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Merle Wiehl

5 Merle Wiehl

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Gottingen, Germany
  • High School:
    Theodor Heuss / Western Nebraska CC
  • Position:
    Forward
gp 25
pts/g 11.6
fg % 53.0
3pt % 44.6
ft % 66.7
reb/g 5.1
a/g 1.2

SENIOR 2020-21: Second Team All-WCC … appeared in all 25 games and started 21 … averaged 11.6 ppg and 5.1 rpg … led the team with 1.5 spg … led the team with 45 3-pointers made … led the team in field goal percentage at 52.9-percent and 3-point field goal percentage at 44.6-percent … had five 20-point games and scored in double-figures 15 times, including 14 of the last 17 … scored 20 with 8 rebounds at UC Santa Barbara … scored 25 of 10-of-16 shooting and 4-of-6 from downtown with nine rebounds vs. LMU … scored 11 at Saint Mary’s … grabbed a career high 11 rebounds at pacific … scored 20 on 9-of-10 shooting vs. Gonzaga … scored 10 vs. Portland … scored 10 ta Pepperdine with 9 rebounds … scored 13 at Pepperdine … scored 14 vs. Pacific … scored 12 vs. Saint Mary’s … scored 15 at Portland … scored 11 at Gonzaga … scored 23 with 5 3-pointers at LMU … scored 16 vs. BYU … scored a career-high 28 vs. LMU in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament … scored 16 in the semifinals of the WCC Tournament vs. Gonzaga.

JUNIOR 2019-20: Played in 30 games and made 25 starts … led the team in 3-pointers made with 45 … averaged 9.2 ppg on 44.3-percent shooting, 4.2 rpg, and 1.3 apg in 24.5 mpg … made Santa Clara debut against UC Santa Cruz and scored 18 points on 9 of 13 shooting with 6 reb. and 3 ast. … scored 15 at Arizona … scored 11 with 7 reb. vs. Delaware … scored 19 at Cal … at CSUN scored 19 and grabbed 5 reb. … scored 16 vs. Fresno State with 9 reb. … scored 19 pts. at Portland … at Gonzaga scored 10 … scored 10 vs. BYU … scored 21 with 6 3-pointers at Saint Mary’s to go with 7 reb. … scored 11 vs. San Francisco in the first round of the WCC Tournament … scored 10 vs. Pacific in the second round of the WCC Tournament.

Recent Games
Feb 16 at Loyola Marymount W, 79-65
Feb 20 at San Francisco L, 87-64
Feb 25 BYU L, 66-63
Feb 27 San Diego
Mar 6 vs. Loyola Marymount W, 83-68
Mar 8 vs. Gonzaga L, 72-62
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 25 17
Games started 21 15
Minutes 630 433
Minutes per game 25.2 25.5
FG 116-219 81-158
FG Pct 53.0 51.3
3PT 45-101 32-74
3PT Pct 44.6 43.2
FT 14-21 5-9
FT Pct 66.7 55.6
Off rebounds 37 24
Def rebounds 91 67
Total rebounds 128 91
Rebounds per game 5.1 5.4
Personal fouls 36 23
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 30 20
Turnovers 50 33
Assist to turnover ratio 0.6 0.6
Steals 38 21
Blocks 3 3
Points 291 199
Points per game 11.6 11.7
Points per 40 min 18.5 18.4
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 25 at CSU Bakersfield   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 UC Riverside   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 UC Davis   - - - - - - - - -
