Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball

Saint Louis University Billikens

2015–16 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

University

Saint Louis University

Conference

A-10

Location

St. Louis, MO

Head coach

Travis Ford

Arena

Chaifetz Arena
(Capacity: 10,600)

Nickname

Billikens

Student section

SLUnatics

Colors

Billiken Blue and White

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament Elite Eight

1952

NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen

1952, 1957

NCAA Tournament appearances

1952, 1957, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2014

Conference tournament champions

2000, 2013

Conference regular season champions

1947, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1971, 2013, 2014

The Saint Louis University Billiken's men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Saint Louis University. The school competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The head coaching position is currently held by Travis Ford.^[1] Chaifetz Arena is home to the Billikens. The Billikens have reached the championship game of the NIT tournament four times and have won it once (1948). They have appeared in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament nine times, most recently in 2014. Each year the Billikens play Atlantic 10 rival University of Dayton for the rights to the Arch Baron Cup.^[2] Saint Louis holds an overall record of 25-29 in the Arch Baron rivalry.

History

Record

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Saint Louis Billikens^[3] (Independent) (1914–1937)
1914–16	George Koegan (2)	22–12
1916–21	Armin Fischer (5)	25–41
1921–22	Steve O’Rourke (1)	4–9
1922–26	Dan Savage (4)	36–13
1926–27	Squint Hunter (1)	0–14
1927–28	Harry Regent (1)	11–11
1928–36	Mike Nyikos (8)	92–56
1936–37	Ed Davidson	6–15
Independent Totals:		196–168
Saint Louis Billikens^[3] (Missouri Valley Conference ^[4]) (1937–1974)
1937–38	Ed Davidson	9–20	2–12	8th
1938–40	Jack Sterret (2)	9–30	5–21	7th, 7th
1940–43	Bob Klenck (3)	22–36	9–23	7th, 4th, 4th
1943–44	No Season	No Games	WWII		SLU was one of many schools that cancelled this season.
1944–45	Dukes Duford (1)	10–4	WWII		The MVC also cancelled this season.
1945–46	John Flanigan	13–11	6–5	3rd
1946–47	John Flanigan	18–11	11–1	1st	NCAA Regional playoff (Not counted as NCAA tourney game)
1947–48	Eddie Hickey	24–3	8–2	2nd	NIT Champion
1948–49	Eddie Hickey	22–4	8–2	2nd	NIT 1st round
1949–50	Eddie Hickey	17–9	8–4	2nd
1950–51	Eddie Hickey	22–8	11–3	2nd (tie)	NIT 2nd round
1951–52	Eddie Hickey	23–8	9–1	1st	NIT 1st round, 1–1 NCAA Elite 8
1952–53	Eddie Hickey	16–11	5–5	3rd (tie)
1953–54	Eddie Hickey	15–12	4–6	4th
1954–55	Eddie Hickey	20–8	8–2	1st (tie)	NIT 2nd round
1955–56	Eddie Hickey	18–7	8–4	2nd	NIT 1st round
1956–57	Eddie Hickey	19–9	12–2	1st	NCAA Regional
1957–58	Eddie Hickey	16–10	9–5	3rd
1958–59	John E. Benington	20–6	10–4	3rd	NIT 2nd round
