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Niko Benjamin Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2004-09-08 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
2021-22 Utica Jr. Comets NCDC 46 5 6 11 0.239 0.1333 0.1476 0.1933 0.2140
2022-23 Utica Jr. Comets NCDC 47 4 8 12 0.255 0.1424 0.1517 0.2064 0.2199
2023-24 Utica Jr. Comets NCDC 49 14 20 34 0.694 0.3869 0.3902 0.5611 0.5659
2024-25 Utica Jr. Comets NCDC 52 16 36 52 1.000 0.5576 0.5376 0.8086 0.7796
■ 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 Norwich D3 LittleEast FR 29 6 11 17 0.586
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.41
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.59
2025-26 · Norwich
+43.1% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

42%
NCAA D2/D3
8%
Club / ACHA
0%
Other

NCAAe Rankings

#8382
Forward overall
#320
Forward born in 2004
#170
in NCDC

D1 Comparables

Tim Bonner
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.89 PPG
→ Yale
0.50 No data
NCAAe PPG
Jared VanWormer
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.27 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.48 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
Brandon Wahlin
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.33 PPG
→ UMass (0.13 D1 FR PPG)
0.50 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Matthew Cuce
Elmira · 2015-16
1.000 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Ben Gamache
Hobart · 2011-12
0.560 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Andy Nelson
Bowdoin · 2002-03
0.714 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.