Matt Merlo

14 Matt Merlo

Height:

6-6
Weight:

250
Year:

Fr.
Hometown:

Random Lake, Wis.
High School:

Random Lake
Position:

F
Major:

Business
Pronunciation:

Mur-low

gp

16
pts/g

8.4
fg %

49.1
3pt %

23.8
ft %

80.6
reb/g

4.8
a/g

0.8

Bio

2023-24 Season: Appeared and started in 16 games … played 22.3 minutes per game … Totaled 134 points (8.4 points per game) … Shot 49.1 percent from the field (52-106) … Recorded 77 rebounds, 12 assists, 16 steals, and 10 blocks … Scored a career-high 19 points against Concordia Chicago (Dec. 20) … Recorded a career-high 9 rebounds against Wisconsin Lutheran (Dec. 6) and Concordia Chicago (Dec. 20).

High School (Random Lake): Honor roll student … Played basketball and baseball for four years … Named Player of the Year for basketball for the 2022-23 season … Scored 50 points in a single game … Won Player of the Year for Baseball twice … Baseball team won sectionals.

Personal: The son of Matt and Shannon … The brother of Mikey and Karley.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 3	Wisconsin Lutheran	L, 79-69
Feb 7	at MSOE	L, 88-75
Feb 10	at Lakeland	W, 77-65
Feb 14	at Rockford	L, 79-66
Feb 17	Benedictine	L, 74-69
Feb 20	at Rockford	L, 75-72

	Overall	Conf
Games	16	11
Games started	16	11
Minutes	357	261
Minutes per game	22.3	23.7
FG	52-106	41-82
FG Pct	49.1	50.0
3PT	5-21	2-14
3PT Pct	23.8	14.3
FT	25-31	23-24
FT Pct	80.6	95.8
Off rebounds	13	12
Def rebounds	64	48
Total rebounds	77	60
Rebounds per game	4.8	5.5
Personal fouls	25	19
Disqualifications	0	0
Assists	12	10
Turnovers	25	18
Assist to turnover ratio	0.5	0.6
Steals	16	12
Blocks	10	8
Points	134	107
Points per game	8.4	9.7
Points per 40 min	15.0	16.4

Game Log - Shooting

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Nov 11	vs. Central	L, 70-62	1	18	2-6	33.3	0-0	-	2-2	100.0	6
Nov 12	at Loras	L, 87-75	1	15	1-4	25.0	0-1	0.0	0-3	0.0	2
Nov 18	at Carroll	L, 91-86	1	14	1-3	33.3	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	2
Nov 24	at No. 10 Calvin	L, 73-65	1	31	6-8	75.0	3-4	75.0	0-2	0.0	15
Nov 25	at Hope	L, 96-49	1	18	1-3	33.3	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	2
Nov 29	MSOE	W, 80-73	1	20	2-5	40.0	0-1	0.0	1-1	100.0	5
Dec 2	at Aurora	L, 82-72	1	24	3-6	50.0	1-2	50.0	2-2	100.0	9
Dec 6	at Wisconsin Lutheran	L, 73-55	1	28	6-9	66.7	1-3	33.3	2-2	100.0	15
Dec 9	Rockford	L, 83-73	1	31	2-5	40.0	0-1	0.0	4-4	100.0	8
Dec 13	at Edgewood	W, 63-54	1	34	2-5	40.0	0-0	-	2-2	100.0	6
Dec 20	at Concordia Chicago	W, 79-70	1	27	9-18	50.0	0-2	0.0	1-1	100.0	19
Jan 3	Marian	W, 75-74	1	22	2-10	20.0	0-2	0.0	6-6	100.0	10
Jan 6	Dominican	W, 102-78	1	20	6-7	85.7	0-0	-	1-2	50.0	13
Jan 10	at Benedictine	L, 69-59	1	26	4-10	40.0	0-3	0.0	1-1	100.0	9
Jan 13	Illinois Tech	W, 77-73	1	24	4-5	80.0	0-0	-	3-3	100.0	11
Jan 17	at St. Norbert	L, 84-52	1	5	1-2	50.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	2
Jan 20	Edgewood	W, 75-56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 26	Concordia Chicago	W, 85-77	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 27	Concordia Nebraska	L, 75-69	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 31	Aurora	W, 68-64	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 3	Wisconsin Lutheran	L, 79-69	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 7	at MSOE	L, 88-75	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 10	at Lakeland	W, 77-65	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 14	at Rockford	L, 79-66	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 17	Benedictine	L, 74-69	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 20	at Rockford	L, 75-72	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Apr 1	at Concordia Chicago		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Game Log - Ball control

