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Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 12–21 (6–12 A-10) |
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Home arena | Chaifetz Arena |
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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.
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]
The Billikens were picked to finish in last place in the A-10 Preseason Poll. [4]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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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 |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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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. |
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jalen Johnson #44 PF | New Orleans, LA | University Laboratory School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | May 4, 2016 | |
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Zeke Moore SF | St. Louis, MO | Riverview Gardens High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Nov 11, 2015 | |
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Nov 4, 2016* 7:00 pm | Greenville | W 124–85 | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO | ||||||||
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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 | |||||||
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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. |
Travis Ford is an American college basketball coach, who is currently the head coach of the Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team. He was also previously the head coach at Campbellsville University, Eastern Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Oklahoma State. Prior to that, he played at the University of Missouri and the University of Kentucky.
The Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Saint Louis University. They compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The head coaching position is currently held by Travis Ford. Chaifetz Arena is home to the Billikens. The Billikens have reached the championship game of the NIT tournament four times and have won it once (1948). They have appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ten times, most recently in 2019.
James S. Crews is an American former men's college basketball coach for Saint Louis University. He was promoted to head coach after serving on an interim basis following the health concerns and eventual death of former Billikens head coach Rick Majerus. He was on Majerus' staff since 2011. After leading the Billikens to a school-record 28 wins, Crews was formally named SLU's 25th head coach on April 12, 2013. He was fired after the 2016 Atlantic 10 tournament resulted in the elimination of the Billikens and marked the end of two 11–21 Billikens seasons.
The Saint Louis Billikens are the collegiate athletic teams that represent Saint Louis University, located in St. Louis, Missouri. The Billikens compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The school has nationally recognized soccer programs for men and women. The school has heavily invested in its on-campus athletic facilities since the 1990s with the creation of Hermann Stadium and Chaifetz Arena. Chris May is the current director of athletics of the St. Louis Billikens.
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Jordair Jett is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Saint Louis Billikens where he was named Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year in 2014, becoming the school's first conference player of the year since 1980.
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The 2016–17 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by second-year head coach Will Wade, played their home games at Stuart C. Siegel Center as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in second place. In the A-10 tournament, they beat George Mason and Richmond before losing to Rhode Island in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West region where they lost in the first round to Saint Mary's.
The 2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dukes, led by fifth-year head coach Jim Ferry, played their home games at the A. J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 3–15 in A-10 play to finish in last place. In the A-10 tournament, they lost in the first round to Saint Louis.
The 2016–17 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by ninth-year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 4–14 A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 12 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated Saint Joseph's in the first round before losing to St. Bonaventure in the second round.
The 2016–17 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season was the 41st season of Atlantic 10 Conference basketball. The 2017 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was held at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from March 8–12, 2017. Dayton won the regular season championship. Rhode Island won the A-10 Tournament by beating VCU in the tournament championship. As a result, Rhode Island received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Three A-10 teams received bids to the NCAA Tournament: Dayton, VCU, and Rhode Island. Both Dayton and VCU lost in the first round while Rhode Island lost in the second round. Richmond received the conference's sole bid to the National Invitation Tournament while George Mason and George Washington received bids to the College Basketball Invitational.
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The 2017–18 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials were led by second-year head coach Maurice Joseph. They played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. They defeated Fordham in the first round of the A-10 tournament before losing to Saint Louis in the second round.
The 2018–19 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Travis Ford in his third season at Saint Louis. The team played their home games at Chaifetz Arena as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 23–13, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Richmond, Dayton, Davidson and St. Bonaventure to be champions of the A-10 tournament. They received the A-10's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Virginia Tech.
The 2019–20 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Travis Ford in his fourth season at Saint Louis. The team played their home games at Chaifetz Arena as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 23–8, 12–6 in A-10 play to finish in fourth place. Their season ended when the A-10 tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The 2020–21 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Travis Ford in his fifth season at Saint Louis. The team played their home games at Chaifetz Arena as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 14-7, 6-4 to finish a tie for 4th place. They defeated UMass in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament before losing in the semifinals to St. Bonaventure. They received an invitation to the NIT where they lost in the first round to Mississippi State.
The 2021–22 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Travis Ford in his sixth season at Saint Louis. The team played their home games at Chaifetz Arena as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 12–6 in A-10 Play to finish in fifth place. They defeated La Salle and St. Bonaventure to advance to the semifinals of the A-10 tournament where they lost to Davidson. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Northern Iowa.
The 2022–23 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Travis Ford who was in his seventh season at Saint Louis. The team played their home games at Chaifetz Arena as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.