Dec 11 at CSU Bakersfield W, 59-49 1 18 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Dec 14 at Cal Poly L, 57-56 1 32 3-6 50.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 8
Dec 15 at Cal Poly L, 70-59 1 17 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 18 at UC Santa Barbara W, 82-60 - 16 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 4-4 100.0 8
Dec 19 at UC Santa Barbara W, 73-51 - 24 8-15 53.3 2-6 33.3 2-4 50.0 20
Dec 23 at UC Riverside W, 54-48 1 25 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Dec 28 at San Diego W, 51-49 1 15 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 30 at BYU L, 76-50 - 14 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 2 vs. Loyola Marymount L, 66-57 - 31 10-16 62.5 4-6 66.7 1-2 50.0 25
Jan 4 Pepperdine   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 7 at Saint Mary's W, 77-59 1 27 5-12 41.7 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 11
Jan 9 at Pacific W, 77-74 1 26 3-8 37.5 3-6 50.0 0-2 0.0 9
Jan 14 vs. Gonzaga L, 71-52 1 29 9-10 90.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 20
Jan 16 vs. Portland W, 84-65 1 23 4-7 57.1 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 10
Jan 23 vs. San Francisco L, 67-54 1 19 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Jan 28 at Loyola Marymount   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 30 at Pepperdine W, 68-64 1 32 5-14 35.7 0-6 0.0 0-0 - 10
Jan 31 at Pepperdine W, 66-57 1 23 4-9 44.4 3-4 75.0 2-2 100.0 13
Feb 4 Pacific L, 86-62 1 23 6-11 54.5 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 14
Feb 6 Saint Mary's W, 75-64 1 24 5-9 55.6 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 12
Feb 11 at Portland W, 77-76 1 28 6-11 54.5 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 15
Feb 13 at Gonzaga L, 67-50 1 26 4-6 66.7 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 11
Feb 16 at Loyola Marymount W, 79-65 1 37 9-15 60.0 5-10 50.0 0-0 - 23
Feb 20 at San Francisco L, 87-64 1 23 3-7 42.9 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 6
Feb 25 BYU L, 66-63 1 33 6-16 37.5 4-10 40.0 0-0 - 16
Feb 27 San Diego   - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Loyola Marymount W, 83-68 1 28 11-15 73.3 4-7 57.1 2-2 100.0 28
Mar 8 vs. Gonzaga L, 72-62 1 37 6-14 42.9 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 16
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 25 at CSU Bakersfield   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 UC Riverside   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 UC Davis   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 11 at CSU Bakersfield W, 59-49 1 18 1 3 4 0 3 0.0 0 0 4 -
Dec 14 at Cal Poly L, 57-56 1 32 1 5 6 2 2 1.0 2 0 1 -
Dec 15 at Cal Poly L, 70-59 1 17 0 0 0 1 3 0.3 0 0 3 -
Dec 18 at UC Santa Barbara W, 82-60 - 16 2 2 4 3 2 1.5 2 0 0 -
Dec 19 at UC Santa Barbara W, 73-51 - 24 5 3 8 0 2 0.0 2 0 2 -
