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SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game 16 Saint Louis (9-6, 2-0 A-10) vs. St. Bonaventure (14-1, 2-0 A-10) Date // Time Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 // 7 p.m. CT Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena) Chaifetz Arena Tickets | Parking | Clear Bag Policy Radio KMOX 1120AM | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) TV None Stream Peacock (Steve Schlanger, Dr. John Giannini) Live Stats StatBroadcast Series History Tied 16-16 Game Notes Saint Louis SETTING THE SCENE Saint Louis hosts the St. Bonaventure Bonnies at Chaifetz Arena on Wednesday night. Tip time on Peacock is 7 p.m. The Billikens have a bye during weekend play and resume A-10 action next Tuesday at VCU. The Billikens will stay on the road to face Richmond next Saturday. FOLLOWING THE ACTION Wednesday's game will be streamed exclusively on Peacock. Steve Schlanger and Dr. John Giannini will call the action. Peacock is a subscription streaming service available for $7.99 per month. Users can cancel anytime. KMOX 1120 AM is the home for Billiken Basketball on the radio. Billiken Hall of Famers and longtime SLU men's basketball radio partners Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. will the call the action for all SLU games, both at home and on the road. Ramsey is in his 39th season calling SLU games, while Austin is in year No. 34. PROMOTIONS Wednesday's game has a special theme ticket that includes a limited-edition Billikens tumbler. The tickets start at $20 and can be purchased here. BILLIKEN NOTABLES Wednesday's matchup pits one of the league's top offenses (Saint Louis) against the A-10's leading defense (St. Bonaventure). SLU leads the A-10 in FG% and eFG%, while the Bonnies top the A-10 and are 11th nationally in scoring defense. Wednesday's game also features two of the three undefeated teams in the A-10. Richmond (at Mason on Wednesday) is also 2-0 on the young A-10 season. SLU is 2-0 in the A-10 for the fourth time in its 20 years in the league. The Billikens won their first two conference games both by a double-digit margin for the first time since 1994-95. SLU's 2-point field-goal percentages in the first two conference games against Fordham and Saint Joseph's were .730 and .667, respectively. Both of those marks rank in the top-5 in SLU history in 2FG% in an A-10 game. SLU is led in scoring by the trio of Isaiah Swope (18.3 ppg), Gibson Jimerson (18.2 ppg) and Robbie Avila (18.2 ppg). The Billikens are the only program in the country with three players averaging 18.0 or more points per game. Gibson Jimerson needs one more 3-pointer to become the A-10's all-time leader in 3FGs. He enters Wednesday's game with 361 career 3s, tied with Jimmy Baron (URI, 2006-09). Jimerson is the school record holder in career points and career 3s. Robbie Avila has scored in double figures in each of his 12 appearances. His 4.7 assists per game and 2.1 3-pointers made per game lead all centers in NCAA Division I this season. Isaiah Swope scores 18.3 ppg (third in the A-10) and leads the Billikens with 5.5 assists (third in the A-10). He is one of five players in NCAA Division I averaging those numbers. Kalu Anya leads the A-10 in rebounds per game (10.2). Head coach Josh Schertz's .781 winning percentage ranks No. 7 among active coaches across all three NCAA divisions. ABOUT THE BONNIES St. Bonaventure University (St. Bonaventure, N.Y.) enters Wednesday's game 14-1 overall and 2-0 in league play. The Bonnies, who have beat VCU and Fordham in league play thus far, have won eight in a row and are receiving votes in this week's AP Top 25. The Bonnies had their best start to a season since the 1969-70 Final Four squad, led by Bob Lanier, opened that year 12-0. St. Bonaventure's lone loss this year came against Utah State, which is ranked No. 25 in this week's AP Top 25. The Bonnies defeated Providence at the Hall of Fame Showcase at the Mohegan Sun. That makes 12 wins for the Bonnies over Power 5 and Big East opponents since 2017-18. Five Bonnies score in double figures. Chance Moore is the team's top scorer (14.8 ppg) and rebounder (7.4 rpg). He started his collegiate career at Arkansas and played the last two years at Missouri State. Melvin Council Jr. was named A-10 Player of the Week on Monday. He averaged 22.0 points, 6.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals in two wins to open A-10 play. He hit the game-winning bucket with 3.3 seconds to play in a 77-75 win against VCU, finishing with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists while playing all 40 minutes to defeat the preseason conference favorite. Noel Brown scores 12.9 ppg, while Lajae Jones contributes 10.3 ppg. Dasonte Bowen contributes 11.1 ppg to go along with 4.2 apg, but he has not played the last five games due to an injury. The Bonnies lead the A-10 and rank 11th nationally in scoring defense as they yield just 61.1 ppg. Head coach Mark Schmidt is in his 18th season at St. Bonaventure with a 316-227 record. He is 398-317 in 24 seasons overall as a collegiate head coach. SERIES HISTORY The all-time series is tied 16-16. The Bills have won three straight, including last year's 73-65 victory at the Reilly Center in New York.

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game 15 Saint Louis (8-6, 1-0 A-10) vs. Saint Joseph's (10-4, 1-0 A-10) Date // Time Friday, Jan. 3, 2025 // 8 p.m. CT Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena) Chaifetz Arena Tickets | Parking | Clear Bag Policy Radio KMOX 1120AM | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) TV ESPN2 (Robert Lee, Dalen Cuff) Stream ESPN+ Live Stats StatBroadcast Series History Saint Louis leads 17-5 Game Notes Saint Louis SETTING THE SCENE Saint Louis plays its first Atlantic 10 Conference home game of the season on Friday night when it welcomes the Saint Joseph's Hawks to Chaifetz Arena. Game time is set for 8 p.m. (CT) on ESPN2. The Billikens are also home for their next game – Wednesday, Jan. 8, against St. Bonaventure on Peacock. PROMOTIONS SLU Athletics and St. Patrick Center are hosting the third annual Cold Weather Clothing Drive tomorrow. Fans who bring new or gently used coats, hats, gloves, scarves or blankets receive a free ticket to the game. The drop-off location is Gate B of Chaifetz Arena. Click here for more information. Friday's game also has a special theme ticket that includes a limited-edition Billiken hockey jersey. The tickets start at $25 and can be purchased here. The first 2,500 fans will receive a "The Lou" stadium cup. In addition, the first 1,000 fans will have the opportunity to play Basketball Bingo for a chance to win prizes. Fans can check in for Basketball Bingo in the concourse behind sections 119/121. The Billikens will debut their new "The Lou" uniforms on Friday. Fans wishing to purchase a replica "The Lou" jersey can do so here. FOLLOWING THE ACTION Friday's game is the first A-10/ESPN Friday Night Showcase on ESPN2. Robert Lee and Dalen Cuff will call the action. KMOX 1120 AM is the home for Billiken Basketball on the radio. Billiken Hall of Famers and longtime SLU men's basketball radio partners Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. will the call the action for all SLU games, both at home and on the road. Ramsey is in his 39th season calling SLU games, while Austin is in year No. 34. BILLIKEN NOTABLES The Billikens are coming off an 88-63 road win at Fordham on Dec. 31. The +25 margin of victory was SLU's largest in an A-10 road game since winning 68-40 (+28) at Fordham Feb. 13, 2021. This is the Billikens' 20th season in the A-10. They have won two regular-season titles (2013 and 2014) and two tournament crowns (2013 and 2019). SLU is led in scoring by the trio of Gibson Jimerson (18.9 ppg), Robbie Avila (17.9 ppg) and Isaiah Swope (17.7 ppg). The Billikens are the only program in the country with three players averaging 17.0 or more points per game. Gibson Jimerson is coming off a career-high 33 points in the win at Fordham. He leads the A-10 in scoring with 18.9 ppg. Jimerson is the Billikens' school record holder for career points (2,089) and career 3-pointers made (360) as well. Jimerson needs two more 3-pointers to break the A-10 record, currently held by Rhode Island's Jimmy Baron, who drained 361 3s from 2006-09. Robbie Avila has scored in double figures in each of his 11 appearances. His 4.6 assists per game and 1.9 3-pointers made per game lead all centers in NCAA Division I this season. Isaiah Swope scores 17.7 ppg (sixth in the A-10) and leads the Billikens with 5.3 assists (third in the A-10). He is one of five players in NCAA Division I averaging those numbers Kalu Anya leads the A-10 in rebounds per game (9.9). Head coach Josh Schertz is in his first season at SLU. His .781 winning percentage ranks No. 8 among active coaches across all three NCAA divisions. ABOUT THE HAWKS Saint Joseph's University (Philadelphia, Pa.) has won four in a row and enters Friday's game 10-4 overall and 1-0 in league play. Saint Joseph's defeated UMass 81-72 in its A-10 opener on Tuesday at Hagan Arena in Philly. Five Hawks scored in double figures led by Rasheer Fleming's 16 points. The Hawks had an impressive win over No. 24 Texas Tech earlier this year as they beat the Red Raiders 78-77 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Saint Joseph's won its second consecutive Philadelphia Big 5 championship by beating Villanova, Penn and La Salle earlier this season. Erik Reynolds II is one of the Hawks' all-time leading scorers. He enters Friday's game tied for fourth in career points (1,784) at St. Joe's and is second in career 3-pointers made (295). Reynolds has been tabbed first-team All-Atlantic 10 in each of the last two seasons. Rasheer Fleming averages 16.2 ppg and leads the Hawks in rebounding (8.9 rpg), blocks (1.6 bpg) and steals (1.8 spg). He was named the A-10 Player of the Week Nov. 25. Xzayvier Brown averages 15.3 ppg. Derek Simpson (10.1 ppg) dishes out a team-best 4.4 assists. Saint Joseph's leads the A-10 in assists per game (17.1) and blocks per game (5.9). The Hawks are second in league in free-throw percentage, connecting on 75.8 percent (197-260) from the stripe. Head coach Billy Lange is in his sixth season on Hawk Hill and 15th year overall, which also includes stints at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and Navy. SERIES HISTORY Saint Louis leads the all-time series 17-5. The teams split a home-and-home series last year with each team winning on its home court. The Bills rallied from 20 points down to defeat the Hawks last year at Chaifetz Arena. Gibson Jimerson led the comeback in that game, posting 27 points, which included 24 in the second half fueled by a 6-of-7 effort from beyond the arc. Saint Joseph's has never won at Chaifetz Arena. In fact, the Hawks have only one win in St. Louis, the first game they played here in 2006 at Enterprise Center. SLU owns a 9-0 record against the Hawks in games played at Chaifetz Arena.

