Saint Louis Men’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 7, 2026 · CSM Staff
Saint Louis Billikens
Atlantic 10 (28-5, 15-3)
Big Wins: 11/27 vs Santa Clara (71-70), 1/7 at VCU (71-62)
Bad Losses: 2/17 at Rhode Island (76-81), 3/7 at George Mason (57-86)
Coach: Josh Schertz
Probable Starters:
Robbie Avila, Senior, Center, 12.9 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 4.1 apg
Amari McCottry, Sophomore, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 2.8 apg, 5.2 rpg
Quentin Jones, Junior, Guard, 9.2 ppg, 2.9 apg, 3.9 rpg
Dion Brown, Senior, Guard, 11.1 ppg, 1.5 apg, 5.5 rpg
Trey Green, Sophomore, Guard, 11.1 ppg, 1.7 apg, 2.8 rpg
Key Role Players:
Ishan Sharma, Sophomore, Forward, 9.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.9 apg
Paul Otieno, Senior, Forward, 5.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg
Brady Dunlap, Sophomore, Forward, 6.8 ppg, 2.1 rpg
Kellen Thames, Junior, Guard, 9.9 ppg, 1.9 apg, 4.8 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 87.8 (11th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.1 (57, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 51.3 (5, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.9 (1, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 11.0 (11, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 40.5 (1, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.3 (158, 6)
Rebound Margin: 8.1 (13, 1)
Assists Per Game: 18.4 (9, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.3 (263, 10)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2025 | NIT | First Round loss to Arkansas State |
| 2022 | NIT | First Round loss to Northern Iowa |
| 2021 | NIT | First Round loss to Mississippi State |
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Virginia Tech |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over North Carolina State |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Louisville |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over New Mexico State |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Oregon |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Memphis |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Michigan State |
| 2010 | CBI | First Round win over Indiana State |
| 2010 | CBI | Second Round win over Green Bay |
| 2010 | CBI | Semifinal win over Princeton |
| 2010 | CBI | Final loss to Virginia Commonwealth |
| 2004 | NIT | First Round win over Iowa |
| 2004 | NIT | Second Round loss to Notre Dame |
| 2003 | NIT | First Round loss to Minnesota |
| 2000 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Utah |
| 1998 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Massachusetts |
| 1998 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Kentucky |
*all team stats through 3/8
