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SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game No. 14 Saint Louis (12-1, 0-0 A-10) vs. Saint Joseph's (8-5, 0-0 A-10) Date // Time Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025 // 3 p.m. CT Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena) Chaifetz Arena Tickets | Parking | Clear Bag Policy Radio 104.1 FM / 1120 KMOX | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) TV FanDuel Sports Network (Tom Ackerman, Troy Robertson, Tamar Sher) Stream ESPN+ Live Stats StatBroadcast Series History SLU leads 18-6 Game Notes Saint Louis WHAT'S ON TAP? Saint Louis opens Atlantic 10 Conference play on Wednesday when it takes on the Saint Joseph's Hawks on New Year's Eve. Game time is set for 3 p.m. at Chaifetz Arena. It is the final game of a six-game homestand for the Bills. SLU has an early bye in A-10 play and is off for a week following the SJU game. The Billikens are next in action Wednesday, Jan. 7, in a showdown against A-10 preseason-favorite VCU in Richmond. That game will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network. FOLLOWING THE ACTION Wednesday's game will be televised on FanDuel Sports Network and streamed on ESPN+. Tom Ackerman, Troy Robertson and Tamar Sher are on the call. 104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX 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. Billiken Basketball sends a special salute to Rammer, who is in his 40th season as the radio voice of SLU hoops, and Austin who is in year No. 35. The duo were recently honored with the Burnes-Broeg at the Missouri Athletic Club's Jack Buck Awards. NEWS & NOTES The Billikens are 12-1 for the first time since 2011-12. A win Wednesday would give SLU its best start since 1993-94, when the Bills began the year 14-0 and were 19-1 through 20 games. Saint Louis is looking to extend the longest winning streak in Chaifetz Arena history, which currently sits at 13 games dating back to last season. SLU is 10-0 on its home floor this season. SLU has scored 85 or more points in six straight games for the first time ever. Also, the five 100+ point games is a school record. The Billikens lead the A-10 in the following offensive categories (NCAA rank): Scoring margin (2nd), fastbreak points per game (4th), scoring offense (9th), effective FG% (12th), free-throw percentage (13th), FG% (16th), assists per game (18th) and assist/turnover ratio (75th). SLU is one of the top rebounding teams in the NCAA, ranking third in the nation in rebounds per game (45.6) and 2nd in rebound margin (+15.7). Defensively, opponents shoot just 35.8 percent against them, third in the NCAA. The Bills also lead the league and are ninth nationally in 3FG% defense (.272). Dion Brown leads the Billikens in scoring (13.2 ppg) and rebounding (6.9 rpg). He is seventh in the NCAA and tied for first among guards (min. five makes/game) in FG% (.664). Robbie Avila leads all centers in NCAA Division I with 3.6 assists/game. He is the only active player in NCAA Division I with at least 1,500 career points, 600 career rebounds and 350 career assists. Trey Green (11.6 ppg) is second in the A-10 with 2.77 3-pointers per game. Jax Kerr is the reigning A-10 Rookie of the Week. Amari McCottry and Quentin Jones have each earned A-10 Player of the Week honors this year. Robbie Avila has been named to preseason Watch Lists for the Naismith Trophy, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Wooden Award and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. Last season he averaged 17.3 points and 6.9 rebounds. He led all centers in Division I in 3s made per game and assists per game. Billiken head coach Josh Schertz is in his 18th season as a collegiate head coach. His .776 winning percentage ranks No. 8 among active coaches in the NCAA. ABOUT SAINT JOSEPH'S The Saint Joseph's Hawks enter Wednesday's game 8-5 overall. SJU is coming off a 87-65 win over Arcadia (NCAA Division III) on Sunday. The Hawks are under the direction of Steve Donahue, who took over as head coach when Billy Lange departed the program in September. Jaiden Glover-Toscano is the Hawks' active leading scorer with 15.0 ppg. He is coming off a career-high 29 point effort against Arcadia after missing the previous two games win an injury. Glover-Toscano has drilled a team-high 2.7 treys per game. Khaffiq Myers is averaging 12.3 points and 2.7 assists over the Hawks' last three games. St. Joe's is a tall team with three players 6-10 or taller. The Hawks lead the league and are 25th in the NCAA with 5.2 blocks per game. They are the A-10 leader as well in offensive rebounds per game (13.8). SERIES HISTORY Saint Louis leads the all-time series 18-6. The teams split a home-and-home series last year with each team winning on its home court. Saint Joseph's has never won at Chaifetz Arena. The Hawks have only one win in St. Louis, the first game they played here in 2006 at Enterprise Center. SLU owns a 10-0 record against the Hawks at Chaifetz Arena.

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game No. 13 Saint Louis (11-1) vs. Principia (2-9) Date // Time Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025 // 2 p.m. CT Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena) Chaifetz Arena Tickets | Parking | Clear Bag Policy Radio 104.1 FM / 1120 KMOX | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) Stream ESPN+ Live Stats StatBroadcast Series History First Meeting Game Notes Saint Louis WHAT'S ON TAP? Saint Louis concludes the nonconference schedule on Sunday when it hosts the Principia Panthers at Chaifetz Arena. Game time is 2 p.m. The game is part of a doubleheader with the women's team. The SLU women take on UHSP at 5 p.m. The Billikens' Atlantic 10 Conference opener is set for Wednesday, Dec. 31, against Saint Joseph's at 3 p.m. at Chaifetz Arena. FOLLOWING THE ACTION Sunday's game will be streamed exclusively on ESPN+. Colin Suhre and Matt Clark are on the call. 104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX 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 call the action for all SLU games, both at home and on the road. Billiken Basketball sends a special salute to Rammer, who is in his 40th season as the radio voice of SLU hoops, and Austin who is in year No. 35. The duo were recently honored with the Burnes-Broeg at the Missouri Athletic Club's Jack Buck Awards. NEWS & NOTES At 11-1, the Billikens are off to the best start to a season since the 2011-12 team went 12-1. Saint Louis is looking to extend the longest winning streak in Chaifetz Arena history, which currently sits at 12 games dating back to last season. SLU has scored 85 or more points in five straight games for the first time ever. The Billikens lead the A-10 in the following offensive categories (NCAA rank): Fastbreak points per game (6th), scoring margin (10th), scoring offense (12th), free-throw percentage (13th), effective FG% (15th), FG% (21st), and assists per game (28th). Defensively, opponents shoot just 37.3 percent against them, 10th in the NCAA. Saint Louis is fourth in the country in rebounding margin (+13.4) and sixth in the NCAA in rebounds per game (44.1). Dion Brown leads the Billikens in scoring (13.1 ppg) and rebounding (7.1 rpg). He is 14th in the NCAA in FG% (.646). Robbie Avila leads the Billikens and all centers in NCAA Division I with 3.8 assists/game. Avila is the only active player in NCAA Division I with at least 1,500 career points, 600 career rebounds and 350 career assists. Trey Green (12.6 ppg) is second in the A-10 with 3.0 3-pointers per game. Amari McCottry and Quentin Jones have each earned A-10 Player of the Week honors this year. Robbie Avila has been named to preseason Watch Lists for the Naismith Trophy, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Wooden Award and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. Last season he averaged 17.3 points and 6.9 rebounds. He led all centers in Division I in 3s made per game and assists per game. Billiken head coach Josh Schertz is in his 18th season as a collegiate head coach. His .776 winning percentage ranks No. 8 among active coaches in the NCAA. ABOUT PRINCIPIA Principia College is located in Elsah, Illinois, near Alton. The Panthers play in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) in NCAA Division III. The Panthers are 2-9 on the season. Sunday's game counts as an exhibition game for Principia and a regular-season game for the Billikens. Nolan Smith is the team's top scorer with 21.9 ppg. He also leads the Panthers in assists (3.1 per game) and steals (2.6 per game). Mikhali Roberts contributes 14.5 ppg and a team-high 7.5 rpg. SERIES HISTORY This is the first meeting between the teams.

