SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game No. 16	Saint Louis (10-5, 1-1 A-10) vs. Fordham (9-5, 2-0 A-10)
Date // Time	Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022 // 1:30 p.m. (CT)
Location	St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena)
TV	USA Network (Steve Schlanger, Ron Thompson)
Radio	KMOX 1120 AM (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.)
Tickets	Starting at $15
Live Stats	StatBroadcast
Series History	SLU leads 14-3
Game Notes	Saint Louis

 
QUICK PREVIEW
 
Saint Louis (10-5, 1-1 A-10) returns to Chaifetz Arena to face Atlantic 10 Conference foe Fordham Saturday afternoon in a 1:30 p.m. matchup on USA Network.
 
The Billikens are coming off a 68-63 loss at Dayton on Tuesday. Gibson Jimerson led the way for Saint Louis with a season-high 23 points. The loss moved SLU to 1-1 in the league. Jimerson leads Saint Louis with 16.5 ppg, fifth in the A-10.
 
Fordham topped Duquesne on Wednesday, making the Rams 2-0 in A-10 play for the first time since they joined the league in 1995-96. The Rams have three players averaging better than 14 ppg – Antonio Daye Jr. (16.8 ppg), Darius Quisenberry (16.5 ppg) and Chuba Ohams (14.5 ppg). Fordham head coach Kyle Neptune is in his first season in the Bronx after serving as an assistant coach at Villanova the previous eight seasons, which included two NCAA national championships.
 
FOLLOW THE ACTION
 
Saturday's game will air on USA Network, with Steve Schlanger and Ron Thompson on the call.
 
The radio broadcast will air on the home for the Billikens, KMOX 1120 AM. As always, Billiken Hall of Famers Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. will be on the call.
 
MEN'S BASKETBALL REUNION
 
Saturday is the annual men's basketball alumni reunion. Alums will be introduced to the crowd at halftime. Alumni are reminded to RSVP to Coordinator of Athletic Development Abby Ferguson at 314-977-8180 or abigail.ferguson@slu.edu.
 
IMPORTANT COVID-19 INFORMATION
 
Attendees aged 12 and above will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a COVID-19 negative test result (taken within 72 hours of the game). Fans can supply the necessary information ahead of time at ChaifetzArenaCheckIn.com to help speed up the entry process.
 
In addition, masks are required to be worn when inside Chaifetz Arena. For the full Chaifetz Arena Safe Arena Policy, please click here.
 
FIVE FACTS
 
1 // Terrence Hargrove Jr. drilled four 3-pointers in the game against Dayton, a career high.
 
2 // Yuri Collins, who leads the A-10 and is second in the NCAA in both total assists (115) and assists average (7.7), needs three more assists to surpass Jordan Goodwin for fifth all-time in career assists at SLU.
 
3 // SLU ranks 29th in the nation in free-throw percentage (.770). The Billikens have shot 80 percent or better in seven games so far this season. They had done that just six times in the previous three years combined.
 
4 // Francis Okoro, SLU's leading rebounder with 7.4 rpg, has led SLU in rebounding in three straight games. Additionally, he is 24th nationally with 13.1 offensive rebounds per game.
 
5 // Saint Louis leads the all-time series with the Rams 14-3, which includes an 8-0 mark in games played in St. Louis.