Aquinas Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis head coach Travis Ford announced today that forward Andre Lorentsson has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University and play for the Billikens. Lorentsson begins his four years of eligibility in the 2020-21 season. "We are very excited about Andre joining our Team Blue family," Ford said. "He is a high-level shooter with great size who can play multiple positions. Andre's high basketball IQ translates to him having tremendous perimeter skills. He is a really good passer and is great with the ball in his hands." "First and foremost, I want to thank my family for always being there for me, supporting me and always telling me to dream big," Lorentsson said. "Thank you also to my teammates and coaches for being such huge factors in my development as a player and a person. I am extremely excited for the opportunity to become a member of Team Blue and play in the A-10. I cannot wait to play in Chaifetz Arena in front of all the great Billiken fans." Lorentsson is a native of Gothenburg, Sweden. His high school team, RIG Mark Kinna, competed in the National Prep School Invitational in Rhode Island in January and posted a 2-1 record. Lorentsson, a stretch four, averaged 20 ppg in the NPSI, with a large portion of his scoring coming from beyond the arc. In 15 games with RIG Mark Kinna last year, Lorentsson averaged 17.7 ppg on 55 percent shooting from the field, including a 45 percent (44-97) mark from 3-point range. He averaged more than 6.0 rebounds per game while dishing out better than 3.0 assists per game. Lorentsson was an 85 percent shooter from the free-throw line. Lorentsson has also spent time with the Swedish National Team, playing for his home country in the U16 European Championship (2017) and the U18 European Championship (2018). MattyMo213 and TheChosenOne like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Great news! I won’t speculate with any names, since that’s not fair, but if we are recruiting Okoro, I think we all can see who the odd man out would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 We have a Swede, German, and Malian. Next GW or Davidson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Welcome, Andre. You joined a great bunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 1 hour ago, gobillsgo said: Great news! I won’t speculate with any names, since that’s not fair, but if we are recruiting Okoro, I think we all can see who the odd man out would be. Opening up that scholarship would almost be a fireable offense right now. My mans is living in Gries right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Welcome Andre. I have a great feeling about him. If he can shoot like it appears he can, I think he's going to be a very good player for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Welcome to the Bills Andre Lorentsson, enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 58 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said: Opening up that scholarship would almost be a fireable offense right now. My mans is living in Gries right now. Well I obviously didn’t have that information... not saying I think or hope it happens. Obviously these aren’t ordinary times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 25 minutes ago, gobillsgo said: Well I obviously didn’t have that information... not saying I think or hope it happens. Obviously these aren’t ordinary times No I know. I was just saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said: No I know. I was just saying. I feel ya. Would definitely be sh**** to push a player living on campus out the door at these times. Even Okoro isn’t worth doing that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clock_Tower Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Valkommen hem till oss -- Welcome to our house -- Saint Louis University! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 You speak Swedish Clock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Pelican Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Hej Andre! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clock_Tower Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 9 hours ago, Old guy said: You speak Swedish Clock? Nope. I have an I Phone CBFan, Old guy, GBL_Bills and 2 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 old guy me no know how to iPhone translate clue us in? is it an free app or Siri tell you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doowop Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 How tall is Andre? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 13 minutes ago, doowop said: How tall is Andre? I think he's 6'8", but I could be wrong. doowop likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doowop Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Thank you, Quality Is Job 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeniceMenace Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Yes, he and the German are both 6-8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Andre is a lot skinnier than the German. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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