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game No. 12 Saint Louis (10-1) vs. New Hampshire (4-7) Date // Time Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025 // 2 p.m. CT Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena) Chaifetz Arena Tickets | Parking | Clear Bag Policy Radio 104.1 FM | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) Stream ESPN+ Live Stats StatBroadcast Series History First Meeting Game Notes Saint Louis WHAT'S ON TAP? Saint Louis hosts New Hampshire on Sunday afternoon. Game time at Chaifetz Arena is set for 2 p.m. The Billikens have a holiday break before hosting Principia on Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. in the non-conference finale. The Atlantic 10 Conference opener is set for Wednesday, Dec. 31, against Saint Joseph's at 3 p.m. at Chaifetz Arena. FOLLOWING THE ACTION Wednesday's game will be streamed exclusively on ESPN+. Colin Suhre and Matt Clark are on the call. 104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX is the home for Billiken Basketball on the radio. Sunday's game will air strictly on 104.1 FM. 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. Billiken Basketball sends a special salute to Rammer, who is in his 40th season as the radio voice of SLU hoops, and Austin who is in year No. 35. The duo were recently honored with the Burnes-Broeg at the Missouri Athletic Club's Jack Buck Awards. NEWS & NOTES At 10-1, the Billikens are off to the best start to a season since the 2011-12 team went 12-1. The Billikens have scored 100 or more points in four games this year for the first time in school history. The Billikens lead the A-10 in the following categories (NCAA rank): Fastbreak points per game (6th), scoring margin (6th), free-throw percentage (7th), scoring offense (10th), effective FG% (13th), FG% (16th), and assists per game (18th). The Bills are equally efficient on the defensive end. Opponents shoot just 36.6 percent against them, 7th in the NCAA. SLU is 29th in the country in KenPom's defensive efficiently metric. Saint Louis is fourth in the country in rebounding margin (+13.3) and seventh in the NCAA in rebounds per game (43.9). SLU features a balanced scoring attack with five Billikens in double figures. Dion Brown leads the Billikens in scoring (12.6 ppg) and rebounding (6.9 rpg). He is eighth in the NCAA in FG% (.667). Robbie Avila leads the Billikens and all centers in NCAA Division I with 3.5 assists/game. Trey Green (12.6 ppg) is second in the A-10 with 3.0 3-pointers per game. He has led SLU in scoring in a team-high four games. Amari McCottry and Quentin Jones have each earned A-10 Player of the Week honors this year. Robbie Avila has been named to preseason Watch Lists for the Naismith Trophy, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Wooden Award and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. Last season he averaged 17.3 points and 6.9 rebounds. He led all centers in Division I in 3s made per game and assists per game. Billiken head coach Josh Schertz is in his 18th season as a collegiate head coach. His .776 winning percentage ranks No. 8 among active coaches in the NCAA. ABOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE The Wildcats enter Sunday's game 4-7 overall. They are coming off consecutive wins against Boston (88-82 in OT) and Stonehill (59-58). Belal El Shakery leads New Hampshire in scoring (tied with 11.5 ppg), rebounding (8.0) and blocked shots (11). Jack Graham averages 11.5 ppg, while Kijan Robinson turns in 10.9 ppg, giving UNH three players who score in double figures. Comeh Emuobor is coming off a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds in the Wildcats' win over Stonehill in their last outing. The Wildcats are among the America East's top defensive teams as they yield 70.3 ppg. Head coach Nathan Davis is in his third season at New Hampshire and 17th overall. He also coached at Bucknell and Randolph-Macon. SERIES HISTORY This is the first meeting between the teams.

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game No. 11 Saint Louis (9-1) vs. Bethune-Cookman (3-7) Date // Time Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 // 7 p.m. CT Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena) Chaifetz Arena Tickets | Parking | Clear Bag Policy Radio 104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) Stream ESPN+ (Colin Suhre, Matt Clark) Live Stats StatBroadcast Series History SLU leads 2-0 Game Notes Saint Louis WHAT'S ON TAP? Saint Louis hosts Bethune-Cookman at Chafietz Arena on Wednesday night. Game time against the Wildcats is scheduled for 7 p.m. It is the second game of a hoops doubleheader at Chaifetz Arena. The SLU women's team kicks off the night by hosting Jacksonville State at 4 p.m. Men's basketball ticket holders can show their ticket for the women's game and may sit in GA seating. TEDDY BEAR TOSS Wednesday's game is the annual Teddy Bear Toss. All fans are encouraged to bring a new stuffed animal to Chaifetz Arena. At halftime, fans will be prompted to throw their stuffed animals onto the court. All items collected will be donated to Youth in Need. Fans who bring a stuffed animal can get a free GA ticket to the men's game. Visit the Billiken Ticket Office at Gate B to pick up the free ticket. FOLLOWING THE ACTION Wednesday's game will be streamed exclusively on ESPN+. Colin Suhre and Matt Clark are on the call. 104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX 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. Billiken Basketball sends a special salute to Rammer, who is in his 40th season as the radio voice of SLU hoops, and Austin who is in year No. 35. The duo were recently honored with the Burnes-Broeg at the Missouri Athletic Club's Jack Buck Awards. NEWS & NOTES At 9-1, the Billikens are off to the best start to a season since the 2011-12 team went 12-1. Saint Louis is 7-0 at Chaifetz Arena this season and has won 10 straight on its home floor dating back to last year. The Billikens lead the A-10 in the following categories (NCAA rank in parenthesis): Free-throw percentage (2nd), fastbreak points per game (6th), scoring margin (13th), points per game (15th), FG% (26th), effective FG% (26th) and assists per game (38th). The Bills are equally efficient on the defensive end. Opponents shoot just 37.5 percent against them, 12th in the NCAA. Saint Louis is fifth in the country in rebounding margin (+12.7) and fourth in the NCAA in defensive rpg (31.20). Dion Brown leads the Billikens in scoring (12.6 ppg) and rebounding (7.1 rpg). His .654 field-goal percentage leads the A-10 and ranks 13th nationally. Robbie Avila leads SLU with 3.4 assists/game. Trey Green (12.0 ppg) has hit at least one trey in every game and leads the Bills with 2.8 3s per game, second in the A-10. SLU features a balanced scoring attack. Its top four scorers are separated by just six total points. Five Billikens score in double figures and seven average 8.6 points or more. Amari McCottry and Quentin Jones have each earned A-10 Player of the Week honors this year. Robbie Avila has been named to preseason Watch Lists for the Naismith Trophy, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Wooden Award and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. Last season he averaged 17.3 points and 6.9 rebounds. He led all centers in Division I in 3s made per game and assists per game. Billiken head coach Josh Schertz is in his 18th season as a collegiate head coach. His .775 winning percentage ranks No. 8 among active coaches in the NCAA. ABOUT BETHUNE-COOKMAN Bethune-Cookman University enters Wednesday's game 3-7 overall. The Wildcats are coming off an 82-60 loss at Missouri on Sunday. Jacoby Heady leads the team in scoring with 15.6 ppg. He has drilled a team-best 16 treys on the year and shoots 51.6 percent from beyond the arc. Arterio Morris (13.4 ppg), Daniel Rouzan (11.5 ppg) and Quentin Heady (10.2 ppg) also scored in double figures for Bethune-Cookman. The Wildcats have played all but two games away from their home court. They took Auburn to overtime in the season opener before eventually falling by five. Head coach Reggie Theus is in his fifth year at B-CU with a 58-81 record. SERIES HISTORY This is the third meeting between the Wildcats and Billikens. The teams last met during the 2019-20 season, a 77-67 Billiken victory at Chaifetz Arena. Javonte Perkins scored a game-high 21 points and Jordan Goodwin had a 14-point/16-rebound double-double to lead the Bills. SLU won 103-49 in the first meeting between the squads during the 1994-95 season. Carl Turner led the Bills with a then-career-high 23 points.

