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The SLU University Archives wishes our Saint Louis University Billikens good luck as they prepare to meet the North Carolina State University Wolfpack in the second round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament this evening in Orlando, Florida. Tonight’s game marks the Billikens’ third consecutive appearance in the NCAA tournament, a first in SLU’s history, and the ninth overall appearance in the NCAA tourney.
This evening’s game against the Wolfpack, is the first time Saint Louis University and North Carolina State University have met in men’s basketball in the nearly 100 year history of basketball at SLU.
However this is not the first time that the Saint Louis University Billikens have made it to a national championship basketball game. The 1947/1948 Saint Louis University Billikens men’s basketball team (depicted below) won the prestigious National Invitational Tournament championship. While that team is usually considered the most successful team in the history of men’s basketball at SLU, the current Billiken senior class has won more games than any other class in SLU Basketball history.
