List of Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Saint Louis Billikens men's college basketball team.[1][2][3][4][5]

Seasons

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
George Keogan (Independent) (1914–1916)
1914–15 George Keogan 9–6
1915–16 George Keogan 13–6
Armin Fischer (Independent) (1916–1921)
1916–17 Armin Fischer 5–6
1917–18 Armin Fischer 3–12
1918–19 Armin Fischer 4–8
1919–20 Armin Fischer 2–11
1920–21 Armin Fischer 12–6
Steve O’Rourke (Independent) (1921–1922)
1921–22 Steve O’Rourke 4–9
Dan J. Savage (Independent) (1922–1926)
1922–23 Dan J. Savage 5–5
1923–24 Dan J. Savage 8–2
1924–25 Dan J. Savage 14–2
1925–26 Dan J. Savage 9–4
Squint Hunter (Independent) (1926–1927)
1926–27 Squint Hunter 0–14
Harry Regent (Independent) (1927–1928)
1927–28 Harry Regent 11–11
Mike Nyikos (Independent) (1928–1936)
1928–29 Mike Nyikos 14–4
1929–30 Mike Nyikos 14–6
1930–31 Mike Nyikos 13–6
1931–32 Mike Nyikos 13–6
1932–33 Mike Nyikos 9–9
1933–34 Mike Nyikos 10–8
1934–35 Mike Nyikos 11–5
1935–36 Mike Nyikos 9–11
Ed Davidson (Independent) (1936–1937)
1936–37 Ed Davidson 6–15
Ed Davidson (Missouri Valley Conference) (1937–1938)
1937–38 Ed Davidson 9–20 2–12 8th
Jack Sterret (Missouri Valley Conference) (1938–1940)
1938–39 Jack Sterret 5–16 3–11 7th
1939–40 Jack Sterret 4–14 2–10 7th
Bob Klenck (Missouri Valley Conference) (1940–1943)
1940–41 Bob Klenck 3–14 2–10 7th
1941–42 Bob Klenck 8–12 4–6 4th
1942–43 Bob Klenck 11–10 3–7 4th
1943–44 No team [Note A] [Note A] [Note A]
Dukes Duford (Missouri Valley Conference) (1944–1945)
1944–45 Dukes Duford 10–4 [Note A] [Note A]
John Flanigan (Missouri Valley Conference) (1945–1947)
1945–46 John Flanigan 13–11 6–5 3rd
1946–47 John Flanigan 18–11 11–1 1st NCAA Regional Playoff[Note B]
Eddie Hickey (Missouri Valley Conference) (1947–1958)
1947–48 Eddie Hickey 24–3 8–2 2nd NIT Champion
1948–49 Eddie Hickey 22–4 8–2 2nd NIT Quarterfinal
1949–50 Eddie Hickey 17–9 8–4 2nd
1950–51 Eddie Hickey 22–8 11–3 T–2nd NIT Quarterfinal
1951–52 Eddie Hickey 23–8 9–1 1st NIT first round
NCAA Elite Eight
1952–53 Eddie Hickey 16–11 5–5 T–3rd
1953–54 Eddie Hickey 15–12 4–6 4th
1954–55 Eddie Hickey 20–8 8–2 T–1st NIT Quarterfinal
1955–56 Eddie Hickey 18–7 8–4 2nd NIT first round
1956–57 Eddie Hickey 19–9 12–2 1st NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen
1957–58 Eddie Hickey 16–10 9–5 3rd
John Benington (Missouri Valley Conference) (1958–1965)
1958–59 John Benington 20–6 10–4 3rd NIT Quarterfinal
1959–60 John Benington 19–8 9–5 3rd NIT Quarterfinal
1960–61 John Benington 21–9 7–5 4th NIT Runner-up
1961–62 John Benington 11–15 5–7 5th
1962–63 John Benington 16–12 6–6 4th
1963–64 John Benington 13–12 6–6 5th
1964–65 John Benington 18–9 9–5 T–2nd NIT first round
Joe "Buddy" Brehmer (Missouri Valley Conference) (1965–1969)
1965–66 Joe "Buddy" Brehmer 15–10 8–6 4th
1966–67 Joe "Buddy" Brehmer 13–13 5–9 6th
1967–68 Joe "Buddy" Brehmer 15–11 9–7 5th
1968–69 Joe "Buddy" Brehmer 6–20 5–11 8th
Robert Polk (Missouri Valley Conference) (1969–1974)
1969–70 Robert Polk 9–17 5–11 7th
1970–71 Robert Polk 17–12 9–5 T–1st
1971–72 Robert Polk 18–8 9–5 3rd
1972–73 Robert Polk 19–7 10–4 3rd
1973–74 Robert Polk 9–16 4–8 7th
Randy Albrecht (Independent) (1974–1975)
1974–75 Randy Albrecht 12–14
Randy Albrecht (Metro Conference) (1975–1977)
1975–76 Randy Albrecht 13–14 0–2 6th
1976–77 Randy Albrecht 7–19 1–5 6th