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game No. 10 Saint Louis (8-1) vs. San Francisco (6-4) Date // Time Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025 // 7 p.m. CT Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena) Chaifetz Arena Tickets | Parking | Clear Bag Policy Radio 104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) TV FanDuel Sports Network (Tom Ackerman, Troy Robertson, Tamar Sher) Stream ESPN+ Live Stats StatBroadcast Series History Tied 3-3 Game Notes Saint Louis WHAT'S ON TAP? Saint Louis welcomes fellow Jesuit institution San Francisco to Chaifetz Arena on Saturday night. Game time against the Dons is scheduled for 7 p.m. It is the second game of a six-game homestand to close out the month of December. Also coming to Chaifetz Arena this month are Bethune-Cookman (Dec. 17), New Hampshire (Dec. 21), Principia (Dec. 28) and Saint Joseph's (Dec. 31). FOLLOWING THE ACTION Saturday's game will be televised on FanDuel Sports Network and streamed on ESPN+. Tom Ackerman, Troy Robertson and Tamar Sher are on the call. 104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX 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. Billiken Basketball sends a special salute to Rammer, who is in his 40th season as the radio voice of SLU hoops, and Austin who is in year No. 35. The duo was recently honored with the Burnes-Broeg at the Missouri Athletic Club's Jack Buck Awards. NEWS & NOTES Saint Louis is 6-0 at Chaifetz Arena this season and has won nine straight on its home floor dating back to last year. The Bills rank 11th in the NCAA in scoring margin (+22.0). SLU has won six games by 20 or more points, and has three victories of 30 or more. Through games of Dec. 11, the Billikens lead the country in team free-throw percentage (.813, 165-203). The Billikens lead the Atlantic 10 and are 13th nationally in scoring offense, averaging 91.6 ppg. SLU is eighth in the country in fast-break points per game (20.6). The Bills are equally efficient on the defensive end. Opponents shoot just 37.2 percent against them, 14th in the NCAA. Saint Louis is fifth in the country in rebounding margin (+12.9) and fourth in the NCAA in defensive rpg (31.22). Robbie Avila and Dion Brown lead a balanced scoring effort with 12.4 ppg apiece. Avila leads SLU in assists (3.4 per game), while Brown is the Bills' top rebounder at 6.7 rpg. Also scoring in double figures are Trey Green (12.3), Amari McCottry (11.6) and Quentin Jones (10.8 ppg). Jones was named A-10 Player of the Week this week after leading the Bills with 17.5 ppg in two wins last week. Seven Billikens average at least 8.4 ppg. SLU has had six different players lead the team in scoring in a game this season. Robbie Avila has been named to preseason Watch Lists for the Naismith Trophy, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Wooden Award and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. Last season he averaged 17.3 points and 6.9 rebounds. He led all centers in Division I in 3s made per game and assists per game. Billiken head coach Josh Schertz is in his 18th season as a collegiate head coach. His .775 winning percentage ranks No. 8 among active coaches in the NCAA. ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO The Dons enter Saturday's game with a 6-4 record. They are coming off a 65-62 win against Mississippi State last Sunday. Four Dons score in double figures, led by Ryan Beasley's 13.0 ppg. Mookie Cook averages 11.7 ppg, with Tyrone Riley IV and David Fuchs following with 10.8 ppg and 10.4 ppg, respectively. Cook, a transfer from Oregon, leads USF with 14 blocked shots and is tied for the team lead with 16 3-pointers. He also hauls in 6.0 rpg. Fuchs, who played two seasons at Rhode Island, leads San Francisco with 6.6 rpg, though he has missed the last two games due to an injury. San Francisco leads the WCC with 9.6 3-pointers made per game. Head coach Chris Gerlufsen is in his fourth year at USF with a 74-39 record. He is 82-44 in five years overall. SERIES HISTORY The Bills and Dons are meeting for a seventh time. The series is tied 3-3, with the home team winning every matchup. This is the second game of a home-and-home series between the squads. Last year, San Francisco defeated the Bills 78-61 at War Memorial Gym in San Francisco. The Billikens trailed by as many as 13 in the opening half before going on a 9-0 run, making seven of its last nine shots to close the half to pull within four of the lead at the break. But USF gained control in the second half to post the win. Gibson Jimerson broke Anthony Bonner's career scoring record in a second-half drive to the bucket that was ruled a goal-tend. Robbie Avila finished with a game-high 13 points and dished out five assists. Amari McCottry scored a then-career-best nine points.

