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Men's Basketball

Cruz Mertens #10 G La Verne

gp 25
pts/g 8.3
fg % 43.3
3pt % 41.5
ft % 80.0
reb/g 2.2
a/g 0.6
Recent Games
Feb 9 Redlands W, 87-84
Feb 11 #14 Claremont-M-S W, 75-68
Feb 16 at Caltech W, 97-73
Feb 18 at Cal Lutheran L, 113-87
Feb 21 Whittier L, 88-85
Feb 24 at Cal Lutheran L, 92-79
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 25 16
Games started 3 3
Minutes 592 398
Minutes per game 23.7 24.9
FG 61-141 38-86
FG Pct 43.3 44.2
3PT 54-130 32-77
3PT Pct 41.5 41.6
FT 32-40 21-26
FT Pct 80.0 80.8
Off rebounds 8 4
Def rebounds 47 33
Total rebounds 55 37
Rebounds per game 2.2 2.3
Personal fouls 71 45
Disqualifications 3 2
Assists 14 8
Turnovers 7 2
Assist to turnover ratio 2.0 4.0
Steals 6 4
Blocks 2 0
Points 208 129
Points per game 8.3 8.1
Points per 40 min 14.1 13.0
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 1 # at Biola   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 # at Southern Utah   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Oglethorpe W, 98-92 - 28 5-11 45.5 4-10 40.0 2-3 66.7 16
Nov 27 Wis. Lutheran W, 84-72 - 26 1-4 25.0 1-4 25.0 5-5 100.0 8
Dec 2 vs. Wis.-River Falls L, 71-69 - 20 5-9 55.6 5-9 55.6 0-0 - 15
Dec 3 vs. Trinity (Tex.) W, 95-77 - 13 1-4 25.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 3
Dec 9 at Willamette W, 88-87 - 19 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0
Dec 10 at Linfield W, 87-80 - 22 3-6 50.0 3-6 50.0 2-3 66.7 11
Dec 18 #8 Whitworth L, 96-88 - 27 4-9 44.4 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 12
Dec 20 Carthage L, 80-73 - 16 3-6 50.0 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 9
Dec 28 Colorado Col. W, 94-81 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 3 at Redlands W, 99-73 - 16 4-7 57.1 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 12
Jan 5 at Chapman L, 81-68 - 29 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 7 Occidental W, 74-70 - 25 4-6 66.7 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 12
Jan 10 Pomona-Pitzer W, 89-86 1 31 4-7 57.1 4-7 57.1 1-1 100.0 13
Jan 14 at Whittier W, 97-96 - 24 2-5 40.0 1-4 25.0 5-5 100.0 10
Jan 19 Cal Lutheran W, 93-81 - 24 2-5 40.0 2-5 40.0 2-2 100.0 8
Jan 21 Caltech L, 78-73 1 32 4-6 66.7 4-6 66.7 3-5 60.0 15
Jan 26 at #18 Claremont-M-S L, 90-81 1 32 5-9 55.6 3-6 50.0 4-4 100.0 17
Jan 31 at Pomona-Pitzer W, 105-104 - 32 5-7 71.4 5-7 71.4 0-0 - 15
Feb 2 at Occidental L, 73-51 - 28 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Feb 4 Chapman W, 65-60 - 23 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Feb 9 Redlands W, 87-84 - 20 1-6 16.7 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 3
Feb 11 #14 Claremont-M-S W, 75-68 - 23 1-5 20.0 0-3 0.0 3-4 75.0 5
Feb 16 at Caltech W, 97-73 - 15 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0 2-3 66.7 8
Feb 18 at Cal Lutheran L, 113-87 - 21 3-7 42.9 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 7
Feb 21 Whittier L, 88-85 - 23 0-4 0.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 24 at Cal Lutheran L, 92-79 - 23 1-4 25.0 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 5
# Stats don't count towards season totals
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 1 # at Biola   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 # at Southern Utah   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 Oglethorpe W, 98-92 - 28 0 1 1 3 0 - 0 0 2 -
Nov 27 Wis. Lutheran W, 84-72 - 26 1 3 4 2 1 2.0 0 0 2 -
Dec 2 vs. Wis.-River Falls L, 71-69 - 20 0 3 3 0 1 0.0 0 1 4 -
Dec 3 vs. Trinity (Tex.) W, 95-77 - 13 0 2 2 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
Dec 9 at Willamette W, 88-87 - 19 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 1 0 3 0
Dec 10 at Linfield W, 87-80 - 22 1 0 1 1 0 - 0 0 3 0
