The dynamic duo from Down Under will be down to one come next season. Christian Salecich has asked for and received his release from the Saint Louis University men’s basketball team and will transfer from SLU at the end of the semester.

“After talking with the coaching staff, the decision was made that I wasn’t an exact fit in my position for the system,” Salecich said. “It was decided that finding a new place for me to play was a better situation for the team and for me as a player.

“My two years at SLU have been amazing and have given me a lot of insight into [how] college basketball [is played] at a high level. I’ll never forget my teammates and the people I have met over the past two years.”

Salecich, a sophomore, saw both his minutes and statistics take a sharp decline this past season relative to his freshman performance.
His minutes dipped from 28.3 to 14.1 per game, and his scoring average declined from 6.4 to 2.3 SLU head coach Rick Majerus said he believed Salecich would benefit from a faster system but said the decision to transfer is a good decision for the Australian.
“He’s a great kid, a wonderful person, and we wish him luck,” Majerus said. “It was going to be hard to find him minutes here behind Kwamain [Mitchell] and Jake [Barnett].”

Fellow sophomore Cody Ellis said that seeing his roommate leave will be difficult.

“I think it’s awesome for him to be going somewhere to play,” Ellis said. “You don’t want to be this far away from home and not play. It’s going to be tough when he leaves because he’s basically my brother. But I am ultimately happy that he will be happy.”
Salecich has already begun visiting schools and talking with programs to transfer into.