Compiled by PAUL GOTHAM
Counting down to tipoff and previewing the incoming players of the Atlantic 10 with a look at the first-year players of the Saint Louis Billikens.
Saint Louis finished 11-21 (5-13 in A-10 play) last season and fell to George Washington in second round A-10 tournament action.
First-year coach Travis Ford and his staff welcome Jalen Johnson and Zeke Moore to campus.
Jalen Johnson F 6-7, 190 Baton Rouge, LA/University Laboratory School
Prep
• Prepped at University Laboratory School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
• Helped the Cubs to a Louisiana Class 3A State Championship in 2015-16.
• Averaged 21.8 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists as a senior for U-High, which posted a 31-4 record.
• Tabbed MVP of the title game after scoring 28 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field.
• Louisiana Class 3A Outstanding Player of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.
• All-Metro selection.
Zeke Moore G/F 6-6, 175 St. Louis, MO/Riverview Gardens High School
Prep
• Prepped at Riverview Gardens High School in St. Louis and played for his father, head coach Gerard Moore.
• As a senior, ranked among the St. Louis area leading scorers with 21.1 ppg.
• Averaged 2.9 3-point field goals per contest, which ranked in the top 10 in the St. Louis metro area.
• Fifth in the St. Louis area in free-throw percentage, knocking in 82.8 percent from the charity stripe.
• Dished out 4.4 assists per game as a senior.
• Helped Riverview Gardens win its first district title since 1998.
• Third-team All-Metro selection by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
• Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Class 4 first-team All-State pick.
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