2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2017–18 record	0-0 (0-0 A-10)
Head coach	Travis Ford (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Will Bailey
Assistant coach	Van Macon
Assistant coach	Corey Tate
Home arena	Chaifetz Arena

2017–18 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Dayton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Fordham	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
George Mason	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
George Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
La Salle	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Richmond	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UMass	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
VCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2018 A10 Tournament winner As of March 15, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team will represent Saint Louis University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach will be Travis Ford who will in his second season. The team will play their home games at Chaifetz Arena as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Billikens finished the 2016–17 season 11–21, 5–13 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^[1]^[2] to advance to the second round where they lost to George Washington.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Matt Neufeld	13	C	6'11"	220	Junior	Victoria, BC	Transferred to UC Davis
Zeke Moore	23	G	6'6"	175	Sophomore	St. Louis, MO	Transferred to Tennessee Tech
Austin Gillman	25	C	6'10"	220	Junior	Oakville, MO	Voluntarily Withdrawn
Mike Crawford	32	F	6'4"	200	Senior	Tipton, IN	Graduated
Reggie Agbeko	35	F	6'7"	240	Senior	Buffalo, NY	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Rashed Anthony	25	F	6'9"	235	Senior	Orangeburg, SC	Transferred from Seton Hall. Graduate Transfer, eligible immediately.
Luis Santos	42	C	6'9"	266	Junior	Bronx, NY	Transferred from South Florida. Under NCAA transfer rules, Santos will have to sit out for the 2017-18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Goodwin #12 SG	Belleville, IL	Althoff Catholic High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Aug 12, 2016
Jordan Goodwin #12 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 85
Hasahn French #15 PF	Middletown, NY	Commonwealth Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Oct 24, 2016
Hasahn French #15 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 83
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:

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Carte'Are Gordon #10 PF	St. Louis, Mo	Webster Groves High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Aug 26, 2016
Carte'Are Gordon #10 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 91
Fred Thatch #38 SG	Sikeston, Mo	Sikeston High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jan 12, 2017
Fred Thatch #38 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79
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:

Roster

^[4]

2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Goodwin, JordanJordan Goodwin	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Althoff Catholic	Belleville, IL
5.0 !C	1	Foreman, D. J.D. J. Foreman	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Massanutten Academy Rutgers	Spring Valley, NY
1.5 !G	2	Graves, TyTy Graves (I)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2.5 !RS So	High Point Christian Academy Boston College	Greensboro, NC
1.5 !G	3	Bess, JavonJavon Bess	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Gahanna Lincoln Michigan State	Columbus, OH
1.5 !G	5	Roby, DavellDavell Roby	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	White Station	Memphis, TN
1.5 !G	10	Henriquez, AdonysAdonys Henriquez	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Orlando Christian Prep Central Florida	Orlando, FL
1.5 !G	11	Bishop, JermaineJermaine Bishop	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Holy Cross	Queens, NY
3.5 !F	20	Johnson, JalenJalen Johnson	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	University Laboratory School	Baton Rouge, LA
1.5 !G	21	Psimitis, MarkosMarkos Psimitis (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Experimental Harris-Stowe	Mytilene, Greece
3.5 !F	22	French, HasahnHasahn French	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Commonwealth Academy	Middletown, NY
1.5 !G	24	Hines, AaronAaron Hines	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Parkway North John Wood CC	St. Louis, MO
5.0 !C	25	Anthony, RashedRashed Anthony	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	5.0 !GS	Flora MacDonald Academy Seton Hall	Orangeburg, SC
3.5 !F	33	Welmer, ElliottElliott Welmer	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Bridgton Academy	Columbus, IN
5.0 !C	42	Santos, LuisLuis Santos (I)	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	266 lb (121 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Sunrise Christian Academy South Florida	Bronx, NY

Head coach

Travis Ford (Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Will Bailey (Alabama–Birmingham)
Van Macon (Southampton)
Corey Tate (Missouri)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2017*		Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017*	Seattle 2K Sports Classic	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
Nov 13, 2017*	Rockhurst	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
Nov 16, 2017* 6:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. Virginia Tech 2K Sports Classic semifinal	Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
Nov 17, 2017* 4:00 PM or 6:30 PM, ESPN2	vs. Providence or Washington 2K Sports Classic	Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
Nov 22, 2017*	Detroit 2K Sports Classic	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
Nov 28, 2017*	Western Michigan	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
Dec 2, 2017*	at Butler	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Dec 6, 2017*	Southern Illinois	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
Dec 9, 2017*	Houston	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
Dec 12, 2017*	Murray State	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
Dec 16, 2017*	at Oregon State	Moda Center Portland, OR
Dec 19, 2017*	Campbell	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
Dec 22, 2017*	Southeast Missouri State	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
A-10 regular season
	Dayton	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
	Duquesne	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
	Fordham	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
	George Washington	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
	La Salle	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
	Rhode Island	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
	Richmond	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
	St. Bonaventure	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
	VCU	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
	at Davidson	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
	at Dayton	UD Arena Dayton, OH
	at Duquesne	Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA
	at George Mason	EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
	at La Salle	Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
	at Massachusetts	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
	at Richmond	The Robins Center Richmond, VA
	at St. Bonaventure	Reilly Center Olean, NY
	at Saint Joseph's	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
A-10 Tournament
Mar 7-11, 2018	vs.	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ "Duquesne stunned by Saint Louis in first round of A10 tournament". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
↑ "Saint Louis Hits Final Second Shot to Knock Off Duquesne in #A10MBB First Round". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
↑ http://www.washingtontimes.com, The Washington Times. "George Washington pulls ahead of Saint Louis late in A-10 tourney win". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
↑ "Men's Basketball - 2017-18 Roster". SLU Billikens. Saint Louis University.

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 2016–17 2017–18

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