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MBB PREVIEW: Bills Host High Point Sunday on ESPN2

SLU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game No. 4 Saint Louis (3-0) vs. High Point (4-0)
Date // Time Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026 // 2 p.m.
Location St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena)
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Radio 104.1 FM / 1120 AM KMOX | Varsity Network App (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin Jr.)
TV ESPN2 (Mike Corey, Jon Sunvold)
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Series History SLU leads 1-0

WHAT'S ON TAP?

  • Saint Louis hosts High Point on Sunday afternoon at Chaifetz Arena. Game time is set for 2 p.m.

FOLLOWING THE ACTION

  • Sunday's game will be televised nationally on ESPN2. Mike Corey and Jon Sunvold have 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 is in his 41st season as the radio voice of SLU hoops, while Austin is in his 36th season.

NEWS & NOTES

  • The Billikens and Panthers are both undefeated and receiving votes in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll. Both programs are coming off NCAA Tournament appearances a season ago, setting the stage for one of the premier nonconference matchups of the season.
  • The Billikens are coming off a record-setting 125-63 win over Northern Kentucky on Tuesday. SLU set several Chaifetz Arena records including assists (30), steals (18), and points (125) and margin of victory (+62) against a D1 opponent.
  • SLU is being led offensively by its five returning rotation players from a season ago as all five are scoring in double figures.
  • The Bills' top five scorers have all already led the team in scoring in a game this season. Kellen Thames and Quentin Jones had 15 apiece to lead SLU against Lehigh; Amari McCottry and Ishan Sharma had a team-high 17 points apiece versus Missouri; and Trey Green poured in a team-high 22 points against Northern Kentucky.
  • Through games of Nov. 12, Kellen Thames leads the NCAA in FG% (.900, 18-of-20). As a team, SLU is second in the NCAA in 3FG% (.494) and eFG% (.670).
  • The Billikens have won 24 consecutive games at Chaifetz Arena dating back to the 2024-25 campaign, the sixth-longest active home winning streak in NCAA Division I. 
  • Head coach Josh Schertz owns a 51-21 record with the Billikens and a 454-130 career record. His .777 career winning percentage ranks among the top 10 of all active NCAA head coaches across all three divisions.

ABOUT HIGH POINT

  • The Panthers are 4-0 with wins over Liberty, UMES, Washington State and Southern Utah. Last season, High Point went 31-5, won the Big South Championship, and upset fifth-seeded Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship.
  • St. Louis native Cam'Ron Fletcher is High Point's top returning player from last year's squad as he scored 13.2 ppg to go along with a team-high 7.1 rpg. He is averaging 12.8 ppg and 8.0 rpg for the Panthers through four games this season.
  • CJ Brown (12.8 ppg) and Jason Rivera-Torres (12.3 ppg) are also scoring in double figures for High Point. Isaac Garrett leads the team in total blocks (five) and total steals (10).
  • High Point enters the weekend ranked 27th in the NCAA in scoring defense, allowing 59.0 ppg.
  • Head coach Flynn Clayman is in his second season at High Point. He was named the 2026 Red Auerbach Coach of the Year and previously served two seasons as High Point's associate head coach and offensive coordinator.
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