SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Exhibition No. 1	Saint Louis at Nebraska
Date // Time	Friday, Oct. 9, 2026 // 7 p.m. CT
Location	Lincoln, Neb. (Pinnacle Bank Arena)
Stream	B1G+ via YouTube (free)
Live Stats	StatBroadcast
Game Notes	Saint Louis

WHAT'S ON TAP?

• Saint Louis heads to Lincoln, Nebraska, to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers in an exhibition game on Friday, Oct. 9. Game time from Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 7 p.m.

FOLLOWING THE ACTION

• Friday's game will be streamed live on B1G+. It will also stream for free on YouTube as a B1G+ Free Friday Event.

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 NEBRASKA

• The Huskers are coming off the best season in program history, finishing 28-7 and advancing to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time. Nebraska also set school records for wins (28), Big Ten wins (15) and conference road wins (seven).
• Nebraska reached as high as No. 5 in the national polls last season and finished No. 14 in both the final AP and USA Today Coaches polls. The Huskers spent a school-record eight weeks in the AP top 10.
• Head coach Fred Hoiberg was named both AP National Coach of the Year and Big Ten Coach of the Year after guiding Nebraska to its historic season.
• Nebraska senior wing Pryce Sandfort was named to the 2026-27 Preseason All-Big Ten Team, earning unanimous selection from the conference media. Sandfort was a first-team All-Big Ten selection last season after averaging 18.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. He ranked fourth nationally with 3.7 3-pointers per game, shooting 41.6 percent from 3-point range, and his 129 3-pointers broke Nebraska's single-season record. Sandfort averaged 21.0 points per game during Nebraska's NCAA Tournament run, including 25 points in the Sweet 16.
• The Huskers also return Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year Braden Frager, who averaged 11.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game as a freshman and made the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. He scored 14.7 points per game during Nebraska's NCAA Tournament run.