Dec 18 #8 Whitworth L, 96-88 - 27 0 2 2 0 0 - 0 0 3 -
Dec 20 Carthage L, 80-73 - 16 1 0 1 0 0 - 1 0 3 -
Dec 28 Colorado Col. W, 94-81 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 3 at Redlands W, 99-73 - 16 0 2 2 2 0 - 0 0 2 -
Jan 5 at Chapman L, 81-68 - 29 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 5 1
Jan 7 Occidental W, 74-70 - 25 0 2 2 0 0 - 1 0 1 -
Jan 10 Pomona-Pitzer W, 89-86 1 31 2 3 5 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Jan 14 at Whittier W, 97-96 - 24 1 4 5 1 0 - 0 0 2 -
Jan 19 Cal Lutheran W, 93-81 - 24 0 1 1 1 0 - 0 0 2 -
Jan 21 Caltech L, 78-73 1 32 0 4 4 2 0 - 0 0 4 -
Jan 26 at #18 Claremont-M-S L, 90-81 1 32 0 3 3 0 0 - 0 0 4 -
Jan 31 at Pomona-Pitzer W, 105-104 - 32 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 4 -
Feb 2 at Occidental L, 73-51 - 28 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 2 -
Feb 4 Chapman W, 65-60 - 23 1 0 1 0 0 - 0 0 3 -
Feb 9 Redlands W, 87-84 - 20 0 3 3 1 1 1.0 0 0 4 -
Feb 11 #14 Claremont-M-S W, 75-68 - 23 0 2 2 0 0 - 0 0 3 -
Feb 16 at Caltech W, 97-73 - 15 0 3 3 0 0 - 0 0 2 -
Feb 18 at Cal Lutheran L, 113-87 - 21 0 1 1 0 0 - 2 0 2 -
Feb 21 Whittier L, 88-85 - 23 0 2 2 1 0 - 1 0 5 1
Feb 24 at Cal Lutheran L, 92-79 - 23 0 2 2 0 1 0.0 0 1 5 1
# Stats don't count towards season totals
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2013-14 24 1 8.4 1.0-3.2 32.5 0.9-2.9 31.4 0.5-0.6 80.0 3.5
2014-15 21 15 18.2 1.8-5.3 33.9 1.6-4.4 36.6 1.0-1.2 84.0 6.2
2015-16 25 22 27.0 3.0-7.9 37.4 2.6-6.9 38.4 1.2-1.6 73.2 9.8
2016-17 25 3 23.7 2.4-5.6 43.3 2.2-5.2 41.5 1.3-1.6 80.0 8.3
Total 95 41 19.5 2.1-5.6 37.5 1.9-4.9 37.8 1.0-1.3 78.5 7.0
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2013-14 24 1 201 25-77 32.5 22-70 31.4 12-15 80.0 84
2014-15 21 15 382 38-112 33.9 34-93 36.6 21-25 84.0 131
2015-16 25 22 676 74-198 37.4 66-172 38.4 30-41 73.2 244
2016-17 25 3 592 61-141 43.3 54-130 41.5 32-40 80.0 208
Total 95 41 1851 198-528 37.5 176-465 37.8 95-121 78.5 667
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2013-14 24 1 8.4 5.0-15.3 32.5 4.4-13.9 31.4 2.4-3.0 80.0 16.7
2014-15 21 15 18.2 4.0-11.7 33.9 3.6-9.7 36.6 2.2-2.6 84.0 13.7
2015-16 25 22 27.0 4.4-11.7 37.4 3.9-10.2 38.4 1.8-2.4 73.2 14.4
2016-17 25 3 23.7 4.1-9.5 43.3 3.6-8.8 41.5 2.2-2.7 80.0 14.1
Total 95 41 19.5 4.3-11.4 37.5 3.8-10.0 37.8 2.1-2.6 78.5 14.4
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2013-14 24 1 8.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0
2014-15 21 15 18.2 0.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.2
2015-16 25 22 27.0 0.7 2.1 2.8 2.6 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.1
2016-17 25 3 23.7 0.3 1.9 2.2 2.8 0.1 0.6 0.3 2.0 0.2 0.1
Total 95 41 19.5 0.4 1.3 1.7 1.9 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.1
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2013-14 24 1 201 6 6 12 17 0 0 6 0.0 5 0
2014-15 21 15 382 3 22 25 23 0 7 7 1.0 6 5
2015-16 25 22 676 18 53 71 65 2 10 15 0.7 13 3
2016-17 25 3 592 8 47 55 71 3 14 7 2.0 6 2
Total 95 41 1851 35 128 163 176 5 31 35 0.9 30 10
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2013-14 24 1 8.4 1.2 1.2 2.4 3.4 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 1.0 0.0
2014-15 21 15 18.2 0.3 2.3 2.6 2.4 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.5
2015-16 25 22 27.0 1.1 3.1 4.2 3.8 0.1 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.2
2016-17 25 3 23.7 0.5 3.2 3.7 4.8 0.2 0.9 0.5 2.0 0.4 0.1
Total 95 41 19.5 0.8 2.8 3.5 3.8 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.2
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 25 3 23.7 2.4-5.6 43.3 2.2-5.2 41.5 1.3-1.6 80.0 8.3
Conference 16 3 24.9 2.4-5.4 44.2 2.0-4.8 41.6 1.3-1.6 80.8 8.1
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
 
