Merritt Alderink
Team: Eastern Michigan
Position: F
Season Averages — 2025-2026
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 24 regular season, 1 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
| GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 37.0% | 27.3% | 62.5% |
Plus/minus sample — 2025-2026: 22 games, 151.9 minutes, 557.9 possessions. Other models may cover a different set of games.
Advanced Stats
Legacy model artifacts; separate from the counting cohort. Model output season: 2025-2026. Plus/minus scope: 22 games.
| RAPM | Rank | Minutes | Possessions | Model PM | Model PM/G | Model PM/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1.00 | 2574 | 151 | 557 | -24 | -1.1 | -6.3 |
RAPM = Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus (points per 100 possessions above average)
Model Outputs — 2025-2026
CatalogOutput is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.
| Model | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RAPM Overall RAPM Overall Single-parameter regularized adjusted plus-minus estimate. More → | -1.00 (#2574) | SE 3.06 | Poss 558 |
| RAPM Off/Def RAPM Off/Def Simultaneous offensive and defensive RAPM decomposition. More → | -1.00 (#2574) | Off -0.79 | Def -0.21 |
| Plus/Minus Rate Plus/Minus Rate Raw plus/minus rate baseline per 100 possessions. More → | -4.30 (#2796) | PM/G -1.1 | PM/40 -6.3 |
| Player Vector 2D Player Vector 2D Low-dimensional player embedding model with lineup composition and interaction effects. More → | -6.783 (#1800) | Vec (-0.13, +0.71) | Norm 0.72 |
| Points For Elo Points For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team scoring rate. More → | -0.08 (#3357) | Pts For -0.08 | Prevent +0.07 | Net -0.01 | Min 45 |
| Points Prevention Elo Points Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's scoring rate. More → | +0.07 (#3436) | Pts For -0.08 | Prevent +0.07 | Net -0.01 | Min 45 |
| Points Net Elo Points Net Elo Net point-differential event Elo from points created plus points prevented. More → | -0.01 (#3740) | Pts For -0.08 | Prevent +0.07 | Net -0.01 | Min 45 |
| Rebounds For Elo Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to team rebound rate. More → | -0.08 (#3693) | Reb For -0.08 | Prevent +0.13 | Net +0.05 | Min 45 |
| Rebound Prevention Elo Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's rebound rate. More → | +0.13 (#2841) | Reb For -0.08 | Prevent +0.13 | Net +0.05 | Min 45 |
| Offensive Rebounds For Elo Offensive Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to own-team offensive rebounds. More → | -0.17 (#3727) | OReb For -0.17 | Prevent +0.17 | Net -0.00 | Min 45 |
| Offensive Rebound Prevention Elo Offensive Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for preventing opponent offensive rebounds. More → | +0.17 (#2458) | OReb For -0.17 | Prevent +0.17 | Net -0.00 | Min 45 |
| Offensive Rebound Net Elo Offensive Rebound Net Elo superseded Net offensive-rebound event Elo from second chances created plus denied. More → | -0.00 (#3633) | OReb For -0.17 | Prevent +0.17 | Net -0.00 | Min 45 |
| Defensive Rebounds For Elo Defensive Rebounds For Elo superseded Online player rating for contribution to own-team defensive rebounds. More → | -0.42 (#3940) | DReb For -0.42 | Prevent +0.42 | Net -0.00 | Min 45 |
| Defensive Rebound Prevention Elo Defensive Rebound Prevention Elo superseded Online player rating for suppressing opponent defensive rebounds. More → | +0.42 (#2317) | DReb For -0.42 | Prevent +0.42 | Net -0.00 | Min 45 |
| Defensive Rebound Net Elo Defensive Rebound Net Elo superseded Net defensive-rebound event Elo from defensive boards created plus denied. More → | -0.00 (#3604) | DReb For -0.42 | Prevent +0.42 | Net -0.00 | Min 45 |
| Rebound Margin Elo Rebound Margin Elo superseded Net rebound-margin event Elo from rebounds created plus rebounds prevented. More → | +0.05 (#3423) | Reb For -0.08 | Prevent +0.13 | Net +0.05 | Min 45 |
| Assists For Elo Assists For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team assist rate. More → | +0.02 (#2697) | Ast For +0.02 | Prevent -0.00 | Net +0.02 | Min 45 |
| Assist Prevention Elo Assist Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's assist rate. More → | -0.00 (#3845) | Ast For +0.02 | Prevent -0.00 | Net +0.02 | Min 45 |
| Assists Net Elo Assists Net Elo Net assist event Elo from assisted creation plus assisted-shot prevention. More → | +0.02 (#3408) | Ast For +0.02 | Prevent -0.00 | Net +0.02 | Min 45 |
| Threes For Elo Threes For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team made-threes rate. More → | -0.03 (#3269) | 3PM For -0.03 | Prevent +0.01 | Net -0.02 | Min 45 |
| Three Prevention Elo Three Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's made-threes rate. More → | +0.01 (#3566) | 3PM For -0.03 | Prevent +0.01 | Net -0.02 | Min 45 |
| Threes Net Elo Threes Net Elo Net made-three event Elo from threes created plus threes prevented. More → | -0.02 (#3666) | 3PM For -0.03 | Prevent +0.01 | Net -0.02 | Min 45 |
| Stocks For Elo Stocks For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team steals-plus-blocks rate. More → | -0.01 (#3121) | Stocks For -0.01 | Prevent +0.00 | Net -0.01 | Min 45 |
| Stocks Prevention Elo Stocks Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent stocks. More → | +0.00 (#3511) | Stocks For -0.01 | Prevent +0.00 | Net -0.01 | Min 45 |