1959–60	John E. Benington	19–8	9–5	3rd	NIT 2nd round
1960–61	John E. Benington	21–9	7–5	4th	NIT Runnerup
1961–62	John E. Benington	11–15	5–7	5th
1962–63	John E. Benington	16–12	6–6	4th
1963–64	John E. Benington	13–12	6–6	5th
1964–65	John E. Benington	18–9	9–5	2nd (tie)	NIT 1st round
1965–69	Joe “Buddy” Brehmer (4)	50–54	27–33	3rd, 5th, 6th, 5th
1969–74	Bob Polk (5)	72–54	37–33	7th, 1st (t), 3rd, 3rd, 8th	1971 team tied for 1st w/Louisville & Memphis State; Louisville won playoff
MVC Totals:		533–379	239–205
Saint Louis Billikens^[3] (Independent) (1974–1975)
1974–75	Randy Albrecht	12–14
Saint Louis Billikens^[3] (Metro Conference) (1975–1982)
1975–77	Randy Albrecht (2)	20–33	1–7	6th, 7th
1977–78	Ron Coleman	7–20	2–10	6th
1978–82	Ron Ekker (4)	37–71	11–35	6th, 5th, 7th, 7th
Metro Conference Totals:		64–124	14–52
Saint Louis Billikens^[3] (Midwestern City/Collegiate Conference ^[5]) (1982–1991)
1982–83	Rich Grawer	5–23	2–12	7th
1983–84	Rich Grawer	12–16	5–9	6th
1984–85	Rich Grawer	13–15	6–8	6th
1985–86	Rich Grawer	18–12	8–4	2nd
1986–87	Rich Grawer	25–10	7–5	3rd (tie)	NIT 2nd round
1987–88	Rich Grawer	14–14	5–5	3rd (tie)
1988–89	Rich Grawer	27–10	8–4	2nd	NIT Runnerup
1989–90	Rich Grawer	21–12	9–5	3rd (tie)	NIT Runnerup
1990–91	Rich Grawer	19–14	8–6	3rd (tie)
MCC Totals:		154–126	58–58
Saint Louis Billikens^[3] (Great Midwest Conference) (1991–1995)
1991–92	Rich Grawer	5–23	0–10	6th
1992–93	Charlie Spoonhour	12–17	1–9	6th
1993–94	Charlie Spoonhour	23–6	8–4	2nd	NCAA 1st round
1994–95	Charlie Spoonhour	23–8	8–4	2nd	NCAA 2nd round
Great Midwest Totals:		63–58	17–27
Saint Louis Billikens^[3] (Conference USA ^[6]) (1995–2005)
1995=96	Charlie Spoonhour	16–14	4–10	3rd Blue	NIT 1st round
1996–97	Charlie Spoonhour	11–18	4–10	3rd Blue
1997–98	Charlie Spoonhour	22–11	11–5	3rd American	NCAA 2nd round
1998–99	Charlie Spoonhour	15–16	8–8	5th American
1999–2000	Lorenzo Romar	19–14	7–9	5th (tie) American	NCAA 1st round
2000–01	Lorenzo Romar	17–14	8–8	4th (tie) American
2001–02	Lorenzo Romar	15–16	9–7	4th American
2002–03	Brad Soderberg	16–14	9–7	3rd (tie) American	NIT 1st round
2003–04	Brad Soderberg	19–13	9–7	6th (tie)	NIT 2nd round
2004–05	Brad Soderberg	9–21	6–10	10th
C-USA Totals:		159–148	75–81
Saint Louis Billikens^[3] (Atlantic 10 Conference ^[7]) (2005–present)
2005–06	Brad Soderberg	16–13	10–6	3rd (tie)
2006–07	Brad Soderberg	20–13	8–8	6th (tie)
2007–08	Rick Majerus	16–15	7–9	9th (tie)
2008–09	Rick Majerus	18–14	8–8	8th
2009–10	Rick Majerus	23–13	11–5	4th	CBI Runnerup
2010–11	Rick Majerus	12–19	6–10	10th (tie)
2011–12	Rick Majerus	26–8	12–4	2nd	NCAA 3rd round
2012–13	Jim Crews	28–7	13–3	1st	NCAA 3rd round
2013–14	Jim Crews	27–7	13–3	1st	NCAA 3rd round
2014–15	Jim Crews	11–21	3–15	14th
2015–16	Jim Crews	11–21	5-13	13th
2016–17	Travis Ford	0–0	0-0
A-10 Totals:		208–151	96–84
Total:		1379-1173
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Source^[8]