Dec 23 at UC Riverside W, 54-48 1 25 3 3 6 1 3 0.3 3 0 1 -
Dec 28 at San Diego W, 51-49 1 15 0 4 4 0 2 0.0 2 0 1 -
Dec 30 at BYU L, 76-50 - 14 4 1 5 0 2 0.0 0 0 1 -
Jan 2 vs. Loyola Marymount L, 66-57 - 31 2 7 9 0 3 0.0 1 0 1 -
Jan 4 Pepperdine   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 7 at Saint Mary's W, 77-59 1 27 1 5 6 2 0 - 0 0 0 -
Jan 9 at Pacific W, 77-74 1 26 2 9 11 0 6 0.0 0 0 4 -
Jan 14 vs. Gonzaga L, 71-52 1 29 0 1 1 1 1 1.0 2 0 0 -
Jan 16 vs. Portland W, 84-65 1 23 0 4 4 3 0 - 0 0 2 -
Jan 23 vs. San Francisco L, 67-54 1 19 1 1 2 0 4 0.0 1 0 2 -
Jan 28 at Loyola Marymount   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 30 at Pepperdine W, 68-64 1 32 3 6 9 1 2 0.5 4 0 0 -
Jan 31 at Pepperdine W, 66-57 1 23 2 3 5 2 1 2.0 1 1 2 -
Feb 4 Pacific L, 86-62 1 23 1 5 6 1 3 0.3 1 0 0 -
Feb 6 Saint Mary's W, 75-64 1 24 1 3 4 1 2 0.5 2 0 3 -
Feb 11 at Portland W, 77-76 1 28 2 5 7 2 1 2.0 3 0 0 -
Feb 13 at Gonzaga L, 67-50 1 26 2 0 2 1 4 0.3 0 0 2 0
Feb 16 at Loyola Marymount W, 79-65 1 37 0 4 4 0 1 0.0 0 1 2 -
Feb 20 at San Francisco L, 87-64 1 23 1 5 6 0 0 - 2 0 1 0
Feb 25 BYU L, 66-63 1 33 2 4 6 6 1 6.0 2 1 2 -
Feb 27 San Diego   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 vs. Loyola Marymount W, 83-68 1 28 1 3 4 1 1 1.0 5 0 1 -
Mar 8 vs. Gonzaga L, 72-62 1 37 0 5 5 2 1 2.0 3 0 1 -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2019-20 30 25 24.5 3.5-7.9 44.3 1.5-4.0 37.2 0.7-1.0 66.7 9.2
2020-21 25 21 25.2 4.6-8.8 53.0 1.8-4.0 44.6 0.6-0.8 66.7 11.6
2021-22 31 31 34.4 4.5-11.2 40.1 2.0-5.8 33.9 1.5-1.8 82.5 12.5
Total 86 77 28.3 4.2-9.3 44.8 1.8-4.7 37.6 0.9-1.3 75.0 11.1
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2019-20 30 25 736 105-237 44.3 45-121 37.2 20-30 66.7 275
2020-21 25 21 630 116-219 53.0 45-101 44.6 14-21 66.7 291
2021-22 31 31 1065 139-347 40.1 61-180 33.9 47-57 82.5 386
Total 86 77 2431 360-803 44.8 151-402 37.6 81-108 75.0 952
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2019-20 30 25 24.5 5.7-12.9 44.3 2.4-6.6 37.2 1.1-1.6 66.7 14.9
2020-21 25 21 25.2 7.4-13.9 53.0 2.9-6.4 44.6 0.9-1.3 66.7 18.5
2021-22 31 31 34.4 5.2-13.0 40.1 2.3-6.8 33.9 1.8-2.1 82.5 14.5
Total 86 77 28.3 5.9-13.2 44.8 2.5-6.6 37.6 1.3-1.8 75.0 15.7
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2019-20 30 25 24.5 1.3 2.9 4.2 1.7 0.0 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.1
2020-21 25 21 25.2 1.5 3.6 5.1 1.4 0.0 1.2 2.0 0.6 1.5 0.1
2021-22 31 31 34.4 1.4 5.8 7.2 1.7 0.0 1.8 1.8 1.0 1.3 0.2
Total 86 77 28.3 1.4 4.2 5.5 1.6 0.0 1.5 1.6 0.9 1.2 0.2
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2019-20 30 25 736 38 88 126 51 0 39 34 1.1 21 4
2020-21 25 21 630 37 91 128 36 0 30 50 0.6 38 3
2021-22 31 31 1065 44 179 223 53 1 57 57 1.0 40 7
Total 86 77 2431 119 358 477 140 1 126 141 0.9 99 14
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2019-20 30 25 24.5 2.1 4.8 6.8 2.8 0.0 2.1 1.8 1.1 1.1 0.2
2020-21 25 21 25.2 2.3 5.8 8.1 2.3 0.0 1.9 3.2 0.6 2.4 0.2
