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NBA Champion Sam Merrill Visits USU Aggies
Jul 28, 2021, 10:56 AM
| Updated: 10:57 am
Utah State Aggies guard Sam Merrill (5) during a game between the Weber State Wildcats and the Utah State Aggies on December 08, 2018, at Vivint Smart Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.(Photo by Boyd Ivey/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
(Photo by Boyd Ivey/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – NBA Champion and Utah State Aggies legend Sam Merrill paid his alma mater a visit.
In photos posted by the men’s basketball Twitter account, you can see Merrill hanging out the team’s new coach Ryan Odom and his former teammate Justin Bean.
The CHAMP stopped by today!
🏆🏆🏆#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/Hmx13A3vzL
— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) July 28, 2021
Merrill was drafted last year by the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks beat the Suns in this year’s NBA Finals.
And of course, it wouldn’t be a story about Merril and the Aggies without including a video of his most famous shot. Enjoy!
