Saint Louis University Billikens basketball action is just around the corner. Come out and support Coach Brad Soderberg and the Saint Louis University Billikens and enjoy great college hoops action. The Saint Louis University department of athletics has announced its 2006-07 men’s basketball schedule. Perennial A-10 contenders Dayton, Saint Joseph’s, Temple and Xavier will all visit Scottrade Center this season. See the complete home schedule listed below.

Tickets are $25, $19, $15 and $9 and may be purchased at the Scottrade Center Box Office, the Saint Louis University Box Office, all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, by phone at 314-241-1888 for an automated line, or 314-421-4400 or 618-222-2900 for a sales rep, and online at ticketmaster.com. For disabled seating, please call 622-5420.

For Billikens season ticket information, call 314-977-4SLU or visit www.slubillikens.com.

The 2006-07 men’s basketball non-conference schedule is highlighted by the Billikens entertaining North Carolina at Scottrade Center on Fri., Dec. 22. The Billikens will face four teams that earned NCAA Tournament bids and four that received NIT invites last spring. SLU also will face regional rivals and Missouri Valley Conference powers Southern Illinois and Missouri State.

"We spent more time analyzing scheduling and its relationship with the RPI in an effort to provide the best schedule possible in our quest to make the NCAA Tournament," Billikens head coach Brad Soderberg said. "We believe that we have a good blend of top teams like North Carolina with other programs that are traditionally strong within their leagues. Now, we need to go out and take care of business by beating some of those top teams."

The Billikens begin their second season in the A-10 in January. SLU will play home-and-home games with Dayton, Rhode Island and Xavier. The Bills will also host Charlotte, Duquesne, George Washington, La Salle and Richmond. Meanwhile, the Billikens’ other road games are at Temple, Saint Joseph’s, St. Bonaventure, Massachusetts and Fordham.

Saint Louis played a challenging schedule last season with its schedule strength rated 88th in the RPI. In its inaugural season in the A-10, SLU finished 16-13 overall and tied for third in conference play with a 10-6 mark.

Season ticket information is available by calling (314) 977-4SLU or by visiting www.slubillikens.com.

Ticket prices are broken down on the seating diagram as follows:

Plaza Level Side $25 (red)
Plaza Level End $19 (purple)
Mezzanine Level Side $15 (blue)
Mezzanine Level End $9 (yellow)

Saint Louis University’s 2006-2007 Home Schedule