2016–17 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

2016–17 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2016–17 record 2–4 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach Travis Ford (1st year)
Assistant coach Will Bailey
Assistant coach Van Macon
Assistant coach Corey Tate
Home arena Chaifetz Arena
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
VCU 0 0       6 2   .750
Davidson 0 0       5 2   .714
Dayton 0 0       5 2   .714
Massachusetts 0 0       5 2   .714
St. Bonaventure 0 0       5 2   .714
George Mason 0 0       6 3   .667
La Salle 0 0       4 2   .667
Rhode Island 0 0       5 3   .625
Fordham 0 0       5 4   .556
George Washington 0 0       5 4   .556
Richmond 0 0       4 4   .500
Duquesne 0 0       4 5   .444
Saint Joseph's 0 0       3 4   .429
Saint Louis 0 0       2 5   .286
2017 A10 Tournament winner
As of December 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represents Saint Louis University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Billikens are led by first year head coach Travis Ford.[1] The team plays their home games at Chaifetz Arena and are a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

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.

Departures

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

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.
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

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 
Scout:3/5 stars   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 
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

[2]

2016–17 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 1 Foreman, D. J.D. J. Foreman (I)  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Massanutten Academy
Rutgers
Spring Valley, NY
G 3 Bess, JavonJavon Bess (I)  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Gahanna Lincoln
Michigan State
Columbus, OH
G 5 Roby, DavellDavell Roby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr White Station Memphis, TN
G 10 Henriquez, AdonysAdonys Henriquez (I)  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Orlando Christian Prep
Central Florida
Orlando, FL
G 11 Bishop, JermaineJermaine Bishop 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Holy Cross Queens, NY
C 13 Neufeld, MattMatt Neufeld 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Sunrise Christian Victoria, BC
F 20 Johnson, JalenJalen Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr University Laboratory School Baton Rouge, LA
G 21 Psimitis, MarkosMarkos Psimitis (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Experimental
Harris-Stowe
Mytilene, Greece
G/F 23 Moore, ZekeZeke Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Riverview Gardens St. Louis, MO
G 24 Hines, AaronAaron 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 Gillman, AustinAustin Gillman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Oakville St. Louis, MO
G 32 Crawford, MikeMike Crawford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Tipton Tipton, IN
F 33 Welmer, ElliottElliott Welmer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Bridgton Academy Columbus, IN
F 35 Agbeko, ReggieReggie 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 85–64  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   
Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS

Dec 11, 2016*
2:00 PM
Chicago State   
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO

Dec 14, 2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois   
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, IL

Dec 17, 2016*
4:00 PM, FSMW
SIUE   
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO

Dec 22, 2016*
7:00 PM, FSMW+
Winthrop   
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO

Dec 30, 2016
6:00 PM, ESPNU
Rhode Island   
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO

Jan 4, 2017
6:00 PM
at La Salle   
Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA

Jan 8, 2017
1:00 PM, NBCSN
Davidson   
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO

Jan 11, 2017
6:00 PM, Facebook Live
at Duquesne   
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA

Jan 14, 2017
1:30 PM, NBCSN
at George Mason   
EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA

Jan 17, 2017
8:00 PM, ASN
St. Bonaventure   
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO

Jan 22, 2017
1:00 PM, CBSSN
at Dayton   
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH

Jan 25, 2017
7:00 PM, FSMW
Massachusetts   
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO

Jan 28, 2017
3:00 PM, ASN
at George Washington   
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.

Feb 1, 2017
6:00 PM, FSMW
George Mason   
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO

Feb 4, 2017*
7:00 PM
North Carolina A&T   
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO

Feb 8, 2017
6:00 PM, 
FSMW & Facebook Live
at St. Bonaventure   
Reilly Center 
Olean, NY

Feb 11, 2017
7:00 PM, FSMW+
Duquesne   
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO

Feb 14, 2017
7:00 PM, CBSSN
Dayton   
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO

Feb 18, 2017
1:00 PM
at Fordham   
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY

Feb 22, 2017
6:00 PM, ASN
at VCU   
Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA

Feb 25, 2017
3:30 PM, NBCSN
Saint Joseph's   
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO

Mar 1, 2017
7:00 PM, FSMW
La Salle   
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO

Mar 4, 2017
7:00 PM, FSMW
at Richmond   
The Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 Tournament

Mar 8–12, 2017
vs.    
PPG Paints Arena 
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. "Men's Basketball - 2016-17 Coaches". SLU Billikens. Saint Louis University.
  2. "Men's Basketball - 2016-17 Roster". SLU Billikens. Saint Louis University.
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