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game 14 Saint Louis (7-6, 0-0 A-10) at Fordham (8-5, 0-0 A-10) Date // Time Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024 // 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT Location Bronx, N.Y. (Rose Hill Gym) Radio KMOX 1120AM | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) TV SNY (Mike Watts, Andrew Bogusch) Stream ESPN+ | International Streaming Live Stats FordhamSports.com Series History Saint Louis leads 15-5 Game Notes Saint Louis SETTING THE SCENE Saint Louis opens its 18-game Atlantic 10 Conference slate on Tuesday afternoon against Fordham at the historic Rose Hill Gymnasium. Tip time on New Year's Eve is set for 1 p.m. CT. Following the Fordham game, SLU hosts Saint Joseph's in a short turnaround on Friday night for the A-10/ESPN Friday Night Showcase on ESPN2. Tipoff at Chaifetz Arena is 8 p.m. CT. The Billikens are also home for the next game after that – Wednesday, Jan. 8, against St. Bonaventure on Peacock. FOLLOWING THE ACTION Tuesday's game will be streamed live on ESPN+ and will be televised on SNY. Mike Watts and Andrew Bogusch will call the action. KMOX 1120 AM is the home for Billiken Basketball on the radio. Billiken Hall of Famers and longtime SLU men's basketball radio partners Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. will the call the action for all SLU games, both at home and on the road. Ramsey is in his 39th season calling SLU games, while Austin is in year No. 34. BILLIKEN NOTABLES The Billikens close out one year and open another as the A-10 season gets underway on New Year's Eve in the Bronx against Fordham. Saint Louis finished the non-conference slate 7-6 overall, which included a 7-1 record at Chaifetz Arena. The Bills are in search of their first win of the season away from their home arena. This is the Billikens' 20th season in the A-10. They have won two regular-season titles (2013 and 2014) and two tournament crowns (2013 and 2019). SLU is led in scoring by the trio of Isaiah Swope (17.9 ppg), Robbie Avila (17.8 ppg) and Gibson Jimerson (17.8 ppg). The Billikens are the only program in the country with three players averaging 17.0 or more points per game. Gibson Jimerson will break the school record for games played with his next appearance (his 146th). Jimerson is the Billikens' school record holder for career points (2,056) and career 3-pointers made (355) as well. Robbie Avila has scored in double figures in each of his 10 appearances. His 4.7 assists per game and 1.9 3-pointers made per game lead all centers in NCAA Division I this season. Isaiah Swope is the Billikens' top scorer (17.9 ppg) and assists man (5.4). He is one of three players in NCAA Division I averaging those numbers Kalu Anya leads the A-10 in rebounds per game (9.8). Head coach Josh Schertz is in his first season at SLU. His .781 winning percentage ranks No. 8 among active coaches across all three NCAA divisions. ABOUT THE RAMS Fordham University (Bronx, N.Y.) has won five in a row and enters Tuesday's game with an 8-5 record. The Rams and Billikens both played San Francisco in the non-conference season. The Rams lost to the Dons by 21 in a neutral site game, while the Billikens fell by 17 at War Memorial Gym in San Francisco. Jackie Johnson III is the Atlantic 10 Conference's scoring leader with 18.5 ppg. He has tossed in a team-best 34 treys and is tied for the team lead with 20 steals. Johnson also leads the A-10 in field goals (86) and field goals attempted (192). He transferred to Fordham after two years at UNLV and one year at Duquesne, averaging 7.0 ppg in his first three seasons of college ball. Jahmere Tripp scores 10.9 ppg, while Japhet Medor contributes 10.5 ppg and a team-high 45 assists. Abdou Tsimbila is seventh in the conference with 20 blocked shots. The Rams lead the A-10 in average bench points per game (27.3). Conversely, SLU is last in bench points per contest with 10.7. Keith Urgo is in his third season at Fordham with a 46-33 record. He was tabbed the 2023 A-10 Coach of the Year after leading the Rams to a 25-8 record and the No. 3 seed in the A-10 Championship in his first season at the helm. SERIES HISTORY Saint Louis leads the all-time series 15-5, but Fordham has won the last two. Gibson Jimerson is the only Billiken who has played at Rose Hill Gym. He scored 14 points (including four treys) in SLU's win here in 2021. Billiken assistant coach Zak Boisvert is a 2010 graduate of Fordham. He was a four-year team manager for the Rams.

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game 13 William Woods (12-2) at Saint Louis (6-6) Date // Time Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024 // 7 p.m. CT Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena) Chaifetz Arena Tickets | Parking | Clear Bag Policy Radio KMOX 1120AM | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) TV None Stream ESPN+ | International Streaming Live Stats StatBroadcast Series History First meeting Game Notes Saint Louis SETTING THE SCENE Saint Louis closes out its non-conference schedule on Saturday night, hosting the William Woods University Owls at Chaifetz Arena for a 7 p.m. CT tipoff on ESPN+. The Billikens then open Atlantic 10 Conference play with three games in nine days, beginning with a matchup at Fordham in New York City on New Year's Eve. FOLLOWING THE ACTION Saturday's game will be streamed live on ESPN+. Matt Clark will call the action. KMOX 1120 AM is the home for Billiken Basketball on the radio. Billiken Hall of Famers and longtime SLU men's basketball radio partners Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. will the call the action for all SLU games, both at home and on the road. Ramsey is in his 39th season calling SLU games, while Austin is in year No. 34. BILLIKEN NOTABLES SLU is coming off a heartbreaking 73-72 loss at Grand Canyon on Dec. 22. The Lopes hit the game-winning putback with less than a second left on the clock. SLU is looking to snap a three-game losing skid. The losses have come by a combined eight points – 77-81 at Illinois State; 71-74 vs. Wofford; 72-73 at Grand Canyon. SLU is led in scoring by the trio of Isaiah Swope (17.9 ppg), Robbie Avila (17.2 ppg) and Gibson Jimerson (16.9 ppg). The Billikens are the only program in the country with three players averaging 16.9 or more points per game. Saturday will be the 145th game played for Gibson Jimerson, tying the school record set last year by Terrence Hargrove Jr. Jimerson is the Billikens' school record holder for career points (2,028) and career 3-pointers made (349) as well. Robbie Avila has scored in double figures in each of his nine appearances. His 4.6 assists per game leads all centers in NCAA Division I this season. Isaiah Swope ranks ninth among all active NCAA Division I players in career 3s per game (2.73). Kalu Anya ranks 12th in the NCAA in rebounds per game (10.3). He has led the Bills in rebounding every game this season. Head coach Josh Schertz is in his first season at SLU. His .781 winning percentage ranks No. 8 among active coaches across all three NCAA divisions. ABOUT THE OWLS William Woods University (Fulton, Mo.) has won seven in a row and is 12-2 on the season. The Owls play in the NAIA and are members of the American Midwest Conference, which also includes local schools Harris-Stowe, Missouri Baptist and University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy. William Woods is the fourth team "receiving votes" in the NAIA Coaches' Top 25, dated Dec. 11. Four starters averaged double figures for the Owls, led by 6-foot-6 forward Francis Okwuosah's 14.9 ppg. He also brings down nearly eight rebounds per game and is the team's leading 3-point shooter with 29 total 3s. Nate Schwartze (12.1 ppg), Kevin Taylor (11.9 ppg) and Henry Shannon III (11.2 ppg) all score in double figures for WWU. Taylor adds 7.7 rebounds and leads the team with 20 steals. Head coach Jordan Ashton is in his second year at Williams Woods and third year overall as a head coach. SERIES HISTORY This is the first meeting between the two teams.

