36 PPG
→ Union (0.68 D1 FR PPG)
0.19 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Woody Hudson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.30 D1 FR PPG)
0.23 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Cullen Hurley
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.38 PPG
→ Wisconsin
0.21 No data
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Austin Miller
UMass Dartmouth · 2018-19
0.963 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Vinny Muchalla
Wentworth · 2008-09
0.412 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Oliver Lester
SUNY Cortland · 2017-18
0.235 Developing
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.