It's a season of change for the St. Louis region's eight Division I men's college basketball teams. Numerous new players and some new coaches will try to make their marks.
St. Louis University big man Robbie Avila, a transfer from Indiana State, is primed for a huge season in Billiken blue.
The SLU Billikens, under new head coach Josh Schertz, open against Santa Clara on Monday, Nov. 4, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
St. Louis U. head coach Josh Schertz speaks with the media on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, after an exhibition win over Maryville at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis. (Video by Ethan Erickson)
St. Louis U. head coach Josh Schertz speaks with the media on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, after an exhibition win over Maryville at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis. (Video by Ethan Erickson)
St. Louis U. big man Robbie Avila and guard Kobe Johnson speak with the media on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, after an exhibition win over Maryville at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis. (Video by Ethan Erickson)
After missing SLU's first preseason game with a sprained ankle, transfer Robbie Avila made his debut for the Billikens, scoring 12 points in a 106-65 rout of Maryville
Transfer Robbie Avila, who has been out with a sprained ankle, looks ready to get his first minutes in a SLU uniform on Friday in a preseason game against Maryville.
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St. Louis U. basketball forward Kalu Anya speaks with the media on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, after an exhibition win over Rockhurst at Chaifetz Arena. (Video by Ethan Erickson, Post-Dispatch)
St. Louis U. head basketball coach Josh Schertz speaks with the media on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, after an exhibition win over Rockhurst at Chaifetz Arena. (Video by Ethan Erickson, Post-Dispatch)
St. Louis U. head basketball coach Josh Schertz speaks with the media on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, after an exhibition win over Rockhurst at Chaifetz Arena. (Video by Ethan Erickson, Post-Dispatch)
After trailing by 3 at halftime, SLU found its game in the second half and routed Division 2 Rockhurst 86-65 in an exhibition game as the Josh Schertz era begins
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The Billikens will see their first competitive action under Schertz on Friday night when they face Rockhurst at Chaifetz Arena in the first of two exhibition games.
Avila is breaking in his new goggles at SLU, where he will continue wearing the prescription eyewear after transferring from Indiana State. He's worn the goggles since second grade.
Assistant basketball coaches at St. Louis University were assigned to study Atlantic 10 teams during the summer as a preliminary dip into what the Billikens can expect to see when the conference season rolls around.
In today’s 10 a.m. “Ten Hochman” sports video — brought to you by Siteman Cancer Center — Ben Hochman discusses SLU Billikens basketball and first-team all-conference players Robbie Avila and Gibson Jimerson. Also, a happy birthday shoutout to Brian Sutter! And as always, Hochman picks a ran…
St. Louis University was picked to finish fourth in the Atlantic 10 in Josh Schertz’s first season as coach in a poll released at the start of this morning’s conference media day.
After Robbie Avila transferred from Indiana State to SLU, East St. Louis native Mya Glanton followed suit. She is focused on winning after enduring a losing record four straight years.
Ivy League transfer Kalu Anya is likely to apply some of his mathematic processing ability with the SLU offfense.
SLU’s regular-season opener is five weeks from Monday on Nov. 4 against Santa Clara in Sioux Falls, S.D.
This season felt like the right time for SLU and Mizzou to tip off again in men's hoops. It didn't happen, and that's a bummer.
A rapid stream of shots can be heard on video from the field where they were playing at Temple University. No shots were known to enter the athletic complex.
Kilian Brockhoff and Max Pikaar learned basketball in European cities closer together than St. Louis and Chicago and now find themselves playing together at SLU.
The SLU women's soccer team plays host to Loyola Chicago at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Although SLU doesn’t have big name opponents, coach Josh Schertz said the schedule is better than some think.
Josh Schertz switched his approach to conditioning in 2016. Since then, his teams have conditioned through practices and nothing more.
Burke left her private practice to become the executive director of the NWSL players association. The new CBA made headlines for many reasons, including the elimination of a draft.
Three years of success at Indiana State put Josh Schertz in position to have an audience with Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault this summer, and his notebook overflowed.