Polak averaged 21.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game, as the Vulcans started the new calendar year with three games in PSAC West play. He shot 48.8 percent (20-of-41) from the floor and 92.9 percent (13-of-14) from the free-throw line. Polak opened 2025 by posting 11 points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals at Gannon on Jan. 4. The Steel Valley product then tied his career high with 27 points on 8-of-13 shooting, including four-of-seven from beyond the arc, on Wednesday in a 94-63 victory over Slippery Rock. Polak also tallied five rebounds, four assists and one steal against The Rock. On Saturday, he finished with 25 points, eight rebounds, six assists, two blocks and two steals in an 81-73 win at Seton Hill.