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game 12 Saint Louis (6-5) at Grand Canyon (7-4) Date // Time Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024 // 2 p.m. MT / 3 p.m. CT Location Phoenix, Ariz. (Global Credit Union Arena) Radio KMOX 1120AM | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) Stream ESPN+ Live Stats StatBroadcast Series History First meeting Game Notes Saint Louis SETTING THE SCENE Saint Louis closes out its non-conference road schedule on Sunday afternoon, taking on the Grand Canyon Lopes in Phoenix at 2 p.m. MT / 3 p.m. CT. Following a short Christmas break, the team will reconvene on Dec. 26 to prepare for the non-conference finale Saturday, Dec. 28, against William Woods at Chaifetz Arena. Then, the Atlantic 10 Conference slate begins as SLU opens league play with three games in nine days, beginning with a matchup at Fordham in New York City on New Year's Eve. FOLLOWING THE ACTION Sunday's game will be streamed live on ESPN+ and carried locally in the Phoenix market on Fox10 Xtra. Barry Buetel (play-by-play), Dan Bickley (analyst) and Kate Longworth (reporter) will call the action. KMOX 1120 AM is the home for Billiken Basketball on the radio. Billiken Hall of Famers and longtime SLU men's basketball radio partners Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. will the call the action for all SLU games, both at home and on the road. Ramsey is in his 39th season calling SLU games, while Austin is in year No. 34. BILLIKEN NOTABLES The Billikens look to snap their first two-game losing skid of the season on Sunday at Grand Canyon. SLU is also in search of its first road victory of the season. SLU is coming off a 74-71 loss to Wofford on Wednesday. The Bills let a seven-point halftime lead slip away as the Terriers shot a sizzling 63 percent in the second half. The Billikens were also hampered by 57.1 percent (20-35) shooting at the FT line. Gibson Jimerson recently became the Billikens' all-time leading scorer. He is one of nine active NCAA Division I players with 2,000+ career points. His 346 career triples leads all active players in Division I. Jimerson is fifth in the country in minutes played per game (36.54). Robbie Avila has been coming into form after missing time early in the season with a sprained ankle. His 18.0 ppg is tied for the team lead, and he has scored in double figures in each of his eight appearances. His 4.5 assists per game leads all centers in NCAA Division I this season. Isaiah Swope is tied with Avila for the team lead with 18.0 ppg. His 2.72 career 3s made per game ranks ninth among all active NCAA Division I players. Swope is one of five players in Division I averaging at least 18.0 points and 5.0 assists. Kalu Anya ranks eighth in the NCAA in rebounds per game (10.5). He has led the Bills in rebounding every game this season. Saint Louis leads A-10 in 3s made per game (10.1). Head coach Josh Schertz is in his first season at SLU. His .782 winning percentage ranks No. 9 among active coaches across all three NCAA divisions. ABOUT THE LOPES Grand Canyon University (Phoenix, Ariz.) enters Sunday's game with a 7-4 overall record. The Lopes and Billikens have a common opponent in Chicago State. Both secured 23-point wins over the Cougars on their home floor. Five Lopes score in double figures, led by JaKobe Coles' 14.6 ppg. Tyon Grant-Foster, last year's WAC Player of the Year, scores 13.3 ppg and averages 2.4 steals. Ray Harrison joins the Billikens' Gibson Jimerson as one of nine active players in NCAA Division I with 2,000 or more career points. For the season, Harrison averages 11.7 ppg. Lok Wur is coming off a career-high 20 points against Chicago State, and he has scored in double figures in four consecutive games. The Lopes rank ninth in the NCAA with 10.4 steals per game. Last season, Grand Canyon went 30-5, won the WAC, and was a 12-seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Lopes knocked off fifth-seeded Saint Mary's in the opening round. GCU, which is playing this season in the WAC, accepted an invite to the Mountain West Conference. It will join no later than July 1, 2026, but possibly as early as this year if permitted under the conference's bylaws. Bryce Drew is in his fifth season at Grand Canyon. Drew was the head coach at his alma mater, Valparaiso, during a home-and-home between the Billikens and Beacons in 2012 and 2013. SLU won both of those games. SERIES HISTORY This is the first game between the two teams. Grand Canyon will pay a visit to Chaifetz Arena next year. The Billikens last played in Phoenix on Dec. 8, 2019, against Tulane in the Jerry Colangelo Classic at the Footprint Center. SLU drilled a single-game record 17 treys in that game. Gibson Jimerson was a freshman on that team and led the way with 22 points, thanks in part to six 3s.

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game 11 Wofford (4-7) at Saint Louis (6-4) Date // Time Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 // 7 p.m. Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena) Chaifetz Arena Tickets | Parking | Clear Bag Policy Radio KMOX 1120AM | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) TV FanDuel Sports Network (Tom Ackerman, Troy Robertson, Tamar Sher) Stream ESPN+ | International Streaming | FanDuel Sports Network App Live Stats StatBroadcast Series History SLU leads 1-0 Game Notes Saint Louis SETTING THE SCENE Saint Louis is back at Chaifetz Arena on Wednesday night to host the Wofford Terriers. Game time is 7 p.m. The game is part of a doubleheader with the women's team. The Billikens take on the Valparaiso Beacons beginning at 4 p.m. at Chaifetz Arena. Men's basketball ticket holders can show their ticket for the women's game and may sit in GA seating. The Billikens are in a stretch where they are alternating home and road games for the rest of December. Yet to come to Chaifetz Arena this month is William Woods on Dec. 28. SLU has another road coming up at Grand Canyon on Dec. 22 in Phoenix. FOLLOWING THE ACTION Wednesday's game will be televised on FanDuel Sports Network and will also stream live on ESPN+. Tom Ackerman (play-by-play), Troy Robertson (analyst) and Tamar Sher (reporter) will call the action. KMOX 1120 AM is the home for Billiken Basketball on the radio. Billiken Hall of Famers and longtime SLU men's basketball radio partners Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. will the call the action for all SLU games, both at home and on the road. Ramsey is in his 39th season calling SLU games, while Austin is in year No. 34. BILLIKEN NOTABLES Saint Louis returns to Chaifetz Arena where they are undefeated this season at 6-0. The Billikens are coming off an 81-77 loss at Illinois State on Sunday. SLU fell behind by 22 at one point in the first half and stormed all the way back and were within a possession of the lead late in the game. Robbie Avila led the Bills with 28 points, including 21 in the second half. Gibson Jimerson became SLU's program leader in career points in the San Francisco game, eclipsing Anthony Bonner's previous school record of 1,972 points. Jimerson is one of nine active NCAA Division I players with 2K+ career points. His 345 career 3s is a school record and leads all active Division I players. Jimerson is third in the A-10 in scoring (18.5 ppg), first in 3s made per game (3.3) and first in FT% (.923). He is also first in the A-10 and fifth nationally in minutes played per game (36.4). Robbie Avila is second on the Bills in scoring with 18.3 ppg. He has scored in double figures in all seven of his appearances. Avila also averages 4.0 assists per contest. Isaiah Swope is third on the team with 17.9 ppg. His 2.71 career 3s made per game ranks ninth among all active NCAA Division I players. Kalu Anya ranks ninth in the NCAA in rebounds per game (10.5). He has led the Billikens in rebounding in every game this season. Saint Louis leads A-10 in 3s made per game (10.2). Head coach Josh Schertz is in his first season at SLU. His .784 winning percentage ranks No. 8 among active coaches across all three NCAA divisions. ABOUT THE TERRIERS Wofford College (Spartanburg, S.C.) enters Wednesday's game with a 4-7 overall record. The Terriers are on a quick turnaround, having just played on Monday night against the College of Charleston (L, 67-77) in Charleston, S.C. Wofford is one of the more veteran-led teams in the SoCon, as they return four starters from a season ago as well as eight total letterwinners. The Terriers are one of just three teams in the nation returning more than 70 percent of production in the five major statistical categories. The Terriers shoot a lot of 3s, as they rank 12th in NCAA Division I with 30.7 attempts per game. Three players score in double figures for Wofford, led by Corey Tripp's 12.5 ppg. Dillon Bailey (10.2 ppg) is the team's top 3-point shooter with 24 makes. Kyler Filewich is Wofford's top rebounder at 9.3 rpg to go along with his 10.5 ppg. Filewich has posted a SoCon-leading four double-doubles this season. His 3.91 offensive rebounds per game rank seventh in NCAA Division I. Dwight Perry is in his third season as head coach at Wofford. He previously served as an assistant coach at Furman. Perry is a 2010 graduate of the University of Kentucky and spent time on Shaka Smart's staff as a GA at VCU. SERIES HISTORY The Billikens and Terriers are meeting for a second time. The previous meeting was a 66-52 Billiken win on Dec. 14, 2013, at Chaifetz Arena. That victory was the third of a school-record 19-game winning streak for the Billikens that year. TEDDY BEAR TOSS The annual Teddy Bear Toss will take place at the Billikens' women's and men's basketball games on Wednesday, December 18. SLU women's basketball hosts Valparaiso at 4 p.m., and SLU men's basketball hosts Wofford at 7 p.m. All fans are encouraged to bring a new stuffed animal to Chaifetz Arena. At halftime of each game, fans will be prompted to throw their stuffed animals onto the court. All items collected will be donated to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis - Herbert Hoover Club. Fans who bring a stuffed animal to the game can purchase buy-one, get-one-free tickets at the Billiken ticket office.

