2016–17 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

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. 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.

2016–17 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	12–21 (6–12 A-10)
Head coach	Travis Ford (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Will Bailey Van Macon Corey Tate
Home arena	Chaifetz Arena

2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
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

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. On March 30, the school hired Travis Ford as head coach.

Preseason

The Billikens were picked to finish in last place in the A-10 Preseason Poll.

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.
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

College recruiting information

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
	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
	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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 17, 2016.

Roster

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 Travis Ford (Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Will Bailey (UAB) Van Macon (Southampton) Corey Tate (Missouri) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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.