St. ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë University was picked to finish fourth in the Atlantic 10 in Josh Schertz’s first season as coach in a poll released at the start of this morning’s conference media day.
Billikens Robbie Avila and Gibson Jimerson are on the preseason all-conference first team and Isaiah Swope is on the third team.
SLU picked up two first-place votes and was picked behind VCU, Dayton and St. Joseph’s. The Billikens will play all three of the teams picked ahead of them twice and also has two games against Loyola-Chicago, which was picked fifth.
The women’s team was picked to finish seventh. Peyton Kennedy is on the preseason second team and Kennedy Calhoun made the all-defensive team.
Schertz and Avila are in Washington, D.C. for media day representing the men and women’s coach Rebecca Tillett is attending with Kennedy.