Ari Mercado
Team: William & Mary
Position: G
Career Averages
ESPN · NCAAW · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 24 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
| GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 36.1% | 26.7% | 90.0% |
Plus/minus sample — 2025-2026: 20 games, 132.5 minutes, 391.3 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: 20 games.
| RAPM | Rank | Minutes | Possessions | Model PM | Model PM/G | Model PM/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -4.07 | 4211 | 132 | 391 | -39 | -1.9 | -11.8 |
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 → | -4.07 (#4211) | SE 3.26 | Poss 391 |
| RAPM Off/Def RAPM Off/Def Simultaneous offensive and defensive RAPM decomposition. More → | -4.07 (#4211) | Off -2.54 | Def -1.53 |
| Plus/Minus Rate Plus/Minus Rate Raw plus/minus rate baseline per 100 possessions. More → | -9.97 (#3061) | PM/G -1.9 | PM/40 -11.8 |
| Player Vector 2D Player Vector 2D Low-dimensional player embedding model with lineup composition and interaction effects. More → | -1.567 (#3012) | Vec (+1.34, -0.80) | Norm 1.56 |
| Points For Elo Points For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team scoring rate. More → | +0.52 (#2346) | Pts For +0.52 | Prevent +1.44 | Net +1.95 | Min 176 |
| Points Prevention Elo Points Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's scoring rate. More → | +1.44 (#2193) | Pts For +0.52 | Prevent +1.44 | Net +1.95 | Min 176 |
| Points Net Elo Points Net Elo Net point-differential event Elo from points created plus points prevented. More → | +1.95 (#2236) | Pts For +0.52 | Prevent +1.44 | Net +1.95 | Min 176 |
| Offensive Rebounding Offensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's offensive rebound rate (OREB%) on offense. More → | +1.68 (#1431) | OReb% +1.68 | DReb% -1.56 | Min 176 |
| Defensive Rebounding Defensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's defensive rebound rate (DREB%) on defense. More → | -1.56 (#3461) | OReb% +1.68 | DReb% -1.56 | Min 176 |
| Assists For Elo Assists For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team assist rate. More → | +1.60 (#1067) | Ast For +1.60 | Prevent +0.44 | Net +2.04 | Min 176 |
| Assist Prevention Elo Assist Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's assist rate. More → | +0.44 (#2150) | Ast For +1.60 | Prevent +0.44 | Net +2.04 | Min 176 |
| Assists Net Elo Assists Net Elo Net assist event Elo from assisted creation plus assisted-shot prevention. More → | +2.04 (#1359) | Ast For +1.60 | Prevent +0.44 | Net +2.04 | Min 176 |
| Threes For Elo Threes For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team made-threes rate. More → | -0.34 (#2785) | 3PM For -0.34 | Prevent -0.05 | Net -0.39 | Min 176 |
| Three Prevention Elo Three Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's made-threes rate. More → | -0.05 (#2603) | 3PM For -0.34 | Prevent -0.05 | Net -0.39 | Min 176 |
| Threes Net Elo Threes Net Elo Net made-three event Elo from threes created plus threes prevented. More → | -0.39 (#2842) | 3PM For -0.34 | Prevent -0.05 | Net -0.39 | Min 176 |
| Stocks For Elo Stocks For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team steals-plus-blocks rate. More → | +0.35 (#1951) | Stocks For +0.35 | Prevent +0.01 | Net +0.36 | Min 176 |
| Stocks Prevention Elo Stocks Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent stocks. More → | +0.01 (#2573) | Stocks For +0.35 | Prevent +0.01 | Net +0.36 | Min 176 |
| Stocks Net Elo Stocks Net Elo Net stocks event Elo from stocks created plus stocks denied. More → | +0.36 (#2182) | Stocks For +0.35 | Prevent +0.01 | Net +0.36 | Min 176 |
| Ball Security Elo Ball Security Elo Online player rating for keeping own-team turnovers down. More → | -0.54 (#3158) | TOV For -0.54 | Prevent +0.49 | Net -0.05 | Min 176 |
| Turnover Force Elo Turnover Force Elo Online player rating for forcing opponent turnovers. More → | +0.49 (#1702) | TOV For -0.54 | Prevent +0.49 | Net -0.05 | Min 176 |
| Turnover Margin Elo Turnover Margin Elo Net turnover event Elo from ball security plus turnover force. More → | -0.05 (#2487) | TOV For -0.54 | Prevent +0.49 | Net -0.05 | Min 176 |
