<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3UBOFh_0wDSpsOT00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3UBOFh_0wDSpsOT00" width="600" height="450" ><p>The 2024-25 Rockhurst men's basketball season tips off today at 7 p.m. with an exhibition game against Saint Louis University at SLU's Chaifetz Arena. Head coach Kyle Blackbourn begins his first season at Rockhurst with 10 newcomers and eight returning players on his roster. The top returners are guards Brian Hawthorne, Nick Arensberg and Nico Felici. The trio combined for 70 starts and 637 points last year. Senior forward Rron Thaci is the top returning 3-point shooter from last year's 12-16 team. The Saint Louis Billikens are also beginning the season with a new coach in Josh Schertz, who led...</p></div></body>

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Rockhurst faces SLU in exhibition opener

The 2024-25 Rockhurst men's basketball season tips off today at 7 p.m. with an exhibition game against Saint Louis University at SLU's Chaifetz Arena. Head coach Kyle Blackbourn begins his first season at Rockhurst with 10 newcomers and eight returning players on his roster. The top returners are guards Brian Hawthorne, Nick Arensberg and Nico Felici. The trio combined for 70 starts and 637 points last year. Senior forward Rron Thaci is the top returning 3-point shooter from last year's 12-16 team. The Saint Louis Billikens are also beginning the season with a new coach in Josh Schertz, who led...