Postseason appearances

NCAA tournament results

The Billikens have appeared in nine NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 6–10.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1952		Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	New Mexico State Kansas	W 62–53 L 55–74
1957		Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	Oklahoma City SMU	L 66–75 L 68–78
1994	#7	First Round	#10 Maryland	L 66–74
1995	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Minnesota #1 Wake Forest	W 64–61 ^OT L 59–64
1998	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 Massachusetts #2 Kentucky	W 51–46 L 61–88
2000	#9	First Round	#8 Utah	L 45–48
2012	#9	Second Round Third Round	#8 Memphis #1 Michigan State	W 61–54 L 61–65
2013	#4	Second Round Third Round	#13 New Mexico State #12 Oregon	W 64–44 L 57–74
2014	#5	Second Round Third Round	#12 NC State #4 Louisville	W 83–80^OT L 51–66

NIT results

The Billikens have appeared in 18 National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 18–17. They were NIT champions in 1948 and runner-up in 1961, 1989, and 1990. The Arch Baron Cup has been played three times in the NIT against Dayton, in 1952, 1955, and 1961, with a 1-2 record. The 1961 NIT semifinal matchup is most notable as Saint Louis beat Dayton to move to the final game, eventually becoming that year's NIT runner-up.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1948	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Bowling Green Western Kentucky NYU	W 69–53 W 60–53 W 65–52
1949	Quarterfinals	Bowling Green	L 74–80
1951	First Round Quarterfinals	La Salle BYU	W 73–61 L 68–75
1952	Quarterfinals	Dayton	L 58–68
1953	First Round	St. John's	L 66–81
1955	First Round Quarterfinals	Connecticut Dayton	W 110–103 L 81–97
1956	First Round	Xavier	L 80–84
1959	Quarterfinals	Providence	L 72–75
1960	Quarterfinals	Providence	L 53–64
1961	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Miami (FL) Colorado State Dayton Providence	W 58–56 W 59–53 W 67–60 L 59–62
1963	Quarterfinals	Marquette	L 49–84
1965	First Round	Army	L 66–70
1987	First Round Second Round	Saint Peter's Southern Miss	W 76–60 L 78–83
1989	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Southern Illinois Wisconsin New Mexico Michigan State St. John's	W 87–54 W 73–68 W 66–65 W 74–64 L 65–73
1990	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Kent State Green Bay DePaul New Mexico Vanderbilt	W 85–74 W 58–54 W 54–47 W 80–73 L 72–74
1996	First Round	Minnesota	L 52–68
2003	First Round	Minnesota	L 52–62
2004	First Round Second Round	Iowa Notre Dame	W 70–69 L 66–77

CBI results

The Billikens have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 3–2 and they were the CBI runnerup in their only appearance.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2010	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Game 1 Finals Game 2	Indiana State Green Bay Princeton VCU VCU	W 63–54 W 68–62 ^2OT W 69–59 L 56–68 L 65–71

Retired numbers

#50, Ed Macauley

Retired jerseys

#24, Richard Boushka
#34, Anthony Bonner
#43, Bob Ferry

Home Courts

1915, 1917 Muegge's Gymnasium (Grand Ave. and Hickory St.)
1919-1920 Rock Springs Turner Hall (Boyle Ave. and Chouteau Ave.)
1920-1921 College Hall
1921-1922 First Regiment Armory and Macabee's Hall (911 Vandeventer Ave.)
1922-1923 First Regiment Armory and Battery A Armory (1 game)
1923-1924 First Regiment Armory
1924-1925 SLUH Gymnasium
1925-1926 First Regiment Armory, SLUH Gymnasium and St. Louis Coliseum
1926-1945 St. Louis University Gymnasium (West Pine Gym)
1945-1968 Kiel Auditorium
1968-1973 St. Louis Arena
1973-1991 Kiel Auditorium
1991-1994 St. Louis Arena
1994-2008 Scottrade Center (Kiel Center, Savvis Center)
2008–present, Chaifetz Arena

Notable Billikens

Anthony Bonner, drafted 1990 by Sacramento Kings, 1st round, 23rd pick overall
Bob Ferry, drafted 1959, 1st round, seventh pick overall by the St. Louis Hawks
Maurice Jeffers, drafted 2001 by Sacramento Kings, 2nd round, 55th pick overall
Robin Jones, signed as a free agent with Portland Trail Blazers, 1976
Larry Hughes, drafted 1998 by Philadelphia 76ers, 1st round, 8th pick overall
Ed Macauley, drafted 1949 by St. Louis Bombers, 1st round, 5th pick overall
Gene Moore, drafted 1968 by Milwaukee Bucks, 2nd Round
Marque Perry, 2003 / Undrafted, With BG Göttingen in 2015.
Ian Vouyoukas, 2010, plays for Panathinaikos B.C.
Kevin Lisch, 2009, Sydney Kings, 2× NBL MVP (2012 and 2016) and NBL Grand Final MVP (2010)
Brian Conklin, 2013, Townsville Crocodiles, NBL MVP (2015)

Current professional Billikens

Marque Perry (1999-2003), BG Göttingen
Ian Vouyoukas (2003-2007), Zalgiris
Marcus Relphorde (2007-2008), Falco KC Szombathely
Kevin Lisch (2005-2009), Sydney Kings
Willie Reed (2008-2010), Brooklyn Nets
Brian Conklin (2008-2012), Piratas de Quebradillas
Cory Remekun (2009-2013), KK Rogaška
Kwamain Mitchell (2008-2013), BK Ventspils
Cody Ellis (2009-2013), Illawarra Hawks
Dwayne Evans (2010-2014), Gladiators Trier
Jordair Jett (2010-2014), Townsville Crocodiles
Mike McCall Jr. (2010-2014), Deportivo Quevedo
Rob Loe (2010-2014), Limburg United