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Home 12 2 24.8 2.4-5.8 41.4 2.2-5.6 40.3 1.4-1.8 77.3 8.5
Away 11 1 23.7 2.4-5.3 44.8 1.9-4.5 42.0 1.4-1.6 83.3 8.0
Neutral 2 - 16.5 3.0-6.5 46.2 3.0-6.5 46.2 0.0-0.0 - 9.0
 
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Wins 15 1 22.7 2.3-5.3 43.8 2.1-5.0 42.7 1.5-1.9 79.3 8.3
Losses 10 2 25.1 2.6-6.1 42.6 2.2-5.5 40.0 0.9-1.1 81.8 8.3
 
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November 2 - 27.0 3.0-7.5 40.0 2.5-7.0 35.7 3.5-4.0 87.5 12.0
December 6 - 19.5 2.7-6.0 44.4 2.7-5.8 45.7 0.3-0.7 50.0 8.3
January 9 3 27.2 3.3-6.1 54.5 3.0-5.7 52.9 1.7-1.9 88.2 11.3
February 8 - 22.0 1.1-4.4 25.7 0.8-3.8 20.0 1.0-1.4 72.7 4.0
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 25 3 592 61-141 43.3 54-130 41.5 32-40 80.0 208
Conference 16 3 398 38-86 44.2 32-77 41.6 21-26 80.8 129
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
 
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Home 12 2 298 29-70 41.4 27-67 40.3 17-22 77.3 102
Away 11 1 261 26-58 44.8 21-50 42.0 15-18 83.3 88
Neutral 2 - 33 6-13 46.2 6-13 46.2 0-0 - 18
 
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Wins 15 1 341 35-80 43.8 32-75 42.7 23-29 79.3 125
Losses 10 2 251 26-61 42.6 22-55 40.0 9-11 81.8 83
 
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November 2 - 54 6-15 40.0 5-14 35.7 7-8 87.5 24
December 6 - 117 16-36 44.4 16-35 45.7 2-4 50.0 50
January 9 3 245 30-55 54.5 27-51 52.9 15-17 88.2 102
February 8 - 176 9-35 25.7 6-30 20.0 8-11 72.7 32
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 25 3 23.7 4.1-9.5 43.3 3.6-8.8 41.5 2.2-2.7 80.0 14.1
Conference 16 3 24.9 3.8-8.6 44.2 3.2-7.7 41.6 2.1-2.6 80.8 13.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
 
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Home 12 2 24.8 3.9-9.4 41.4 3.6-9.0 40.3 2.3-3.0 77.3 13.7
Away 11 1 23.7 4.0-8.9 44.8 3.2-7.7 42.0 2.3-2.8 83.3 13.5
Neutral 2 - 16.5 7.3-15.8 46.2 7.3-15.8 46.2 0.0-0.0 - 21.8
 