2021-22 31 31 34.4 1.7 6.7 8.4 2.0 0.0 2.1 2.1 1.0 1.5 0.3
Total 86 77 28.3 2.0 5.9 7.8 2.3 0.0 2.1 2.3 0.9 1.6 0.2
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 25 21 25.2 4.6-8.8 53.0 1.8-4.0 44.6 0.6-0.8 66.7 11.6
Conference 17 15 25.5 4.8-9.3 51.3 1.9-4.4 43.2 0.3-0.5 55.6 11.7
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 3 3 26.7 5.7-12.0 47.2 2.7-6.3 42.1 0.0-0.0 - 14.0
Away 16 13 23.9 3.6-7.3 48.7 1.4-3.4 40.0 0.6-1.0 62.5 9.1
Neutral 6 5 27.8 7.0-11.0 63.6 2.5-4.5 55.6 0.7-0.8 80.0 17.2
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Wins 14 12 24.7 4.7-8.9 52.8 1.8-4.1 43.9 0.9-1.2 70.6 12.1
Losses 11 9 25.8 4.5-8.5 53.2 1.8-4.0 45.5 0.2-0.4 50.0 11.1
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December 8 5 20.1 2.2-4.4 51.4 0.6-1.6 38.5 0.9-1.2 70.0 6.0
January 8 7 26.3 5.2-10.0 52.5 1.8-4.0 43.8 0.5-0.9 57.1 12.8
February 7 7 27.7 5.6-10.7 52.0 2.6-5.7 45.0 0.1-0.3 50.0 13.9
March 2 2 32.5 8.5-14.5 58.6 4.0-8.0 50.0 1.0-1.0 100.0 22.0
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 25 21 630 116-219 53.0 45-101 44.6 14-21 66.7 291
Conference 17 15 433 81-158 51.3 32-74 43.2 5-9 55.6 199
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 3 3 80 17-36 47.2 8-19 42.1 0-0 - 42
Away 16 13 383 57-117 48.7 22-55 40.0 10-16 62.5 146
Neutral 6 5 167 42-66 63.6 15-27 55.6 4-5 80.0 103
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Wins 14 12 346 66-125 52.8 25-57 43.9 12-17 70.6 169
Losses 11 9 284 50-94 53.2 20-44 45.5 2-4 50.0 122
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December 8 5 161 18-35 51.4 5-13 38.5 7-10 70.0 48
January 8 7 210 42-80 52.5 14-32 43.8 4-7 57.1 102
February 7 7 194 39-75 52.0 18-40 45.0 1-2 50.0 97
March 2 2 65 17-29 58.6 8-16 50.0 2-2 100.0 44
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 25 21 25.2 7.4-13.9 53.0 2.9-6.4 44.6 0.9-1.3 66.7 18.5
Conference 17 15 25.5 7.5-14.6 51.3 3.0-6.8 43.2 0.5-0.8 55.6 18.4
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 3 3 26.7 8.5-18.0 47.2 4.0-9.5 42.1 0.0-0.0 - 21.0
Away 16 13 23.9 6.0-12.2 48.7 2.3-5.7 40.0 1.0-1.7 62.5 15.2
Neutral 6 5 27.8 10.1-15.8 63.6 3.6-6.5 55.6 1.0-1.2 80.0 24.7
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Wins 14 12 24.7 7.6-14.5 52.8 2.9-6.6 43.9 1.4-2.0 70.6 19.5
Losses 11 9 25.8 7.0-13.2 53.2 2.8-6.2 45.5 0.3-0.6 50.0 17.2
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December 8 5 20.1 4.5-8.7 51.4 1.2-3.2 38.5 1.7-2.5 70.0 11.9
January 8 7 26.3 8.0-15.2 52.5 2.7-6.1 43.8 0.8-1.3 57.1 19.4
February 7 7 27.7 8.0-15.5 52.0 3.7-8.2 45.0 0.2-0.4 50.0 20.0
March 2 2 32.5 10.5-17.8 58.6 4.9-9.8 50.0 1.2-1.2 100.0 27.1
  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 21 25.2 1.5 3.6 5.1 1.4 0.0 1.2 2.0 0.6 1.5 0.1
Conference 17 15 25.5 1.4 3.9 5.4 1.4 0.0 1.2 1.9 0.6 1.2 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 3 3 26.7 1.3 4.0 5.3 1.7 - 2.7 2.0 1.3 1.7 0.3
Away 16 13 23.9 1.8 3.6 5.4 1.5 0.0 0.9 2.1 0.4 1.3 0.1