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game 10 Saint Louis (6-3) at Illinois State (5-4) Date // Time Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 // 5 p.m. Location Normal, Ill. (CEFCU Arena) Radio KMOX 1120AM | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) TV Marquee Sports Network/FanDuel Sports Network EXTRA (Kurt Pegler, Dan Roan) Stream ESPN+ Live Stats StatBroadcast Series History Tied 7-7 Game Notes Saint Louis SETTING THE SCENE Saint Louis, fresh off a break for finals week, returns to action on Sunday afternoon when it takes on the Illinois State Redbirds at CEFCU Arena in Normal, Illinois. Game time is 4 p.m. The Billikens are in a stretch where they are alternating home and road games for the rest of December. Yet to come to Chaifetz Arena this month are Wofford (Dec. 18) and William Woods (Dec. 28). SLU has another road coming up at Grand Canyon (Dec. 22) in Phoenix. FOLLOWING THE ACTION Sunday's game will be televised on the Marquee Sports Network (Chicago area) and FanDuel Sports Network EXTRA. Kurt Pegler (play-by-play) and Dan Roan (analyst) will call the action. KMOX 1120 AM is the home for Billiken Basketball on the radio. Billiken Hall of Famers and longtime SLU men's basketball radio partners Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. will the call the action for all SLU games, both at home and on the road. Ramsey is in his 39th season calling SLU games, while Austin is in year No. 34. BILLIKEN NOTABLES Saint Louis and Illinois State are meeting for the third time in four years. This is the first time the teams have played in Normal since the 1991-92 season. The Billikens did not have a midweek game as it was final exam week at SLU. Saint Louis is coming off an 85-62 victory over Chicago State on Sunday, Dec. 8. Gibson Jimerson became SLU's program leader in career points in the San Francisco game, eclipsing Anthony Bonner's previous school record of 1,972 points. Jimerson needs just five points to reach 2,000 for his career, and when that happens, he will be one of nine active NCAA Division I players with 2K+ career points. Jimerson leads the A-10 in scoring (18.9 ppg), 3s made per game (3.44) and is second in FT% (.912). Jimerson's 343 career 3s is a school record and leads all active NCAA Division I players. Isaiah Swope is second on the team with 17.4 ppg. His 2.67 career 3s made per game ranks ninth among all active NCAA Division I players. Robbie Avila is third on the Bills in scoring (16.7 ppg). He has scored in double figures in each of his six appearances. Through games of Dec. 11, Kalu Anya is eighth in the NCAA in rebounds per game (10.7). He has led the Billikens in rebounding in every game. Saint Louis leads A-10 in 3s made per game (10.0). Head coach Josh Schertz is in his first season at SLU. His .785 winning percentage ranks No. 8 among active coaches across all three NCAA divisions. ABOUT THE REDBIRDS Illinois State University (Normal, Ill.) enters Sunday's game with a 5-4 overall record. The Redbirds have already played a Missouri Valley Conference game, falling in an overtime thriller 99-97 at Belmont on Dec. 4. Illinois State, which also was idle during the past week, is coming off a 72-61 home win over Pacific last Saturday. Four players score in double figures for Illinois State, which ranks in the top 10 nationally in effective field goal percentage, free-throw percentage and 3-pointers made per game. Johnny Kinzinger and Chase Walker lead the team in scoring with 14.3 and 14.2 ppg, respectively. Kinzinger is a 40-percent shooter from 3-point range and hits 90 percent from the charity stripe. Walker shoots 60 percent from the field and pulls down a team-leading 6.6 rpg. Dalton Banks leads the Redbirds in steals (13) and assists (40) to go along with 10.9 ppg and 5.1 rpg. Ty Pence is 25th in the NCAA in free-throw percentage, connecting on 92.9 percent (26-28) from the line. Last season, Illinois State finished 15-17 overall and 9-11 in Missouri Valley Conference play. Head coach Ryan Pedon is in his third season at Illinois State with a 31-42 record. It is Pedon's first head coaching assignment. Previously, he held assistant coaching stints at Ohio State, Butler, Illinois, Toledo and Miami (OH). SERIES HISTORY This is the 15th meeting between the Billikens and Redbirds. The series is tied 7-7. This marks the second and final game of a home-and-home series. Last year, the Billikens defeated the Redbirds 80-71 at Chaifetz Arena. Gibson Jimerson had a game-high 20 points in that game, thanks in part to a 15-17 showing at the free-throw line. The Billikens are playing at Illinois State for the first time since the 1991-92 season. SLU head coach Josh Schertz played Illinois State six times while he was head coach at Indiana State. Schertz is 3-3 against the Redbirds in his career, 1-1 in games at CEFCU Arena. TEDDY BEAR TOSS NEXT WEDNESDAY The annual Teddy Bear Toss will take place at the Billikens' women's and men's basketball games on Wednesday, December 18. SLU women's basketball hosts Valparaiso at 4 p.m., and SLU men's basketball hosts Wofford at 7 p.m. All fans are encouraged to bring a new stuffed animal to Chaifetz Arena. At halftime of each game, fans will be prompted to throw their stuffed animals onto the court. All items collected will be donated to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis - Herbert Hoover Club. Fans who bring a stuffed animal to the game can purchase buy-one, get-one-free tickets at the Billiken ticket office.

