2012–13 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2012–13 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Billikens' head coach Rick Majerus was to sit the season out for health concerns while Jim Crews served as the interim head coach. Majerus died on December 1, 2012.[ 1] The team played their home games at Chaifetz Arena . They were a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference . They finished the season 28–7, 13–3 in A-10 play to win the regular season conference championship. They were also champions of the Atlantic 10 tournament , defeating VCU in the championship game, to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they defeated New Mexico State in the second round before losing in the third round to Oregon.
Roster
[ 2] [ 3]
2012–13 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
1
Grandy Glaze
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
So
Notre Dame Prep
Toronto , ON
G
2
Austin McBroom
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
RS So
Campbell Hall
North Hollywood, CA
G
3
Kwamain Mitchell
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Sr
Dominican
Milwaukee , WI
G
5
Jordair Jett
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Notre Dame Prep
St. Paul, MN
G
10
Joey LePak
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Cedarburg High School
Cedarburg, WI
G
11
Mike McCall Jr.
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Foreman
Chicago, IL
G
15
Sean Duff
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
St. Francis Borgia Regional High School
St. Louis, MO
F
21
Dwayne Evans
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Jr
Neuqua Valley
Bolingbrook, IL
F
22
Jared Drew
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Cathedral
Indianapolis , IN
F
24
Cody Ellis
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Sr
Institute of Sport
Perth , AUS
F
30
Jake Barnett
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Wauwatosa East
Wauwatosa, WI
F
32
Cory Remekun
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Mesquite
Dallas , TX
F
51
Robert Loe
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Jr
Westlake Boys High School
Auckland , NZ
C
54
John Manning
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
So
Chantilly
Chantilly, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 29 July 2012
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 03 *2:00 pm
Rockhurst
W 79–47
0-0
14 – McCall Jr.
7 – Remekun
4 – Jett
Chaifetz Arena (N/A)Saint Louis, MO
Regular season
Nov. 09 *7:00 pm
USC Upstate CBE Hall of Fame Classic
W 76–59
1–0
21 – Evans
8 – Evans
5 – Jett
Chaifetz Arena (6,958)Saint Louis, MO
Nov. 14 *7:00 pm, FSMW
Santa Clara CBE Hall of Fame Classic
L 62–74
1–1
13 – Loe
8 – Evans
6 – McCall Jr.
Chaifetz Arena (5,058)Saint Louis, MO
Nov. 19 *6:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Texas A&M CBE Hall of Fame Classic
W 70–49
2–1
21 – Evans
7 – Ellis
8 – Jett
Sprint Center (N/A)Kansas City, MO
Nov. 20 *8:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 12 Kansas CBE Hall of Fame Classic
L 59–73
2–2
19 – Ellis
11 – Evans
3 – McCall Jr.
Sprint Center (10,315)Kansas City, MO
Nov. 24 *7:00 pm
Southern Illinois
W 61–51
3–2
14 – Evans
6 – Remekun, Evans
8 – McCall Jr.
Chaifetz Arena (6,340)Saint Louis, MO
Nov. 28 *11:00 pm, P12N
at Washington
L 61–66
3–3
14 – Ellis
6 – Evans
6 – McCall Jr., Jett
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,928)Seattle, WA
Dec. 02 *3:30 pm, FSMW
Valparaiso
W 62–49
4–3
17 – Evans
6 – Jett
7 – Jett
Chaifetz Arena (6,357)St. Louis, MO
Dec. 05 *7:00 pm, FSMW
North Texas
W 67–63
5–3
17 – Jett, Ellis
6 – Ellis
7 – McCall Jr.
Chaifetz Arena (4,817)St. Louis, MO
Dec. 15 *7:00 pm
Tennessee–Martin
W 73–51
6–3
17 – Jett
9 – Evans
4 – Jett
Chaifetz Arena (6,197)Saint Louis, MO
Dec. 19 *7:00 pm, FSMW
Eastern Illinois
W 72–45
7–3
13 – McCall Jr.
5 – Evans, Glaze
4 – Evans
Chaifetz Arena (5,072)Saint Louis, MO
Dec. 22 *2:30 pm, FSMW
Loyola Marymount
W 65–44
8–3
14 – McCall Jr.
9 – Evans
5 – Jett
Chaifetz Arena (5,804)Saint Louis, MO
Dec. 28 *7:00 pm, FSMW
SIU Edwardsville
W 68–41
9–3
16 – McCall Jr.
10 – Remekun
5 – Mitchell, Jett
Chaifetz Arena (8,175)Saint Louis, MO
Dec. 31 *6:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 20 New Mexico
W 60–46
10–3
15 – Remekun
8 – Evans
5 – Jett
Chaifetz Arena (6,782)Saint Louis, MO
Jan. 04 *7:00 pm
Savannah State
W 67–59
11–3
16 – McCall Jr.
7 – Remekun
4 – Mitchell
Chaifetz Arena (6,543)Saint Louis, MO
Jan. 10 8:00 pm, CBSSN
Massachusetts
W 70–62
12–3 (1–0)
20 – Loe
9 – Remekun
4 – Evans
Chaifetz Arena (8,462)Saint Louis, MO
Jan. 12 5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Temple
L 54–64
12–4 (1–1)
17 – Loe
13 – Evans
3 – Jett, McCall Jr.
