Just hours after SLU’s senior star was named to the Preseason First Team for the Atlantic 10 conference, the Billiken’s worst fears were recognized. Javonte Perkins MRIs showed a torn ACL in his left knee, ruling him out for the entirety of the 2021-22 NCAA basketball...
BERNIE BITSÂ The 3 best things that happened over the weekend in STL-related sports:Â 1–The Big 10 Conference tournament championship and a No. 1 seed for the Fighting Illini. The 91-88 overtime win over Ohio State reaffirmed why Illinois is highly capable of...
The Billikens have returned to their winning ways. After their 28 day lay-off and losing two games that have put them on the outside looking in on potential NCAA tournament at-large bid chances, the Billikens have bounced back in a very positive way. Getting emphatic...
BERNIE BITS 1–The Blues are at Vegas, and say hello to Alex Pietrangelo. As Las Vegas reunions go, this isn’t exactly Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, and yeah I used an ancient entertainment reference because I can, and I like it. The longtime Blues captain is...
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...
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...