2016–17 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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
The Billikens were picked to finish in last place in the A-10 Preseason Poll.[ 4]
Departures
Incoming transfers
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
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 : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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 : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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:
Roster
[ 5]
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)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
RS Jr
Massanutten Academy Rutgers
Spring Valley, NY
G
2
Ty Graves (I)
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)
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)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
RS Jr
Orlando Christian Prep Central Florida
Orlando, FL
G
11
Jermaine Bishop
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
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