NBA players from Utah State

8 NBA players on file played college basketball at Utah State. 2 are on NBA rosters now: Sam Merrill and Neemias Queta. Sam Merrill has played the most NBA seasons of them, 7. 1 was a first-round pick, most recently Shaler Halimon in 1968. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

On NBA rosters now (2)

Utah State players on NBA rosters now
Player	Pos	Years	Seasons	Draft
Sam MerrillCLE	G	2020–2027	7	2020, Rd 2, Pk 60
Neemias QuetaBOS	C	2021–2027	6	2021, Rd 2, Pk 39

Former NBA players (6)

Former NBA players from Utah State
Player	Pos	Years	Seasons	Draft
Ariel Maughan	F	1946–1951	5	—
Shaler Halimon	G	1968–1972	4	1968, Rd 1, Pk 14
Bert Cook	G	1954–1955	1	1952, Rd null, Pk null
Desmond Penigar	SF	2003–2004	1	—
Marv Roberts	F	1976–1977	1	1971, Rd 3, Pk 45
Pat Dunn	G	1957–1958	1	1956, Rd null, Pk null

College as ESPN lists it for each player; the draft line is ESPN’s too. Most seasons first.

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