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

{{2009–10 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings}} 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.

2009-10 Roster

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

Schedule and results

Source^[1]

All times are Central

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

References

↑ "2009-10 Schedule". Retrieved 2010-02-17.

Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball

Venues	First Regiment Armory (1920–1925) West Pine Gym (1925–1945) Kiel Auditorium (1945–1968; 1973–1978; 1983–1991) St. Louis Arena (1968–1973; 1973–1982; 1991–1994) Scottrade Center (1991–2008) Chaifetz Arena (2008–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys

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