Campbell University

Career: The 2009 A-Sun Freshman of the Year is one of the top 3-point shooters in Campbell history... Stands 4th on school career charts for treys made (176) and 6th in 3s attempted (429), while ranking 5th in 3-point % (.410)... Has scored in double figures 40 times... Career 74.7% free throw shooter...

2010-11: Pre-season A-Sun All-Conference choiced missed the final 8 games of the season with a knee injury... Averaged 11.2 points per game, while hitting 55-of-131 (.420) from 3-point range... Tallied 18 points (6-11 threes) with 5 assists vs. Florida Gulf Coast (1/20)... Scored 16 points (4-6 threes) with 4 assists at Lipscomb (1/17)... Scored 9 of his career-high 27 points in overtime during win over Mercer (1/10)... Added game-high 6 assists in career-high 41 minutes... Hit 7-of-8 FTs in OT, career-highs 10-of-16 overall, vs. Bears... Did not miss a shot (3-3 FG, 2-2 threes, 3-3 FT) in 11-point outing vs. North Florida (1/5)... Led team with 14 points (plus 4 assists and 0 turnovers) vs. Jacksonville (1/3)... Scored team-high 14 points, with 2 assists (including pass to Junard Hartley for game-winning 3) plus 3 steals in career-high 40 minutes during win over UNC Wilmington (12/22)... Scored 12 points (3-4 threes) in win over Western Carolina (12/10)... Tallied 23 points (tied career high with 7 threes) with career-best 8 assists in win over Johnson C. Smith (11/29)... Scored 19 points and matched career high with 8 rebounds, plus 6 assists and 4 steals in win over Longwood (11/27)... Tabbed A-Sun Player of the Week (11/23)... Named MVP of the Global Sports Hoops Showcase after averaging 15.7 points and 2.3 steals over three games, shooting 53% from the field (16-30) and 62.5% (10-16) from three-point range... Scored season-high 22 points (8-13 FG, 4-4 threes) with season-best 4 steals vs. Samford (11/21)... Had 8 points and 4 steals in 61-54 win at Auburn (11/20)... Season-high 17 points (4-7 threes) and 6 rebounds, plus 3 assists in win over Middle Tennessee (11/19)...

2009-10:  Team's 2nd-leading scorer (10.7), who rated 23rd among Atlantic Sun Conference leaders... Also ranked 2nd in league in steals (2.0), 2nd in 3-point FG% (.411) and 5th in 3-point FG made per game (2.3)... Shot 79.2% (38-48) from the line... In A-Sun games only, led league in 3-point accuracy (.452)... 2nd-most accurate 3-point shooter among active A-Sun players with at least 100 career 3FGM (.406)...  Scored in double figures 16 times... Pulled down season-high 5 rebounds in win at North Florida (2/27)... Led CU in scoring for 2nd-straight game with 19 points (5-10 3s), plus 3 steals in win over ETSU (2/19)... Made his first 5 threes and finished with a career-high 7 (in 9 attempts) for 21 points in win over USC Upstate (2/17)... Scored 18 points in 1st half vs. Spartans when CU built an 18-point lead at the break...  Tallied 10 points and tied season high with 4 rebounds in win over Mercer (2/12)... Led CU with 16 points, including a career-high 5 threes (9 attempts), plus season-high 5 assists in win at Florida Gulf Coast (2/6)... Equaled career-high with 5 steals at ETSU (1/27)...  Had 13 points (3-5 threes, 4-4 FT) and 4 rebounds in win at Lipscomb (1/23)... Scored 16 points (6-8 FG, 4-5 threes) and tied his career mark for treys made in a game during win over Stetson... Matched career-high with 5 steals and scored 11 points in win over Florida Gulf Coast (1/14)... Scored 13 points with 2 assists and 3 steals in win at Kennesaw State (1/9)... Chipped in 9 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in win at USC Upstate (1/2)... Scored a career-high 24 points (9-11 FG, 4-6 threes) in win over Appalachian State (12/30), when he tallied 15 second-half points and did not miss a shot (6 attempts) after intermission.  Added 4 assists and just 1 turnover in 29 minutes vs. Mountaineers... Matched then season-high with 17 points (4-7 threes) and grabbed a career-best 5 steals in win over Jacksonville (12/19).. Nabbed career-best 4 steals at Western Carolina (12/10)... Had 3 steals vs. Southern Virginia (12/7)... Had 13 points and season-high 5 assists plus 3 steals in win at UNC Asheville (11/21)... Led team with 17 points in win over East Carolina (11/17)...

