Merritt Holly

  • Award
    Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/2/2026
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • School
    Nazareth University
  • Year
    Sophomore
  • Position
    Center
  • Hometown
    Le Roy, NY
  • High School
    Le Roy
Holly led the Golden Flyers to a 3-0 week against Empire 8 foes, averaging 20.4 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, while shooting 62 percent from the floor (24-of-39) and 87 percent from the free throw line (13-of-15). Holly recorded his ninth and 10th double-doubles of the year with 18 points and 11 rebounds over Utica along with a career-high 32 points on 13-of-17 shooting from the floor and 10 rebounds against SUNY Poly. His final points on Saturday came on a buzzer-beating layup off an inbound feed from Luke Insley as Nazareth defeated SUNY Poly, 73-71. It is Holly’s second E8 weekly honor of the season.