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	off	def	reb	ast	to	a/to	stl	blk	pf	dq
Nov 11	vs. Central	L, 70-62	1	18	1	1	2	0	1	0.0	0	0	2	0
Nov 12	at Loras	L, 87-75	1	15	0	3	3	1	2	0.5	2	0	2	0
Nov 18	at Carroll	L, 91-86	1	14	0	6	6	1	1	1.0	0	0	0	-
Nov 24	at No. 10 Calvin	L, 73-65	1	31	0	5	5	0	0	-	2	2	2	-
Nov 25	at Hope	L, 96-49	1	18	0	1	1	0	3	0.0	0	0	0	0
Nov 29	MSOE	W, 80-73	1	20	1	2	3	0	3	0.0	1	0	2	-
Dec 2	at Aurora	L, 82-72	1	24	2	3	5	0	3	0.0	1	0	1	-
Dec 6	at Wisconsin Lutheran	L, 73-55	1	28	0	9	9	0	2	0.0	1	2	1	-
Dec 9	Rockford	L, 83-73	1	31	0	5	5	1	0	-	0	2	2	-
Dec 13	at Edgewood	W, 63-54	1	34	1	6	7	2	1	2.0	0	2	1	-
Dec 20	at Concordia Chicago	W, 79-70	1	27	2	7	9	2	3	0.7	3	1	3	-
Jan 3	Marian	W, 75-74	1	22	2	4	6	0	2	0.0	3	0	1	-
Jan 6	Dominican	W, 102-78	1	20	0	4	4	4	0	-	2	0	3	-
Jan 10	at Benedictine	L, 69-59	1	26	3	2	5	1	1	1.0	0	0	3	-
Jan 13	Illinois Tech	W, 77-73	1	24	1	5	6	0	3	0.0	0	1	1	0
Jan 17	at St. Norbert	L, 84-52	1	5	0	1	1	0	0	-	1	0	1	-
Jan 20	Edgewood	W, 75-56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 26	Concordia Chicago	W, 85-77	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 27	Concordia Nebraska	L, 75-69	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 31	Aurora	W, 68-64	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 3	Wisconsin Lutheran	L, 79-69	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 7	at MSOE	L, 88-75	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 10	at Lakeland	W, 77-65	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 14	at Rockford	L, 79-66	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 17	Benedictine	L, 74-69	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 20	at Rockford	L, 75-72	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Apr 1	at Concordia Chicago		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career Stats - Shooting per game

	gp	gs	min/g	fg/g	pct	3pt/g	pct	ft/g	pct	ppg
2023-24	16	16	22.3	3.2-6.6	49.1	0.3-1.3	23.8	1.6-1.9	80.6	8.4
2024-25	27	26	29.0	4.1-7.4	56.3	0.9-2.5	34.3	2.6-3.3	76.7	11.7
Total	43	42	26.5	3.8-7.1	53.8	0.7-2.0	31.8	2.2-2.8	77.7	10.5

Career Stats - Shooting totals

	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
2023-24	16	16	357	52-106	49.1	5-21	23.8	25-31	80.6	134
2024-25	27	26	784	112-199	56.3	23-67	34.3	69-90	76.7	316
Total	43	42	1141	164-305	53.8	28-88	31.8	94-121	77.7	450

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

	gp	gs	min/g	fg/40	pct	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pct	pts/40
2023-24	16	16	22.3	5.8-11.9	49.1	0.6-2.4	23.8	2.8-3.5	80.6	15.0
2024-25	27	26	29.0	5.7-10.2	56.3	1.2-3.4	34.3	3.5-4.6	76.7	16.1
Total	43	42	26.5	5.7-10.7	53.8	1.0-3.1	31.8	3.3-4.2	77.7	15.8

Career Stats - Ball control per game

	gp	gs	mpg	off/g	def/g	reb/g	pf/g	ast/g	to/g	a/to	stl/g	blk/g
2023-24	16	16	22.3	0.8	4.0	4.8	1.6	0.8	1.6	0.5	1.0	0.6
2024-25	27	26	29.0	1.0	5.3	6.3	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.0	0.9	1.4
Total	43	42	26.5	1.0	4.8	5.8	1.8	1.5	1.8	0.8	0.9	1.1