Saint Louis Men's Soccer // Match Information Match No. 24 Saint Louis (13-2-8) vs. NC State (15-2-4) Date // Time Friday, Dec. 12 // Approx. 7:30 p.m. (CT) Location Cary, N.C. (First Horizon Stadium) NCAA Championship Interactive Bracket TV ESPNU / WatchESPN Radio 104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX Live Stats NCAA.com Series History Saint Louis leads 2-0-2 ABOUT THE MATCH -- The Billikens head to Cary, N.C., for the NCAA Men's College Cup. SLU takes on NC State on Friday night in the second semifinal matchup. Game time at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park is scheduled for approximately 7:30 p.m. (CT), or 30 minutes following the first semifinal. Furman and Washington play in the first semifinal at 5 p.m.(CT). -- The winners of the semifinal matches advance to the National Championship game on Monday night at 6 p.m. (CT). FOLLOWING THE ACTION -- All games in the Men's College Cup will be televised on ESPNU and the ESPN App. -- SLU's matches in the College Cup will air live on 104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX in the St. Louis region. The longtime voice of SLU Soccer on ESPN+, Dan Bettlach, and Nate Gatter will call the action from Cary. -- Fans are invited to Watch Parties at Sports & Social St. Louis in Ballpark Village, and at Humphrey's near the SLU campus. Fans are encouraged to reserve a table at Sports & Social by clicking here. HOW SLU GOT HERE -- The Billikens have advanced through the NCAA Tournament by defeating Kentucky, Indiana, Bryant and Akron all in thrilling fashion. -- SLU hosted the first round against Kentucky, the Bills' lone NCAA Tournament match during this run played at home at Hermann Stadium. Freshman Jack DiMaria scored the equalizer in the 86th minute, then buried the golden goal in double overtime as the Billikens advanced with a 2-1 victory. -- SLU then took on No. 6 overall seed Indiana in Bloomington in round two. An early goal by Tanner Anderson stood as the Billikens shut out the Hoosiers 1-0 to earn a trip to the third round. -- The third-round match at No. 11 Bryant saw the Bills jump out to an early lead on a goal by Quinten Blair, only to have Bryant respond with two goals for a 2-1 halftime advantage. Blair got the Bills' equalizer on the a penalty kick in the second half. After a 2-2 draw, the advancing team was decided by a penalty-kick shootout. SLU goalkeeper Jeremi Abonnel made two saves in the shootout to help send the Billikens to the quarterfinals. -- Playing another seeded team in the quarterfinals, the Billikens rallied once again at 14th-seeded Akron to punch their ticket to the College Cup. The Zips led 2-0 at halftime. SLU quickly got a goal back early in the second half on an Akron own goal. Quinten Blair equalized with a PK in the 78th minute. Then Tanner Anderson scored in the 87th minute to complete the thrilling 3-2, come-from-behind victory. BILLIKENS IN THE COLLEGE CUP -- Saint Louis is making its 17th College Cup appearance and the first since 1997, when Billiken head coach Kevin Kalish was a junior defender on the team. -- The Billikens, who are making their NCAA-record 52nd NCAA Tournament appearance, have won 10 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship, the most of any other program. BILLIKENS ARE STREAKING -- Saint Louis is unbeaten in its last 14 games, tied with Furman for the longest active unbeaten streak in the NCAA. The Billikens' last loss was Sept. 23 at Akron. -- SLU is 9-0-5 in its last 14 matches. FIGHTING SPIRIT -- One of the cornerstones of the Billiken program under Kevin Kalish is "Fighting Spirit." In fact, that very term is printed in big letters in the Billikens' locker room at Hermann Stadium. -- That fighting spirit has been on display in particular through the Billikens' 14-match unbeaten streak. SLU has trailed in eight of those matches and rallied to either earn a draw or a victory. -- In the NCAA Tournament run, the Billikens trailed at halftime in three of the four matches and rallied to advance in all of them. ABOUT THE BILLIKENS -- Saint Louis is making its NCAA-record 52nd NCAA Men's Soccer Championship appearance. -- The Bills were the A-10 regular season and tournament champions. They went 5-0-3 in the A-10 regular season. SLU captured the A-10 tournament title in thrilling fashion in PKs against Dayton at Hermann Stadium to earn the A-10's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. -- Freshman Theo Franca leads the Billikens in scoring with 11 points (5G, 1A). Three of his goals were game-winners. He scored the second-half equalizer against Dayton in the A-10 final that helped SLU capture the A-10 crown. -- Graduate Quinten Blair is tied for the Billiken lead with five goals. He tallied both scores in the Billikens' 2-2 draw at Bryant in the third round of the NCAA Tournament, and notched the second-half equalizer in the quarterfinals against Akron. -- Junior Tanner Anderson has scored twice in the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship and is third on the Bills with nine points (4G, 1A). Sophomore Andrew Heckenlaible and junior Carlos Leatherman lead the Bills with four assists apiece. -- Senior Jeremi Abonnel, a first-team All-Conference selection and the A-10 Goalkeeper of the Year, has played every minute in goal and is tied for fifth in the country with 11 shutouts. Abonnel is 15th in the NCAA in goals against average (0.72). -- Drake Fournier, Abdoul Karim Pare, Quinten Blair and Carlos Leatherman all earned a spot on the A-10's second team All-Conference squad. The Billikens placed a league-high three players on the All-Rookie team – Jack DiMaria, Theo Franca and Nick Schramm. -- SLU head coach Kevin Kalish, the A-10 Coach of the Year, is in his eighth season at Saint Louis (82-33-35) and 14th season overall (131-79-49). This is the fourth NCAA Tournament for Kalish as a head coach. In 2021, he led the Billikens to the NCAA quarterfinals. QUICKLY ON THE WOLFPACK -- NC State is the No. 15 overall seed in the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship and enters Friday's semifinal with a 15-2-4 record. -- The Wolfpack had a first-round bye, then defeated Marshall and UNC Greensboro at home to advance to the quarterfinals. Last weekend, NC State knocked off No. 7 overall seed Georgetown 3-2 on the road to punch its ticket to the College Cup. -- NC State is led in scoring by junior Donavan Phillip. He ranks second in the country with 17 goals and is a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy. -- The NC State defense is directed by sophomore center back Nikola Markovic, also a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist. -- Wolfpack keeper Logan Erb is second in the NCAA in goals against average (0.45) and shutouts (12). -- NC State leads the NCAA in goal differential (+38). The Wolfpack have scored 47 goals this season while yielding just nine. -- Head coach Marc Hubbard is in his second season at NC State. He has guided his teams to nine straight NCAA Tournaments, including seven straight while at New Hampshire prior to him arriving at NC State. SERIES HISTORY -- This will be the fifth meeting all-time between the Billikens and Wolfpack and the first since 2007. -- SLU leads the all-time series 2-0-2. -- The Billikens defeated the Wolfpack 3-0 in the 1991 NCAA Tournament on the way to a SLU College Cup appearance. CHECKING IN ON HISTORY -- This is the 67th season Billiken men's soccer. SLU's all-time record is 854-284-139. -- Saint Louis has won 10 national championships, an NCAA record. The Billikens' 10 national titles came in the first 15 seasons in their history. The Bills won the first NCAA crown in 1959 and won its 10th in 1973. -- SLU has made 52 NCAA Tournament appearances, an NCAA record.

