2009–10 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

2009–10 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
CBI, Finals, L 0–2 vs VCU
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2009–10 record 23–13 (11–5 A-10)
Head coach Rick Majerus
Assistant coach Porter Moser
Assistant coach Chris Harriman
Assistant coach Alex Jensen
Home arena Chaifetz Arena
Seasons
« 2008–09 2010–11 »
2009–10 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#12 Temple† 14   2   .875     29   6   .829
#25 Xavier 14   2   .875     26   9   .743
#24 Richmond 13   3   .813     26   9   .743
Saint Louis 11   5   .688     23   13   .639
Rhode Island 9   7   .563     26   10   .722
Charlotte 9   7   .563     19   12   .613
Dayton 8   8   .500     25   12   .676
St. Bonaventure 7   9   .438     15   16   .484
Duquesne 7   9   .438     16   16   .500
George Washington 6   10   .375     16   15   .516
Massachusetts 5   11   .313     12   20   .375
Saint Joseph's 5   11   .313     11   20   .355
La Salle 4   12   .250     12   18   .400
Fordham 0   16   .000     2   26   .071
† 2010 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Rick Majerus's third season at Saint Louis. The Billikens compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at Chaifetz Arena. They finished the season 23–13, 11–5 in A-10 play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament. They were invited to the 2010 College Basketball Invitational where they advanced to the best-of-3 games final. They lost 0–2 to VCU.

Contents

2009-10 Roster

NO Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown (Last School)
3 Kwamain Mitchell Guard 5-10 175 SO Milwaukee, WI (Dominican)
10 Paul Eckerle Guard 6-1 175 JR Washington, MO (St. Francis Borgia)
12 Justin Jordan Guard 5-9 179 FR Fort Wayne, IN (North Side)
13 Femi John Guard 6-2 205 RS FR St. Louis, MO (McCluer North)
14 Brian Conklin Forward 6-6 230 SO North Eugene, OR (North Eugene)
15 Christian Salecich Guard 6-3 190 FR Gold Coast, Australia (Australian Institute of Sport)
20 Darrin Young Guard 5-10 165 FR Kirkwood, MO (Kirkwood)
21 Jon Smith Forward 6-5 190 FR Columbus, OH (Grove City)
22 Jeff Reid Guard 6-4 185 FR Topeka, KS (Hayden)
23 Kyle Cassity Guard 6-3 200 SO Tamaroa, IL(Pinckneyville)
24 Cody Ellis Forward 6-8 240 FR Perth, Australia (Australian Institute of Sport)
32 Cory Remekun Forward 6-7 205 FR Dallas, TX (Mesquite))
33 Willie Reed Forward 6-9 220 SO Kansas City, MO (Bishop Miege)

