2020–21 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
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NIT, First Round | |
Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 14–7 (6–4 A-10) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Corey Tate |
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Home arena | Chaifetz Arena |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure† | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | 16 | – | 5 | .762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 19 | – | 7 | .731 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 14 | – | 7 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | 14 | – | 9 | .609 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | 10 | – | 15 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 6 | – | 11 | .353 | 9 | – | 16 | .360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 2 | – | 11 | .154 | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 A10 Tournament winner |
The 2020–21 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Travis Ford in his fifth season at Saint Louis. The team played their home games at Chaifetz Arena as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 14-7, 6-4 to finish a tie for 4th place. They defeated UMass in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament before losing in the semifinals to St. Bonaventure. They received an invitation to the NIT where they lost in the first round to Mississippi State.
Previous season
The Billikens finished the 2019-20 season 23–8, 12-6 in A-10 play in fourth place. Their season ended when the A-10 tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Tay Weaver | 2 | G | 5'10" | 170 | Senior | Louisville, KY | Graduated |
Madani Diarra | 21 | C | 6'10" | 240 | Freshman | Bamako, Mail | Transferred to Eastern Illinois |
KC Hankton | 23 | F | 6'4" | 195 | Sophomore | Charlotte, NC | Transferred to Chattanooga |
Jack Raboin | 31 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Senior | Mattoon, IL | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Marten Linssen | 12 | F | 6'8" | 255 | Junior | Dusseldorf, Germany | Transferred from UNC Wilmington. Graduate Transfer, eligible immediately |
Francis Okoro | 5 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Junior | Imo, Nigeria | Transferred from Oregon. Under NCAA transfer rules, Okoro will have to sit out for the 2020–21 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
2020 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Markhi Strickland G/F | Miami, FL | Victory Rock Prep | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 30, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 | ||||||
Phillip Russell PG | St. Louis, MO | Vashon(MO) | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Aug 11, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Andre Lorentsson F | Gothenburg, Sweden | RIG Mark Kinna | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Feb 26, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 25, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | SIU Edwardsville Billiken Classic | W 89–52 | 1–0 | 22 – Perkins | 11 – Goodwin | 6 – Collins | Chaifetz Arena (0) St. Louis, MO | ||||
November 26, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | LSU Billiken Classic | W 85–81 | 2–0 | 32 – Perkins | 11 – Goodwin | 6 – Collins | Chaifetz Arena (0) St. Louis, MO | ||||
December 5, 2020* 7:00 pm, FSMW | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 107–54 | 3–0 | 15 – Goodwin | 7 – Goodwin | 8 – Collins | Chaifetz Arena (0) St. Louis, MO | ||||
December 8, 2020* 7:00 pm, FSMW | Central Arkansas | W 88–65 | 4–0 | 21 – Gibson | 11 – Goodwin | 9 – Collins | Chaifetz Arena (0) St. Louis, MO | ||||
December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm, FSMW | Indiana State | W 78–59 | 5–0 | 22 – Goodwin | 11 – Goodwin | 10 – Collins | Chaifetz Arena (0) St. Louis, MO | ||||
December 17, 2020* 7:00 pm, FSMW | NC State | W 80–69 | 6–0 | 20 – Perkins | 15 – Goodwin | 5 – Tied | Chaifetz Arena (0) St. Louis, MO | ||||
December 20, 2020* 7:30 pm, FS1 | at Minnesota | L 82–90 | 6–1 | 21 – Goodwin | 10 – Goodwin | 7 – Tied | Williams Arena (0) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
December 23, 2020* 7:00 pm, FSMW | Kansas City | W 62–46 | 7–1 | 23 – Goodwin | 13 – Goodwin | 7 – Collins | Chaifetz Arena (0) St. Louis, MO | ||||
Atlantic 10 regular season | |||||||||||
December 30, 2020 6:00 pm, FSMW | Duquesne Postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO | |||||||||
January 9, 2021 5:00 pm, NBCSN | No. 23 | at Saint Joseph's Postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA | ||||||||
January 15, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 24 | Davidson Postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO | ||||||||
January 20, 2021 5:00 pm, FSMW | No. 25 | at UMass Postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests | Mullins Center Amherst, MA | ||||||||
January 26, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 22 | Dayton | L 71–76 | 7–2 (0–1) | 20 – Perkins | 11 – Goodwin | 11 – Collins | Chaifetz Arena (0) St. Louis, MO | |||
January 29, 2021 5:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 22 | at Richmond Postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests. | Robins Center Richmond, VA | ||||||||
February 3, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at La Salle | L 75–82 | 7–3 (0–2) | 13 – Perkins | 9 – Thatch Jr. | 4 – Thatch Jr. | Tom Gola Arena (0) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
February 6, 2021 1:00 pm, CBSSN | St. Bonaventure | W 70–59 | 8–3 (1–2) | 21 – Perkins | 7 – French | 4 – Tied | Chaifetz Arena (0) St. Louis, MO | ||||
February 10, 2021 8:00 pm, CBSSN | Rhode Island | W 67–60 | 9–3 (2–2) | 17 – Goodwin | 13 – French | 6 – Goodwin | Chaifetz Arena (0) St. Louis, MO | ||||
February 13, 2021 2:30 pm, CBSSN | at Fordham | W 68–40 | 10–3 (3–2) | 19 – Perkins | 11 – French | 5 – Goodwin | Rose Hill Gymnasium (0) Bronx, NY | ||||
February 16, 2021 8:00 pm, CBSSN | La Salle | W 78–57 | 11–3 (4–2) | 19 – Perkins | 15 – Goodwin | 8 – Goodwin | Chaifetz Arena (0) St. Louis, MO | ||||
February 19, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Dayton | L 53–76 | 11–4 (4–3) | 8 – Hargrove | 8 – Goodwin | 4 – Collins | UD Arena (0) Dayton, OH | ||||
February 23, 2021 5:00 pm, CBSSN | at VCU | L 65–67 | 11–5 (4–4) | 21 – French | 12 – Goodwin | 3 – Tied | Siegel Center (250) Richmond, VA | ||||
February 26, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | Richmond | W 72–67 | 12–5 (5–4) | 15 – Tied | 9 – French | 9 – Collins | Chaifetz Arena (0) St. Louis, MO | ||||
March 1, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN | UMass | W 78–57 | 13–5 (6–4) | 16 – Perkins | 11 – Goodwin | 8 – Goodwin | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO | ||||
A-10 tournament | |||||||||||
March 5, 2021 12:00 pm, NBCSN | (4) | vs. (5) UMass Quarterfinals | W 86–72 | 14–5 | 25 – Perkins | 14 – Goodwin | 5 – Collins | Robins Center (250) Richmond, VA | |||
March 6, 2021 5:00 pm, CBSSN | (4) | vs. (1) St. Bonaventure Semifinals | L 53–71 | 14–6 | 11 – Goodwin | 7 – Goodwin | 9 – Collins | Siegel Center (250) Richmond, VA | |||
NIT | |||||||||||
March 20, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN | (1) | vs. (4) Mississippi State First Round – Saint Louis bracket | L 68–74 | 14–7 | 21 – Perkins | 10 – French | 6 – Goodwin | Comerica Center (751) Frisco, TX | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23т | 24 | 25 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | ||||||
Coaches | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 24т | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
References
- ^ "2020-21 Roster". slubillikens.com. Saint Louis University.