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game 9 Chicago State (0-10) at Saint Louis (5-3) Date // Time Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 // 2 p.m. Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena) Chaifetz Arena Tickets | Parking | Clear Bag Policy Radio KMOX 1120AM | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) TV FanDuel Sports Network (Tom Ackerman, Troy Robertson, Tamar Sher) Stream ESPN+ | International Streaming | FanDuel Sports Network App Live Stats StatBroadcast Series History SLU leads 10-0 Game Notes Saint Louis SETTING THE SCENE Saint Louis is back in action at Chaifetz Arena, hosting the Chicago State Cougars Sunday afternoon. Game time is 2 p.m. The Billikens are now in a stretch where they will alternate home and road games for the rest of December. Yet to come to Chaifetz Arena this month are Wofford (Dec. 18) and William Woods (Dec. 28). SLU has road games coming up at Illinois State (Dec. 15) and Grand Canyon (Dec. 22). FOLLOWING THE ACTION Sunday's game will be televised on FanDuel Sports Network. Tom Ackerman (play-by-play), Troy Robertson (analyst) and Tamar Sher (reporter) will call the action. KMOX 1120 AM is the home for Billiken Basketball on the radio. Billiken Hall of Famers and longtime SLU men's basketball radio partners Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. will the call the action for all SLU games, both at home and on the road. Ramsey is in his 39th season calling SLU games, while Austin is in year No. 34. BILLIKEN NOTABLES Saint Louis enters Sunday afternoon's game against Chicago State 5-3 overall. The Billikens are 5-0 this season at Chaifetz Arena. SLU is coming off a 78-61 loss on Thursday night at San Francisco. Gibson Jimerson is the new Saint Louis University career scoring leader. He led the way with 16 points at San Francisco, and in the second half converted a driving layup to surpass Anthony Bonner as the program's leader in career points. Jimerson is at 1,977 (and counting) career points. Jimerson leads SLU in scoring with 19.0 ppg. He leads the A-10 in 3s per game (3.38) and is also tops in the A-10 in FT% (.900).Jimerson's 339 career 3-pointers is a school record and leads all active NCAA Division I players. Isaiah Swope is second on the team with 17.9 ppg. He was named the CollegeInsider.com Lute Olson National Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 28.0 ppg over a two-game stretch against Quinnipiac and UMass Lowell. Robbie Avila averages 16.2 ppg and has scored in double figures in each of his five appearances. Through games of Dec. 5, Kalu Anya is seventh in the NCAA in rebounds per game (10.9). He has led the Billikens in rebounding in every game. Saint Louis is second in the A-10 in 3s made per game (9.8). Head coach Josh Schertz is in his first season at SLU. His .785 winning percentage ranks No. 8 among active coaches across all three NCAA divisions. ABOUT THE COUGARS Chicago State University (Chicago, Ill.) is in its first year playing in the Northeast Conference (NEC). The Cougars enter Sunday's game 0-10. They are coming off a 98-76 loss Dec. 2 at St. Thomas (Minn.). Chicago State shot 50 percent from the field and drained eight 3s in the second half. Chicago State is in the midst of a 12-game road trip. The Cougars won't play at home again until Jan. 12, 2025, an NEC game against Stonehill. Jalen Forrest leads the Cougars with 9.1 ppg. Troy McKoy Jr. averages 7.5 points and is among the NEC's top shot-blockers with 10. Saxby Sunderland leads the NEC in free-throw percentage (.848, 28-33). Matthew Robinson scores 7.4 ppg, is a 40-percent shooter from the field (27-67) and has drained a team-leading 18 treys. Chicago State went 13-19 last year as an independent, which included a victory against nationally ranked Northwestern. The Cougars played in the postseason CBI. Scott Spinelli is in his first season as head coach at Chicago State. Spinelli was the associate head coach on the Cougars' squad last season, and he also spent eight seasons on the staff at Boston College, including in 2021 when he was interim head coach for four games. His sons Gabe and Joe play for the Cougars. SERIES HISTORY The Billikens and Cougars are meeting for the 11th time. SLU is 10-0 against Chicago State. SLU and Chicago State last met on Dec. 11, 2016, a 45-43 SLU victory at Chaifetz Arena. Mike Crawford and Elliott Welmer scored 11 and 10 points, respectively, to lead the SLU attack. Welmer added five rebounds, while Crawford grabbed four. All but one game in the series has been played in St. Louis. The Billikens visited Chicago State during the 1988-89 season.

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game 8 Saint Louis (5-2) at San Francisco (6-2) Date // Time Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024 // 9 p.m. CT Location San Francisco, Calif. (War Memorial Gym/Sobrato Center) Radio KMOX 1120AM | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) TV None Stream ESPN+ Live Stats StatBroadcast Series History SLU leads 3-2 Game Notes Saint Louis | San Francisco SETTING THE SCENE Saint Louis plays its first true road game of the season on Thursday night when it travels to face fellow Jesuit institution San Francisco. Game time at the War Memorial Gym at The Sobrato Center is scheduled for 7 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. St. Louis time. The Billikens are now in a stretch where they will alternate home and road games for the rest of December. Coming to Chaifetz Arena this month are Chicago State (Dec. 8), Wofford (Dec. 18) and William Woods (Dec. 28). SLU has road games coming up at Illinois State (Dec. 15) and Grand Canyon (Dec. 22). FOLLOWING THE ACTION Thursday's game will be streamed on ESPN+. Chris Sylvester and Ben Braun will be on the call. KMOX 1120 AM is the home for Billiken Basketball on the radio. Billiken Hall of Famers and longtime SLU men's basketball radio partners Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. will the call the action for all SLU games, both at home and on the road. Ramsey is in his 39th season calling SLU games, while Austin is in year No. 34. BILLIKEN NOTABLES Saint Louis heads to San Francisco with a 5-2 overall record. This is the Billikens' first true road game of the year. SLU is 5-0 in home games at Chaifetz Arena, while its two losses have come at neutral sites in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Santa Clara) and Kansas City, Mo. (Wichita State). The Billikens have won three in a row. They are coming off a 74-66 win against Jackson State. Gibson Jimerson needs 12 points to break (11 to tie) Anthony Bonner's all-time scoring record at SLU (1,972 points). Jimerson is already the Billikens' all-time leader in 3s made with 337, which is the most among active NCAA Division I players as well. Isaiah Swope averages 19.3 ppg. He was named the CollegeInsider.com Lute Olson National Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 28.0 ppg over a two-game stretch against Quinnipiac and UMass Lowell. Through games of Dec. 2, Kalu Anya is fifth in the NCAA in rebounds per game (11.4). He recorded double-doubles in the wins against Quinnipiac and UMass Lowell. Robbie Avila is back after missing three games due to an ankle injury suffered in the season opener against Santa Clara. He is averaging 17 points, 4.5 assists and 2.5 3-pointers. Saint Louis leads the A-10 and is among the top 30 in the NCAA in 3-pointers made per game (10.6). Head coach Josh Schertz is in his first season at SLU. His .786 winning percentage ranks No. 7 among active coaches across all three NCAA divisions. ABOUT THE DONS San Francisco enters Thursday's game 6-2 overall and has won two in a row. The Dons' lone losses have come against Memphis and Clemson, two KenPom top 30 squads. Metric-wise, this is the Billikens' top nonconference opponent as USF comes in with a KenPom ranking of 62. The Dons also have a good chance of finishing in the top 75 of the NCAA's NET Ranking (they were 65th last year), which would make this a Quad 1 game. The Dons have gone with the same starting five in all eight games, and all average 7.0 points or better. Guard Malik Thomas leads the way with 17.3 ppg, while guard Tyrone Riley IV scores 13.0 ppg and leads the West Coast Conference in FG% (.597). Guard Marcus Williams averages 11.6 ppg and dishes out a team-best 4.1 assists per contest. Forward Ndewedo Newbury is close to double figures with 9.3 ppg. Center Carlton Linguard Jr. contributes 7.0 ppg. Junjie Wang scores 8.0 ppg off the bench for the Dons. Last season, San Francisco went 23-11 (11-5 WCC) and made the NIT. Head coach Chris Gerlufsen is in his third year at USF with a 49-27 record. SERIES HISTORY The Billikens and Dons are meeting for a sixth time overall and the first time since 1998. SLU leads the series 3-2. The home team has won every game. In the game against the Dons in 1997, SLU freshman sensation Larry Hughes scored 29 points to lead the Billikens to the win. Hughes would go on to break the SLU single-season scoring record and enjoy a 14-year NBA career. This is the first leg of a home-and-home series. San Francisco will visit Chaifetz Arena next season. War Memorial Gym was built in 1958 after San Francisco won back-to-back NCAA titles in 1955 and 1956. The facility underwent a renovation with the addition of the Sobrato Center in 2021. https://slubillikens.com/news/2024/12/4/mens-basketball-mbb-preview-first-road-test-for-billikens-at-san-francisco.aspx Footer