Neutral 6 5 27.8 0.7 3.5 4.2 1.2 - 1.2 1.7 0.7 2.0 0.0
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Wins 14 12 24.7 1.6 4.1 5.7 1.6 - 1.1 1.9 0.6 1.7 0.1
Losses 11 9 25.8 1.3 3.1 4.4 1.3 0.0 1.3 2.2 0.6 1.3 0.1
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December 8 5 20.1 2.0 2.6 4.6 1.6 - 0.9 2.4 0.4 1.4 0.0
January 8 7 26.3 1.4 4.5 5.9 1.4 - 1.1 2.1 0.5 1.1 0.1
February 7 7 27.7 1.3 3.7 5.0 1.4 0.0 1.6 1.7 0.9 1.4 0.3
March 2 2 32.5 0.5 4.0 4.5 1.0 - 1.5 1.0 1.5 4.0 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 25 21 630 37 91 128 36 0 30 50 0.6 38 3
Conference 17 15 433 24 67 91 23 0 20 33 0.6 21 3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 3 3 80 4 12 16 5 - 8 6 1.3 5 1
Away 16 13 383 29 58 87 24 0 15 34 0.4 21 2
Neutral 6 5 167 4 21 25 7 - 7 10 0.7 12 0
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Wins 14 12 346 23 57 80 22 - 16 26 0.6 24 2
Losses 11 9 284 14 34 48 14 0 14 24 0.6 14 1
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December 8 5 161 16 21 37 13 - 7 19 0.4 11 0
January 8 7 210 11 36 47 11 - 9 17 0.5 9 1
February 7 7 194 9 26 35 10 0 11 12 0.9 10 2
March 2 2 65 1 8 9 2 - 3 2 1.5 8 0
  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 21 25.2 2.3 5.8 8.1 2.3 0.0 1.9 3.2 0.6 2.4 0.2
Conference 17 15 25.5 2.2 6.2 8.4 2.1 0.0 1.8 3.0 0.6 1.9 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 3 3 26.7 2.0 6.0 8.0 2.5 0.0 4.0 3.0 1.3 2.5 0.5
Away 16 13 23.9 3.0 6.1 9.1 2.5 0.0 1.6 3.6 0.4 2.2 0.2
Neutral 6 5 27.8 1.0 5.0 6.0 1.7 0.0 1.7 2.4 0.7 2.9 0.0
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Wins 14 12 24.7 2.7 6.6 9.2 2.5 0.0 1.8 3.0 0.6 2.8 0.2
Losses 11 9 25.8 2.0 4.8 6.8 2.0 0.0 2.0 3.4 0.6 2.0 0.1
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December 8 5 20.1 4.0 5.2 9.2 3.2 0.0 1.7 4.7 0.4 2.7 0.0
January 8 7 26.3 2.1 6.9 9.0 2.1 0.0 1.7 3.2 0.5 1.7 0.2
February 7 7 27.7 1.9 5.4 7.2 2.1 0.0 2.3 2.5 0.9 2.1 0.4
March 2 2 32.5 0.6 4.9 5.5 1.2 0.0 1.8 1.2 1.5 4.9 0.0
Merle Wiehl action photo 1
  • Santa Clara vs. Cal Poly
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  • Santa Clara vs. Cal Poly
Merle Wiehl action photo 3
  • Loyola Marymount vs. Santa Clara @ KP Arena (Santa Cruz, Calif.)
Merle Wiehl action photo 4
  • Loyola Marymount vs. Santa Clara @ KP Arena (Santa Cruz, Calif.)
Merle Wiehl action photo 5
  • Loyola Marymount vs. Santa Clara @ KP Arena (Santa Cruz, Calif.)
Merle Wiehl action photo 6
  • Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara @ KP Arena (Santa Cruz, Calif.)
Merle Wiehl action photo 7
  • Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara @ KP Arena (Santa Cruz, Calif.)
Merle Wiehl action photo 8
  • Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara @ KP Arena (Santa Cruz, Calif.)
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  • Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara @ KP Arena (Santa Cruz, Calif.)
Merle Wiehl action photo 10
  • Saint Mary's (CA) vs. Santa Clara