Rim Rockers take Merriex with first draft pick

With the first pick in club history and the No. 1 overall choice in the 2003 draft, the Texas Rim Rockers of the United States Basketball League (USBL) selected four-year TCU letterwinner Bingo Merriex. The Rim Rockers, located in Fort Worth, will play their inaugural season in 2003.

Merriex, a 6-9 forward, averaged 12.6 points and 7.5 rebounds for the Horned Frogs during his senior season. Merriex finished his career third all-time in TCU history in three-pointers made, 10th on the all-time scoring list and 10th on the rebounding charts.

A total of 73 players were taken in the eight-round draft. In the league’s 18-year history, 130 players have played in the USBL and then gone on to play in the NBA.

— courtesy of (www.gofrogs.com)