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I didn't see anything on the board yet, so I thought I'd post the news of Mike's recent passing. His funeral is this Saturday. Really nice guy. We knew him through his daughter and SLU softball. Condolences to his entire family.

A few more post-game celebration photos. And during halftime, they had a 3 point shooting contest. Three guys sitting next to us competed as a team - and won! One of the guys was shooting like Jimmerson and made almost all of his shots. I talked to them when they got back to their seats and one was a '17 SLU alum and the other 2 went to WashU (both played basketball at WashU so that explains the shooting ability). They work for a company with an office in Tempe, so they were able to plan a business trip around the game. Sweet! (My apologies to the SLU alum - I didn't get you in the picture.) We didn't stay for the other 2 games, but the GCU - Liberty game was televised and we watched that for awhile. The GCU crowd was huge. There were quite a few of them there already during the SLU game. Looks like they have a great fan base.

Great game yesterday! A lot more SLU fans than I expected. I'd estimate at least 60-70 (if not a few more) fans cheering for SLU. I've posted a few pictures that show the overall crowd size (small) as well as the SLU fans behind the bench. There were a few in the section directly across the court, but you'll see mostly red shirts over there - Dayton fans. (A Dayton guy came up to us outside and said he was rooting for SLU, but only for that one game.) We spoke briefly to Chris May and a little longer to Janet Oberle. My daughter recognized a SLU baseball player who was a year behind her at SLU (I'm assuming it's the one who posted yesterday), but most everyone else was in the "upper middle age" (i.e., "senior") category. I'm no basketball junkie and don't know all the terminology, but my overall takeaway from the game was that SLU is a good team, needs to be a little more aggressive on defense, needs to work on their free throws (as does Tulate!) and shouldn't rely on the 3 point shot so much (although it was very effective on Sunday). It seemed like Tulate could penetrate and get under the basket more than SLU did. But the 3 point shooting was amazing, especially Jimmerson! He was on fire. As was Jacobs. Jimmerson got a long standing O when he came out of the game. French had a great game, too, and took MVP honors Thank you, SLU, for coming to Phoenix. Come back anytime! (And play more than one game!)

I will, but after the game. An alum in Scottsdale held a reception at their home tonight - Chris May was the featured guest (we were unable to attend). So there should be a few more SLU fans at the game. Glad to see it will be streamed. Look for our little cheering section!

Is anyone going to the game? I live in Tempe so I'll be there. Daughter is an alum & we're excited to be able to see the team. Even when she was at SLU, we never got to a basketball game. She played softball, and their home season never seemed to overlap with the basketball schedule. Go Bills!

http://www.nbl.com.au/news/article/ellis-sinks-game-winner-as-snakes-topple-united

That's OK. I still like the old logo better. I'm probably alone at this point, but 'Ive just never like the new mascot or lettering. Getting old, I guess.

GAAAWWWDDDDDDD..................

http://www.australiabasket.com/New-Zealand/news/452122/New-Zealand-National-Team-2016

Rob Loe back in NZ - http://www.nbl.com.au/featured-news/breakers-welcome-home-rob-loe/

http://www.slubillikens.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=93215&DB_OEM_ID=27200&ATCLID=210944989

Quality, of course. But the way the reflection makes a perfect face is kinda spooky.....

Congrats again to the women's BB team for a great season. Just one question, though - what's up with that A10 trophy? Is that the Billiken inside it or some other evil (but apparently happy) creature???

Heartbreaker!!!!! GREAT season, ladies!!!!! Be proud!!

Tough loss. But congrats on a GREAT season, ladies!!