2014–15 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

2014–15 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
2014–15 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	11–21 (3–15 A-10)
Head coach	Jim Crews (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Tanner Bronson; Calbert Cheaney; Jim Platt;
Home arena	Chaifetz Arena
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	14	–	4	.778	24	–	8	.750
Dayton	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
Rhode Island	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
VCU †	12	–	6	.667	26	–	10	.722
Richmond	12	–	6	.667	21	–	14	.600
George Washington	10	–	8	.556	22	–	13	.629
St. Bonaventure	10	–	8	.556	18	–	13	.581
UMass	10	–	8	.556	17	–	15	.531
La Salle	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Saint Joseph's	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
Duquesne	6	–	12	.333	12	–	19	.387
Fordham	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323
George Mason	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290
Saint Louis	3	–	15	.167	11	–	21	.344


† 2015 A10 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Billikens were led by their head coach Jim Crews who served his second season at Saint Louis. The team played their home games at Chaifetz Arena. They were a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Bilikens proceeded to complete their best to worst season.

The season was the 100th in Saint Louis men's basketball history.

Previous season

The Billikens finished the season with an overall record of 27–7, with a record of 13–3 in the Atlantic 10 regular season to win the regular season conference championship. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 tournament, the Billikens lost to St. Bonaventure in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated NC State in the second round before losing in the third round to Louisville.

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jordair Jett	5	G	6'1"	215	Senior	St. Paul, MN	Graduated
Mike McCall Jr.	11	G	6'0"	180	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Dwayne Evans	22	F	6'5"	230	Senior	Bolingbrook, IL	Graduated
Jake Barnett	30	F	6'5"	195	Senior	Wauwatosa, WI	Graduated
Robert Loe	51	F	6'11"	245	Senior	Auckland, NZ	Graduated

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brett Jolly C	Southlake, TX	Blair Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 21, 2013
Brett Jolly C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Davell Roby SG	Memphis, TN	White Station High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 30, 2013
Davell Roby SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Austin Gillman C	Saint Louis, MO	Oakville High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 3, 2013
Austin Gillman C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71
Milik Yarbrough PF	Zion, IL	Zion-Benton High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 16, 2014
Milik Yarbrough PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70
Miles Reynolds PG	Chicago, IL	Whitney Young High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 23, 2013
Miles Reynolds PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69
Marcus Bartley PG	Decatur, IL	Douglas MacArthur High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sep 12, 2013
Marcus Bartley PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69
Elliott Welmer PF	Columbus, IN	Columbus North High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Dec 4, 2013
Elliott Welmer PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 7, 2014.

Roster

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2014–15 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Marcus Bartley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Douglas MacArthur	Decatur, IL
F	1	Grandy Glaze	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Notre Dame Prep	Toronto, ON
G	2	Austin McBroom	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Campbell Hall Central Michigan	North Hollywood, CA
G	3	Ash Yacoubou	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Long Island Lutheran Villanova	Bronx, NY
F	4	Milik Yarbrough	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Zion-Benton	Zion, IL
G	5	Davell Roby	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	White Station	Memphis, TN
G	10	Aaron Hines (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Parkway North	St. Louis, MO
G	11	Miles Reynolds	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Whitney Young	Chicago, IL
G	12	Stephen Leazer (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Northridge Prep	Mt. Prospect, IL
C	14	Brett Jolly	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Blair Academy	Southlake, TX
F	15	Tanner Lancona	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Tesoro	Trabuco Canyon, CA
G	22	Grant Hollander (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Chaminade	St. Charles, MO
C	25	Austin Gillman	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Oakville	St. Louis, MO
G	32	Mike Crawford	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Tipton	Tipton, IN
G	33	Royce Simpson (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Marist	Chicago, IL
F	35	Reggie Agbeko	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	South Kent School	Buffalo, NY
C	54	John Manning	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Chantilly	Chantilly, VA

Head coach

Jim Crews (Indiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

100 Years celebration

SLU celebrated the 100th season of Billiken basketball by announced their All-Century team. The team would be honored at halftime of their February 22 game against La Salle:^[3]

Players:

Anthony Bonner (1986–1990)
Dick Boushka (1951–1954)
Erwin Claggett (1991–1995)
Monroe Douglass (1985–1989)
Dwayne Evans (2010–2014)
Bob Ferry (1956–1959)
Roland Gray (1985–1989)
Scott Highmark (1991–1995)
Larry Hughes (1997–1998)
Jordair Jett (2010–2014)
Kevin Lisch (2005–2009)
Ed Macauley (1945–1949)
Dan Miller (1945–1948)
Jack Mimlitz (1955–1958)
Kwamain Mitchell (2008–2013)
Joe Wiley (1967–1970)

Coaches:

Eddie Hickey (1947–1958)
Rick Majerus (2007–2012)
Charlie Spoonhour (1992–1999)