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game No. 9 Saint Louis (7-1) at Central Michigan (3-5) Date // Time Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025 // 2 p.m. CT Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena) Radio 104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) Stream ESPN+ (Colin Suhre, Matt Clark) Live Stats StatBroadcast Series History First Meeting Game Notes Saint Louis WHAT'S ON TAP? Saint Louis returns to Chaifetz Arena to host Central Michigan on Sunday afternoon. Game time is 2 p.m. It's the start of a season-long six-game homestand for the Billikens to round out December. FOLLOWING THE ACTION Sunday's game will be streamed exclusively on ESPN+. Colin Suhre and Matt Clark are on the call. 104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX 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. Billiken Basketball sends a special salute to Rammer, who is in his 40th season as the radio voice of SLU hoops, and Austin who is in year No. 35. NEWS & NOTES The Billikens recently wrapped up a three-game California swing. SLU went 2-1 on the 10-day trip to Palm Springs and Los Angeles with wins against Santa Clara and LMU. The Bills fell on a last-second shot to Stanford in the Acrisure Invitational title game. Saint Louis is 5-0 at Chaifetz Arena this season and has won eight straight on its home floor dating back to last year. Saint Louis enters the weekend as the top free-throw shooting team in the NCAA. The Bills are hitting 82.3 percent (149-181) from the charity stripe. The Billikens are second in the Atlantic 10 and 29th nationally in scoring offense, pumping in 89.6 ppg. SLU's scoring margin (+19.2) leads the A-10 and is 22nd nationally. The Bills are equally efficient on the defensive end. Opponents shoot just 36.9 percent against them, 10th in the NCAA. Saint Louis is eighth in the country in rebounding margin (+12.8). Robbie Avila and Trey Green lead four Billikens in double-figures with 13.3 ppg. Green led SLU in all three games in California and leads the A-10 and is 35th nationally with 3.25 3-pointers per game. Avila leads the Billikens in assists with 3.25 per game. Dion Brown and Amari McCottry average 12.4 ppg and 11.4 ppg, respectively. Brown is the Billikens' top rebounder at 7.0 rpg. Robbie Avila has been named to preseason Watch Lists for the Naismith Trophy, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Wooden Award and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. Last season he averaged 17.3 points and 6.9 rebounds. He led all centers in Division I in 3s made per game and assists per game. Billiken head coach Josh Schertz is in his 18th season as a collegiate head coach. His .774 winning percentage ranks No. 8 among active coaches in the NCAA. ABOUT CENTRAL MICHIGAN The Chippewas enter Sunday's game with a 3-5 record. They are coming off an 83-72 loss at Loyola Chicago. Central Michigan has no returning players from last year. The brand-new 15-player roster consists of 12 transfers and three freshman. CMU is led by first-year head coach Andy Bronkema, who spent the previous 12 seasons as head coach at NCAA Division II Ferris State. He led the Bulldogs to the 2017-18 NCAA Division II National Championship. Ferris State transfer Nathan Claerbaut leads the Chippewas in scoring (11.8 ppg) and rebounding (7.1 rpg). The 7-foot center also contributes 1.6 blocks per game. Next on the scoring list are four more transfers all averaging better than 9.0 points per game – Logan McIntire (Kentucky Wesleyan), Tamario Adley (Wayne State), Rodney Johnson Jr. (Tennessee Tech) and Phat Phat Brooks (Michigan). The Chippewas are at or near the top of their league in blocks per game (1st, 4.4) and offensive rebounds per game (2nd, 12.4). Central Michigan is fourth in the MAC in 3-point percentage defense (.321). SERIES HISTORY This is the Billikens' first meeting against Central Michigan on the hardwood.

Saint Louis Men's Soccer // Match Information Match No. 23 Saint Louis (12-2-8) at Akron (13-4-3) Date // Time Saturday, Dec. 6 // Noon (CT) / 1 p.m. (ET) Location Akron, Ohio (FirstEnergy Stadium) NCAA Championship Interactive Bracket Tickets Purchase Now Stream ESPN+ Live Stats NCAA.com Series History Akron leads 8-5-1 ABOUT THE MATCH -- Saint Louis heads to Akron, Ohio, to face the Akron Zips in a quarterfinal matchup of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Game time at FirstEnergy Stadium in Akron is noon (CT) / 1 p.m. WATCH PARTY INFORMATION -- Fans are invited to Watch Parties at FanDuel Sports Network Live! Ballpark Village, and Humphrey's near the SLU campus. Fans are encouraged to reserve a table at Ballpark Village by clicking here. -- SLU's Student Involvement Center is hosting a Watch Party for SLU students at Grand Dining Hall. No meal plan is needed to attend the Watch Party. SO FAR IN THE NCAA MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP -- The Billikens have advanced through the NCAA Tournament in thrilling fashion, topping Kentucky and Indiana in the first and second rounds, respectively, then advancing past Bryant in PKs last weekend. -- SLU, one of two non-seeded teams (Washington) remaining in the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship, hosted the first round against Kentucky. Freshman Jack DiMaria scored the equalizer in the 86th minute, then buried the golden goal in double overtime as the Billikens advanced with a 2-1 victory. -- SLU then took on No. 6 overall seed Indiana in Bloomington in round two. An early goal by Tanner Anderson stood as the Billikens shut out the Hoosiers 1-0 to earn a trip to the third round. -- The third-round match at No. 11 Bryant saw the Bills jump out to an early lead on a goal by Quinten Blair, only to have Bryant respond with two goals for a 2-1 halftime advantage. Blair got the Bills' equalizer on a penalty kick in the second half. After a 2-2 draw, the advancing team was decided by a penalty-kick shootout. SLU goalkeeper Jeremi Abonnel made two saves in the shootout to help send the Billikens to the quarterfinals. COLLEGE CUP BERTH ON THE LINE -- The advancing team from Saturday's matchup goes to the 2025 Men's College Cup (men's soccer's "Final Four"), Dec. 12 and 15, at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. -- Saint Louis will be searching for its 17th College Cup appearance and the first since 1997, when Billiken head coach Kevin Kalish was a junior defender on the team. -- The Billikens, who are making their NCAA-record 52nd NCAA Tournament appearance, have won 10 NCAA Men's Soccer Championships, the most of any other program. BILLIKENS ARE STREAKING -- Saint Louis is unbeaten in its last 13 games, tied for the longest active streak in the NCAA. The Billikens' last loss was Sept. 23 at Akron. -- Furman is also on a 13-match unbeaten streak. -- SLU is 8-0-5 in its last 13 matches. ABOUT THE BILLIKENS -- Saint Louis is making its NCAA-record 52nd NCAA Men's Soccer Championship appearance. -- Saint Louis is in the quarterfinals (Round of for the second time under eighth-year head coach Kevin Kalish. The Billikens are looking for their first College Cup appearance since 1997, when Kalish was a player at SLU. -- The Bills were the A-10 regular season and tournament champions. They went 5-0-3 in the A-10 regular season. SLU captured the A-10 tournament title in thrilling fashion in PKs against Dayton at Hermann Stadium to earn the A-10's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. -- Freshman Theo Franca leads the Billikens with five goals, three of them game-winners. He scored the second-half equalizer against Dayton in the A-10 final that helped SLU capture the A-10 crown. -- Graduate Quinten Blair is second on the Bills with four goals, the first goals of his career. He tallied both scores in the Billikens' 2-2 draw at Bryant in the third round of the NCAA Tournament. -- Sophomore Andrew Heckenlaible (2G, 3A), junior Tanner Anderson (3G, 1A) and senior Abdoul Karim Pare (3G, 1A) all have seven points. -- Senior Jeremi Abonnel, a first-team All-Conference selection and the A-10 Goalkeeper of the Year, has played every minute in goal and is tied for fifth in the country with 11 shutouts. Abonnel is 10th in the NCAA in goals against average (66) and 20th in save percentage (.800). -- Drake Fournier, Abdoul Karim Pare, Quinten Blair and Carlos Leatherman all earned a spot on the A-10's second team All-Conference squad. The Billikens placed a league-high three players on the All-Rookie team – Jack DiMaria, Theo Franca and Nick Schramm. -- SLU head coach Kevin Kalish, the A-10 Coach of the Year, is in his eighth season at Saint Louis (81-33-35) and 14th season overall (130-79-49). This is the fourth NCAA Tournament for Kalish as a head coach. In 2021, he led the Billikens to the NCAA quarterfinals. QUICKLY ON THE ZIPS -- Akron earned the No. 14 overall seed in the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship and enters Saturday's match 13-4-3 overall. -- The Zips had a first-round bye, then defeated Notre Dame 1-0 and Duke 2-0 on their home turf to advance to the quarterfinals. -- Akron has yielded just 0.60 goals per game, which ranks fifth in the country. They are in the top 25 in the NCAA in goal differential, scoring 31 goals while allowing just 12. -- Stefan Dobrijevic, the Big East Offensive Player of the Year, leads the Zips in scoring with 27 points (8G, 11A). -- Remi Agunbiade (7G, 2A for 16 points) scored both goals in the Zips' 2-0 win against Duke in the NCAA second round. Jack Roman also has 16 points for Akron on five goals and six assists. -- Big East Goalkeeper of the Year Mitch Budler has played every minute in goal. He leads the NCAA with 13 shutouts and sports a 0.60 goals against average, which ranks seventh nationally. -- Head coach Jared Embick, a native of nearby Granite City, Ill., is in his 13th season at Akron. His first head coaching job was at Missouri Baptist from 2003-06. SERIES HISTORY -- SLU leads 8-5-1 in a series that dates back to 1960, though Akron is 4-0-1 in the last five meetings. -- The squads met earlier this year in Akron, with the Zips coming away with a 3-0 victory. Akron opened the scoring with a goal on a penalty kick at the 33:11 mark. The Zips tacked on two more in the second half, scoring in the 62nd and 67th minute for the 3-0 final. -- The last SLU win in the series came on Aug. 29, 2003, a 1-0 victory on a neutral field in Charlottesville, Va. -- The Billikens' last win against the Zips in Akron was in 1989, 1-0 on a game-winner by John Johnson. CHECKING IN ON HISTORY -- This is the 67th season Billiken men's soccer. SLU's all-time record is 853-284-139. -- Saint Louis has won 10 national championships, an NCAA record. The Billikens' 10 national titles came in the first 15 seasons in their history. The Bills won the first NCAA crown in 1959 and won its 10th in 1973. -- SLU has made 52 NCAA Tournament appearances, an NCAA record.