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game 7 Jackson State (0-7) at Saint Louis (4-2) Date // Time Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 // 7 p.m. Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena) Chaifetz Arena Tickets | Parking | Clear Bag Policy Radio KMOX 1120AM | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) TV FanDuel Sports Network (Tom Ackerman, Troy Robertson, Tamar Sher) Stream ESPN+ | International Streaming | FanDuel Sports Network App Live Stats StatBroadcast Series History SLU leads 1-0 Game Notes Saint Louis | Jackson State SETTING THE SCENE Saint Louis hosts the Jackson State Tigers at Chaifetz Arena on Monday night. Game time is 7 p.m. This is the final game of a season-long three-game homestand for Saint Louis. After tonight's game the Bills will alternate between home and road games through the rest of 2024. FOLLOWING THE ACTION Monday's game will be televised on FanDuel Sports Network. Tom Ackerman (play-by-play), Troy Robertson (analyst) and Tamar Sher (reporter) will call the action. KMOX 1120 AM is the home for Billiken Basketball on the radio. Billiken Hall of Famers and longtime SLU men's basketball radio partners Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. will the call the action for all SLU games, both at home and on the road. Ramsey is in his 39th season calling SLU games, while Austin is in year No. 34. A special congratulations to Earl Austin Jr. and radio engineer Jim Jackson for their recent inductions into the Missouris Sports Hall of Fame. In addition to calling SLU games, Austin is a respected journalist with the St. Louis American newspaper who has impacted thousands of high school athletes with his story-telling. He also played college basketball at Lindenwood and became the program's all-time leading scorer and rebounder before graduating in 1986. Jackson is the engineer for all Billiken home radio broadcasts and coaches shows. He holds similar roles with the Cardinals radio network and visiting NHL teams. Austin and Jackson were honored Nov. 24 in a ceremony at the Chase Park Plaza. BILLIKEN NOTABLES Saint Louis is 4-2 overall, with all four victories coming at Chaifetz Arena. The Billikens are coming off a wild win against UMass Lowell on Wednesday, Nov. 27. SLU led by as many as 21 in the second half before UMass Lowell nearly tied it twice late. One basket was changed from a 3 to a 2 after video review, and a last-second heave by the River Hawks to send to game to OT was deemed just after the buzzer. Isaiah Swope leads the Bills in scoring with 19.5 ppg. He is coming off a massive two-game stretch where he matched his career-high of 30 points in the win over Quinnipiac, then poured in a game-high 26 against UMass Lowell. Gibson Jimerson scores 19.2 ppg and is 15th in the NCAA in 3-pointers made per game (3.67). He is second all-time at SLU with 1,940 career points, 33 points (32 to tie) from the school record (1,972) held by Billiken great Anthony Bonner. Kalu Anya has recorded back-to-back double-doubles. Through games of Nov. 30, Anya is fifth in the NCAA in rebounds (11.5). Robbie Avila (17.7 ppg) and Kellen Thames (11.2 ppg) also score in double figures for the Bills. The Billikens are tops in the A-10 in 3-pointers made per game (10.7, 23rd in NCAA) and 3-pointers attempted per game (30.2, 23rd in NCAA). Head coach Josh Schertz is in his first season at SLU. His .786 winning percentage ranks No. 7 among active coaches across all three NCAA divisions. ABOUT THE TIGERS Jackson State University (Jackson, Miss.) plays in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Tigers (0-7) are in the midst of playing their first 14 games on the road. They have already played two top-10 teams this season in No. 4 Houston and No. 9 Kentucky, and will face No. 5 Iowa State on Sunday. Jackson State's home opener isn't until Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, against Alabama State in a SWAC game. Jayme Mitchell Jr. leads the Tigers with 13.0 ppg, while Dorian McMillian scores 9.9 ppg. McMillian was named the SWAC Newcomer of the Week this past week after scoring in double figures against WKU, Kentucky and Lipscomb. Shannon Grant had a double-double against Vanderbilt with season-high 16 points and 10 rebounds. Head coach Mo Williams is in his third year at Jackson State and fifth season overall. Williams, a Jackson, Miss., native, played 13 seasons in the NBA, was an All-Star in 2009, and won an NBA title with the Cavaliers in 2016. SERIES HISTORY This is the second meeting between the two teams. Saint Louis won the only previous game, 69-53, at Enterprise Center (then Savvis Center) on Dec. 5, 2005. Anthony Drejaj drilled four second-half treys and finished with 14 points. Ian Vouyoukas had a double-double of 18 points and 13 rebounds.

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game 6 UMass Lowell (5-2) at Saint Louis (3-2) Date // Time Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024 // 7 p.m. Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena) Chaifetz Arena Tickets | Parking | Clear Bag Policy Radio KMOX 1120AM | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) TV None Stream ESPN+ | International Streaming Live Stats StatBroadcast Series History First Meeting Game Notes Saint Louis SETTING THE SCENE Saint Louis welcomes the UMass Lowell River Hawks to Chaifetz Arena on Wednesday night. Game time is 7 p.m. The Billikens are in a stretch where they are playing three games in six days. The games against Quinnipiac and UMass Lowell are part of the 314 Classic, a three-team, round-robin multiple-team event (MTE). Quinnipiac and UMass Lowell played Saturday in Massachusetts, with UMass Lowell coming out on top 80-70. FOLLOWING THE ACTION Wednesday's game will be streamed on ESPN+. The game will not be televised. KMOX 1120 AM is the home for Billiken Basketball on the radio. Billiken Hall of Famers and longtime SLU men's basketball radio partners Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. will the call the action for all SLU games, both at home and on the road. Ramsey is in his 39th season calling SLU games, while Austin is in year No. 34. A special congratulations to Earl Austin Jr. and radio engineer Jim Jackson for their induction into the Missouris Sports Hall of Fame. In addition to calling SLU games, Austin is a respected journalist with the St. Louis American newspaper who has impacted thousands of high school athletes with his story-telling. He also played college basketball at Lindenwood and became the program's all-time leading scorer and rebounder before graduating in 1986. Jackson is the engineer for all Billiken home radio broadcasts and coaches shows. He holds similar roles with the Cardinals radio network and visiting NHL teams. Austin and Jackson were honored Sunday in a ceremony at the Chase Park Plaza. BILLIKEN NOTABLES The Billikens enter Wednesday's matchup against UMass Lowell with a 3-2 overall record, which includes a 3-0 mark in home games at Chaifetz Arena. Gibson Jimerson scores 18.8 ppg and is 22nd in the NCAA in 3-pointers made per game (3.6). He is second all-time at SLU with 1,916 career points, 57 points away from the school record (1,972) held by Billiken great Anthony Bonner. Isaiah Swope tied a career high with 30 points in the Billikens' win Monday against Quinnipiac. He also dished out a team-best six assists and leads SLU with 5.0 assists per game. Kalu Anya recorded his first double-double as a Billiken and the seventh of his career with 12 points and a career-high 18 rebounds against Quinnipiac. Through games of Nov. 25, Anya is second in the NCAA in rebounds per game (11.8). Robbie Avila returned to the Billiken lineup for the first time since leaving the season opener against Santa Clara with an ankle injury. He played 30 minutes against Quinnipiac in his return and had 14 points, six rebounds and two assists. The Billikens are tops in the A-10 in 3-pointers made per game (10.6, 27th in NCAA) and 3-pointers attempted per game (32.4, 10th in NCAA). Head coach Josh Schertz is in his first season at SLU. His .785 winning percentage ranks No. 8 among active coaches across all three NCAA divisions. Next up for SLU is a home date against Jackson State on Monday, Dec. 2, at Chaifetz Arena. ABOUT THE RIVER HAWKS UMass Lowell (Lowell, Mass.) plays in the America East Conference. The River Hawks enter Wednesday's game with a 5-2 record and have won three in a row. Their two losses came at No. 4 Gonzaga, 113-54, and at Washington, a five-point defeat against the Huskies in Seattle. The River Hawks were picked second in the America East preseason poll. They were the AE runner-up in each of the last two seasons, falling to Vermont in the championship game both times. UMass Lowell has gone a combined 48-18 in each of the last two seasons. Guard Quinton Mincey leads the River Hawks in scoring with 17.4 ppg. He dropped 31 points two games ago against Quinnipiac on 13-of-23 shooting from the field, including 4-of-8 from beyond the arc. Max Brooks scores 13.1 ppg and pulls down a team-high 9.4 rpg. Yuri Covington (12.6 ppg) and Martin Somerville (11.6 ppg) also score in double figures for UMass Lowell. The River Hawks have a knack for getting to the line. They are 15th in the NCAA with 28.7 attempts and make 22.1 free throws per game, which ranks sixth nationally. Head coach Pat Duquette is in his 12th season at UMass Lowell with a 163-175 record. Duquette came to UMass Lowell following three years as the associate head coach to Bill Coen at Northeastern, which followed 13 years as an assistant/associate head coach to Al Skinner at Boston College. SERIES HISTORY This is the first meeting between the Billikens and River Hawks.

