2023–24 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

2023–24 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record13–20 (5–13 A–10)
Head coach
Associate head coachCorey Tate
Assistant coaches
Home arenaChaifetz Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Richmond 15 – 3   .833 23 – 10   .697
Loyola Chicago 15 – 3   .833 23 – 10   .697
No. 24 Dayton 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758
UMass 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645
VCU 11 – 7   .611 24 – 14   .632
Duquesne † 10 – 8   .556 25 – 12   .676
St. Bonaventure 9 – 9   .500 20 – 13   .606
George Mason 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625
Saint Joseph's 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600
La Salle 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485
Rhode Island 6 – 12   .333 12 – 20   .375
Fordham 6 – 12   .333 13 – 20   .394
Davidson 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469
Saint Louis 5 – 13   .278 13 – 20   .394
George Washington 4 – 14   .222 15 – 17   .469
† 2024 A-10 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Travis Ford and played their home games at Chaifetz Arena as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Billikens finished the 2022–23 season 21–12, 12–6 in A-10 Play to finish in a three way tie for second place.[1] As a No. 4 seed they defeated George Mason in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament before losing to VCU.[2] Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Yuri Collins 1 G 6'0" 190 Junior St. Louis, MO Graduated
Javonte Perkins 3 G/F 6'6" 205 RS Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated
Javon Pickett 4 G 6'5" 215 Senior Belleville, IL Graduated
Francis Okoro 5 F 6'9" 230 RS Senior Imo, Nigeria Graduated
Fred Thatch Jr. 20 G 6'3" 215 RS Junior Sikeston, MO Graduated
Jake Forrester 10 F 6'9" 225 Senior Harrisburg, PA Graduated
Daniel Rivera 11 F 6'6" 210 Sophomore San Juan, PR Transferred to Bryant
Nick Kramer 13 G 6'3" 210 Freshman St. Louis, MO Transferred to Missouri State
Mohamadou Cisse 35 C 6'10" 210 Freshman Dakar, Senegal Transferred to Trinity Valley CC

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Bradley Ezewiro 3 F 6'8" 246 Junior Torrance, CA Georgetown
Tim Dalger 5 F 6'7" 218 RS Senior Fort Lauderdale, FL Tulsa
Michael Meadows 7 G 6'2" 175 RS Senior Hollywood, CA Portland

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Cian Medley
PG 		Camden, NJ Camden High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jul 12, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Abou Magassa
PF 		Morsang-sur-Orge, France Chorale Roanne Basket 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A Jun 9, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Bruce Zhang
C 		Beijing, China Skill Factory 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Nov 15, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Đorđe Ćurčić
PG 		Čačak, Serbia Košarkaški klub Borac Čačak 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Jul 3, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Stef van Bussel
C 		Ommel, Netherlands Bayer Giants Leverkusen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) N/A May 3, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: 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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ja'Quavis Williford
SF 		Los Angeles, CA Middlebrooks Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 19, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
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