Career Stats - Ball control totals

	gp	gs	min	off	def	reb	pf	ast	to	a/to	stl	blk
2023-24	16	16	357	13	64	77	25	12	25	0.5	16	10
2024-25	27	26	784	28	143	171	53	51	52	1.0	23	38
Total	43	42	1141	41	207	248	78	63	77	0.8	39	48

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

	gp	gs	mpg	off/40	def/40	reb/40	pf/40	ast/40	to/40	a/to	stl/40	blk/40
2023-24	16	16	22.3	1.5	7.2	8.6	2.8	1.3	2.8	0.5	1.8	1.1
2024-25	27	26	29.0	1.4	7.3	8.7	2.7	2.6	2.7	1.0	1.2	1.9
Total	43	42	26.5	1.4	7.3	8.7	2.7	2.2	2.7	0.8	1.4	1.7

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

		gp	gs	min/g	fg/g	pct	3pt/g	pct	ft/g	pct	ppg
Event	Total	16	16	22.3	3.2-6.6	49.1	0.3-1.3	23.8	1.6-1.9	80.6	8.4
	Conference	11	11	23.7	3.7-7.5	50.0	0.2-1.3	14.3	2.1-2.2	95.8	9.7
	Exhibition	-	-	-	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-	-
Location	Home	5	5	23.4	3.2-6.4	50.0	0.0-0.8	0.0	3.0-3.2	93.8	9.4
	Away	10	10	22.2	3.4-6.8	50.0	0.5-1.7	29.4	0.8-1.3	61.5	8.1
	Neutral	1	1	18.0	2.0-6.0	33.3	0.0-0.0	-	2.0-2.0	100.0	6.0
Result	Wins	6	6	24.5	4.2-8.3	50.0	0.0-0.8	0.0	2.3-2.5	93.3	10.7
Result	Losses	10	10	21.0	2.7-5.6	48.2	0.5-1.6	31.3	1.1-1.6	68.8	7.0
Month	November	6	6	19.3	2.2-4.8	44.8	0.5-1.3	37.5	0.5-1.3	37.5	5.3
	December	5	5	28.8	4.4-8.6	51.2	0.4-1.6	25.0	2.2-2.2	100.0	11.4
	January	5	5	19.4	3.4-6.8	50.0	0.0-1.0	0.0	2.2-2.4	91.7	9.0

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

		gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Event	Total	16	16	357	52-106	49.1	5-21	23.8	25-31	80.6	134
	Conference	11	11	261	41-82	50.0	2-14	14.3	23-24	95.8	107
	Exhibition	-	-	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Location	Home	5	5	117	16-32	50.0	0-4	0.0	15-16	93.8	47
	Away	10	10	222	34-68	50.0	5-17	29.4	8-13	61.5	81
	Neutral	1	1	18	2-6	33.3	0-0	-	2-2	100.0	6
Result	Wins	6	6	147	25-50	50.0	0-5	0.0	14-15	93.3	64
Result	Losses	10	10	210	27-56	48.2	5-16	31.3	11-16	68.8	70
Month	November	6	6	116	13-29	44.8	3-8	37.5	3-8	37.5	32
	December	5	5	144	22-43	51.2	2-8	25.0	11-11	100.0	57
	January	5	5	97	17-34	50.0	0-5	0.0	11-12	91.7	45

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

		gp	gs	min/g	fg/40	pct	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pct	pts/40
Event	Total	16	16	22.3	5.8-11.9	49.1	0.6-2.4	23.8	2.8-3.5	80.6	15.0
	Conference	11	11	23.7	6.3-12.6	50.0	0.3-2.1	14.3	3.5-3.7	95.8	16.4
	Exhibition	-	-	-	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-	-
Location	Home	5	5	23.4	5.5-10.9	50.0	0.0-1.4	0.0	5.1-5.5	93.8	16.1
	Away	10	10	22.2	6.1-12.3	50.0	0.9-3.1	29.4	1.4-2.3	61.5	14.6
	Neutral	1	1	18.0	4.4-13.3	33.3	0.0-0.0	-	4.4-4.4	100.0	13.3
Result	Wins	6	6	24.5	6.8-13.6	50.0	0.0-1.4	0.0	3.8-4.1	93.3	17.4
Result	Losses	10	10	21.0	5.1-10.7	48.2	1.0-3.0	31.3	2.1-3.0	68.8	13.3
Month	November	6	6	19.3	4.5-10.0	44.8	1.0-2.8	37.5	1.0-2.8	37.5	11.0
	December	5	5	28.8	6.1-11.9	51.2	0.6-2.2	25.0	3.1-3.1	100.0	15.8
	January	5	5	19.4	7.0-14.0	50.0	0.0-2.1	0.0	4.5-4.9	91.7	18.6

