St. Louis University men’s basketball coach Josh Schertz and Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates face contrasting challenges early in nonconference play.
Schertz has largely established his player rotation, but he must develop his depth after losing two key performers to injury. Gates possesses unusual depth, but he still hasn’t identified a consistent rotation.
So the early-season games offer value to both the Billikens and Tigers, albeit for different reasons.
In SLU’s opening loss to Santa Clara, guard Gibson Jimerson played all 40 minutes. Isaiah Swope played 37:58 and Kellen Thames played 30:21 in the backcourt.