2008-09:  Named A-Sun Freshman of the Year and only unanimous choice to the A-Sun All-Freshman team... Lone freshman in the A-Sun to start each of his team's games (30)... Presented team's Newton-Roberts Award (Unsung Hero)... 2nd-leading scorer (9.5) on team (30th in league), who connected on 40% of his 3-pointers (3rd in A-Sun) and 78.6% (66-84) of his FTs (7th in league)... Averaged 2.43 assists/game... Finished 15th in A-Sun with 1.73 threes made per game and 9th in steals (1.57)... During the last four regular season games, averaged 17.8 points and 2.3 steals, while shooting 57 percent (21-37) from the floor, 67 percent (12-18) from 3-point range and 89.5 percent (17-19) from the line...  Led all A-Sun freshmen in free throw percentage (.786), and 3-point field goal percentage (.400), while ranking 2nd in scoring (9.5), steals (1.57) and 3-pointers made per game (1.73) and 3rd in assists (2.43)... Scored in double figures 12 times and tallied 9 points on four other occasions... Led CU in scoring for 4th-straight game (all wins) with 19 points (5-9 FG, 3-4 threes, 6-6 FT), plus 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 0 turnovers and 3 steals against Stetson (2/27)... Scored 20 points (4-7 threes, 6-6 FTs), plus 3 steals in victory over East Tennessee State (2/23)... Led CU with 10 points (4-7 FG) in win over USC Upstate (2/21)... Celebrated his 19th birthday (2/16) with a season-high 22 points (7-10 FG, 3-3 threes, 5-7 FT) with 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in win at Jacksonville (2/16)... Scored 17 points -- 15 in the 2nd half -- at USC Upstate (1/24) where he made 5-7 from the floor, 3-5 threes and 4-5 from the line while matching his season-best with 4 steals... Dealt 4 assists in win over North Florida (1/19)... Swiped a season-high 4 steals vs. Jacksonville (1/17)... Tallied 14 points (4-6 FG, 2-2 threes, 4-4 FT) with season-highs of 8 rebounds and 8 assists in win over UNC Pembroke (12/20)... Scored 14 points vs. VMI (11/24) and UNC Asheville (11/22)...  

Prep:  Named second-team Class 6A all-state as a senior by the Florida Sports Writers Association... Averaged 16.3 points, 4.5 assists, 7.1 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game in senior campaign when he led his squad to a 27-4 record and the first state final four berth in school history... Three-time all-conference performer (twice first-team) at Winter Springs HS... Named District Player of the Year in 2008... Helped his team to consecutive 20-win seasons in final two prep years... AAU teammate of fellow CU senior Amir Celestin on the Florida Rams...

Personal:  His father, Bernard played basketball at Eckerd College and coached at Seminole Community College... Has four siblings - Lyndon, Briana, Toya and Michael... His cousin, Darryl Merthie, played basketball at Marshall University... Honor roll student in 2008 at Winter Springs...

Merthie’s Details
Full Name
Lorne Merthie
Major
Sport Management
Birthdate
Feb. 16, 1990
Birthplace
Orlando, Fla.
Parents’ Names
Bernard and Tonya Merthie
High School Coach
Travis Jones
AAU Coach
Travis Jones

Career Highs
Points
27 vs. Mercer (1/10/11)
Rebounds
8 (2X) last vs. Longwood (11/27/10)
Assists
8 (2X) last vs. Johnson C. Smith (11/29/10)
Field Goals
9 vs. Appalachian State (12/30/09)
Field Goal Attempts
18 vs. Lipscomb (2/9/09)
Three-Point Field Goals
7 (2X) last vs. Johnson C. Smith (11/29/10)
Three-Point Attempts
13 vs. Johnson C. Smith (11/29/10)
Free Throws
10 vs. Mercer (1/10/11)
Free Throw Attempts
16 vs. Mercer (1/10/11)
Steals
5 (4X) last vs. ETSU (3/4/10)
Blocked Shots
1 (4X) last at North Florida (2/27/10)
Minutes Played
41 vs. Mercer (1/10/11)

Lorne Merthie's Career Stats