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 scored 24 points, Neemias Queta had 17 points and eight rebounds, and Utah State won its first Mountain West Conference championship with a 64-57 victory over San Diego State on Saturday. Utah State (28-6) scored the first 13 points of the second half to […]
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 […]
LAS VEGAS-Friday Utah State men’s basketball (26-6, 15-3 in Mountain West conference play) seeks to bolster its NCAA Tournament hopes as they face Fresno State (23-8, 13-5 in conference play) in the Mountain West Tournament semifinals at the Thomas & Mack Center of Las Vegas. In program history, the Aggies […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sam Merrill had 23 points as Utah State beat New Mexico 91-83 in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament on Thursday night. Merrill shot 11 for 12 from the foul line. He added nine assists. Neemias Queta had 16 points and six blocks for […]
LOGAN, Utah-Per an announcement released late Tuesday, Utah State men’s basketball junior guard Sam Merrill has been named as a third-team All-American by Stadium TV college basketball insider Jeff Goodman. Merrill is one of only 15 college basketball players in NCAA Division I men’s basketball to receive this honor. Other […]
LAS VEGAS-Thursday, Utah State men’s basketball (25-6, 15-3 in Mountain West Conference play) returns to action at the Thomas & Mack Center against the New Mexico Lobos (14-17, 7-11 in conference play) in the Mountain West Conference quarterfinals. The rested Aggies are the #2 seed and are facing a Lobos […]
LOGAN, Utah-Tuesday, Utah State men’s basketball coach Craig Smith was named as the District VIII Coach of the year per an announcement from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. Additionally, Aggies junior guard Sam Merrill and freshman center Neemias Queta were recognized as two of the 10 players on the all-district […]
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Sam Merrill had a career-high 38 points as Utah State stretched its winning streak to seven games, narrowly beating Colorado State 100-96 in overtime on Tuesday night. Quinn Taylor had 18 points for Utah State (25-6, 15-3 Mountain West Conference). Neemias Queta added 12 points. […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Sam Merrill is turning out to be Utah State’s true iron man. Merrill played every minute against No. 12 Nevada, and the junior guard never wasted a second while on the court. He scored 29 points to lift the Aggies to an 81-76 victory over the […]
