2011–12 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

2011–12 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball

76 Classic Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament West Region 9 Seed, Third Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2011–12 record	26–8 (12–4 A-10)
Head coach	Rick Majerus
Assistant coach	Jim Crews
Assistant coach	Chris Harriman
Assistant coach	Jim Whitesell
Home arena	Chaifetz Arena

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Temple	13	–	3	.813	24	–	8	.750
Saint Louis	12	–	4	.750	26	–	8	.765
Xavier	10	–	6	.625	23	–	13	.639
St. Bonaventure†	10	–	6	.625	20	–	12	.625
UMass	9	–	7	.563	26	–	11	.703
La Salle	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
Dayton	9	–	7	.563	20	–	13	.606
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7	.563	20	–	14	.588
Duquesne	7	–	9	.438	16	–	15	.516
Richmond	7	–	9	.438	16	–	16	.500
Charlotte	5	–	11	.313	13	–	17	.433
George Washington	5	–	11	.313	10	–	21	.323
Rhode Island	4	–	12	.250	7	–	24	.226
Fordham	3	–	13	.188	10	–	19	.345

† 2012 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner As of March 13, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Billikens were led by sixth year head coach Rick Majerus and played their home games at Chaifetz Arena. They are a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 26–8, 12–4 in A-10 play to finish in second place. They were champions of the 2011 76 Classic. They lost in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Basketball Tournament to Xavier. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA Tournament where they defeated Memphis in the second round before falling in the third round to Michigan State.

Roster

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No.	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown (Prev. School)
3	Kwamain Mitchell	G	5–10	175	R Jr.	Milwaukee, Wis. (Dominican)
5	Jordair Jett	G	6–1	210	So.	St. Paul, Minn. (Notre Dame Prep.)
10	Emmanuel Tselentakis	G	6–4	190	Fr.	Thessaloniki, Greece (Anatolia College)
11	Mike McCall Jr.	G	6–0	165	So.	Chicago, Ill. (Foreman)
12	Grant Gehlen	F	6–3	160	R Fr.	Edina, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall)
13	Brian Daly	G	6–3	160	So.	Evanston, Ill. (Loyola Academy)
14	Brian Conklin	F	6–6	230	Sr.	Eugene, Ore. (North Eugene)
15	Jimmy Remke	F	6–4	N/A	Fr.	St. Paul, Minn. (Hill-Murray)
21	Dwayne Evans	F	6–5	205	So.	Bolingbrook, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)
23	Kyle Cassity	G	6–4	200	Sr.	Tamaroa, Ill (Pinkneyville)
24	Cody Ellis	F	6–8	240	Jr.	Perth, Australia (Institute Of Sport)
30	Jake Barnett	F	6–5	190	R So.	Wauwatosa, Wis. (East)
32	Cory Remekun	F	6–8	205	Jr.	Dallas, Tex. (Mesquite)
51	Rob Loe	F	6–11	240	So.	Auckland, New Zealand (Westlake)
54	John Manning	C	6–11	230	Fr.	Chantilly, Va. (Chantilly)
55	Grandy Glaze	F	6–6	230	Fr.	Toronto, Ontario (Notre Dame Prep.)

Season schedule

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Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/02/2011*		Cardinal Stritch	W 66–44	–	Chaifetz Arena (N/A)
11/05/2011*		St. Ambrose	W 72–61	–	Chaifetz Arena (N/A)
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/11/2011*		Tennessee State	W 71–37	1–0	Chaifetz Arena (6,497)
11/15/2011*		at Southern Illinois	W 61–42	2–0	SIU Arena (4,272)
11/20/2011*		Washington	W 77–64	3–0	Chaifetz Arena (6,761)
11/24/2011*		vs. Boston College (76 Classic Tournament Quarterfinals)	W 62–51	4–0	Anaheim Convention Center (1,471)
11/25/2011*		vs. Villanova (76 Classic Tournament Semifinals)	W 80–68	5–0	Anaheim Convention Center (2,087)
11/27/2011*		vs. Oklahoma (76 Classic Championship)	W 83–63	6–0	Anaheim Convention Center (2,637)
11/29/2011*	#23	at Loyola Marymount	L 68–75	6–1	Gersten Pavilion (2,012)
12/03/2011*	#23	Portland	W 73–53	7–1	Chaifetz Arena (7,087)
12/07/2011*		Vermont	W 62–43	8–1	Chaifetz Arena (5,677)
12/10/2011*		Illinois-Springfield	W 72–62	9–1	Chaifetz Arena (5,842)
12/17/2011*		Alabama State	W 65–35	10–1	Chaifetz Arena (6,574)
12/22/2011*		Arkansas State	W 70–46	11–1	Chaifetz Arena (7,354)
12/27/2011*		Texas Southern	W 71–39	12–1	Chaifetz Arena (8,044)
12/31/2011*		at New Mexico	L 60–64	12–2	The Pit (15,139)
Atlantic 10 Regular Season
01/04/2012		at Dayton	L 72–79 ^OT	12–3 (0–1)	UD Arena (11,815)
01/07/2012		George Washington	W 78–56	13–3 (1–1)	Chaifetz Arena (9,021)
01/11/2012		Temple	L 67–72	13–4 (1–2)	Chaifetz Arena (8,760)
01/14/2012		at Charlotte	W 68–67	14–4 (2–2)	Dale F. Halton Arena (6,538)
01/21/2012		Duquesne	W 68–41	15–4 (3–2)	Chaifetz Arena (8,656)
01/25/2012		at Xavier	W 73–68	16–4 (4–2)	Cintas Center (10,153)
01/28/2012		at Massachusetts	L 59–72	16–5 (4–3)	Mullins Center (8,399)
02/01/2012		St. Bonaventure	W 86–62	17–5 (5–3)	Chaifetz Arena (6,346)
02/04/2012		Dayton	W 58–50	18–5 (6–3)	Chaifetz Arena (10,414)
02/08/2012		at Saint Joseph's	W 72–60	19–5 (7–3)	Hagan Arena (3,751)
02/11/2012		at La Salle	W 59–51	20–5 (8–3)	Tom Gola Arena (2,903)
02/15/2012		Richmond	W 64–50	21–5 (9–3)	Chaifetz Arena (7,459)
02/18/2012		Fordham	W 66–46	22–5 (10–3)	Chaifetz Arena (9,173)
02/25/2012		at Rhode Island	L 62–64	22–6 (10–4)	Ryan Center (4,065)
02/28/2012		Xavier	W 70–59	23–6 (11–4)	Chaifetz Arena (10,441)
03/03/2012		at Duquesne	W 75–60	24–6 (12–4)	A. J. Palumbo Center (2,901)
2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/09/2012		vs. La Salle (Quarterfinals)	W 78–71	25–6	Boardwalk Hall (5,955)
03/10/2012		vs. Xavier (Semifinals)	L 64–71	25–7	Boardwalk Hall (6,784)
2012 NCAA Tournament
3/16/2012*	#(W 9)	vs. (W 8) Memphis (Second Round)	W 61–54	26–7	Nationwide Arena (17,464)
3/18/2012*	#(W 9)	vs. #5 (W 1) Michigan State (Third Round)	L 61–65	26–8	Nationwide Arena (17,425)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

References

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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