Stu Durando
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I write about sports at Saint Louis University on Substack and maybe a few other things that interest me. President of the United States Basketball Writers Association.
SLU tops 100 points for third time. Is more coming?
Josh Schertz prediction: “We will have a night coming up where we probably break whatever the record is for scoring in school history.”
Josh Schertz prediction: “We will have a night coming up where we probably break whatever the record is for scoring in school history.”
SLU's offensive efficiency reaches new heights as Billikens top 100 points for third time this season
Statistically, win over C. Michigan most efficient since data has been tracked
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December 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
SLU tops 100 points for third time. Is more coming?
Josh Schertz prediction: “We will have a night coming up where we probably break whatever the record is for scoring in school history.”
Josh Schertz prediction: “We will have a night coming up where we probably break whatever the record is for scoring in school history.”
Josh Schertz has concerns, ideas as college basketball deals with increasing gambling scandals and legalized betting comes to Missouri.
Josh Schertz has concerns, ideas as college basketball deals with increasing gambling scandals
“We’ve talked about it. There are certain things that can be career-ending mistakes."
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November 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Josh Schertz has concerns, ideas as college basketball deals with increasing gambling scandals and legalized betting comes to Missouri.
Can SLU be the fastest-paced team in the country? The Billikens are off to a rapid pace.
Can SLU be the fastest-paced team in the country? The Billikens are off to a rapid pace.
Early results have them ranked No. 3 in average length of possession
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November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Can SLU be the fastest-paced team in the country? The Billikens are off to a rapid pace.
Kellen Thames is hopeful he's past his cramping issues. Early results are promsing.
Kellen Thames has regained his form and hopes new regimen will keep him healthy all season
"I'm just excited where this can go," the SLU guard said.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Kellen Thames is hopeful he's past his cramping issues. Early results are promsing.
SLU scored 108 points and won by 22. Josh Schertz was calmly seething afterward.
Final 7 minutes, among other things, leave bad taste in Josh Schertz's mouth after 22-point win
Coach told Billikens they will have 2 days of physical practice
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November 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
SLU scored 108 points and won by 22. Josh Schertz was calmly seething afterward.
Josh Schertz gives a preview of his starters for meeting with Chicago State and why he's making change
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Josh Schertz gives a preview of his starters for meeting with Chicago State and why he's making change
He hopes to have more solid idea of regular starters later in the month
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November 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Josh Schertz gives a preview of his starters for meeting with Chicago State and why he's making change
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Dion Brown has become vocal leader for SLU and others are joining in.
Dion Brown has infused energy and a whole lot of hollering into SLU's daily routine
The transfer guard has raised the decibel level at practices
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November 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Dion Brown has become vocal leader for SLU and others are joining in.
Too many fouls. Too many turnovers by ball handlers. Poor decision making on drives. But SLU beat SEMO 92-67.
SLU sets sights on fixing problems after rolling past SEMO by 25 points in season opener
Josh Schertz: "I thought we were a little bit out of character for us."
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November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Too many fouls. Too many turnovers by ball handlers. Poor decision making on drives. But SLU beat SEMO 92-67.
SLU made 80% of its 2-pointers in 2 exhibition games. Josh Schertz teams are usually prolific scoring in the paint. He wants to be the best in the country in that category.
How do Josh Schertz's teams make such a high percentage of 2-pointers and will it continue?
SLU opens the season Monday night against SEMO at Chaifetz
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November 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
SLU made 80% of its 2-pointers in 2 exhibition games. Josh Schertz teams are usually prolific scoring in the paint. He wants to be the best in the country in that category.
Spend part of your Sunday morning getting up to date on the rebuilt SLU roster.
Complete player assessment as SLU begins much-anticipated season Monday night
Updated reviews on each Billiken with Josh Schertz positioning
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November 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Spend part of your Sunday morning getting up to date on the rebuilt SLU roster.
Josh Schertz is changing the script so he doesn't have to count on players going 38 minutes in a game.
The SLU plan might mean that no player averages 30 minutes this season
He is scripting his substitutions to have an outline to follow
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October 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Josh Schertz is changing the script so he doesn't have to count on players going 38 minutes in a game.
SLU had 21 turnovers in an exhibition game against Bradley but still scored 98 points. It was a similar story against Iowa. How good can this offense be?
SLU again proves it can score a lot of points but offense could be even more efficient
Josh Schertz after win at Bradley: 'I leave here sick to my stomach and encouraged'
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October 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
SLU had 21 turnovers in an exhibition game against Bradley but still scored 98 points. It was a similar story against Iowa. How good can this offense be?