| Stocks Net Elo Stocks Net Elo Net stocks event Elo from stocks created plus stocks denied. More → | -0.01 (#3428) | Stocks For -0.01 | Prevent +0.00 | Net -0.01 | Min 45 |
| Ball Security Elo Ball Security Elo Online player rating for keeping own-team turnovers down. More → | +0.02 (#3185) | TOV For +0.02 | Prevent -0.01 | Net +0.00 | Min 45 |
| Turnover Force Elo Turnover Force Elo Online player rating for forcing opponent turnovers. More → | -0.01 (#3176) | TOV For +0.02 | Prevent -0.01 | Net +0.00 | Min 45 |
| Turnover Margin Elo Turnover Margin Elo Net turnover event Elo from ball security plus turnover force. More → | +0.00 (#3156) | TOV For +0.02 | Prevent -0.01 | Net +0.00 | Min 45 |
Shot Chart — 2025-2026
17/46 FG (37.0%), 40 points from the field · ESPN shot locations · compared with the 2025-2026 league average
| Zone | FGM | FGA | FG% | League FG% | +/- | % of FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 64.5 | -3.0 | 28.3 |
| Paint (non-RA) | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 45.2 | +4.8 | 13.0 |
| Mid-range left | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 36.6 | -36.6 | 6.5 |
| Mid-range center | 0 | 0 | - | 38.6 | - | 0.0 |
| Mid-range right | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 37.4 | -37.4 | 4.3 |
| Left corner 3 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 36.5 | -19.8 | 13.0 |
| Right corner 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 36.9 | -36.9 | 4.3 |
| Above-break 3 left | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 34.1 | +15.9 | 4.3 |
| Above-break 3 center | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 32.8 | +17.2 | 4.3 |
| Above-break 3 right | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 33.6 | -3.6 | 21.7 |
Career Stats
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 24 regular season, 1 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals. Other career leagues are available through the league links above.
| Season | League | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | NCAAM | Eastern Michigan | 25 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 37.0% | 27.3% | 62.5% | 45.4 | 43.5 |
| 2024-2025 | NCAAM | Indiana State | 13 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 59.1% | 40.0% | 71.4% | 65.8 | 63.6 |
Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG
Game Log
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 24 regular season, 1 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
| Date | Vs/At | Opponent | Result | Score | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-21 | @ | Toledo Rockets | L | 75-94 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5.0 | +3.5 |
| 2026-02-17 | vs | Central Michigan Chi | W | 66-54 | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | +0.4 |
| 2026-02-14 | vs | Western Michigan Bro | L | 62-76 | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | +3.3 |
| 2026-02-11 | @ | Kent State Golden Fl | L | 91-95 | 15 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | +8.4 |
| 2026-02-07 | @ | App State Mountainee | L | 60-65 | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | -1.2 |
| 2026-02-03 | vs | Akron Zips | L | 64-66 | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | +11.9 |
| 2026-01-31 | @ | Massachusetts Minute | L | 67-70 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | - |
| 2026-01-27 | @ | Central Michigan Chi | L | 65-100 | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3.0 | -13.6 |
| 2026-01-24 | vs | Kent State Golden Fl | L | 75-76 | 19 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3.0 | +3.3 |
| 2026-01-17 | @ | Bowling Green Falcon | L | 79-85 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | +1.1 |
| 2026-01-13 | vs | Northern Illinois Hu | W | 77-59 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | - |
| 2026-01-10 | @ | Western Michigan Bro | L | 62-79 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | +0.9 |
| 2026-01-06 | @ | Ball State Cardinals | W | 74-52 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.0 | -4.1 |
| 2025-12-22 | @ | Wright State Raiders | L | 64-70 | 11 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -9.3 |
| 2025-12-19 | @ | Akron Zips | L | 72-93 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.0 | -1.5 |
| 2025-12-05 | vs | Cleary University Co | W | 86-48 | 12 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4.0 | - |
| 2025-12-02 | @ | Butler Bulldogs | L | 68-84 | 3 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.0 | +3.9 |
| 2025-11-28 | vs | NJIT Highlanders | W | 73-55 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2025-11-26 | @ | Cincinnati Bearcats | W | 64-56 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | +3.2 |
| 2025-11-24 | @ | Louisville Cardinals | L | 46-87 | 11 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3.0 | -17.8 |
| 2025-11-21 | vs | Oakland Golden Grizz | W | 97-91 | 14 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9.0 | +3.9 |
| 2025-11-18 | @ | Detroit Mercy Titans | W | 72-62 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2025-11-14 | vs | IU Indianapolis Jagu | L | 83-90 | 13 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.0 | -9.3 |
| 2025-11-10 | @ | Pittsburgh Panthers | L | 66-78 | 7 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | -4.8 |
| 2025-11-03 | vs | Georgia State Panthe | W | 71-49 | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | +2.6 |