Jack Godar, Author at A10 Talk

The Saint Louis University Billikens begin their season today against Florida Gulf Coast and as it stands, the reigning A-10 Tournament Champions are an unknown quantity. Javon Bess and Tramaine Isabell Jr. have moved onto the professional ranks, and the Billikens have seven newcomers this season. The Travis Ford era has been nothing if not …

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Travis Ford and the Saint Louis Billikens have their first 2020 commit as 6’6″ wing Markhi Strickland announced his commitment to Team Blue last night. Strickland, hailing from Miami, Florida, is an elite athlete who burst onto the scene during the AAU circuit this summer. He currently is a low 3 star recruit, but was …

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St. Louis is a soccer town and always has been. The city boasts perhaps the richest soccer tradition of anywhere in America. The Saint Louis Billikens are the most successful college soccer program of all time, having won more NCAA championships than anyone. The Hermann Award, soccer’s Heisman equivalent, is named after SLU legend Robert …

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What He’s Done In his two years in the A-10, Hasahn French has established himself as one of the elite big men in the conference. Built like a tight end, French has been a terror on the boards, a menace protecting the rim, and a monster attacking the hoop. French averaged 9.3 points, 8.4 rebounds …

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Welcome to A10 Talk’s postseason Top 25 player countdown where we’ll be breaking down the best players in the Atlantic 10 this past year, as voted on by our staff. Each day, we’ll release a new article as we unveil our list. Today, we start with #18 Tramaine Isabell of Saint Louis. What he did  Tramaine …

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Alright, SLU vs VT is right around the corner and a busy weekend of games is ahead of us. I’ve been trying to write an article every day of the week and it seemed like a good time to do a SLU mailbag. It ended up being more of a mini-mailbag, but, hey, we gotta …

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Since breaking out against La Salle, Tramaine Isabell has been the scorer that Billikens fans expected they were getting from Drexel, and probably even exceeded them. Leading SLU’s late season resurgance, and incredible A-10 Championship run, Isabell averaged 20.8 points a game in his last 10 games, breaking down defenses with slick dribble moves, acrobatic …

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If I’m being honest, Travis Ford wasn’t my first choice for SLU job after the team fired Jim Crews. I’d loved Ford’s teams with Marcus Smart and Phil Forte, but I figured that Bryce Drew, with his ties to the city and success at a mid-major, would be the perfect coach to revitalize our local …

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