Billiken News

SLU will look vastly different from the teams that reached the NCAA tournament the past two seasons

Billikens also opened last season with a loss to the Lobos.

I've gotten a few questions about it, so others may be wondering too about the location of the Billiken Beat blog.

Former Billiken is first player from SLU to take part in world championships.

Former SLU coach Charlie Spoonhour received a lung transplant Saturday and had his breathing tube removed Wednesday.

Offseason conditioning program for the players is hoped to help cut down on injuries during the season.

Snagged by an NCAA Rule on Transfers
New York Times
He could have walked on at SLU and played without a scholarship. But to do even that he needed an NCAA waiver to play and to qualify for financial aid. ...

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Billikens would face either Southern Miss or East Tennessee State in the second round.

Former St. Louis University basketball coach Charlie Spoonhour has been diagnosed with a lung disease and was approved Tuesday to go on a transplant list at Duke Medical Center in Durham, N.C.

Class of 2012 Intro: Jordon Granger
CycloneSportsReport.com (subscription)
Granger is very familiar with SLU after attending several games last season, when the Billikens went 23-13 in their third season under coach Rick Majerus. ...

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Class of 2012 Intro: Jordon Granger
12th Fan.com (subscription)
Granger is very familiar with SLU after attending several games last season, when the Billikens went 23-13 in their third season under coach Rick Majerus. ...

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Class of 2012 Intro: Jordon Granger
Bucknuts.com (subscription)
Granger is very familiar with SLU after attending several games last season, when the Billikens went 23-13 in their third season under coach Rick Majerus. ...

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Class of 2012 Intro: Jordon Granger
Dawgman.com (subscription)
Granger is very familiar with SLU after attending several games last season, when the Billikens went 23-13 in their third season under coach Rick Majerus. ...

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Class of 2012 Intro: Jordon Granger
InsideTennessee.com (subscription)
Granger is very familiar with SLU after attending several games last season, when the Billikens went 23-13 in their third season under coach Rick Majerus. ...

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The Saint Louis University basketball program hasn’t had much success in recent years with recruiting local talent, but associate head coach Porter Moser has worked hard in recent months to land two of the top local players in the Class of 2012.

Former Billikens coach Charlie Spoonhour diagnosed with lung disease that requires transplant.

The teams will meet in Durham, N.C., on December 11, and the game is expected to be televised nationally by CBS

Cameron Biedscheid has had a good few months on the basketball court. He helped his high school team win a state championship, earned an invitation to the Nike Hoop Jamboree and last week picked up his first scholarship offer.

When Courtney Webb started to look around for a school to transfer to from DePaul, she thought she would end up somewhere close to where she grew up in Michigan. But when he visited Saint Louis University, she found what she was looking for.

One of the top young basketball prospects in the St. Louis area has a connection to one of the best players to ever come out of the area.