2013–14 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Billikens were led by their head coach Jim Crews who was in his first full year season at Saint Louis. The team played their home games at Chaifetz Arena. They were a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 27–7, 13–3 in A-10 play to win the regular season conference championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament to St. Bonaventure. 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.

2013–14 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 25
Record27–7 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaChaifetz Arena
201314 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 25 Saint Louis133 .813277  .794
No. 24 VCU124 .750269  .743
George Washington115 .688249  .727
Saint Joseph's115 .6882410  .706
UMass106 .625249  .727
Dayton106 .6252611  .703
Richmond88 .5001914  .576
La Salle79 .4381516  .484
St. Bonaventure610 .3751815  .545
Rhode Island511 .3131418  .438
Duquesne511 .3131317  .433
George Mason412 .2501120  .355
Fordham214 .1251021  .323
2014 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

[1][2]

2013–14 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Grandy Glaze 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrNotre Dame Prep Toronto, ON
G 2 Austin McBroom 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoCampbell Hall North Hollywood, CA
G 3 Achraf Yacoubou 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrLong Island Lutheran
Villanova
Bronx, NY
G 5 Jordair Jett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrNotre Dame Prep St. Paul, MN
G 10 Joey LePak 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoCedarburg High School Cedarburg, WI
G 11 Mike McCall Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrForeman Chicago, IL
F 15 Tanner Lancona 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrTesoro Trabuco Canyon, CA
F 21 Dwayne Evans 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrNeuqua Valley Bolingbrook, IL
G 22 Austin Eagleton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrSacred Heart-Griffin Springfield, IL
G/F 32 Mike Crawford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrTipton Tipton, IN
F 30 Jake Barnett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrWauwatosa East Wauwatosa, WI
G 33 Royce Simpson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrMarist Chicago, IL
F 35 Reggie Agbeko 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrSouth Kent School Buffalo, NY
F 51 Robert Loe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrWestlake Boys High School Auckland, NZ
C 54 John Manning 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrChantilly Chantilly, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 13 October 2013

