#78 Saint Louis Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
Saint Louis Billikens

2025-2026 Overall Rank: #78
 
Conference Rank: #4 Atlantic 10
 
 
2024-25 Record: 19-15, 11-7
2024-25 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Josh Schertz
Coach Record: 19-15 at Saint Louis, 422-124 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Gibson Jimerson, Guard, 17.7 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 0.9 apg

Isaiah Swope, Guard, 17.1 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 4.2 apg
Kobe Johnson, Guard, 7.9 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 2.9 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Robbie Avila, Senior, Forward, 17.3 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 4.0 apg

Kalu Anya, Senior, Forward, 6.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 2.5 apg
Kellen Thames, Junior, Forward, 6.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 0.6 apg
Amari McCottry, Sophomore, Guard, 4.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.0 apg
Dylan Warlick, Sophomore, Guard, 2.4 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 0.4 apg
 
Key New Players:
Dion Brown, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Boston College
Badara Diakite, Freshman, Forward
Brady Dunlap, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from St. John’s
Trey Green, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Xavier
Quentin Jones, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Northern Illinois
Paul Otieno, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Quinnipiac
Ishan Sharma, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Virginia
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.3 (156th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.3 (150, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.7 (38, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.2 (82, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.8 (28, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.2 (105, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.6 (291, 12)
Rebound Margin: 0.3 (200, 10)
Assists Per Game: 15.0 (82, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.7 (271, 12)