2023–24 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kellen Thames 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Pattonville St. Louis, MO
G 1 Cian Medley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Camden Sicklerville, NJ
G 2 Larry Hughes Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So CBC St. Louis, MO
F 3 Bradley Ezewiro 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Oak Hill Academy
Georgetown 		Torrance, CA
G 4 Đorđe Ćurčić 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Gimnazija Čačak, Serbia
F 5 Tim Dalger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Calvary Christian
Tulsa 		Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 7 Michael Meadows 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Campbell Hall School
Portland 		Hollywood, CA
F 10 Abou Magassa 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Chorale Roanne Basket Morsang-sur-Orge, France
F 11 Alex Nokes (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Beverly Hills Pacific Palisades, CA
C 12 Bruce Zhang 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr The Skill Factory (GA) Nanchang, China
F 13 Tsvet Sotirov (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Rolling Meadows Rolling Meadows, IL
C 15 Stef Van Bussel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Philips van Horne/Peelland College Ommel, Netherlands
G 21 Sincere Parker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Rockford East
Moberly Area Community College 		Rockford, IL
F 22 Terrence Hargrove Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr East St. Louis East St. Louis, IL
G 24 Gibson Jimerson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Montverde Academy Richmond, VA
G 25 Phil Jones (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Mount Carmel Chicago, IL
G 33 Lamont Evans IV (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Blanche Ely
South Florida 		Hollywood, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2023*
7:00 p.m. 		Kentucky Wesleyan W 85–75 
 21 – Jimerson   8 – Dalger   4 – Medley  Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
October 29, 2023*
3:00 p.m. 		Berea W 98–60 
 18 – Parker   10 – Dalger   4 – Tied  Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+ 		Southern Indiana W 75–63  1–0
  27 – Meadows   15 – Hargrove Jr.   5 – Jimerson  Chaifetz Arena (4,989)
St. Louis, MO
November 8, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+ 		Lincoln (MO) W 102–66  2–0
  20 – Parker   9 – Van Bussel   4 – Meadows  Chaifetz Arena (3,189)
St. Louis, MO
November 11, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BSMWX/ESPN+ 		Illinois State W 80–71  3–0
  20 – Jimmerson   9 – Parker   2 – Tied  Chaifetz Arena (5,332)
St. Louis, MO
November 16, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Wyoming
Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinals 		W 79–69  4–0
  22 – Parker   8 – Parker   3 – Tied  HTC Center (1,201)
Conway, SC
November 17, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN2 		vs. Vermont
Myrtle Beach Invitational semifinals 		L 68–78  4–1
  18 – Jimerson   6 – Tied   5 – Meadows Jr.  HTC Center (1,126)
Conway, SC
November 19, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Wichita State
Myrtle Beach Invitational 3rd place game 		L 69–88  4–2
  21 – Hargrove Jr.   7 – Hargrove Jr.   7 – Meadows Jr.  HTC Center (1,233)
Conway, SC
November 25, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+ 		Dartmouth W 66–65  5–2
  23 – Jimerson   8 – Dalger   3 – Medley  Chaifetz Arena (4,523)
St. Louis, MO
November 28, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BSMWX/ESPN+ 		Utah State L 76–81  5–3
  28 – Jimerson   4 – Tied   5 – Jimerson  Chaifetz Arena (4,721)
St. Louis, MO
December 2, 2023*
2:30 p.m. 		at Southern Illinois L 62–101  5–4
  18 – Dalger   11 – Thames   3 – Jimerson  Banterra Center (5,021)
Carbondale, IL
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Drake L 69–75  5–5
  23 – Jimerson   9 – Hargrove Jr.   3 – Medley  Knapp Center (3,124)
Des Moines, IA
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+ 		Hofstra W 71–68  6–5
  21 – Jimerson   8 – Medley   5 – Tied  Chaifetz Arena (5,127)
St. Louis, MO
December 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BSMWX/ESPN+ 		Louisiana Tech W 75–74  7–5
  23 – Jimerson   7 – Zhang   7 – Medley  Chaifetz Arena (4,789)
St. Louis, MO
December 20, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		at NC State L 70–82  7–6
  18 – Ezewiro   9 – Ezewiro   6 – Medley  PNC Arena (12,555)
Raleigh, NC
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+ 		Loyola Chicago L 73–80  7–7
(0–1) 		 19 – Jimerson   10 – Ezewiro   5 – Meadows  Chaifetz Arena (7,068)
St. Louis, MO
January 6, 2024
1:00 p.m., USA 		at George Mason L 67–79  7–8
(0–2) 		 20 – Jimerson   8 – Ezewiro   3 – Thames  EagleBank Arena (3,456)
Fairfax, VA
January 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Saint Joseph's W 88–85  8–8
(1–2) 		 27 – Jimerson   6 – Ezewiro   5 – Medley  Chaifetz Arena (6,245)
St. Louis, MO
January 16, 2024
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at No. 21 Dayton L 65–70  8–9
(1–3) 		 13 – Jimerson   7 – Ezewiro   3 – Medley  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
January 19, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at VCU L 61–85  8–10
(1–4) 		 21 – Parker   6 – Ezewiro   5 – Medley  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
January 24, 2024
6:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+ 		Davidson L 61–84  8–11
(1–5) 		 20 – Ezewiro   6 – Tied   4 – Medley  Chaifetz Arena (5,647)
St. Louis, MO
January 27, 2024
7:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+ 		UMass L 73–84  8–12
(1–6) 		 16 – Jimerson   5 – Thames   7 – Meadows, Jr  Chaifetz Arena (7,423)
St. Louis, MO
January 30, 2024
7:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+ 		at Loyola Chicago L 62–77  8–13
(1–7) 		 16 – Jimerson   9 – Jimerson   4 – Medley  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,488)
Chicago, IL
February 3, 2024
1:30 p.m., USA 		Fordham L 65–67  8–14
(1–8) 		 15 – Ezewiro   8 – Hughes II   5 – Medley  Chaifetz Arena (6,947)
St. Louis, MO
February 7, 2024
5:30 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+ 		at La Salle W 102–84  9–14
(2–8) 		 33 – Parker   7 – Ezewiro   6 – Medley  Tom Gola Arena (1,202)
Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 2024
11:30 a.m., USA 		at Saint Joseph's L 86–87  9–15
(2–9) 		 34 – Parker   9 – Parker   2 – Medley  Hagan Arena (2,407)
Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		VCU L 85–95  9–16
(2–10) 		 30 – Parker   4 – Tied   5 – Tied  Chaifetz Arena (5,382)
St. Louis, MO
February 20, 2024
6:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+ 		at Duquesne L 66–81  9–17
(2–11) 		 17 – Hargrove   7 – Ezewiro   4 – Tied  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,178)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+ 		George Washington W 96–91  10–17
(3–11) 		 19 – Jimerson   8 – Hargrove Jr.   7 – Medley  Chaifetz Arena (7,239)
St. Louis, MO
February 28, 2024
7:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+ 		Richmond L 64–80  10–18
(3–12) 		 21 – Jimerson   11 – Ezewiro   5 – Medley  Chaifetz Arena (5,359)
St. Louis, MO
March 2, 2024
3:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Rhode Island W 94–91  11–18
(4–12) 		 30 – Jimerson   10 – van Bussel   5 – Medley  Ryan Center (4,671)
Kingston, RI
March 5, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 25 Dayton L 83–100  11–19
(4–13) 		 24 – Jimerson   5 – Hargrove Jr.   5 – Tied  Chaifetz Arena (6,358)
St. Louis, MO
March 9, 2024
11:30 a.m., USA 		at St. Bonaventure W 73–65  12–19
(5–13) 		 17 – Hargrove Jr.   10 – Medley   10 – Medley  Reilly Center (4,702)
Olean, NY
A-10 tournament
March 12, 2024
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(14) vs. (11) Rhode Island
First round 		W 74–71  13–19
  26 – Jimerson   11 – Ezewiro   9 – Medley  Barclays Center (5,946)
Brooklyn, NY
March 13, 2024
7:30 p.m., USA 		(14) vs. (6) Duquesne
Second round 		L 73–83  13–20
  22 – Jimerson   6 – Hargrove Jr.   5 – Medley  Barclays Center (6,432)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[3][4]


References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Saint Louis Billikens Men 's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Saint Louis 78-90 VCU (Mar 11, 2023) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". slubillikens.com. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Saint Louis Billikens Men 's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023.