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game No. 8 Saint Louis (6-1) at LMU (7-2) Date // Time Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 // 9 p.m. CT / 7 p.m. PT Location Los Angeles, Calif. (Gersten Pavilion) Radio 104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) Stream ESPN+ Live Stats StatBroadcast Series History Saint Louis leads 2-1 Game Notes Saint Louis WHAT'S ON TAP? Saint Louis takes on the LMU Lions Tuesday night at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles. Game time on ESPN+ is set for 9 p.m. (CT). The game is part of a 10-day roadswing in California. The Billikens arrived in California last Monday and competed in the Acrisure Invitational in Palm Springs, going 1-1 with a win against Santa Clara and a loss to Stanford. Next up for the Bills is a Sunday, Dec. 7, matchup against Central Michigan, the start of a six-game homestand through December. FOLLOWING THE ACTION Tuesday's game will be streamed exclusively on ESPN+. 104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX 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. Billiken Basketball sends a special salute to Rammer, who is in his 40th season as the radio voice of SLU hoops, and Austin who is in year No. 35. NEWS & NOTES Saint Louis is the top free-throw shooting team in the NCAA, hitting 82.5 percent (137-166) from the charity stripe. The Billikens are second in the Atlantic 10 and 36th nationally in scoring offense, pumping in 89.4 ppg. SLU's scoring margin (+19.3) leads the A-10 and is 31st nationally. The Bills are equally efficient on the defensive end. Opponents shoot just 36.4 percent against them, 12th in the NCAA. Saint Louis' 32.0 rebounds on the defensive glass checks in at No. 5 in the NCAA. Its rebound margin (+11.7) is 20th in the country. Robbie Avila is the team's top scorer at 12.7 ppg. He also leads the Bills with 3.0 assists per game. Dion Brown and Amari McCottry average 12.4 ppg and 12.1 ppg, respectively. Brown is the Billikens' top rebounder at 6.9 rpg. Trey Green is the fourth Billiken in double figures, averaging 11.9 ppg for the year. He led SLU in both games at the Acrisure Invitational, contributing 18.0 ppg thanks in part to eight treys across the two contests. Robbie Avila has been named to preseason Watch Lists for the Naismith Trophy, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Wooden Award and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. Last season he averaged 17.3 points and 6.9 rebounds. He led all centers in Division I in 3s made per game and assists per game. Billiken head coach Josh Schertz is in his 18th season as a collegiate head coach. His .774 winning percentage ranks No. 8 among active coaches in the NCAA. ABOUT LMU The Lions enter Tuesday's game 7-2. They are looking to rebound after a 71-68 home loss to Stony Brook in their last outing on Nov. 28. Myron Amey Jr. is the team's top scorer at 15.4 ppg. He has come off the bench in all nine games. Rodney Brown Jr. averages 13.2 ppg and is the top 3-point shooter, draining 2.9 treys per game with a 40.6 shooting percentage from long range. Jalen Shelley averages 10.8 ppg and a team-best 7.0 rpg. The Lions rank second in the WCC in 3-pointers made per game (9.7). On the defensive front, LMU is second in the league and 39th nationally in field-goal percentage defense with teams shooting just 38.5 against the Lions. Stan Johnson is in his sixth year at LMU with a 79-75 record. Former Billiken head coach Lorenzo Romar is in his second season as an assistant coach at LMU. SERIES HISTORY Saint Louis and LMU are meeting for a fourth time. SLU leads the series 2-1, including a 77-71 win last season at Chaifetz Arena. The last game at Gersten Pavilion was on Nov. 29, 2011. The Lions defeated the Billikens 75-68. 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.

