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2016–17 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

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2016–17 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record12–21 (6–12 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Will Bailey
  • Van Macon
  • Corey Tate
Home arenaChaifetz Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
VCU 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
Rhode Island 13 5   .722 25 10   .714
Richmond 13 5   .722 22 13   .629
Saint Bonaventure 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
George Washington 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
George Mason 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
La Salle 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Davidson 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Fordham 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
Saint Louis 6 12   .333 12 21   .364
UMass 4 14   .222 15 18   .455
Saint Joseph's 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
Duquesne 3 15   .167 10 22   .313
2017 A10 Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Billikens were led by first-year head coach Travis Ford.[1] The team played their home games at Chaifetz Arena as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 12–21, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in 11th place. They received the No. 11 seed in the A-10 tournament where they defeated Duquesne in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to George Washington.

Previous season

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The Billikens finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 11–22, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They defeated George Mason in the first round of the A-10 tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to George Washington.

On March 10, 2016, head coach Jim Crews was released from his coaching duties by the school.[2] On March 30, the school hired Travis Ford as head coach.[3]

Preseason

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The Billikens were picked to finish in last place in the A-10 Preseason Poll.[4]

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Marcus Bartley 0 G 6'4" 180 Sophomore Decatur, IL Transferred to Southern Illinois
Milik Yarbrough 1 F 6'6" 230 Sophomore Zion, IL Transferred to Illinois State
Miles Reynolds 2 G 6'2" 170 Sophomore Chicago, IL Transferred to Pacific
Ash Yacoubou 3 G 6'4" 215 RS Senior Bronx, NY Graduated
Brett Jolly 14 F 6'9" 230 Sophomore Southlake, TX Transferred to Arkansas- Fort Smith D2
Austin Eagleton 24 G 6'3" 200 Junior Springfield, IL Walk-on; Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
D. J. Foreman 1 F 6'8" 240 Junior Spring Valley, NY Transferred from Rutgers. Under NCAA transfer rules, Foreman will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Ty Graves 2 G 6'0" 165 Freshman Greensboro, NC Mid Year transfer from Boston College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Graves will have to sit out remainder of the 2016–17 season and the fall semester of the 2017. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Javon Bess 3 G 6'5" 220 Junior Gahanna, OH Transferred from Michigan State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Bess will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Adonys Henriquez 10 G 6'6" 210 Junior Orlando, FL Transferred from Central Florida. Under NCAA transfer rules, Henriquez will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming Recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jalen Johnson
#44 PF
New Orleans, LA University Laboratory School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A May 4, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 77
Zeke Moore
SF
St. Louis, MO Riverview Gardens High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A Nov 11, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 17, 2016.

