Millsaps College Athletics

2010-2011: Academic All-SCACselection...started all 25 games for the Majors and finished secondin total minutes played with 734...led the team with 74 assists andwas fourth in scoring with 7.4 points per game...added 74 reboundsand 24 steals during his junior season

2009-2010: Academic All-SCAC selection...playedin all 25 games for the Majors with 24 starts...led the team with70 assists, while adding 71 rebounds...also came away with 21steals, and contributed 4.1 points per game

2008-09: Played in 14 games as a true freshman... logged 62 minutes, averaging 4.4 minutes-per-game ... played acareer-high 21 minutes at Birmingham-Southern ... shot 25 percentfrom the floor (3 of 12) and did not attempt a free throw ...averaged 0.5 ppg, scoring a career-high three at SoutheasternLouisiana on Dec. 16 ... also grabbed five boards (all defensive)and chipped in five steals and an assist.

High School: Lettered and started three years atpoint guard and shooting guard for coach Hart at St.Michael the Archangel ... averaged 17.0 ppg, 6.5 apg and4.5 rpg as a senior ... team posted a 21-10 record his senior yearas team captain and advanced to the state playoffs ... EpiscopalTournament Champions ... All-District 7-4A first team and academicall-state ... tabbed all-tournament team at the Woodlawn, Episcopaland Central Tournaments ... also a Louisiana High School CoachesAssociation all-state selection.

Personal: Son ofMatt and Linda Merkel ... has an older sister, Lindsay (23) ...plans to major in business at Millsaps.