Jeff Hunter
Utah State sophomore guard Sam Merrill gears up to play defense against the University of Providence during the Aggies' exhibition game on Nov. 3 at the Spectrum in Logan.
I've been coming here to games my whole life. Jaycee (Carroll) was my idol when I was a kid, and I was here the night he broke (USU's all-time) scoring record.
By Jeff Hunter
For the Deseret News
LOGAN — Two and a half years later, Tim Duryea laughs even harder at the absurdity of the thought.
Set to begin his third season as Utah State's head basketball coach Friday night against Weber State, Duryea had just been announced as Stew Morrill's replacement in March 2015 when he received a call from John Merrill, the father of Aggie recruit Sam Merrill.