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2013*
7:00 pm
Fontbonne W 94–38 
Chaifetz Arena (N/A)
St. Louis, MO
Regular season
11/08/2013*
7:30 pm, FSMW
SE Missouri State W 87–64  1–0
Chaifetz Arena (7,714)
St. Louis, MO
11/13/2013*
7:00 pm, FSMW
at SIU Edwardsville W 82–58  2–0
Vadalabene Center (4,007)
Edwardsville, IL
11/16/2013*
7:00 pm
at Southern Illinois W 76–67  3–0
SIU Arena (5,640)
Carbondale, IL
11/21/2013*
7:00 pm, FSMW+
Oral Roberts
Cancún Challenge
W 72–55  4–0
Chaifetz Arena (6,143)
St. Louis, MO
11/23/2013*
7:00 pm, FSMW+
Bowling Green
Cancún Challenge
W 74–47  5–0
Chaifetz Arena (6,741)
St. Louis, MO
11/26/2013*
7:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. No. 10 Wisconsin
Cancún Challenge semifinals
L 57–63  5–1
Hard Rock Hotel Rivera Maya (934)
Cancún, MX
11/27/2013*
6:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Old Dominion
Cancún Challenge Consolation
W 62–52  6–1
Hard Rock Hotel Rivera Maya (934)
Cancún, MX
12/01/2013*
12:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 12 Wichita State L 65–70  6–2
Chaifetz Arena (9,031)
St. Louis, MO
12/03/2013*
7:30 pm, FSMW
Rockhurst W 68–43  7–2
Chaifetz Arena (5,810)
St. Louis, MO
12/07/2013*
7:00 pm
at Valparaiso W 67–65  8–2
Athletics-Recreation Center (853)
Valparaiso, IN
12/14/2013*
7:00 pm, FSMW+
Wofford W 66–52  9–2
Chaifetz Arena (6,404)
St. Louis, MO
12/18/2013*
7:00 pm, FSMW
Indiana State W 83–66  10–2
Chaifetz Arena (7,205)
St. Louis, MO
12/21/2013*
3:00 pm, FSMW
North Carolina A&T W 79–57  11–2
Chaifetz Arena (8,015)
St. Louis, MO
12/30/2013*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Vanderbilt W 57–49  12–2
Memorial Gymnasium (9,305)
Nashville, TN
01/04/2014*
4:30 pm, NBCSN
Yale W 75–55  13–2
Chaifetz Arena (8,659)
St. Louis, MO
01/07/2014
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Rhode Island W 59–58  14–2 (1–0)
Ryan Center (4,510)
Kingston, RI
01/11/2014
10:00 am, ESPN2
at Dayton W 67–59  15–2 (2–0)
UD Arena (12,597)
Dayton, OH
01/15/2014
7:00 pm, FSMW
No. 24 St. Bonaventure W 66–60  16–2 (3–0)
Chaifetz Arena (8,388)
St. Louis, MO
01/18/2014
1:30 pm, NBCSN
No. 24 Fordham W 70–48  17–2 (4–0)
Chaifetz Arena (9,265)
St. Louis, MO
01/22/2014
6:00 pm
No. 19 at Duquesne W 76–72  18–2 (5–0)
A. J. Palumbo Center (2,274)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/29/2014
7:00 pm, FSMW
No. 19 Richmond W 77–57  19–2 (6–0)
Chaifetz Arena (8,853)
St. Louis, MO
02/01/2014
1:30 pm, NBCSN
No. 19 George Mason W 87–81 OT 20–2 (7–0)
Chaifetz Arena (9,148)
St. Louis, MO
02/05/2014
6:00 pm, FSMW+
No. 13 at Saint Joseph's W 65–49  21–2 (8–0)
Hagan Arena (4,076)
Philadelphia, PA
02/08/2014
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 13 at La Salle W 65–63  22–2 (9–0)
Tom Gola Arena (3,400)
Philadelphia, PA
02/15/2014
1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 12 VCU W 64–62  23–2 (10–0)
Chaifetz Arena (10,639)
St. Louis, MO
02/19/2014
6:00 pm, NBCSN
No. 10 at George Mason W 89–85 OT 24–2 (11–0)
Patriot Center (4,057)
Fairfax, VA
02/22/2014
7:00 pm, FSMW
No. 10 George Washington W 66–59  25–2 (12–0)
Chaifetz Arena (10,623)
St. Louis, MO
02/27/2014
7:00 pm, NBCSN
No. 10 Duquesne L 64–71  25–3 (12–1)
Chaifetz Arena (10,245)
St. Louis, MO
03/01/2014
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 10 at VCU L 56–67  25–4 (12–2)
Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741)
Richmond, VA
03/05/2014
8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 17 Dayton L 67–72  25–5 (12–3)
Chaifetz Arena (10,395)
St. Louis, MO
03/08/2014
1:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 17 at Massachusetts W 64–62  26–5 (13–3)
Mullins Center (9,493)
Amherst, MA
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/14/2014
11:00 am, NBCSN
(1) No. 18 vs. (9) St. Bonaventure
Quarterfinals
L 68–71  26–6
Barclays Center (7,308)
Brooklyn, NY
NCAA tournament
03/20/2014*
8:20 pm, TNT
(5 MW) No. 25 vs. (12 MW) NC State
Second round
W 83–80 OT 27–6
Amway Center (14,866)
Orlando, FL
03/22/2014*
1:45 pm, CBS
(5 MW) No. 25 vs. (4 MW) No. 5 Louisville
Third round
L 51–66  27–7
Amway Center (18,512)
Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Others receiving votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Wk 20Final
AP RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV 24 19 19 13 12 10 10 17 18 25 N/A
Coaches RV RV RV RV NR RV NR NR RV RV RV 20 21 15 12 10 8 16 18 21 25

Preseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Kwamain Mitchell3G5'10"175SeniorMilwaukee, WIGraduated
Sean Duff15G6'2"180JuniorSt. Louis, MOGraduated
Jared Drew22F6'4"205FreshmanIndianapolis, INTransferred
Cody Ellis24F6'8"245SeniorPerth, AUSGraduated
Cory Remekun32F6'8"220SeniorDallas, TXGraduated

References

  1. "Men's Basketball - 2013-14 Roster". SLU Billikens. Saint Louis University. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
  2. "Men's Basketball - 2013-14 Coaches". SLU Billikens. Saint Louis University. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.