2011–12 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2011–12 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Billikens were led by sixth year head coach Rick Majerus and played their home games at Chaifetz Arena . They are a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference . They finished the season 26–8, 12–4 in A-10 play to finish in second place. They were champions of the 2011 76 Classic . They lost in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Basketball tournament to Xavier. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament where they defeated Memphis in the second round before falling in the third round to Michigan State.
Roster
[ 1]
No.
Name
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown (Prev. School)
3
Kwamain Mitchell
G
5–10
175
R Jr.
Milwaukee, Wis. (Dominican)
5
Jordair Jett
G
6–1
210
So.
St. Paul, Minn. (Notre Dame Prep.)
10
Emmanuel Tselentakis
G
6–4
190
Fr.
Thessaloniki, Greece (Anatolia College)
11
Mike McCall Jr.
G
6–0
165
So.
Chicago, Ill. (Foreman)
12
Grant Gehlen
F
6–3
160
R Fr.
Edina, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall)
13
Brian Daly
G
6–3
160
So.
Evanston, Ill. (Loyola Academy)
14
Brian Conklin
F
6–6
230
Sr.
Eugene, Ore. (North Eugene)
15
Jimmy Remke
F
6–4
N/A
Fr.
St. Paul, Minn. (Hill-Murray)
21
Dwayne Evans
F
6–5
205
So.
Bolingbrook, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)
23
Kyle Cassity
G
6–4
200
Sr.
Tamaroa, Ill (Pinckneyville)
24
Cody Ellis
F
6–8
240
Jr.
Perth, Australia (Institute Of Sport)
30
Jake Barnett
F
6–5
190
R So.
Wauwatosa, Wis. (East)
32
Cory Remekun
F
6–8
205
Jr.
Dallas, Tex. (Mesquite)
51
Rob Loe
F
6–11
240
So.
Auckland, New Zealand (Westlake)
54
John Manning
C
6–11
230
Fr.
Chantilly, Va. (Chantilly)
55
Grandy Glaze
F
6–6
230
Fr.
Toronto, Ontario (Notre Dame Prep.)
Season schedule
[ 2]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2011 *7:00 pm
Cardinal Stritch
W 66–44
–
Chaifetz Arena (N/A)St. Louis, MO
11/05/2011 *1:00 pm
St. Ambrose
W 72–61
–
Chaifetz Arena (N/A)St. Louis, MO
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2011 *8:00 pm
Tennessee State
W 71–37
1–0
Chaifetz Arena (6,497)St. Louis, MO
11/15/2011 *7:00 pm
at Southern Illinois
W 61–42
2–0
SIU Arena (4,272)Carbondale, IL
11/20/2011 *11:00 am, CBSSN
Washington
W 77–64
3–0
Chaifetz Arena (6,761)St. Louis, MO
11/24/2011 *1:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Boston College 76 Classic Tournament quarterfinals
W 62–51
4–0
Anaheim Convention Center (1,471)Anaheim, CA
11/25/2011 *1:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Villanova 76 Classic Tournament semifinals
W 80–68
5–0
Anaheim Convention Center (2,087)Anaheim, CA
11/27/2011 *8:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Oklahoma 76 Classic Championship
W 83–63
6–0
Anaheim Convention Center (2,637)Anaheim, CA
11/29/2011 *9:00 pm
No. 23
at Loyola Marymount
L 68–75
6–1
Gersten Pavilion (2,012)Los Angeles, CA
12/03/2011 *7:00 pm
No. 23
Portland
W 73–53
7–1
Chaifetz Arena (7,087)St. Louis, MO
12/07/2011 *7:00 pm, FSMW
Vermont
W 62–43
8–1
Chaifetz Arena (5,677)St. Louis, MO
12/10/2011 *1:00 pm
Illinois-Springfield
W 72–62
9–1
Chaifetz Arena (5,842)St. Louis, MO
12/17/2011 *7:00 pm
Alabama State
W 65–35
10–1
Chaifetz Arena (6,574)St. Louis, MO
12/22/2011 *7:00 pm
Arkansas State
W 70–46
11–1
Chaifetz Arena (7,354)St. Louis, MO
12/27/2011 *7:00 pm, FSMW
Texas Southern
W 71–39
12–1
Chaifetz Arena (8,044)St. Louis, MO
12/31/2011 *5:00 pm, The Mtn.
