Former Biliken Lisch Plays in Rio!

(St. Louis, MO) – Former Saint Louis University men’s basketball standout Kevin Lisch (Belleville, Ill.) is competing for Australia in the Rio Olympics.

In the opening game on Saturday, Lisch helped the Boomers to an 87-66 victory over France. Lisch played 21 minutes and recorded seven points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field.

The Australians play Serbia Monday at 12:15 p.m. (St. Louis time). The game will be televised on MSNBC.

Below is the schedule for Australia in the preliminary round. Note that all times are Central.

Saturday, Aug. 6 – Australia 87, France 66 (Stats)
Monday, Aug. 8 vs. Serbia – 12:15 p.m. (TV: MSNBC)
Wednesday, Aug. 10 vs. United States – 5 p.m. (TV: NBCSN)
Friday, Aug. 12 vs. China – 12:15 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 14 vs. Venezuela – 5 p.m.

A standout for the Billikens from 2005 to 2009, Lisch recently received Australian citizenship to become eligible to compete for the Boomers in the Olympics.

Lisch joins Pete McCaffery (1964 Tokyo Games) and Dick Boushka (1956 Melbourne Games) as former Billiken men’s basketball players who have competed in the Olympics.

Lisch played two years for head coach Brad Soderberg and two for head coach Rick Majerus and is the Billikens’ sixth-leading scorer (1,687 career points). He is a recent selection to the Saint Louis men’s basketball All-Century Team and the Billiken Hall of Fame. Lisch is a three-time All-Atlantic 10 Conference selection and was an Academic All-American in 2009.

After graduating from SLU with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and an MBA, Lisch played professionally in Australia for the Perth Wildcats, winning a championship in 2010 and an MVP honor in 2012. After stints in Puerto Rico, France and Spain, Lisch returned to Australia last season as a member of the Illawarra Hawks and captured another MVP award. He is signed to play with the Sydney Kings next year.

Editor: This is a release from www.slubillikens.com