2011-2012 Season Stats
2010-2011 Season Stats
2009-2010 Season Stats
2008-2009 Season Stats
Career Highs
Points: 33 at Alma (12/10/11)
Rebounds: 10, vs. Penn State New Kensington (12/5/11)
Assists: 9, 2x's recent at Wittenberg (12/3/11)
Steals: 5 vs. Alma (12/12/08)
Minutes: 44 at Anderson (12/30/11)
(2011-12) Played in 21 games, while starting in 19 ... Averaged 14.6 points per game in his senior season (2nd on the team, 8th in the conference), 3.4 assists per game (1st on team, 4th in NCAC), and 3.8 rebounds per game (2nd on team) ... Scored his 1,000th career point against Allegheny (1/11/12) in a win over the Gators ... Scored a career high 33 points at Alma (12/10/11) in a win ... Made a team high 87 free throws and shot .777 from the stripe, good for 4th in the conference... Leaves Oberlin as the 17th career leading scorer with 1,079 points
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(2010-2011) As team’s co-captain and starting point guard played and started in all 25 games … Finished the season averaging 12.8 points per game (2nd on the team and 12th in the NCAC), 4.2 assists per game (3rd in the NCAC), 3.1 rebounds per game, and 1.5 steals per game in 32.6 minutes played per game … Became just the seventh player in Oberlin basketball history to amass 100 assists on the season as he finished with 104 assists on the year … Scored a career-high 24 points in a triple overtime loss at Hilbert (11/23/10) … Dished out a career-high nine assists against Case Western Reserve University (1/2/11) … Shot .706 from the stripe, good for 11th best in the conference, and .399 from the field … Named All-NCAC Honorable Mention Selection.
(2009-2010) Played in 24 of 25 games, starting all 24 … Scored a career-high 21 points on 9-14 shooting at Case Western, including a perfect 3-3 behind the 3-pt arc … Recorded double-figures in 14 different games, including 10 of the last 14 … Dished out at least five assists eight times, notching a season-best seven at Earlham and at home against Alma … Went 13-16 from the free-throw line in a win at home against the Quakers (EC) … Led the team in assists 13 times, in scoring 5 times, and rebounding 4 times … Ended the campaign ranked 5th in the NCAC in minutes played (31.7) and assists/game (3.2) … Was also ranked among the conference leaders in assist/turnover ratio (6th), steals (11th), free-throw percentage (12th), and scoring (18th).
(2008-2009) As a rookie Merritt started in all but two of his 25 games, averaging over 25 minutes per game ... Shooting .772 from the line ... Josh had a season high of 15 points vs. Wabash.
International High School:
At International High School in San Francisco, Merritt a was first-team all-league selection for three consecutive seasons … His junior year he was named league Most Valuable Player and Honorable-Mention All-City … During his three seasons Merritt led the team to three consecutive conference championships, two of which included undefeated seasons in conference play…Helped his class set a record of 40 home wins in his career.
Personal:
Is the son of Toni Merritt … Enjoys acting, theatre and the arts … Hobbies include dancing, writing poetry, working out, riding bikes, and hanging out with friends.