at New Mexico
L 60–64
12–2
The Pit (15,139)Albuquerque, NM
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/04/2012 7:00 pm, KPLR
at Dayton
L 72–79 OT
12–3 (0–1)
UD Arena (11,815)Dayton, OH
01/07/2012 7:00 pm
George Washington
W 78–56
13–3 (1–1)
Chaifetz Arena (9,021)St. Louis, MO
01/11/2012 8:00 pm, CBSSN
Temple
L 67–72
13–4 (1–2)
Chaifetz Arena (8,760)St. Louis, MO
01/14/2012 1:00 pm, CBSSR
at Charlotte
W 68–67
14–4 (2–2)
Dale F. Halton Arena (6,538)Charlotte, NC
01/21/2012 7:00 pm, KPLR
Duquesne
W 68–41
15–4 (3–2)
Chaifetz Arena (8,656)St. Louis, MO
01/25/2012 6:00 pm, FSMW
at Xavier
W 73–68
16–4 (4–2)
Cintas Center (10,153)Cincinnati, OH
01/28/2012 1:00 pm, CBSSR
at Massachusetts
L 59–72
16–5 (4–3)
Mullins Center (8,399)Amherst, MA
02/01/2012 7:00 pm
St. Bonaventure
W 86–62
17–5 (5–3)
Chaifetz Arena (6,346)St. Louis, MO
02/04/2012 4:00 pm, FSMW+
Dayton
W 58–50
18–5 (6–3)
Chaifetz Arena (10,414)St. Louis, MO
02/08/2012 7:30 pm, KPLR
at Saint Joseph's
W 72–60
19–5 (7–3)
Hagan Arena (3,751)Philadelphia, PA
02/11/2012 1:00 pm
at La Salle
W 59–51
20–5 (8–3)
Tom Gola Arena (2,903)Philadelphia, PA
02/15/2012 7:00 pm, KPLR
Richmond
W 64–50
21–5 (9–3)
Chaifetz Arena (7,459)St. Louis, MO
02/18/2012 3:00 pm
Fordham
W 66–46
22–5 (10–3)
Chaifetz Arena (9,173)St. Louis, MO
02/25/2012 1:00 pm, CBSSR
at Rhode Island
L 62–64
22–6 (10–4)
Ryan Center (4,065)Kingston, RI
02/28/2012 8:00 pm, CBSSN
Xavier
W 70–59
23–6 (11–4)
Chaifetz Arena (10,441)St. Louis, MO
03/03/2012 11:00 am
at Duquesne
W 75–60
24–6 (12–4)
A. J. Palumbo Center (2,901)Pittsburgh, PA
A-10 tournament
03/09/2012 6:30 pm, CBSSN
(2)
vs. (7) La Salle Quarterfinals
W 78–71
25–6
Boardwalk Hall (5,955)Atlantic City, NJ
03/10/2012 3:30 pm, CBSSN
(2)
vs. (3) Xavier Semifinals
L 64–71
25–7
Boardwalk Hall (6,784)Atlantic City, NJ
NCAA tournament
3/16/2012 *5:50 pm, TBS
(9 W)
vs. (8 W) Memphis Second Round
W 61–54
26–7
Nationwide Arena (17,464)Columbus, OH
3/18/2012 *2:10 pm, CBS
(9 W)
vs. (1 W) No. 5 Michigan State Third Round
L 61–65
26–8
Nationwide Arena (17,425)Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.
References