Sam Merrill and Neemias Queta named to Mountain West 25th Season team – Cache Valley Daily
Utah State’s Sam Merrill shoots in the final moments against San Diego State during an NCAA college basketball game for the Mountain West Conference men’s tournament championship Saturday, March 7, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) LOGAN, Utah — In celebration of its 25 year anniversary, the Mountain West Conference announced its top 25 men’s basketball players in league history, a list which includes former Utah State guard Sam Merrill and center Neemias Queta. Utah State’s Sam Merrill plays against Wyoming during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Mountain West Conference men’s tournament Friday, March 6, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Merrill, who played for the Aggies from 2017-20, is all over the USU career record lists, including free throw percentage (.891, 1st), points (2,197; 2nd), assists (477, 2nd), 3-point field goals (319, 2nd), 3-point field goals attempted (759, 2nd), 10-point games (108, 2nd), minutes played (4,360; 2nd), field goal attempts (1,521; 4th), games played (131, 4th), games started (119, 4th), field goals made (715, 5th), steals (129, 6th), minutes per game (33.3, t-6th), 3-point field goal percentage (.420, 7th) and points per game (16.8, t-13th). Merrill was the 2019 Mountain West Player