COLUMBUS, Ohio — Several of the questions posed by members of the Ohio media during Thursday’s press conference at Nationwide Arena in Columbus revolved around Utah State’s international athletes and the seven players who have served missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
“I think it’s been incredibly helpful as far as developing the chemistry,” USU junior guard Sam Merrill noted. “I think because we all come from so many different backgrounds, it keeps us away from developing any type of clique or something like that. When we’re hanging around, it’s everybody together, not groups of three or four.