Career statistical leaders

Points

1) 1,972 – Anthony Bonner, 1986–1990
2) 1,910 – Erwin Claggett, 1991–1995
3) 1,880 – Roland Gray, 1985–1989
4) 1,877 – Monroe Douglass, 1985–1989
5) 1,703 – Scott Highmark, 1991–1995
6) 1,687 – Kevin Lisch, 2005–2009
7) 1,575 – Kwamain Mitchell, 2008–2013
8) 1,547 – Tommie Liddell III, 2005–2009
9) 1,499 – Dwayne Evans, 2010–2014
10) 1,491 – Harry Rogers, 1970–1973

Rebounds

1) 1,424 rebounds, Anthony Bonner, 1986–1990
2) 1,157 rebounds, Jerry Koch, 1952–1955
3) 1,128 rebounds, Jim McLaughlin, 1953–1956
4) 942 rebounds, Dwayne Evans, 2010–2014
5) 804 rebounds, Eugene Moore, 1965–1970

Assists

1) 436 assists, Josh Fisher, 2001–2004
2) 424 assists, Charles Newberry, 1987–1990
3) 422 assists, Jordair Jett, 2010–2014
4) 420 assists, Kwamain Mitchell, 2008–2013
5) 400 assists, LaTodd Johnson, 1980–1983

Steals

1) 192 steals, Anthony Bonner, 1986–1990
2) 179 steals, Josh Fisher, 2001–2004
3) 174 steals, Jordair Jett, 2010–2014
4) 172 steals, Kwamain Mitchell, 2008–2013
5) 165 steals, Mike McCall Jr., 2010–2014

Blocked shots

1) 135, Ian Vouyoukas, 2003–2007
2) 127, Melvin Robinson, 1989–1992
3) 113, Cory Remekun, 2009–2013
3) 113, Willie Reed, 2008–2010

References

↑ "Travis Ford Tabbed Mens Basketball Coach". slubillikens.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31. C1 control character in |title= at position 23 (help)
↑ http://www.blackburnreview.com/the-arch-baron-cup-stays-home/
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 http://www.slubillikens.com/fls/27200/MBB/HistoryRecords.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=27200
↑ "Men's Basketball - Online Media Guide - Official Site of the Missouri Valley Conference". Mvc-sports.com. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
↑ http://www.horizonleague.org/pdf/2012-13-MBB-Media-Guide.pdf
↑ "Official Athletic Site". Conference USA. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/atl10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/1213MBBGuide.pdf
↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/saint-louis/

External links

Official site

Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball

Venues	First Regiment Armory (1920–1925) West Pine Gym (1925–1945) Kiel Auditorium (1945–1968; 1973–1978; 1982–1991) St. Louis Arena (1968–1973; 1978–1982; 1991–1994) Scottrade Center (1994–2008) Chaifetz Arena (2008–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys

Seasons	1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Saint Louis University

Undergraduate	Arts and Sciences Business Engineering, Aviation and Technology Social Work Nursing Health Sciences Education and Public Service Universidad de Saint Louis Philosophy and Letters

Graduate	Law Medicine Business Public Health Social Work Graduate School Nursing Doisy College of Health Sciences College of Education and Public Service Professional Studies

Museums	Museum of Contemporary Religious Art Saint Louis University Museum of Art Cupples House Pere Marquette Gallery Henry Lay Sculpture Park

People	List of Presidents of Saint Louis University

Athletics	Men's Soccer Women's Soccer Men's Basketball Baseball

Campus	Hermann Stadium Chaifetz Arena Bauman-Eberhardt Center Billiken Sports Center Saint Louis University Ice Pavilion Presidents St. Francis Xavier College Church Vatican Film Library

Publications	Boulevard Manuscripta The Modern Schoolman St. Louis Literary Award

Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball

Teams	Davidson Wildcats Dayton Flyers Duquesne Dukes Fordham Rams George Mason Patriots George Washington Colonials La Salle Explorers UMass Minutemen Rhode Island Rams Richmond Spiders St. Bonaventure Bonnies Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Louis Billikens VCU Rams

Championships & awards	Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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