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Wins 15 1 22.7 4.1-9.4 43.8 3.8-8.8 42.7 2.7-3.4 79.3 14.7
Losses 10 2 25.1 4.1-9.7 42.6 3.5-8.8 40.0 1.4-1.8 81.8 13.2
 
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November 2 - 27.0 4.4-11.1 40.0 3.7-10.4 35.7 5.2-5.9 87.5 17.8
December 6 - 19.5 5.5-12.3 44.4 5.5-12.0 45.7 0.7-1.4 50.0 17.1
January 9 3 27.2 4.9-9.0 54.5 4.4-8.3 52.9 2.4-2.8 88.2 16.7
February 8 - 22.0 2.0-8.0 25.7 1.4-6.8 20.0 1.8-2.5 72.7 7.3
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 25 3 23.7 0.3 1.9 2.2 2.8 0.1 0.6 0.3 2.0 0.2 0.1
Conference 16 3 24.9 0.3 2.1 2.3 2.8 0.1 0.5 0.1 4.0 0.3 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
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Home 12 2 24.8 0.4 1.9 2.3 2.7 0.1 0.8 0.2 5.0 0.3 0.0
Away 11 1 23.7 0.3 1.7 2.0 3.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.3 0.1
Neutral 2 - 16.5 0.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 - 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5
 
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Wins 15 1 22.7 0.5 1.9 2.3 2.3 0.0 0.7 0.3 2.8 0.1 0.0
Losses 10 2 25.1 0.1 1.9 2.0 3.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.4 0.2
 
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November 2 - 27.0 0.5 2.0 2.5 2.0 - 2.5 0.5 5.0 0.0 0.0
December 6 - 19.5 0.5 1.3 1.8 2.8 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2
January 9 3 27.2 0.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 0.1 0.7 0.1 6.0 0.1 0.0
February 8 - 22.0 0.1 1.8 1.9 3.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.4 0.1
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 25 3 592 8 47 55 71 3 14 7 2.0 6 2
Conference 16 3 398 4 33 37 45 2 8 2 4.0 4 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
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Home 12 2 298 5 23 28 32 1 10 2 5.0 3 0
Away 11 1 261 3 19 22 34 2 4 4 1.0 3 1
Neutral 2 - 33 0 5 5 5 - 0 1 0.0 0 1
 
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Wins 15 1 341 7 28 35 34 0 11 4 2.8 2 0
Losses 10 2 251 1 19 20 37 3 3 3 1.0 4 2
 
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November 2 - 54 1 4 5 4 - 5 1 5.0 0 0
December 6 - 117 3 8 11 17 0 1 3 0.3 2 1
January 9 3 245 3 21 24 24 1 6 1 6.0 1 0
February 8 - 176 1 14 15 26 2 2 2 1.0 3 1
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 25 3 23.7 0.5 3.2 3.7 4.8 0.2 0.9 0.5 2.0 0.4 0.1
Conference 16 3 24.9 0.4 3.3 3.7 4.5 0.2 0.8 0.2 4.0 0.4 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
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Home 12 2 24.8 0.7 3.1 3.8 4.3 0.1 1.3 0.3 5.0 0.4 0.0
Away 11 1 23.7 0.5 2.9 3.4 5.2 0.3 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.5 0.2
Neutral 2 - 16.5 0.0 6.1 6.1 6.1 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 1.2
 
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Wins 15 1 22.7 0.8 3.3 4.1 4.0 0.0 1.3 0.5 2.8 0.2 0.0
Losses 10 2 25.1 0.2 3.0 3.2 5.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.6 0.3
 
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November 2 - 27.0 0.7 3.0 3.7 3.0 0.0 3.7 0.7 5.0 0.0 0.0
December 6 - 19.5 1.0 2.7 3.8 5.8 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.7 0.3
January 9 3 27.2 0.5 3.4 3.9 3.9 0.2 1.0 0.2 6.0 0.2 0.0
February 8 - 22.0 0.2 3.2 3.4 5.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.7 0.2
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