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

		gp	gs	mpg	off/g	def/g	reb/g	pf/g	dq/g	ast/g	to/g	a/to	stl/g	blk/g
Event	Total	16	16	22.3	0.8	4.0	4.8	1.6	0.0	0.8	1.6	0.5	1.0	0.6
	Conference	11	11	23.7	1.1	4.4	5.5	1.7	0.0	0.9	1.6	0.6	1.1	0.7
	Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location	Home	5	5	23.4	0.8	4.0	4.8	1.8	0.0	1.0	1.6	0.6	1.2	0.6
	Away	10	10	22.2	0.8	4.3	5.1	1.4	0.0	0.7	1.6	0.4	1.0	0.7
	Neutral	1	1	18.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Result	Wins	6	6	24.5	1.2	4.7	5.8	1.8	0.0	1.3	2.0	0.7	1.5	0.7
Result	Losses	10	10	21.0	0.6	3.6	4.2	1.4	0.0	0.4	1.3	0.3	0.7	0.6
Month	November	6	6	19.3	0.3	3.0	3.3	1.3	0.0	0.3	1.7	0.2	0.8	0.3
	December	5	5	28.8	1.0	6.0	7.0	1.6	-	1.0	1.8	0.6	1.0	1.4
	January	5	5	19.4	1.2	3.2	4.4	1.8	0.0	1.0	1.2	0.8	1.2	0.2

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

		gp	gs	min	off	def	reb	pf	dq	ast	to	a/to	stl	blk
Event	Total	16	16	357	13	64	77	25	0	12	25	0.5	16	10
	Conference	11	11	261	12	48	60	19	0	10	18	0.6	12	8
	Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location	Home	5	5	117	4	20	24	9	0	5	8	0.6	6	3
	Away	10	10	222	8	43	51	14	0	7	16	0.4	10	7
	Neutral	1	1	18	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	0.0	0	0
Result	Wins	6	6	147	7	28	35	11	0	8	12	0.7	9	4
Result	Losses	10	10	210	6	36	42	14	0	4	13	0.3	7	6
Month	November	6	6	116	2	18	20	8	0	2	10	0.2	5	2
	December	5	5	144	5	30	35	8	-	5	9	0.6	5	7
	January	5	5	97	6	16	22	9	0	5	6	0.8	6	1

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

		gp	gs	mpg	off/40	def/40	reb/40	pf/40	dq/40	ast/40	to/40	a/to	stl/40	blk/40
Event	Total	16	16	22.3	1.5	7.2	8.6	2.8	0.0	1.3	2.8	0.5	1.8	1.1
	Conference	11	11	23.7	1.8	7.4	9.2	2.9	0.0	1.5	2.8	0.6	1.8	1.2
	Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location	Home	5	5	23.4	1.4	6.8	8.2	3.1	0.0	1.7	2.7	0.6	2.1	1.0
	Away	10	10	22.2	1.4	7.7	9.2	2.5	0.0	1.3	2.9	0.4	1.8	1.3
	Neutral	1	1	18.0	2.2	2.2	4.4	4.4	0.0	0.0	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Result	Wins	6	6	24.5	1.9	7.6	9.5	3.0	0.0	2.2	3.3	0.7	2.4	1.1
Result	Losses	10	10	21.0	1.1	6.9	8.0	2.7	0.0	0.8	2.5	0.3	1.3	1.1
Month	November	6	6	19.3	0.7	6.2	6.9	2.8	0.0	0.7	3.4	0.2	1.7	0.7
	December	5	5	28.8	1.4	8.3	9.7	2.2	0.0	1.4	2.5	0.6	1.4	1.9
	January	5	5	19.4	2.5	6.6	9.1	3.7	0.0	2.1	2.5	0.8	2.5	0.4