Roster

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2016–17 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 D. J. Foreman (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Massanutten Academy
Rutgers
Spring Valley, NY
G 2 Ty Graves (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr High Point Christian Academy
Boston College
Greensboro, NC
G 3 Javon Bess (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Gahanna Lincoln
Michigan State
Columbus, OH
G 5 Davell Roby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr White Station Memphis, TN
G 10 Adonys Henriquez (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Orlando Christian Prep
Central Florida
Orlando, FL
G 11 Jermaine Bishop Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Holy Cross Queens, NY
C 13 Matt Neufeld 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy Victoria, BC
F 20 Jalen Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr University Laboratory School Baton Rouge, LA
G 21 Markos Psimitis (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Experimental
Harris-Stowe
Mytilene, Greece
G/F 23 Zeke Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Riverview Gardens St. Louis, MO
G 24 Aaron Hines (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Parkway North
John Wood CC
St. Louis, MO
C 25 Austin Gillman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Oakville St. Louis, MO
G 32 Mike Crawford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Tipton Tipton, IN
F 33 Elliott Welmer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Bridgton Academy Columbus, IN
F 35 Reggie Agbeko 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr South Kent School Buffalo, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2016*
7:00 pm
Greenville W 124–85 
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
Regular season
Nov 11, 2016*
7:00 pm, FSMW
Ball State
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
L 64-85  0-1
Chaifetz Arena (7,165)
St. Louis, MO
Nov 14, 2016*
7:00 pm, FSMW
Southern Utah
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
W 88–76  1-1
Chaifetz Arena (4,725)
St. Louis, MO
Nov 17, 2016*
7:00 pm, FSMW+
Eastern Illinois W 74–69  2-1
Chaifetz Arena (4,948)
St. Louis, MO
Nov 21, 2016*
8:30 pm, YouTube
vs. BYU
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
Heavyweight semifinal
L 62–92  2-2
MGM Grand Garden Arena (2,107)
Las Vegas, NV
Nov 23, 2016*
8:30 pm, YouTube
vs. Alabama
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
Heavyweight consolation
L 57–62  2-3
MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
Nov 29, 2016*
7:00 pm, A-10 DN
Samford L 64–68  2-4
Chaifetz Arena (4,916)
St. Louis, MO
Dec 3, 2016*
7:00 pm, FSMW+
Kansas State L 53–84  2-5
Chaifetz Arena (7,618)
St. Louis, MO
Dec 6, 2016*
7:00 pm, FSMW+
at Wichita State L 45–75  2-6
Charles Koch Arena (10,157)
Wichita, KS
Dec 11, 2016*
2:00 pm, A-10 DN
Chicago State W 45–43  3-6
Chaifetz Arena (4,630)
St. Louis, MO
Dec 14, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois L 55–70  3-7
SIU Arena (4,459)
Carbondale, IL
Dec 17, 2016*
4:00 pm, FSMW
SIUE W 72–58  4-7
Chaifetz Arena (2,968)
St. Louis, MO
Dec 22, 2016*
7:00 pm, FSMW+
Winthrop L 55–66  4-8
Chaifetz Arena (5,345)
St. Louis, MO
Dec 30, 2016
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Rhode Island L 56−90  4-9
(0−1)
Chaifetz Arena (7,945)
St. Louis, MO
Jan 4, 2017
6:00 pm
at La Salle L 54–75  4-10
(0–2)
Tom Gola Arena (1,303)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 8, 2017
1:00 pm, NBCSN
Davidson L 66–77  4-11
(0–3)
Chaifetz Arena (6,538)
St. Louis, MO
Jan 11, 2017
6:00 pm, Facebook Live
at Duquesne L 66–73  4-12
(0–4)
Palumbo Center (1,070)
Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 14, 2017
1:30 pm, NBCSN
at George Mason W 63–56  5-12
(1–4)
EagleBank Arena (3,651)
Fairfax, VA
Jan 17, 2017
8:00 pm, ASN
St. Bonaventure L 52–71  5-13
(1–5)
Chaifetz Arena (4,127)
St. Louis, MO
Jan 22, 2017
1:00 pm, CBSSN
at Dayton L 46–67  5-14
(1–6)
UD Arena (13,338)
Dayton, OH
Jan 25, 2017
7:00 pm, FSMW
Massachusetts W 74–70  6-14
(2–6)
Chaifetz Arena (6,265)
St. Louis, MO
Jan 28, 2017
3:00 pm, ASN
at George Washington L 55–63  6-15
(2–7)
Charles E. Smith Center (3,193)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 1, 2017
6:00 pm, FSMW
George Mason W 76–74 2OT 7-15
(3–7)
Chaifetz Arena (4,507)
St. Louis, MO
Feb 4, 2017*
7:00 pm
North Carolina A&T W 78–59  8-15
Chaifetz Arena (5,921)
St. Louis, MO
Feb 8, 2017
6:00 pm, FSMW/Facebook Live
at St. Bonaventure L 55–70  8-16
(3–8)
Reilly Center (3,763)
Olean, NY
Feb 11, 2017
7:00 pm, FSMW+
Duquesne W 87–81  9-16
(4–8)
Chaifetz Arena (5,964)
St. Louis, MO
Feb 14, 2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Dayton L 63–85  9-17
(4–9)
Chaifetz Arena (5,082)
St. Louis, MO
Feb 18, 2017
1:00 pm
at Fordham L 40–54  9-18
(4–10)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,431)
Bronx, NY
Feb 22, 2017
6:00 pm, ASN
at VCU L 50–64  9-19
(4–11)
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
Feb 25, 2017
3:30 pm, NBCSN
Saint Joseph's W 61–60  10–19
(10-19)
Chaifetz Arena (6,079)
St. Louis, MO
Mar 1, 2017
7:00 pm, FSMW
La Salle W 70–55  11–19
(6–11)
Chaifetz Arena (5,932)
St. Louis, MO
Mar 4, 2017
7:00 pm, FSMW
at Richmond L 62–72  11–20
(6–12)
The Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 tournament
Mar 8, 2017
8:30 pm, ASN
(11) vs. (14) Duquesne
First round
W 72–71  12–20
PPG Paints Arena (5,517)
Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 9, 2017
8:30 pm, NBCSN
(11) vs. (6) George Washington
Second round
L 46–53  12–21
PPG Paints Arena (5,442)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball - 2016-17 Coaches". SLU Billikens. Saint Louis University.
  2. ^ "Saint Louis University Announces Men's Basketball Coaching Change". Saint Louis University.
  3. ^ "Saint Louis hires Travis Ford as men's basketball coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "Flyers Picked to Win 2016-17 Men's Basketball". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball - 2016-17 Roster". SLU Billikens. Saint Louis University.