Josh Schertz has six weeks to sort through his players to determine who plays and who doesn't.
SLU has more than enough possible starters and rotation players. How do the coaches decide?
Billikens start official practice today with good problem: Depth
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September 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Josh Schertz has six weeks to sort through his players to determine who plays and who doesn't.
SLU's new president talks about revenue sharing, the university's budget issues, what he learned from breakup of Pac-12 and how to get more student involvement at stuonslu.substack.com
August 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
SLU's new president talks about revenue sharing, the university's budget issues, what he learned from breakup of Pac-12 and how to get more student involvement at stuonslu.substack.com
I’m turning up the coverage of SLU sports on Substack as the new academic year begins. Fall seasons are about to start and basketball generates constant coverage. Subscribe at stuonslu.substack.com
August 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I’m turning up the coverage of SLU sports on Substack as the new academic year begins. Fall seasons are about to start and basketball generates constant coverage. Subscribe at stuonslu.substack.com
Is it just me or is the social security site constantly crashed?
April 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Is it just me or is the social security site constantly crashed?
While awaiting decision on roster limit, Josh Schertz explains SLU's possible roster configurations
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While awaiting decision on roster limit, Josh Schertz explains SLU's possible roster configurations
He plans to keep walk-ons and carry 13 or 14 scholarship players
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April 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
While awaiting decision on roster limit, Josh Schertz explains SLU's possible roster configurations
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The evolving SLU roster and how the coming 15-player limit will impact what happens next.
The evolving SLU roster and how the coming 15-player limit will impact what happens next
Scholarships, walk-ons are combined in the max number teams can carry
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April 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The evolving SLU roster and how the coming 15-player limit will impact what happens next.
SLU assistant Zak Boisvert goes in-depth on how coaching staff evaluates transfer portal players
SLU assistant Zak Boisvert goes in-depth on how coaching staff evaluates transfer portal players
Six coaches divided the 31 conferences in search of new Billikens
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April 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
SLU assistant Zak Boisvert goes in-depth on how coaching staff evaluates transfer portal players
Paul Otieno is a Billiken after posting big numbers against SLU when they met last season
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Paul Otieno is a Billiken after posting big numbers against SLU when they met last season
The 6-8 forward was a scorer, rebounder and shot blocker in MAAC
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March 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Paul Otieno is a Billiken after posting big numbers against SLU when they met last season
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Kilian Brockhoff, who hoped to be backup to Robbie Avila, has entered the transfer portal
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Kilian Brockhoff, who hoped to be backup to Robbie Avila, has entered the transfer portal
German big man played in 23 games for an average of 4.3 minutes
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March 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Kilian Brockhoff, who hoped to be backup to Robbie Avila, has entered the transfer portal
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Gibson Jimerson will get one more shot at a postseason win as SLU opens NIT at Arkansas State.
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SLU gets NIT game at Arkansas State after players decide its better option than new Crown event
Gibson Jimerson will seek his first postseason win with the Billikens
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March 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Gibson Jimerson will get one more shot at a postseason win as SLU opens NIT at Arkansas State.
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Robbie Avila says he's going to return to SLU for senior season, and Josh Schertz said the school will be "very committed" to him regarding NIL.
Robbie Avila said he plans to return to SLU after averaging 17.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, 4 assists
Josh Schertz says SLU will be "very committed" to Avila in terms of NIL
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March 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Robbie Avila says he's going to return to SLU for senior season, and Josh Schertz said the school will be "very committed" to him regarding NIL.
Thank you to all who helped reach a new 1-day high for page visits at stuonslu.substack.com with a tad over 2,000 yesterday. Today we should top 100,000 since the launch. We've built a solid community for SLU sports coverage in a short time. More coming today from Washington.
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March 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Thank you to all who helped reach a new 1-day high for page visits at stuonslu.substack.com with a tad over 2,000 yesterday. Today we should top 100,000 since the launch. We've built a solid community for SLU sports coverage in a short time. More coming today from Washington.
SLU advances in A-10 tournament as the 3s keep falling to make up for rough stretch vs. Davidson
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SLU advances in A-10 tournament as the 3s keep falling to make up for rough stretch vs. Davidson
The Billikens made 12 3-pointers, the most of any team in tourney so far
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March 14, 2025 at 1:14 AM
SLU advances in A-10 tournament as the 3s keep falling to make up for rough stretch vs. Davidson
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