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game 5 Quinnipiac (3-3) at Saint Louis (2-2) Date // Time Monday, Nov. 25, 2024 // 7 p.m. Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena) Chaifetz Arena Tickets | Parking | Clear Bag Policy Radio KMOX 1120AM | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) TV FanDuel Sports Network (Tom Ackerman, Troy Robertson, Tamar Sher) Stream ESPN+ | International Streaming | FanDuel Sports Network App Live Stats StatBroadcast Series History First Meeting Game Notes Saint Louis | Quinnipiac SETTING THE SCENE Saint Louis welcomes the Quinnipiac University Bobcats to Chaifetz Arena on Monday night. Game time is 7 p.m. The Billikens are in a stretch where they are playing three games in six days. Next up for the Billikens is a Wednesday night matchup against UMass Lowell at Chaifetz Arena. The games against Quinnipiac and UMass Lowell are part of the 314 Classic, a multiple-team event (MTE). Quinnipiac and UMass Lowell played Saturday in Massachusetts, with UMass Lowell coming out on top 80-70. FOLLOWING THE ACTION Monday's game will be televised on FanDuel Sports Network. Tom Ackerman (play-by-play), Troy Robertson (analyst) and Tamar Sher (reporter) will call the action. KMOX 1120 AM is the home for Billiken Basketball on the radio. Billiken Hall of Famers and longtime SLU men's basketball radio partners Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. will the call the action for all SLU games, both at home and on the road. Ramsey is in his 39th season calling SLU games, while Austin is in year No. 34. A special congratulations to Earl Austin Jr. and radio engineer Jim Jackson for their induction into the Missouris Sports Hall of Fame. In addition to calling SLU games, Austin is a respected journalist with the St. Louis American newspaper who has impacted thousands of high school athletes with his story-telling. He also played college basketball at Lindenwood and became the program's all-time leading scorer and rebounder before graduating in 1986. Jackson is the engineer for all Billiken home radio broadcasts and coaches shows. He holds similar roles with the Cardinals radio network and visiting NHL teams. Austin and Jackson were honored Sunday in a ceremony at the Chase Park Plaza. BILLIKEN NOTABLES The Billikens enter Monday's contest 2-2 overall. They are coming off an 88-63 loss against Wichita State on Friday in the NABC Hall of Fame Classic at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. Gibson Jimerson leads the Billikens with 18.8 ppg and ranks ninth in the NCAA with 4.0 3s made per game. Already the program's leader in 3-pointers made (328), Jimerson is 11 points away from surpassing Erwin Claggett for second on the Billikens' all-time scoring list. Jimerson is 73 points away from Anthony Bonner's school record of 1,972 career points. Kellen Thames averages 14.8 ppg and 7.5 rpg. He ranks among the top 20 in the NCAA in field-goal percentage, connecting on 68.6 percent (24-35) from the floor. Kalu Anya leads the Billikens in rebounding with 10.3 per game. His 4.0 offensive rebounds per game ranks in the top 20 nationally. Isaiah Swope is the Billikens' top assists man with 4.8 per game. Anya leads the Bills in steals with 1.8 per game. The Billikens are tops in the A-10 in 3-pointers made per game (10.8, 25th in NCAA) and 3-pointers attempted per game (33.5, 10th in NCAA). Josiah Dotzler is out for the season after suffering a knee injury in practice on Nov. 20. It is expected that Dotzler will receive a medical hardship waiver so as to not lose this year of eligibility. Head coach Josh Schertz is in his first season at SLU. His .785 winning percentage ranks No. 8 among active coaches across all three NCAA divisions. ABOUT THE BOBCATS Quinnipiac University (Hamden, Conn.) plays in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). The Bobcats enter Monday's game with a 3-3 overall record with wins over Worcester Polytechnic Institute (NCAA Division III), Maine and Navy. Their losses came on the road at Yale, St. John's and UMass Lowell. The Bobcats were picked to win the MAAC. Last season, they captured the MAAC regular-season title and recorded a program-record 24 victories. Quinnipiac lost in the semifinals of the MAAC Tournament and played in the College Basketball Invitational. Amarri Monroe, the MAAC preseason Player of the Year, leads QU in scoring with 15.0 ppg. Last season, he averaged nearly 13.0 points and 7.0 rebounds for the Bobcats. The Bobcats are coming off an 80-70 loss to UMass Lowell. Khaden Bennett scored a career-high 19 points and grabbed eight boards in 25 minutes. Paul Otieno, the team's leading rebounder, had a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds. All of his boards came on the offensive end. Tom Pecora, the 2024 MAAC Coach of the Year, is in his second year at Quinnipiac. He was the Bobcats' associate head coach from 2017 until his promotion to head coach on April 13, 2023. Pecora spent five seasons in the Atlantic 10 Conference as the head coach at Fordham from 2010-15. SERIES HISTORY This is the first meeting between the Billikens and Bobcats.

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game 4 Saint Louis (2-1) vs. Wichita State (4-0) Date // Time Friday, Nov. 22, 2024 // 9:30 p.m. Location Kansas City, Mo. (T-Mobile Center) Tickets Purchase Here Radio KMOX 1120AM | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) Stream Peacock (Jake Eisenberg, Jess Settles) / NBC FAST Channel Live Stats StatBroadcast Series History Saint Louis leads 41-24 Game Notes Saint Louis | Wichita State SETTING THE SCENE Saint Louis heads to Kansas City to take on Wichita State Friday in the NABC Hall of Fame Classic at the T-Mobile Center. The game is scheduled for a 9:30 p.m. tip as it is the second game of a doubleheader. Iowa and Utah State get things started at 7 p.m. Friday's game will be streamed live on Peacock and the NBC Sports FAST Channel. Jake Eisenberg and Jess Settles will call the action. The game is available via the Peacock app for all Peacock subscribers. Additionally, the NBC Sports FAST Channel is available for free on all major FAST channel distributors, including the following devices and smart TV platforms: Roku Channel, PlutoTV, Samsung TV, Amazon Fire, Fubo, Xumo, Sling Freestream, and Freeve. KMOX 1120 AM is the home for Billiken Basketball on the radio. Billiken Hall of Famers and longtime SLU men's basketball radio partners Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. will the call the action for all SLU games, both at home and on the road. Ramsey is in his 39th season calling SLU games, while Austin is in year No. 34. BILLIKEN NOTABLES Saint Louis (2-1) is coming off a 77-71 victory over Loyola Marymount Saturday night at Chaifetz Arena. Gibson Jimerson and Isaiah Swope scored 23 points apiece to lead the way for SLU. Gibson Jimerson leads the Billikens with 22.3 ppg. He is first in the NCAA in 3-pointers made per game (5.0), through games of Nov. 19. Jimerson also continues to climb SLU's all-time scoring list. He needs 19 points to surpass Erwin Claggett for second, and 81 points to break Anthony Bonner's school record of 1,972 career points. Isaiah Swope will be appearing in his 100th career game Friday. He averages 18.3 ppg and led the team in scoring with 24 points against Santa Clara. He has dished out a team-best 13 assists. Kellen Thames recorded a career-high 16 points in each of the first two games. He is shooting 72 percent (18-25) from the field to lead the team. Kalu Anya leads the Billikens in rebounding with 10.7 per game. He dished out a career-high five assists against LMU. Head coach Josh Schertz is in his first season at SLU. His .786 winning percentage ranks No. 7 among active coaches across all three NCAA divisions. ABOUT THE SHOCKERS Wichita State University (Wichita, Kansas) enters Friday's game with a 4-0 record. The Shockers began the season with an impressive road win at Western Kentucky. They are coming off home wins against Montana State, UNI and Monmouth. Justin Hill leads four players who average double digits in scoring. He scores 17.5 points and averages 5.0 assists to just 1.0 turnover per game. Corey Washington scores 14.8 ppg, while Xavier Bell chips in 11.3 ppg off the bench. Harlond Beverly averaged 10.8 ppg and leads the team with 11 steals. Quincy Ballard, who missed the Shockers' last game with an injury, scores 9.7 ppg while shooting 80 percent from the field. He also leads the team with 2.0 blocks per game. Last season, the Shockers went 15-19 overall and 5-13 in the American. Head coach Paul Mills is in his second season at Wichita State. He was hired after six seasons at Oral Roberts, where he guided ORU to the Sweet 16 as a No. 15 seed in the 2021 NCAA Tournament. UP NEXT Following the Wichita State game, SLU is at home for three straight. The Billikens host a multi-team event (MTE), dubbed the 314 Classic, against Quinnipiac (Monday, Nov. 25) and UMass Lowell (Wednesday, Nov. 27). Both of those games tip at 7 p.m. at Chaifetz Arena. Quinnipiac and UMass Lowell play Saturday in Massachusetts. SLU then plays host to Jackson State on Monday, Dec. 2, at Chaifetz Arena before traveling to San Francisco to face the Dons on Thursday, Dec. 5.

