Courtesy of SLUBillikens.com ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis freshman guard Jermaine Bishop (Queens, N.Y.) was named the Atlantic 10 Conference men’s basketball Rookie of the Week for the third time this season, the league office announced today. He is the first Billiken since Kwamain Mitchell in 2008-09 to claim the award at least three times. Bishop averaged a team-leading 18.5 … [Read more...] about SLU’s Jermaine Bishop tabbed A-10 Rookie of the Week
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Wise Billikens built for tournament success
By Paul Gotham and Ryan Lazo BROOKLYN, NY – For little more than three minutes of game time Sunday afternoon the floor at the Barclays Center appeared as if on an incline. VCU’s men’s basketball team wrestled momentum from their counterparts, the St. Louis Billikens, and the Rams were running downhill. Treveon Graham took a Dareus Theus lead pass late in the shot clock … [Read more...] about Wise Billikens built for tournament success
Evans leads as the Billikens bounce Charlotte
BROOKLYN, NY – By the time Dwayne Evans missed his first shot of the afternoon it didn’t matter. The St. Louis Billikens were well on their way to the Atlantic 10 semi-final round. Dwayne Evans led all with 25 as the SLU Billikens ran past the Charlotte 49ers, 72-55 in the quarter-final round of the A10 championships at the Barclays Center Friday afternoon. Evans hit … [Read more...] about Evans leads as the Billikens bounce Charlotte
Billikens coast to 68-41 win over SIUE
Courtesy of SLUBillikens.com. ST. LOUIS - Saint Louis finished the first half on a 20-3 run and coasted to a 68-41 victory over SIUE Friday night at Chaifetz Arena. The 27-point margin of victory tied the season high for the Billikens, who improved to 9-3 with their sixth consecutive win. SIUE, which suffered its worst defeat of the year, fell to 4-6 and saw its two-game … [Read more...] about Billikens coast to 68-41 win over SIUE
McCall Jr., Mitchell Named to Cousy Award Watch List
Courtesy of SLUBillikens.com. ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis junior guard Mike McCall Jr. and senior guard Kwamain Mitchell have been named to the watch list of candidates for the 2013 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award, as announced today by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The annual honor, named for Hall of Famer and former Boston … [Read more...] about McCall Jr., Mitchell Named to Cousy Award Watch List