Saint Louis Billikens place four on A10 preseason basketball teams
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The gist
Four Saint Louis Billikens earned 2026-27 Atlantic 10 preseason All-Conference spots, matching a program high.
The picks follow a school-record 29-win season; the team was picked second.
Background
The Billikens are the athletic teams of Saint Louis University, and the men's basketball program enters 2026-27 under head coach Josh Schertz, now in his third season. The preseason honors arrive after a 2025-26 campaign in which Saint Louis shared the Atlantic 10 regular-season title, reached the NCAA Tournament and beat Georgia in the first round before losing to eventual national champion Michigan. Trey Green and Kellen Thames made the preseason first team, Amari McCottry the second team and Ishan Sharma the third team, with Thames and McCottry also on the preseason All-Defensive team.
How it unfolded
- Oct 15, 2026The Saint Louis women's cross country team was ranked No. 14 in the USTFCCCA Midwest Region, its first regional ranking since 2014.
- Oct 17, 2026Axel Torres scored twice as the Billikens beat VCU 4-1 in Atlantic 10 men's soccer, moving to 6-4-3 overall and 4-1-1 in conference play.
- Oct 19, 2026Four Billikens earned 2026-27 Atlantic 10 preseason All-Conference recognition ahead of A10 Media Day in Washington, D.C., and the team was picked to finish second in the league's preseason poll.
- Nov 2, 2026The Billikens are scheduled to open the 2026-27 men's basketball season at home against Lehigh.
Who’s saying what
- Official
- Saint Louis Athletics said the four preseason selections match the most ever for the Billikens, previously done in 2022-23.