ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis will join Maryland, Miami and Providence to make up a talented field in the 2022 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament, which takes place Nov. 19-20 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn.
 
The Billikens will face Maryland on Saturday, Nov. 19, then either Miami or Providence the next day. Ticket information, tip times and broadcast information will be released at a later date.
 
Saint Louis returns 71 percent of its scoring and 62 percent of its rebounding from last year's NIT team that finished 23-12 overall and 12-6 in the A-10. Gibson Jimerson, who led the team in scoring last season, and Yuri Collins, the 2021-22 assists leader, are among five players back for the Billikens. Also returning to the fold is 2020-21 leading scorer Javonte Perkins, who missed all of last season with an injury.
 
Maryland is under the direction of new head coach Kevin Willard, who was hired by the Terrapins after a 12-year stint at Seton Hall. Maryland was 15-17 overall and 7-13 in the Big Ten last season.
 
Miami finished 26-11 last year and advanced to the Elite Eight as a No. 10 seed in the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. Providence (27-6 a season ago) was a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship and went to the Sweet 16.
 
This will mark the second time Maryland and Saint Louis have met on the hardwood. The previous game was a 74-66 Maryland victory in the first round of the 1994 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship in Wichita, Kansas. The Billikens are 1-6 all-time against Providence (last meeting on Nov. 17, 2017) and 2-0 against Miami (last meeting on Dec. 23, 1988).