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All-time Billiken Fan Favorite: On Fred Thatch Jr.’s Career

This morning, Saint Louis University announced that Fred Thatch Jr. would be out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL and would be forgoing his remaining eligibility, marking an end to the career of one of the most beloved Billikens ever. Fred Thatch Jr.’s counting statistics will never stick out at you. …

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SLU Preview: NCAA Tournament or Bust

Repeat after me: NCAA Tourney or bust. We stand on the brink of one of the most anticipated seasons of Billikens basketball in recent memory, after what feels like one of the longest off-seasons in the history of off-seasons. But now we’re a mere four days away from tip-off. After years of good Billiken teams …

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Billikens Dispatch Explorers; Now Looking Ahead to the Bonnies

College basketball may be an amateur sport (at least the NCAA claims this is the case), but the Saint Louis Billikens put in a very professional effort in their first game in the A10 Tournament, dispatching the La Salle Explorers with ease, 71-51. Now the Billikens turn their focus to the St. Bonaventure Bonnies, who …

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5 Keys for Success: SLU Conference Tournament Preview

The Saint Louis University Billikens come into Washington D.C. as a team that at times has looked like one of the best squads in the country, but one that has also struggled mightily to put together a full 40 minutes of good basketball against a good team. If the Billikens want to go dancing, they …

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Saint Louis Beats URI, 80-74, Key Takeaways and What Saturday Could Mean for SLU

A 14-point second half lead reduced to a deficit in a matter of minutes. Sadly, this is the story of the 2021-22 Saint Louis Billikens. Or at least it has been. Of their 10 losses, half have come in games in which the Bills held a double-digit lead. But instead of an 11th loss, SLU …

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SLU Exorcises its ArchBaron Cup Demons

In 1949, Jesuit priests from Saint Louis University performed an exorcism on a thirteen year-old boy. There aren’t a lot of concrete details known about it, but it forms the basis for the novel and the movie The Exorcist. On Saturday afternoon, a different sort of exorcism took place, in front of 10,000 people in …

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SLU is Kinda Weird This Year

First, apologies for not writing as much so far this year. Turns out law school is both difficult and time-consuming, but I’m hoping I can get back to writing more consistently as conference play continues, especially since I suspect I am a better writer than I am a tweeter, frankly. Anyway, SLU is kinda weird …

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It’s Billikens vs. Bonnies in a Battle Royale

People forget, but the Saint Louis Billikens are the reigning A10 Tournament champions. Tonight at 6pm ET/5pm CT, they face off against the current A10 regular season champions, in one of the Billikens’ toughest tests of the year. This will be the second matchup between the two teams, with SLU winning 70-59 at Chaifetz in …

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Goodwin, Collins Lead SLU To Triumph Over UMass 86-72

The work week ended much the same way it started—with a Saint Louis Billikens win over the UMass Minutemen. The 4-seed Billkens triumphed over UMass in a dominating fashion, winning 86-72, led by 25 from Javonte Perkins and a 18 point, 14 rebound performance from Jordan Goodwin. UMass had momentum after posting 100 points against …

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