2020–21 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
2020–21 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball | |
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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 |
Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | Chaifetz Arena |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Departures
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "2020-21 Roster". slubillikens.com. Saint Louis University.