2014–15 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

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.

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 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

 

Incoming freshman Miles Reynolds helped Whitney Young High School win the 2014 IHSA Class 4A championship.

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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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) Calbert Cheaney (Indiana) Tanner Bronson (Wisconsin) Jim Platt (Concordia–Chicago) 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	Rank^#	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

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.