{"id":274598,"date":"2026-02-05T02:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T02:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/274598\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T02:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T02:05:10","slug":"aggies-in-the-pros-utah-state-university-athletics-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/274598\/","title":{"rendered":"Aggies in the Pros – Utah State University Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOGAN, Utah \u2014 There are currently 15 former Utah State men’s basketball players on professional rosters worldwide, including two in the NBA. See how each of them performed last week.
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\nSam Merrill, G, Cleveland Cavaliers \u2014 Merrill is in his sixth season in the NBA and fourth with the Cavaliers. Merrill returned from injury and averaged 12.0 points and 3.3 assists in Cleveland’s three games last week, where the Cavaliers went 2-1. He is shooting 45.9 percent from beyond the arc, good for fourth in the NBA.
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\nNeemias Queta, C, Boston Celtics \u2014 Queta is in his fifth season in the NBA and third with the Celtics. Queta averaged 10.7 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in Boston’s last three games, including a 10-point, 15-rebound performance against Sacramento. He ranks fifth in the league with a .636 field goal percentage, 13th in offensive rebounds with 137 and 15th in blocks with 60 while also ranking ninth in win shares per 48 minutes with .203.
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\nDarius Brown II, G, Cleveland Charge \u2014 Brown is in his second professional season, both with the Charge. Brown averaged 13.0 points, 10.1 assists and 2.0 steals, pitching in a 14-point, 16-assist double-double against the Memphis Hustle as Cleveland went 2-1 last week.\u00a0Brown ranks third in the G-League in assists (133) and sixth in steals (36).
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\nTaylor Funk, F, San Diego Clippers \u2014 Funk is in his third professional season and first with the Clippers. Funk returned to the Clipper lineup and averaged 13.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in San Diego’s last two games, both wins. He scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds in just 19 minutes of action in his Jan. 31 return against College Park.
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\nDexter Akanno<\/a>, SF, VET-CONCEPT Gladiators Trier \u2014 Akanno is in his first professional season with the Gladiators of the German BBL. Akanno scored four points and grabbed two rebounds in Trier’s 99-92 loss to Alba Berlin.
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\nDan Akin, PF\/C, Kolossos BC \u2014 Akin is in his third professional season and first with the Greek Basketball League’s Kolossos. Akin scored six points and added nine rebounds in a 96-83 loss to AEK Athens.
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\nJustin Bean, F, Alba Berlin \u2014 Bean is in his fourth professional season and third with Alba Berlin of the German BBL. Bean scored 16 points and pitched in five rebounds and three steals in Alba’s 99-92 road win over Trier.
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\nDiogo Brito, G, Monbus Obradoiro \u2014 Brito is in his fifth professional season and first with Monbus Obradoiro of Spain’s LEB Gold. Brito scored nine points in Obradoiro’s 86-68 win over Oviedo.
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\nKris Clark, G, Nakhchivan \u2014 Clark, who has been playing professional basketball since 2008, is in his first season with Nakhchivan in the Azerbaijani Basketball League. Clark did not play in Nakhchivan’s 82-70 win over Guba.
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\nRJ Eytle-Rock, G, EJ Sligo All-Stars \u2014 Eytle-Rock is in his third professional season and first as a player-coach with the Irish Men’s Super League’s EJ Sligo All-Stars. The All-Stars split their games last week, beating St. Vincents 87-82 and falling to Eanna, 88-78.
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\nAubin Gateretse<\/a>, C, Limburg United \u2014 Gateretse is in his first professional season with Limburg United of Belgium’s BNXT League. Gateretse scored six points and added two rebounds in a 95-79 loss to Den Bosch.
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\nBrandon Horvath, C, BC Gargzdai-SC \u2014 Horvath is in his fourth professional season and first with BC Gargzdai-SC of the Lithuanian Basketball League. Horvath did not play in Gargzdu’s 82-75 win over Jonava.
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\nIan Martinez<\/a>, G, Unger Steel Gunners Oberwart \u2014 Martinez is in his first professional season overseas, having debuted with Elitzur Yavne of the Israeli National League before signing with Unger Steel Gunners Oberwart of the Austrian Basketball Super League. Martinez scored 15 points and dished out four assists in Oberwart’s 81-77 loss to UBSC Graz.
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\nShane Rector, G, Al Shamal Doha \u2014 Rector is in his ninth professional season and his first with Al Shamal Doha of the Qatari QBL. Rector did not play in Al Shamal’s 86-72 loss to Al Wakrah.
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\nChris Smith, G, Hiroshima Dragonflies \u2014 Smith is in his 10th professional season and his first with Hiroshima of the Japanese B1 League. Smith averaged 16.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists as Hiroshima went 1-2 last week.
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