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2014* 7:00 pm	Harris–Stowe	W 86–59		Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2014* 7:00 pm, FSMW+	Southern Illinois	W 62–59	1–0	Chaifetz Arena (10,015) St. Louis, MO
11/18/2014* 6:00 pm	at Indiana State	W 69–56	2–0	Hulman Center (4,348) Terre Haute, IN
11/23/2014* 1:00 pm, FSMW	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Coastal Classic	L 56–62	2–1	Chaifetz Arena (6,620) St. Louis, MO
11/25/2014* 7:00 pm, FSMW+	North Carolina A&T Corpus Christi Coastal Classic	W 57–54	3–1	Chaifetz Arena (4,507) St. Louis, MO
11/28/2014* 8:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. Mississippi State Corpus Christi Coastal Classic semifinals	L 50–75	3–2	American Bank Center (N/A) Corpus Christi, TX
11/29/2014* 3:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. Bradley Corpus Christi Coastal Classic 3rd place game	W 60–57	4–2	American Bank Center (N/A) Corpus Christi, TX
12/02/2014* 7:00 pm, FSMW	Rockhurst	W 80–48	5–2	Chaifetz Arena (5,290) St. Louis, MO
12/06/2014* 5:00 pm, FSMW	at No. 8 Wichita State	L 52–81	5–3	Intrust Bank Arena (15,004) Wichita, KS
12/09/2014* 7:00 pm, FSMW	South Dakota State	L 55–62	5–4	Chaifetz Arena (5,102) St. Louis, MO
12/13/2014* 6:00 pm, FSMW	SIU Edwardsville	W 67–61	6–4	Chaifetz Arena (6,032) St. Louis, MO
12/17/2014* 7:00 pm, FSMW	Texas–Pan American	W 75–69	7–4	Chaifetz Arena (5,173) St. Louis, MO
12/21/2014* 1:00 pm, FSMW	Vermont	W 58–55	8–4	Chaifetz Arena (6,818) St. Louis, MO
12/31/2014* 1:00 pm, FSMW	Vanderbilt	L 55–70	8–5	Chaifetz Arena (8,194) St. Louis, MO
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/03/2015 2:00 pm, NBCSN	Rhode Island	L 53–65	8–6 (0–1)	Chaifetz Arena (8,677) St. Louis, MO
01/06/2015 6:00 pm, CBSSN	at George Washington	L 72–75	8–7 (0–2)	Charles E. Smith Center (2,734) Washington, D.C.
01/10/2015 6:00 pm	at Davidson	L 54–89	8–8 (0–3)	John M. Belk Arena (3,609) Davidson, NC
01/14/2015 7:00 pm, FSMW	Duquesne	W 78–69	9–8 (1–3)	Chaifetz Arena (6,530) St. Louis, MO
01/17/2015 11:30 am, NBCSN	at Dayton	L 45–61	9–9 (1–4)	UD Arena (13,455) Dayton, OH
01/23/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 16 VCU	L 61–63	9–10 (1–5)	Chaifetz Arena (9,643) St. Louis, MO
01/29/2015 6:00 pm, FSMW+	at George Mason	L 60–68	9–11 (1–6)	Patriot Center (3,822) Fairfax, VA
01/31/2015 3:00 pm, CBSSN	Massachusetts	L 56–60	9–12 (1–7)	Chaifetz Arena (9,104) St. Louis, MO
02/03/2015 6:30 pm, CBSSN	Saint Joseph's	W 68–61 ^OT	10–12 (2–7)	Chaifetz Arena (6,953) St. Louis, MO
02/07/2015 3:00 pm, NBCSN	at Fordham	L 65–83	10–13 (2–8)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,871) Bronx, NY
02/10/2015 8:30 pm, CBSSN	Dayton	L 44–51	10–14 (2–9)	Chaifetz Arena (8,093) St. Louis, MO
02/14/2015 1:00 pm, FSMW+	at Rhode Island	L 68–81	10–15 (2–10)	Ryan Center (5,314) Kingston, RI
02/17/2015 6:30 pm, CBSSN	at No. 25 VCU	L 54–74	10–16 (2–11)	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
02/22/2015 1:30 pm, NBCSN	La Salle	W 68–64 ^OT	11–16 (3–11)	Chaifetz Arena (7,980) St. Louis, MO
02/25/2015 6:00 pm	at Duquesne	L 66–79	11–17 (3–12)	Palumbo Center (2,008) Pittsburgh, PA
02/28/2015 6:00 pm, FSMW	George Mason	L 50–78	11–18 (3–13)	Chaifetz Arena (5,828) St. Louis, MO
03/04/2015 7:00 pm, FSMW	St. Bonaventure	L 48–64	11–19 (3–14)	Chaifetz Arena (6,017) St. Louis, MO
03/07/2015 7:00 pm, FSMW+	at Richmond	L 51–67	11–20 (3–15)	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/11/2015 9:00 pm, SNY	vs. Duquesne First Round	L 55–61	11–21	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "Men's Basketball - 2014-15 Roster". SLU Billikens. Saint Louis University.
^ "Men's Basketball - 2014-15 Coaches". SLU Billikens. Saint Louis University.
^ "Billikens Unveil Men's Basketball All-Century Team". Saint Louis Billikens. January 14, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.

[1] "Men's Basketball - 2014-15 Roster". SLU Billikens. Saint Louis University.

[2] "Men's Basketball - 2014-15 Coaches". SLU Billikens. Saint Louis University.

[3] "Billikens Unveil Men's Basketball All-Century Team". Saint Louis Billikens. January 14, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.

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