Game is at 6pm Central, available on TV: TruTV Radio: 104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game No. 6 Saint Louis (5-0) vs. Santa Clara (6-0) Date // Time Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025 // 6 p.m. CT / 4 p.m. PT Location Palm Desert, Calif. (Acrisure Arena) Acrisure Invitational Schedule | Tickets Radio 104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) TV CBS Sports Network (Ed Cohen, Dan Dickau) Live Stats StatBroadcast Series History Santa Clara leads 4-1 Game Notes Saint Louis WHAT'S ON TAP? Saint Louis heads to the Coachella Valley for the Acrisure Invitational, which will be held Thursday and Friday of Thanksgiving Week at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, Calif. The Billikens begin the tourney on Thanksgiving against Santa Clara in a 6 p.m. (CT) tip. The other game of the bracket, Minnesota vs. Stanford, follows. The winners will meet at 6 p.m. (CT) on Friday for the Acrisure Invitational title game, with the consolation game to follow. The Acrisure Invitational is part of the Acrisure Series, which returns to the Coachella Valley for its third consecutive year, reaffirming its position as the largest multi-team college basketball event in the nation. Taking place from November 25–28, 2025, the tournament showcases more than 20 NCAA Division I men's basketball programs. FOLLOWING THE ACTION Thursday's game will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network. Ed Cohen and Dan Dickau have the call. 104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX 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. Billiken Basketball sends a special salute to Rammer, who is in his 40th season as the radio voice of SLU hoops. Austin is in year No. 35. Thursday's game will air on 1120 AM, and be joined in progress on 104.1 FM following other programming. NEWS & NOTES At 5-0, the Billikens are off to their best start since 2020. The Billikens feature one of the top-rated offenses in the country. They score 95.1 ppg, 12th in the NCAA. SLU is No. 3 in the NCAA in free-throw percentage (.832) and ninth nationally in effective FG% (.619). Additionally, SLU's 11.0 3-pointers made per game rank 26th in the nation. The Bills are equally efficient on the defensive end. Opponents shoot just 36.0 percent against them, 17th nationally. Saint Louis' 33.4 rebounds on the defensive glass checks in at No. 6 in the NCAA. The Billikens feature a balanced scoring attack with seven players averaging 9.0 ppg or more. They rank 16th in the NCAA in bench points per game (39.4). Amari McCottry (14.8 ppg) has led the Bills in scoring twice. He was named the A-10 co-Player of the Week two weeks ago. Robbie Avila, who has been named to a throng of preseason Watch Lists, averages 13.6 points and 2.6 assists. His .583 shooting mark from 3 ranks ninth in the NCAA. Dion Brown is coming off a season-high 21 points against Purdue Fort Wayne. The 6-3 guard leads SLU with 7.4 rpg. Robbie Avila has been named to preseason Watch Lists for the Naismith Trophy, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Wooden Award and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. Last season he averaged 17.3 points and 6.9 rebounds. He led all centers in Division I in 3s made per game and assists per game. Billiken head coach Josh Schertz is in his 18th season as a collegiate head coach. His .775 winning percentage ranks No. 8 among active coaches in the NCAA. MTE HISTORY The Billikens have won nine in-season bracketed MTEs in their history, the last being the 2021 Cancun Challenge when SLU defeated Illinois State and SFA at the Hard Rock Hotel in Riviera Maya, Mexico. The last California-based MTE was a memorable one. In the 2011 76 Classic in Anaheim, the Billikens beat Boston College, Villanova and Oklahoma, and as a result, SLU entered the top 25 the next week as Rick Majerus' Billikens entered the national spotlight for the first time during his tenure. SLU's nine MTE titles are as follows – 1948 Sugar Bowl, 1949 Cotton Bowl, 1951 Sugar Bowl, 1960 Kentucky Invitational, 1971 Saint Louis Holiday Invitational, 1972 St. Louis Holiday Invitational, 1986 Hawaii Pacific Tournament, 2011 76 Classic and the 2021 Cancun Challenge. ABOUT SANTA CLARA The Broncos enter Thursday's matchup 6-0 on the season. Guard Christian Hammond is Santa Clara's top scorer at 17.0 ppg. He scored a career-high 27 points in the Broncos' win over Nevada. Jake Ensminger leads the country in assist-to-turnover ratio. The 6-9 guard has dished out 26 assists to just one turnover through Santa Clara's first six games. The Broncos are among the country's top offensive rebounding teams at 16.8 per game. Santa Clara has three bonafide shot blockers and enter the week ranking eighth in the NCAA with 6.8 blocked shots per game. Bukky Oboye, a 7-1 center, ranks 19th in the NCAA with 2.6 blocks per contest. Herb Sendek is in his 10th season at Santa Clara. The Broncos have made the NIT three out of the last four seasons and have had winning seasons in each of the last seven years. Sendek's 32-year coaching resume also includes stops at Miami (Ohio), NC State and Arizona State. SERIES HISTORY Saint Louis and Santa Clara are meeting for the sixth time. Santa Clara owns a 4-1 series advantage. This is the second year in a row the Bills have played Santa Clara. Last season, the Broncos prevailed 85-78 in the Field of 68 Opening Day Showcase at The Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. The teams played in 2012-13 in an on-campus game of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic at Chaifetz Arena. Santa Clara took home a 74-62 win, one of just seven losses for the A-10-champion Billikens that season. Saint Louis and Santa Clara played a home-and-home series in the early 1990s, with each team winning on its home court. The first game of the series came in 1975-76 at the UCLA Bruin Classic at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. The Broncos won that one 69-66. The Billikens are 2-0 all-time in games played on Thanksgiving. They defeated Hartford in Las Vegas on Nov. 22, 2001, and Boston College in Anaheim, Calif., on Nov. 24, 2011.

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SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game No. 5 Saint Louis (4-0) vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (2-4) Date // Time Friday, Nov. 21, 2025 // 7 p.m. Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena) Chaifetz Arena Tickets | Parking | Clear Bag Policy Radio 104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) TV None Stream ESPN+ (Matt Clark) Live Stats StatBroadcast Series History Saint Louis leads 1-0 Game Notes Saint Louis | Purdue Fort Wayne WHAT'S ON TAP? Saint Louis hosts the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastadons at Chaifetz Arena on Friday night. Game time is 7 p.m. FOLLOWING THE ACTION Friday's game will be streamed exclusively 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. Billiken Basketball sends a special salute to Rammer, who is in his 40th season as the radio voice of SLU hoops. Austin is in year No. 35. FOOD DRIVE Fans may drop off Thanksgiving non-perishable food items at Friday's game to support SLU's Campus Kitchen. Fans who donate can receive buy-one-get-one tickets to Friday's game. NEWS & NOTES The Billikens are looking for their first 5-0 start to the season since the 2020-21 squad began the year 6-0. SLU has won seven in a row at Chaifetz Arena dating back to last season. Friday's game concludes a five-game homestand for the Bills. They are away from Chaifetz Arena for their next three – two at the Acrisure Invitational in Palm Desert, Calif., and against LMU in Los Angeles. The Billikens are the top scoring team in the A-10, ranking first in scoring offense (96.8 ppg), FG% (.535) and scoring margin (+26.0). The Bills are equally efficient on the defensive end. Opponents shoot just 36.4 percent against them, the top mark in the A-10. The Bills held Grand Canyon to just 28.4 percent shooting the last time out. Amari McCottry has scored in double figures in all four games and leads SLU with 17.3 ppg. He was named the A-10 co-Player of the Week on Monday. Robbie Avila scores 14.0 ppg and pulls down 5.0 rpg. Dion Brown is the Billikens' top rebounder at 8.3 rpg. He brought down a career-best 15 boards against GCU. Ishan Sharma is second in the league in 3s made per game (3.00) and third in 3-point field-goal percentage (.545). Robbie Avila has been named to preseason Watch Lists for the Naismith Trophy, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Wooden Award and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. Last season he averaged 17.3 points and 6.9 rebounds. He led all centers in Division I in 3s made per game and assists per game. Billiken head coach Josh Schertz is in his 18th season as a collegiate head coach. His .774 winning percentage ranks in the top 10 among active coaches in the NCAA. ABOUT PURDUE FORT WAYNE The Mastadons are 2-4 on the season. They are coming off a competitive game at Utah on Tuesday, where they fell 85-77. Purdue Fort Wayne is led in scoring by Corey Hadnot II, who averages 19.5 ppg. He dropped 20 points in the game against Utah. Hadnot's 45 field goals made are second in the NCAA, while his 117 points ranks ninth. DeAndre Craig Jr. averages 15.8 ppg. Mikale Stevenson (13.3 ppg) leads the team in assists (3.3/game). Darius Duffy is Purdue Fort Wayne's top rebounder (5.5 rpg) and shot blocker (1.5 bpg). Head coach Jon Coffman is the program's all-time winningest coach at 200-159 in 12 seasons. Last year, the Mastadons went 19-13 overall and 12-8 in the Horizon League. SERIES HISTORY SLU won the only previous meeting, 78-66 at Enterprise Center on Feb. 16, 2005. Ian Vouyoukas and Luke Meyer each posted then career-high point totals with 18 and 14 points, respectively.