Schedule and results

Source[1]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
10/30/2009* 8:00pm Arkansas–Fort Smith Chaifetz Arena • Saint Louis, MO W 79–51  NA
11/7/2009* 2:00pm Saint Ambrose Chaifetz Arena • Saint Louis, MO W 61–47  NA
Regular Season
11/14/2009* 7:00pm SE Missouri State Chaifetz Arena • Saint Louis, MO W 59–41  7,131 1–0
11/18/2009* 7:00pm Nebraska Chaifetz Arena • Saint Louis, MO FS Midwest W 69–55  7,596 2–0
11/22/2009* 1:00pm Kennesaw State Chaifetz Arena • Saint Louis, MO
(Chicago Invitational Challenge)		 W 76–66  6,538 3–0
11/24/2009* 7:00pm Miss Valley State Chaifetz Arena • Saint Louis, MO
(Chicago Invitational Challenge)		 W 75–39  6,842 4–0
11/27/2009* 5:00pm vs. Iowa State UIC Pavilion • Chicago, IL
(Chicago Invitational Challenge)		 L 65–54  NA 4–1
11/28/2009* 4:30pm vs. Notre Dame UIC Pavilion • Chicago, IL
(Chicago Invitational Challenge)		 L 64–52  NA 4–2
12/2/2009* 6:00pm at Georgia Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA FS Midwest L 64–56  4,650 4–3
12/5/2009* 7:00pm Southern Illinois Chaifetz Arena • Saint Louis, MO KPLR W 71–61  9,483 5–3
12/12/2009* 7:00pm Rockhurst Chaifetz Arena • Saint Louis, MO W 66–53  7,823 6–3
12/16/2009* 7:00pm Belmont Chaifetz Arena • Saint Louis, MO W 75–67  6,432 7–3
12/19/2009* 7:00pm Missouri State Chaifetz Arena • Saint Louis, MO KPLR L 73–63  8,483 7–4
12/22/2009* 7:00pm UMKC Chaifetz Arena • Saint Louis, MO W 61–54  6,762 8–4
12/29/2009* 7:00pm Eastern Illinois Chaifetz Arena • Saint Louis, MO W 60–42  7,354 9–4
1/2/2010* 6:00pm at Bowling Green Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH L 59–50  1,518 9–5
1/9/2010 4:00pm Richmond Chaifetz Arena • Saint Louis, MO FS Midwest W 63–58  8,134 10–5 (1–0)
1/13/2010 6:00pm Duquesne A. J. Palumbo Center • Pittsburgh, PA W 79–75 2OT 2,563 11–5 (2–0)
1/17/2010 3:00pm at Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena • Charlotte, NC CBSCS L 63–61 OT 5,570 11–6 (2–1)
1/20/2010 7:00pm Fordam Chaifetz Arena • Saint Louis, MO KPLR W 75–48  7,076 12–6 (3–1)
1/27/2010 6:00pm at George Washington Charles E. Smith Athletic Center • Washington, DC L 67–62 OT 1,782 12–7 (3–2)
1/30/2010 1:00pm at Richmond Robins Center • Richmond, VA CCIN L 62–36  3,193 12–8 (3–3)
2/3/2010 7:00pm St. Bonaventure Chaifetz Arena • Saint Louis, MO KPLR W 67–65  6,687 13–8 (4–3)
2/6/2010 3:00pm at La Salle Tom Gola Arena • Philadelphia, PA CCIN W 68–65  1,177 14–8 (5–3)
2/9/2010 6:00pm at Saint Joseph's Hagan Arena • Philadelphia, PA CCIN W 56–52  3,152 15–8 (6–3)
2/13/2010 3:00pm Dayton Chaifetz Arena • St. Louis, MO ESPNU W 68–65 2OT 9,453 16–8 (7–3)
2/17/2010 8:00pm Rhode Island Chaifetz Arena • St. Louis, MO CCIN W 62–57  7,257 17–8 (8–3)
2/21/2010 3:00pm at Massachusetts Mullins Center • Amherst, MA W 69–56  3,454 18–8 (9–3)
2/24/2010 7:00pm Xavier Chaifetz Arena • St. Louis, MO FS Midwest L 73–71  10,008 18–9 (9–4)
2/27/2010 7:00pm Duquesne Chaifetz Arena • St. Louis, MO KPLR W 69–59  8,169 19–9 (10–4)
3/3/2010 7:00pm #20 Temple Chaifetz Arena • St. Louis, MO FS Midwest L 57–51  7,984 19–10 (10–5)
3/6/2010 6:00pm at Dayton UD Arena • Dayton, OH CCIN W 71–66  13,435 20–10 (11–5)
2010 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
3/12/2010 1:30pm vs. Rhode Island Boardwalk Hall • Atlantic City, NJ
(Quarterfinals)		 CBSCS L 63–47  5,416 20–11
2010 College Basketball Invitational
3/16/2010 8:00pm Indiana State Chaifetz Arena • St. Louis, MO
(First Round)		 HDNet W 63–54  3,542 21–11
3/22/2010 8:00pm UW–Green Bay Chaifetz Arena • St. Louis, MO
(Quarterfinals)		 HDNet W 68–62 2OT 4,235 22–11
3/24/2010 8:00pm Princeton Chaifetz Arena • St. Louis, MO
(Semifinals)		 HDNet W 69–59  4,682 23–11
3/29/2010 6:00pm at VCU Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA
(Finals–Game 1)		 HDNet L 68–56  4,386 23–12
3/31/2010 7:00pm VCU Chaifetz Arena • St. Louis, MO
(Finals–Game 2)		 HDNet L 71–65  5,612 23–13
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2009-10 Schedule". http://www.slubillikens.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/stlo-m-baskbl-sched.html. Retrieved 2010-02-17.