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game 3 LMU (1-1) at Saint Louis (1-1) Date // Time Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024 // 7 p.m. Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena) Chaifetz Arena Tickets | Parking | Clear Bag Policy Radio KMOX 1120AM | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) TV FanDuel Sports Network (Tom Ackerman, Troy Robertson) Stream ESPN+ | International Streaming | FanDuel Sports Network App Live Stats StatBroadcast Game Notes Saint Louis | LMU SETTING THE SCENE Saint Louis welcomes the Loyola Marymount University Lions to Chaifetz Arena on Saturday night. Game time is 7 p.m. SLU is in a stretch where the Billikens are playing five of six at Chaifetz Arena. Saturday's game will be televised on FanDuel Sports Network. Tom Ackerman and Troy Robertson will call the action. KMOX 1120 AM is the home for Billiken Basketball on the radio. Billiken Hall of Famers and longtime SLU men's basketball radio partners Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. will the call the action for all SLU games, both at home and on the road. Ramsey is in his 39th season calling SLU games, while Austin is in year No. 34. BILLIKEN NOTABLES The Billikens are coming off their first win of the Josh Schertz era, a 95-44 triumph over Avila University last Sunday. Gibson Jimerson led the Billikens with 28 points against Avila. He enters Saturday's game fifth all-time in scoring at SLU with 1,869 career points. With 12 points on Saturday, he would surpass Monroe Douglass (1,877) and Roland Gray (1,880) for third on the scoring chart, leaving just Erwin Claggett (1,910) and all-time leading scorer Anthony Bonner (1,972) left to catch. Kellen Thames has recorded a career-high 16 points in each of the Bills' first two games to start the year. He is shooting 65 percent (13-20) from the floor. Thames recorded a career-high four steals against Avila. Kalu Anya leads the Billikens in rebounding with 9.5 per game, including 11 against Santa Clara. Larry Hughes II sank a career-high five 3-pointers en route to 15 points in the win over Avila. Amari McCottry had an impressive stat line against Avila, scoring five points with five rebounds, four steals and a team-leading six assists. Head coach Josh Schertz is in his first season at SLU. His .786 winning percentage ranks No. 8 among active coaches across all three NCAA divisions. ABOUT THE LIONS Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, Calif.) plays in the West Coast Conference (WCC). The Lions enter Saturday's game with a 1-1 overall record. LMU opened the season with a 99-56 win over Life Pacific University (NAIA). The Lions are coming off a 66-51 loss at home to UC Irvine. LMU junior forward Jevon Porter, the brother of the Denver Nuggets' Michael Porter Jr., recorded a double-double of 19 points and 12 rebounds against UC Irvine. Porter played his first two seasons of college ball at Pepperdine for Lorenzo Romar. Porter averaged 16.2 points last year and was an All-Freshman team selection in 2022-23 after averaging 12.1 points and 7.2 rebounds. Myron Amey Jr. scores 12.0 ppg for LMU, while Alex Merkviladze turns in 11.0 ppg and 6.5 rpg. LMU has size, as 10 players are listed at 6-6 or taller. KenPom ranks the Lions No. 11 in the nation in average height. The Lions went 12-19 last season. Head coach Stan Johnson is in his fourth season at LMU. SERIES HISTORY Saint Louis and LMU are meeting for the third time. The teams played a home-and-home in 2011 and 2012, with each team winning on its home court. In the first meeting on Nov. 29, 2011, the Lions defeated the Billikens 75-68 at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles. SLU had just entered the top 25, garnering the No. 23 spot after winning the 76 Classic in Anaheim the week prior. In the return game Dec. 22, 2012, the Bills won 65-44 at Chaifetz Arena. That win was part of a nine-game winning streak during the Billikens' 2013 A-10 Championship season. ROMAR RETURNS Former Billiken head coach Lorenzo Romar is in his first season as an assistant coach at LMU. Romar served as the Billikens' head coach for three seasons from 1999-02. He was 51-44 during his tenure at SLU. This season marks the 25th anniversary of the "Miracle in Memphis." The Romar-led Billikens reeled off four wins in four days as the Bills were crowned Conference USA champs at The Pyramid in Memphis, Tenn. SLU knocked off No. 1 Cincinnati along the way to the title. Romar's 27-year career-coaching record stands at 467-397. This is not the first time Romar has returned to coach against SLU at Chaifetz Arena. He brought his Washington team here in 2011-12. The Billikens won that game 77-64.

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game 2 Avila at Saint Louis Date // Time Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024 // 3 p.m. Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena) Chaifetz Arena Tickets | Parking | Clear Bag Policy Radio KMOX 1120AM | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) TV FanDuel Sports Network (Tom Ackerman, Troy Robertson, Tamar Sher) Stream ESPN+ | International Streaming | FanDuel Sports Network App Live Stats StatBroadcast Game Notes Saint Louis SETTING THE SCENE Saint Louis is set for its Chaifetz Arena season debut, hosting the Avila Eagles on Sunday afternoon. Game time is 3 p.m. Sunday's game begins a stretch where the Billikens will play five of their next six at Chaifetz Arena. Loyola Marymount comes to town next Saturday night (Nov. 16) for a 7 p.m. tipoff. Sunday's game is the first of nine home games that will be televised on FanDuel Sports Network. Tom Ackerman (play-by-play), Troy Robertson (analyst) and Tamar Sher (reporter) will call the action. KMOX 1120 AM is the home for Billiken Basketball on the radio. Billiken Hall of Famers and longtime SLU men's basketball radio partners Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. will the call the action for all SLU games, both at home and on the road. Ramsey is in his 39th season calling SLU games, while Austin is in year No. 34. At noon on Sunday, the Billiken women's soccer team faces UMass for the 2024 Atlantic 10 Conference Championship crown next door at Hermann Stadium. Basketball fans in the mood for a soccer-basketball doubleheader can purchase soccer tickets here. BILLIKEN NOTABLES The Billikens are coming off an 85-78 season-opening loss to Santa Clara Nov. 4 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. Isaiah Swope led the Billikens with 24 points, which included 19 points in the second half. Gibson Jimerson scored 16 points against Santa Clara. He is the NCAA's active leader in 3-pointers made, as he has drilled a school-record 315 treys in his Billiken career. He is fifth all-time at SLU in scoring (1,841 points), 132 points away from surpassing Anthony Bonner's (1986-90) career points record of 1,972. Kalu Anya led the Billikens with 11 rebounds against Santa Clara in his SLU debut. Robbie Avila (ankle) and Kobe Johnson (shoulder) have been ruled out of Sunday's game due to injury. Head coach Josh Schertz is in his first season at SLU after spending the last three years at Indiana State. He also spent 13 seasons at Lincoln Memorial (Harrogate, Tenn.), where he led the Railsplitters to 10 NCAA Division II national tournaments. Schertz's His .787 winning percentage entering the season ranked in the top 10 among active coaches across all three NCAA divisions. ABOUT THE EAGLES Avila University plays in the NAIA and is located in Kansas City, Mo. The Eagles have already played four games this year. They are 1-2 in NAIA action. Avila also played Houston Christian last Monday, falling 86-59. Avila's games against non-NAIA schools officially count as exhibition games for the Eagles. It is an official game for SLU. Xavier Kahube (19.0 ppg), Joe Kearney (12.3 ppg) and Brionne Williams (10.3 ppg) all score in double figures for the Eagles. Jehoiada Goins was the Eagles' leading scorer against Houston Christian with 12 points. Avila is in year No. 2 under head coach Tyler Bredehoeft.