ATLANTA-Monday, BYU men’s basketball senior forward Yoeli Childs and Utah State senior guard Sam Merrill were named among 50 college basketball stars nationwide as members of the Naismith Trophy Watch List, per a release from the Atlanta Tipoff Club. This award annually recognizes outstanding basketball achievements and is considered more […]
LOGAN, Utah-Thursday, Utah State men’s basketball senior guard Sam Merrill was named as a second-team preseason All-American by The Sporting News per a release. Additionally, NBC Sports has named Merrill as a preseason third-team All-American and a top-10 preseason candidate for the 2019-20 National Player of the year by si.com. […]
LOGAN, Utah-Monday, Utah State men’s basketball achieved a No. 17 ranking in the first The Associated Press poll to be released ahead of the upcoming season. This is only the third time in school history the Aggies have appeared in the first poll of the season and the first time […]
LOGAN, Utah-Tuesday, Utah State men’s basketball senior guard Sam Merrill was named to the Jerry West Award watch list. This award annually honors the top shooting guard in Division I men’s basketball. Of the 20 candidates for the award, Merrill, a sharpshooter out of Bountiful High School, is the only […]
LOGAN, Utah – Utah State senior guard Sam Merrill was recently featured as one of the top-10 preseason candidates for 2019-20 national player of the year recognition by si.com. The unofficial list recognized Merrill as “one of the most effective offensive players anywhere last season, shooting 52.9% on twos, 36.9% from […]
LOGAN, Utah-With the official advent of autumn, Utah State men’s basketball is conducting its first practice of the season Tuesday. The Aggies return an abundance of talent, including the reigning Mountain West Conference player of the year in senior guard Sam Merrill, a product of Bountiful High School, and Portuguese […]
LOGAN, Utah-Monday, Utah State men’s basketball senior guard Sam Merrill became only one of 15 point guards throughout the nation invited to participate at the CP3 Elite Guard Camp July 18-21 at Winston-Salem, N.C. This camp annually features the top 30 high school point guards from throughout the country and […]
LOGAN, Utah-Tuesday, Utah State men’s basketball stars, junior guard Sam Merrill and freshman center Neemias Queta received honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches. This commemorates the third consecutive year an Aggie has been named to the all-district teams. Merrill made the NABC All-District 17 first team, scoring 20.9 […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio-Friday, Utah State men’s basketball (28-6 on the season) makes its 21st all-time NCAA Tournament appearance as the #8 seed in the Midwest region. The Aggies face #9 Washington of the Pac-12 Friday at 4:45 pm at the Nationwide Arena of Columbus, Ohio. The Aggies broke an 8-year drought […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sam Merrill had 22 points as Utah State easily beat Fresno State 85-60 in the Mountain West Conference Tournament semifinals on Friday night. Diogo Brito added 20 points for the Aggies. Brito also had seven rebounds for the Aggies. Abel Porter had 11 points for Utah […]