Liacouras Center (5,735)Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 19 7:00 pm
Rhode Island
L 80–82 OT
12–5 (1–2)
29 – Mitchell
7 – Loe
7 – Mitchell
Chaifetz Arena (8,693)Saint Louis, MO
Jan. 23 6:00 pm
at Duquesne
W 73–64
13–5 (2–2)
16 – Ellis
11 – Glaze
6 – Mitchell
Palumbo Center (2,702)Pittsburgh, PA
Jan. 26 3:00 pm, FSMW+
at St. Bonaventure
W 67–57
14–5 (3–2)
18 – Evans
8 – Evans
3 – Jett
Reilly Center (4,839)St. Bonaventure, NY
Jan. 31 8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 9 Butler
W 75–58
15–5 (4–2)
19 – Jett
5 – Evans, Ellis
3 – Ellis
Chaifetz Arena (10,612)Saint Louis, MO
Feb. 02 1:00 pm, NBCSN
Dayton
W 81–52
16–5 (5–2)
17 – Loe
7 – Evans
6 – Jett
Chaifetz Arena (9,548)Saint Louis, MO
Feb. 06 7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Fordham
W 90–73
17–5 (6–2)
24 – Evans
10 – Evans
6 – McCall Jr.
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,006)The Bronx , NY
Feb. 09 5:00 pm, KPLR-TV
at Richmond
W 56–46
18–5 (7–2)
11 – Evans
11 – Evans
2 – Evans, Jett
Robins Center (8,121)Richmond, VA
Feb. 16 6:00 pm, FSMW
Charlotte
W 75–58
19–5 (8–2)
18 – Ellis
7 – Evans
5 – McCall Jr.
Chaifetz Arena (10,052)Saint Louis, MO
Feb. 19 8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 24 VCU
W 76–62
20–5 (9–2)
16 – Jett
8 – Evans
3 – Loe
Chaifetz Arena (10,027)Saint Louis, MO
Feb. 22 6:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 15 Butler
W 65–61
21–5 (10–2)
18 – McCall Jr.
6 – Loe
3 – Glaze, Jett
Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000)Indianapolis , IN
Feb. 27 7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 18
Saint Joseph's
W 70–53
22–5 (11–2)
21 – Evans
12 – Evans
5 – McCall Jr.
Chaifetz Arena (10,012)Saint Louis, MO
Mar. 02 3:00 pm, FSMW+
No. 18
at George Washington
W 66–58
23–5 (12–2)
22 – Evans
12 – Evans
3 – Jett
Smith Center (3,258)Washington, D.C.
Mar. 06 8:00 pm, FSMW
No. 16
at Xavier
L 66–77 OT
23–6 (12–3)
17 – Mitchell
9 – Evans
2 – Evans
Cintas Center (9,722)Cincinnati, OH
Mar. 09 12:30 pm, NBCSN
No. 16
La Salle
W 78–54
24–6 (13–3)
20 – Loe
17 – Evans
6 – Mitchell
Chaifetz Arena (10,272)Saint Louis, MO
2013 Atlantic 10 tournament
Mar. 15 11:00 am
(1) No. 16
vs. (9) Charlotte Quarterfinals
W 72–55
25–6
25 – Evans
9 – Evans
4 – Loe, McCall Jr., Mitchell
Barclays Center (N/A)Brooklyn, NY
Mar. 16 12:30 pm, CBSSN
(1) No. 16
vs. (5) Butler Semifinals
W 67–56
26–6
24 – Evans
11 – Evans
5 – Mitchell
Barclays Center (N/A)Brooklyn, NY
Mar. 17 12:00 pm, CBS
(1) No. 16
vs. (2) No. 25 VCU Championship Game
W 62–56
27–6
19 – Mitchell
8 – Evans, Loe
4 – McCall Jr.
Barclays Center (N/A)Brooklyn, NY
2013 NCAA tournament
Mar. 21 *1:10 pm, TNT
(4 MW) No. 13
vs. (13 MW) New Mexico State Second Round
W 64–44
28–6
24 – Evans
6 – Evans, Ellis, Remekun
7 – Jett
HP Pavilion (16,836)San Jose, CA
Mar. 23 *6:10 pm, TBS
(4 MW) No. 13
vs. (12 MW) No. 25 Oregon Third Round
L 57–74
28–7
18 – Mitchell
9 – Evans
3 – Loe, McCall Jr., Mitchell
HP Pavilion (18,030)San Jose, CA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time . (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.
Rankings
Ranking MovementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll
Pre
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Wk 17
Wk 18
Wk 19
Final
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
18
16
16
Coaches
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
19
15
16
Preseason
The Billikens garnered buzz as one of the preseason favorites to win their conference. "[T]he only major loss is 6-foot-6 forward Brian Conklin , the team's leading scorer. But everyone else of note -- point guard Kwamain Mitchell, off-guards Mike McCall and Jordair Jett, swingman Dwayne Evans, forward Cody Ellis -- is back. Meanwhile, 6-11 forward Rob Loe looks capable of stepping into a bigger role in the frontcourt in his junior season."[ 4]
Departures
References