Leadership comes naturally to some on the basketball court ,and Utah State fans are gradually starting to understand that Sam Merrill might just be one of those guys.
The Bountiful native didn’t come to Logan with McDonald’s All-America accolades, and it wasn’t through speaking his mind that Merrill has emerged as a player teammates look for direction.
Only a sophomore for the Aggies, Merrill’s initial value was as a defensive player — one who could put the clamps on the opposition’s best perimeter scorer.
But this season, when times have been tough for almost every Aggie when it comes to putting the ball in the hoop, Merrill has been the most consistent scorer on the squad and has kept the 12-11 Aggies from going into prolonged offensive slumps.