LAFAYETTE – Ross Cook's only question, when he was informed that Lisa Merritt was headed for induction into the UL Athletics Hall of Fame: Why did it take so long?
After all, the former UL women's basketball coach knew greatness when he saw it.
"She lived and played with a grace and ease that occasionally made the rest of us feel way too human," said Cook, whose four years at the helm of the Ragin' Cajun program included one magical season in Merritt's final year. "She had the 'Andrew Toney' factor … intelligent, quick and fast, a brilliant scorer who could create for herself and others almost at will.