Shot Chart — 2025-2026
13/36 FG (36.1%), 30 points from the field · ESPN shot locations · compared with the 2025-2026 league average
| Zone | FGM | FGA | FG% | League FG% | +/- | % of FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 58.6 | +8.1 | 8.3 |
| Paint (non-RA) | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 40.9 | +9.1 | 22.2 |
| Mid-range left | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 32.4 | +10.5 | 19.4 |
| Mid-range center | 0 | 0 | - | 35.8 | - | 0.0 |
| Mid-range right | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 31.8 | -31.8 | 8.3 |
| Left corner 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 33.0 | -33.0 | 8.3 |
| Right corner 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 32.6 | - | 0.0 |
| Above-break 3 left | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 30.7 | +29.3 | 13.9 |
| Above-break 3 center | 0 | 0 | - | 30.4 | - | 0.0 |
| Above-break 3 right | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 30.9 | -16.6 | 19.4 |
Career Stats
ESPN · NCAAW · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 24 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 | NCAAW | William & Mary Tribe | 24 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 36.1% | 26.7% | 90.0% | 53.6 | 41.7 |
Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG
Game Log
ESPN · NCAAW · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | @ | Charleston Cougars | L | 55-58 | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | - |
| 2026-03-12 | vs | North Carolina A&T A | W | 61-58 | 7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | - |
| 2026-03-07 | @ | Hampton Lady Pirates | W | 61-60 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2026-03-05 | vs | Elon Phoenix | W | 70-59 | 6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | -1.0 |
| 2026-03-01 | @ | UNC Wilmington Seaha | W | 60-41 | 17 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10.0 | - |
| 2026-02-27 | @ | Charleston Cougars | L | 48-70 | 12 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3.0 | - |
| 2026-02-22 | vs | Drexel Dragons | L | 61-63 | 12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2026-02-20 | vs | Monmouth Hawks | L | 58-63 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | +3.8 |
| 2026-02-15 | vs | Towson Tigers | W | 75-70 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | -3.7 |
| 2026-02-08 | @ | Elon Phoenix | L | 52-75 | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5.0 | - |
| 2026-02-01 | vs | UNC Wilmington Seaha | W | 79-68 | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2026-01-26 | @ | Hofstra Pride | W | 55-37 | 11 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | -5.0 |
| 2026-01-23 | @ | Northeastern Huskies | W | 63-50 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -1.9 |
| 2026-01-11 | @ | Campbell Fighting Ca | L | 43-45 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2026-01-09 | vs | Charleston Cougars | L | 60-62 | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | - |
| 2026-01-02 | @ | North Carolina A&T A | W | 60-49 | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | - |
| 2025-12-20 | @ | Bethune-Cookman Wild | W | 64-52 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2.0 | +0.6 |
| 2025-12-19 | @ | Stetson Hatters | W | 81-75 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.0 | - |
| 2025-12-13 | vs | Coppin State Eagles | W | 72-65 | 18 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6.0 | +1.9 |
| 2025-12-07 | @ | American University | W | 73-60 | 7 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | -10.8 |
| 2025-11-16 | vs | Old Dominion Monarch | L | 53-56 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.4 |
| 2025-11-12 | vs | Richmond Spiders | L | 58-84 | 6 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | -2.4 |
| 2025-11-09 | vs | Barton Bulldogs | W | 81-62 | 18 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | - |
| 2025-11-06 | @ | Davidson Wildcats | L | 50-71 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -4.0 |