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A WAY too early look at the Atlantic 10 in 2019-20 and Power Rankings
Another season of Atlantic 10 basketball has come to a close following VCU and Saint Louis' losses this past Friday night. What does that mean? We get to enjoy the rest of March Madness rooting on our brackets but not our teams. But it…
Former Duquesne guard Mike Lewis II commits to Saint Louis
Mike Lewis II is coming home. With the announcement coming almost out of the blue, the St. Louis native and former Duquesne guard has committed to Saint Louis University for his senior year. After spending last semester sitting out at…
Saint Louis Mini-Mailbag
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…
Tramaine Isabell just doesn’t score, he unlocks Saint Louis’ offense
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…
Atlantic 10 NCAA Tournament matchups: keys for VCU & Saint Louis this weekend
It's official -- the Atlantic 10 is a 2 bid league. Normally, this isn't much to brag about, but in one of the worst non-conference showings for the league as a whole in a long time, we will take it. For anyone who missed this year's…
Travis Ford is the perfect coach for Saint Louis University
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…
Holy S***, Saint Louis is going to the NCAA Tournament
If you watch closely during when Javon Bess, Jordan Goodwin or DJ Foreman are shooting free throws, you’ll notice a small script tattoo on their shoulder. If you look really close, you’ll see that it reads “Team Blue”. Team Blue, of…
Against all odds, Saint Louis has a shot at an A-10 Tournament Title
So far it’s all went down just like everyone thought it would in Brooklyn, with St. Bonaventure versus Saint Louis playing for a chance to go to the NCAA Tournament. Yep, no surprises there. Travis Ford’s Billikens pulled off an emphatic…
Saint Louis keeps rolling
Saint Louis University lives to see another day. Tramaine Isabell’s 24 points led the way as SLU triumphed over the Dayton Flyers to get to A-10 Tournament semifinals and, far more importantly, win the season series in the ArchBaron…
It isn’t always pretty, but Saint Louis found a way to advance
SLU basketball is a lot of things, but good for one’s health is not that. The Billikens’ 20th win was in many ways a typical Saint Louis effort: dominant rebounding, atrocious free throw shooting, and incredibly nerve-wracking. I’m glad…