Merchant scored 13 points and dished out a season-high 12 assists to go along with seven rebounds and four steals to lead SUNY Poly to a 99-67 win over SUNY Potsdam on Saturday. He went 3-of-4 from behind the arc and had six assists in each half. Merchant’s 12 assists were the most by an Empire 8 student-athlete in two seasons. He leads the league and is in the top-15 nationally, averaging 6.0 assists per contest and has a 3.8 assist to turnover ratio in 2024-25.