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game No. 4 Saint Louis (3-0) vs. Grand Canyon (2-1) Date // Time Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025 // 7 p.m. Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena) Chaifetz Arena Tickets | Parking | Clear Bag Policy Radio 104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) TV FanDuel Sports Network (Tom Ackerman, Troy Robertson) Stream ESPN+ Live Stats StatBroadcast Series History Grand Canyon leads 1-0 Game Notes Saint Louis | Grand Canyon WHAT'S ON TAP? Saint Louis takes on the Grand Canyon Lopes in a marquee non-conference men's basketball matchup Saturday night at Chaifetz Arena. This is the fourth game of five-game homestand to start the season for the Billikens. SLU completes the home stretch next Friday, Nov. 21, when Purdue Fort Wayne comes to Chaifetz Arena for a 7 p.m. tip. FOLLOWING THE ACTION Saturday's game will be televised on FanDuel Sports Network and simulcast on ESPN+. 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. Billiken Basketball sends a special salute to Rammer, who is in his 40th season as the radio voice of SLU hoops. Austin is in year No. 35. NEWS & NOTES The Billikens have defeated Southeast Missouri (92-67), Chicago State (108-86) and Lindenwood (109-66) to open the season. SLU has scored 90+ points in its first three games of a season for the first time in school history. Also, the Billikens have back-to-back 100-point games for the first time ever. The Billikens lead the A-10 and rank No. 8 in the NCAA (through Nov. 13) in eFG% (.645). Their .559 team field-goal percentage is 12th nationally. Additionally, SLU's 103.0 ppg ranks No. 8 in the NCAA. SLU has set Chaifetz Arena records so far this year in points vs. a DI opponent (109 vs. Lindenwood), team FG% (.667 vs. Lindenwood) and second-half points (66 vs. Lindenwood). Six Billikens score in double figures, led by Amari McCottry's 16.3 ppg. He dropped a career-high 23 points against Lindenwood the last time out. Robbie Avila scores 14.0 ppg and averages 6.0 rpg. Kellen Thames is third in the A-10 in steals per game (3.00). Ishan Sharma is third in the league in 3-point field-goal percentage (.588) and 3s made per game (3.33). Senior center Robbie Avila has been named to preseason Watch Lists for the Naismith Trophy, Oscar Robertson Trophy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. Last season he averaged 17.3 points and 6.9 rebounds. He led all centers in Division I in 3s made per game and assists per game. Billiken head coach Josh Schertz is in his 18th season as a collegiate head coach. His .774 winning percentage ranks in the top 10 among active coaches in the NCAA. Up next, the Billikens host Purdue Fort Wayne on Friday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. at Chaifetz Arena. ABOUT GRAND CANYON The Lopes enter Saturday's game 2-1 overall. They defeated Purdue Fort Wayne (90-71) and Northern Illinois (88-59), and fell to Youngstown State (90-81). Nana Owusu-Anane averages 15.3 points, 10.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists for the Lopes. He transferred to GCU from Brown, where he was a teammate of SLU's Kalu Anya there for two seasons. Transfer Jaden Henley, who played last season at UNLV, leads the Lopes in scoring with 16.7 ppg. Brian Moore Jr. (Norfolk State transfer) averages 12.0 ppg. Returnee Makaih Williams also scores in double figures with 11.3 ppg. Bryce Drew sixth 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. The Lopes are in their first season competing in the Mountain West Conference. They have made NCAA appearances each of the last three seasons and four of the last five years. SERIES HISTORY Grand Canyon won last year's meeting at Global Credit Union Arena 73-72. The Bills were down by as many as 13 and clawed back to take the lead late, but GCU scored in the final seconds for the win.

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information Game No. 3 Saint Louis (2-0) vs. Lindenwood (1-1) Date // Time Monday, Nov. 10, 2025 // 7 p.m. Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena) Chaifetz Arena Tickets | Parking | Clear Bag Policy Radio 104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.) TV None Stream ESPN+ (Colin Suhre) Live Stats StatBroadcast Series History First Meeting Game Notes Saint Louis WHAT'S ON TAP? Saint Louis plays host to the Lindenwood Lions on Monday night. It's the first time SLU has faced Lindenwood in regular-season action. This is the third game of five-game homestand to start the season for the Billikens. SLU has Grand Canyon (Saturday, Nov. 15) and Purdue Fort Wayne (Friday, Nov. 21) still to come at home these first three weeks of the season. FOLLOWING THE ACTION Monday's matchup against Lindenwood will be streamed live on ESPN+. Colin Suhre will call the action. 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. Billiken Basketball sends a special salute to Rammer, who is in his 40th season as the radio voice of SLU hoops. Austin is in year No. 35. NEWS & NOTES The Billikens have defeated Southeast Missouri State 92-67 and Chicago State 108-86 to open the season. SLU's 108 points against Chicago State last Thursday were the second-most for the Billikens at Chaifetz Arena. Monday's game against Lindenwood is the 300th game for the Bills at Chaifetz Arena. SLU is in its 18th season at Chaifetz Arena and has a 220-79 all-time on its home court. The Bills' .870 free-throw percentage ranks in the top 10 in the NCAA early on. Saint Louis shot 90.9 percent (30-33) from the stripe against Chicago State, the best performance from the line while taking 30 or more free throws in recent history. Robbie Avila leads the Billikens with 16.5 ppg. He is one of six Billikens averaging double figures through the first two games of the season. Avila dropped a game-high 18 points in the opener against SEMO. Ishan Sharma topped SLU with 16 points – thanks in part to five triples – in the win against Chicago State. Kellen Thames is second in the A-10 in steals per game (3.50). Senior center Robbie Avila has been named to preseason Watch Lists for the Naismith Trophy, Oscar Robertson Trophy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. Last season he averaged 17.3 points and 6.9 rebounds. He led all centers in Division I in 3s made per game and assists per game. Billiken head coach Josh Schertz is in his 18th season as a collegiate head coach. His .774 winning percentage ranks in the top 10 among active coaches in the NCAA. Up next, the Billikens host Grand Canyon on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. at Chaifetz Arena. ABOUT THE LIONS Lindenwood enters Monday night's contest 1-1 overall. The Lions opened the season Nov. 4, falling 98-60 at 10th-ranked Texas Tech. Lindenwood captured its first win of the season the last time out, topping Health Sciences & Pharmacy in St. Louis 116-51. Mekhi Cooper, a transfer from Miami (Ohio), scored a team-high 15 points at Texas Tech. Milos Nenadic and Robert Lewis posted double-doubles against the Red Raiders. Last season, Lindenwood won 16 games, the most in a single season in the Division I era and the most wins for the program since 2018-19. The Lions were picked to finish fifth in the 11-team Ohio Valley Conference. Jadis Jones started all 33 games last season as a freshman and averaged 12.5 points and 5.8 rebounds. He was named OVC Freshman of the Week 12 times, setting an OVC record. Kyle Gerdeman is in his seventh year at the helm of the Lindenwood men's basketball program in 2025-26. SERIES HISTORY This is the first time SLU and Lindenwood has played in a regular-season game. The teams met in an exhibition game Oct. 31, 2021. SLU prevailed 89-66 at Chaifetz Arena.