SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game No. 1	Saint Louis (0-0) vs. Lehigh (0-0)
Date // Time	Monday, Nov. 2, 2026 // 7 p.m.
Location	St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena)
Chaifetz Arena	Tickets | Parking | Clear Bag Policy
Radio	104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.)
TV	KPLR CW 11 (Tom Ackerman, Troy Robertson, Tamar Sher)
Stream	ESPN+
Live Stats	StatBroadcast
Series History	First Meeting
Game Notes	Saint Louis | Lehigh

WHAT'S ON TAP?

• Saint Louis officially opens the 2026-27 season on Monday night when it hosts the Lehigh Mountain Hawks at Chaifetz Arena. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m.
• Opening week continues on Friday, Nov. 6, when SLU heads down the road to face Missouri in the Regions Bank Show Me Showdown at Enterprise Center. That game tips at 6 p.m.

FOLLOWING THE ACTION

• Monday's game will be televised locally on KPLR CW 11 and simulcast on ESPN+. Tom Ackerman, Troy Robertson and Tamar Sher are on the call.
• 104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX is the home for Billiken Basketball on the radio. Billiken Hall of Famers and longtime SLU men's basketball radio partners Bob Ramsey and Earl Austin Jr. will call the action for all SLU games, both at home and on the road. Ramsey in his 41st season as the radio voice of SLU hoops, while Austin is in year No. 36.

NEWS & NOTES

• Saint Louis is coming off one of the best seasons in program history, finishing 29-6 overall and 15-3 in Atlantic 10 play. The 29 were a school record, surpassing the previous mark of 28 set in 2012-13.
• The Billikens captured a share of the 2025-26 A10 regular-season championship. SLU's 15 conference victories were the most in program history.
• SLU made its 11th NCAA Tournament appearance last season, defeating Georgia, 102-77, in the opening round before falling to eventual national champion Michigan in the second round.
• The Billikens set school records for points (3,053) and 3-pointers made (379) last season, averaging 87.2 points per game and 10.8 3-pointers per contest.
• The Billikens return five players who averaged at least 9.1 points per game last season — Trey Green (10.7), Amari McCottry (10.5), Kellen Thames (9.7), Ishan Sharma (9.1) and Quentin Jones (9.1).
• Green, McCottry and Thames were third-team All-Conference honorees a season ago. Sharma was named to the league's All-Academic team.
• Head coach Josh Schertz enters his third season at Saint Louis after guiding the Billikens to 48 wins over his first two seasons. Schertz went 19-15 in his first season before leading SLU to its school-record 29 wins and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2025-26.
• Schertz owns a 48-21 record at Saint Louis and a 451-130 career record. His .776 career winning percentage ranks among the top 10 of all active NCAA head coaches across all three divisions.

ABOUT THE MOUNTAIN HAWKS

• Lehigh captured the Patriot League championship last season, finishing 18-17 overall and 11-7 in conference play. The Mountain Hawks played in the NCAA Tournament First Four, falling to Prairie View A&M 67-55.
• Lehigh was picked to finish second in the Patriot League preseason poll after returning 10 players, including four starters, from last year's championship team.
• Junior forward Hank Alvey was named the Patriot League Preseason Player of the Year after averaging 15.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and a league-best 1.8 blocks per game last season. He shot 62.4 percent from the field and recorded four double-doubles.
• Senior guard Joshua Ingram returns after averaging 10.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Junior forward Edouard Benoit also returns after averaging 10.2 points and 6.0 rebounds in 24 games last season.
• Brett Reed enters his 20th season at Lehigh. He is the winningest coach in program history and became just the second coach in Patriot League history to reach 300 career victories last season. He is 305-276 in his career.

SERIES HISTORY

• This is the first meeting.