As the Billikens sit and wait for a time in which they can play their next game, taking stock in what has come so far can be a valuable tool for tempering expectations for the future. On one hand; The Billikens have played themselves into national relevance. They have...
The Billikens Basketball #ChatwithChaps Mailbag: Jan 11/21 I hope everyone is having a happy New Year and staying busy with the Billikens on their shut down. It’s hard to know when exactly they will be back, considering how quiet everyone around the program is....
The Billikens have been locked down since December 23rd due to a positive COVID result in the program. But apparently, that does not mean the national media, or the NCAA for that matter, have forgotten about the Billikens. For the first time since the 2013-2014...
As I type this, it’s early afternoon on Monday, Jan. 4. And unless something has changed by the time you read this, the rather remarkable lack of activity by NL Central teams is holding strong and steady. Put it this way: I think I’ve spent more money on ingredients...
BERNIE BITS It would be crazily premature to declare that we’re safe and free from the deadly virus that plagued the world this year. We’re not there yet; the availability of the vaccines is extremely limited by the predictable but incomprehensible lack of...
Going into the 2020-21 College Basketball season, the Saint Louis University Billikens made a choice about how they were going to go do things throughout the season. They decided not to take risks, limit their interactions outside of the program, and (most...
Two seasons ago, Fred Thatch was one of the only bench players the Billikens had going into the NCAA Tournament. A team that carried a minimal rotation of players, essentially asking its starting five to play 35+ minutes every single night and there was Fred Thatch...
St. Louis native Javonte Perkins has become the new rising star of the college basketball world. A simple search across social media sees Perkins’s name coming up as the newest “Breakout star” or “Rising star.” After his clutch performance in the Billikens win over...
Half-Court Defense has been a calling card of Travis Ford’s Billikens since he arrived at SLU in 2017. While the outcomes haven’t always been rich, the team always led with defensive efficiency over offensive prowess. Even dating back to his time at Oklahoma State,...