Ron Coleman (Metro Conference) (1977–1978)
1977–78 Ron Coleman 7–20 2–10 6th
Ron Ekker (Metro Conference) (1978–1982)
1978–79 Ron Ekker 10–17 3–7 6th
1979–80 Ron Ekker 12–15 4–8 5th
1980–81 Ron Ekker 9–18 3–9 7th
1981–82 Ron Ekker 6–21 1–11 7th
Rich Grawer (Midwestern City/Collegiate Conference) (1982–1991)
1982–83 Rich Grawer 5–23 2–12 7th
1983–84 Rich Grawer 12–16 5–9 6th
1984–85 Rich Grawer 13–15 6–8 6th
1985–86 Rich Grawer 18–12 8–4 2nd
1986–87 Rich Grawer 25–10 7–5 T–3rd NIT second round
1987–88 Rich Grawer 14–14 5–5 T–3rd
1988–89 Rich Grawer 27–10 8–4 2nd NIT Runner-up
1989–90 Rich Grawer 21–12 9–5 T–3rd NIT Runner-up
1990–91 Rich Grawer 19–14 8–6 T–3rd
Rich Grawer (Great Midwest Conference) (1991–1992)
1991–92 Rich Grawer 5–23 0–10 6th
Charlie Spoonhour (Great Midwest Conference) (1992–1995)
1992–93 Charlie Spoonhour 12–17 1–9 6th
1993–94 Charlie Spoonhour 23–6 8–4 2nd NCAA Division I first round
1994–95 Charlie Spoonhour 23–8 8–4 2nd NCAA Division I second round
Charlie Spoonhour (Conference USA) (1995–1999)
1995–96 Charlie Spoonhour 16–14 4–10 3rd (Blue) NIT first round
1996–97 Charlie Spoonhour 11–18 4–10 3rd (Blue)
1997–98 Charlie Spoonhour 22–11 11–5 3rd (American) NCAA Division I second round
1998–99 Charlie Spoonhour 15–16 8–8 5th (American)
Lorenzo Romar (Conference USA) (1999–2002)
1999–00 Lorenzo Romar 19–14 7–9 T–5th (American) NCAA Division I first round
2000–01 Lorenzo Romar 17–14 8–8 T–4th (American)
2001–02 Lorenzo Romar 15–16 9–7 4th (American)
Brad Soderberg (Conference USA) (2002–2005)
2002–03 Brad Soderberg 16–14 9–7 T–3rd (American) NIT first round
2003–04 Brad Soderberg 19–13 9–7 T–6th NIT second round
2004–05 Brad Soderberg 9–21 6–10 10th
Brad Soderberg (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2005–2007)
2005–06 Brad Soderberg 16–13 10–6 T–3rd
2006–07 Brad Soderberg 20–13 8–8 T–6th
Rick Majerus (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2007–2012)
2007–08 Rick Majerus 16–15 7–9 T–9th
2008–09 Rick Majerus 18–14 8–8 8th
2009–10 Rick Majerus 23–13 11–5 4th CBI Runner-up
2010–11 Rick Majerus 12–19 6–10 T–10th
2011–12 Rick Majerus 26–8 12–4 2nd NCAA Division I second round
Jim Crews (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2012–2016)
2012–13 Jim Crews 28–7 13–3 1st NCAA Division I third round
2013–14 Jim Crews 27–7 13–3 1st NCAA Division I third round
2014–15 Jim Crews 11–21 3–15 14th
2015–16 Jim Crews 11–21 5–13 T–12th
Travis Ford (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2016–2024)
2016–17 Travis Ford 12–21 6–12 11th
2017–18 Travis Ford 17–16 9–9 5th
2018–19 Travis Ford 23–13 10–8 6th NCAA Division I first round
2019–20 Travis Ford 23–8 12–6 4th No postseason held
2020–21 Travis Ford 14–7 6–4 4th NIT first round
2021–22 Travis Ford 23–12 12–6 5th NIT first round
2022–23 Travis Ford 21–12 12–6 T–2nd
2023–24 Travis Ford 13–20 5–13 T–13th
Total: 1,502–1,280

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

^A. The MVC also cancelled the season due to World War II.
^B. The regional playoff was not counted as an official NCAA tourney game.

Notes

  1. ^ "Saint Louis Billikens Index - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Official Athletic Site". Conference USA. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball – Online Media Guide – Official Site of the Missouri Valley Conference". Mvc-sports.com. Retrieved December 13, 2015.