# 2016–17 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Billikens were led by first-year head coach Travis Ford. The team played their home games at Chaifetz Arena as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 12–21, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in 11th place. They received the No. 11 seed in the A-10 tournament where they defeated Duquesne in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to George Washington.

## Previous season

The Billikens finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 11–22, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They defeated George Mason in the first round of the A-10 tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to George Washington.
On March 10, 2016, head coach Jim Crews was released from his coaching duties by the school. On March 30, the school hired Travis Ford as head coach.

## Preseason

The Billikens were picked to finish in last place in the A-10 Preseason Poll.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Marcus Bartley | 0 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Sophomore | Decatur, IL | Transferred to Southern Illinois |
| Milik Yarbrough | 1 | F | 6'6" | 230 | Sophomore | Zion, IL | Transferred to Illinois State |
| Miles Reynolds | 2 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Sophomore | Chicago, IL | Transferred to Pacific |
| Ash Yacoubou | 3 | G | 6'4" | 215 | RS Senior | Bronx, NY | Graduated |
| Brett Jolly | 14 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Sophomore | Southlake, TX | Transferred to Arkansas-Fort Smith D2 |
| Austin Eagleton | 24 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Junior | Springfield, IL | Walk-on; Graduated |

## Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| D. J. Foreman | 1 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Junior | Spring Valley, NY | Transferred from Rutgers. Under NCAA transfer rules, Foreman will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Ty Graves | 2 | G | 6'0" | 165 | Freshman | Greensboro, NC | Mid Year transfer from Boston College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Graves will have to sit out remainder of the 2016–17 season and the fall semester of the 2017. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
| Javon Bess | 3 | G | 6'5" | 220 | Junior | Gahanna, OH | Transferred from Michigan State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Bess will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Adonys Henriquez | 10 | G | 6'6" | 210 | Junior | Orlando, FL | Transferred from Central Florida. Under NCAA transfer rules, Henriquez will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |

## Incoming Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jalen Johnson #44 PF | New Orleans, LA | University Laboratory School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | May 4, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| Zeke Moore SF | St. Louis, MO | Riverview Gardens High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Nov 11, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 17, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 4, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Greenville | W 124–85 | | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, FSMW | | Ball State Men Who Speak Up Main Event | L 64-85 | 0-1 | Chaifetz Arena (7,165) St. Louis, MO |
| Nov 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, FSMW | | Southern Utah Men Who Speak Up Main Event | W 88–76 | 1-1 | Chaifetz Arena (4,725) St. Louis, MO |
| Nov 17, 2016* 7:00 pm, FSMW+ | | Eastern Illinois | W 74–69 | 2-1 | Chaifetz Arena (4,948) St. Louis, MO |
| Nov 21, 2016* 8:30 pm, YouTube | | vs. BYU Men Who Speak Up Main Event Heavyweight semifinal | L 62–92 | 2-2 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (2,107) Las Vegas, NV |
| Nov 23, 2016* 8:30 pm, YouTube | | vs. Alabama Men Who Speak Up Main Event Heavyweight consolation | L 57–62 | 2-3 | MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| Nov 29, 2016* 7:00 pm, A-10 DN | | Samford | L 64–68 | 2-4 | Chaifetz Arena (4,916) St. Louis, MO |
| Dec 3, 2016* 7:00 pm, FSMW+ | | Kansas State | L 53–84 | 2-5 | Chaifetz Arena (7,618) St. Louis, MO |
| Dec 6, 2016* 7:00 pm, FSMW+ | | at Wichita State | L 45–75 | 2-6 | Charles Koch Arena (10,157) Wichita, KS |
| Dec 11, 2016* 2:00 pm, A-10 DN | | Chicago State | W 45–43 | 3-6 | Chaifetz Arena (4,630) St. Louis, MO |
| Dec 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Southern Illinois | L 55–70 | 3-7 | SIU Arena (4,459) Carbondale, IL |
| Dec 17, 2016* 4:00 pm, FSMW | | SIUE | W 72–58 | 4-7 | Chaifetz Arena (2,968) St. Louis, MO |
| Dec 22, 2016* 7:00 pm, FSMW+ | | Winthrop | L 55–66 | 4-8 | Chaifetz Arena (5,345) St. Louis, MO |
| Dec 30, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Rhode Island | L 56−90 | 4-9 (0−1) | Chaifetz Arena (7,945) St. Louis, MO |
| Jan 4, 2017 6:00 pm | | at La Salle | L 54–75 | 4-10 (0–2) | Tom Gola Arena (1,303) Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 8, 2017 1:00 pm, NBCSN | | Davidson | L 66–77 | 4-11 (0–3) | Chaifetz Arena (6,538) St. Louis, MO |
| Jan 11, 2017 6:00 pm, Facebook Live | | at Duquesne | L 66–73 | 4-12 (0–4) | Palumbo Center (1,070) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Jan 14, 2017 1:30 pm, NBCSN | | at George Mason | W 63–56 | 5-12 (1–4) | EagleBank Arena (3,651) Fairfax, VA |
| Jan 17, 2017 8:00 pm, ASN | | St. Bonaventure | L 52–71 | 5-13 (1–5) | Chaifetz Arena (4,127) St. Louis, MO |
| Jan 22, 2017 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Dayton | L 46–67 | 5-14 (1–6) | UD Arena (13,338) Dayton, OH |
| Jan 25, 2017 7:00 pm, FSMW | | Massachusetts | W 74–70 | 6-14 (2–6) | Chaifetz Arena (6,265) St. Louis, MO |
| Jan 28, 2017 3:00 pm, ASN | | at George Washington | L 55–63 | 6-15 (2–7) | Charles E. Smith Center (3,193) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 1, 2017 6:00 pm, FSMW | | George Mason | W 76–74 $^{2OT}$ | 7-15 (3–7) | Chaifetz Arena (4,507) St. Louis, MO |
| Feb 4, 2017* 7:00 pm | | North Carolina A&T | W 78–59 | 8-15 | Chaifetz Arena (5,921) St. Louis, MO |
| Feb 8, 2017 6:00 pm, FSMW/Facebook Live | | at St. Bonaventure | L 55–70 | 8-16 (3–8) | Reilly Center (3,763) Olean, NY |
| Feb 11, 2017 7:00 pm, FSMW+ | | Duquesne | W 87–81 | 9-16 (4–8) | Chaifetz Arena (5,964) St. Louis, MO |
| Feb 14, 2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Dayton | L 63–85 | 9-17 (4–9) | Chaifetz Arena (5,082) St. Louis, MO |
| Feb 18, 2017 1:00 pm | | at Fordham | L 40–54 | 9-18 (4–10) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,431) Bronx, NY |
| Feb 22, 2017 6:00 pm, ASN | | at VCU | L 50–64 | 9-19 (4–11) | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| Feb 25, 2017 3:30 pm, NBCSN | | Saint Joseph's | W 61–60 | 10–19 (10-19) | Chaifetz Arena (6,079) St. Louis, MO |
| Mar 1, 2017 7:00 pm, FSMW | | La Salle | W 70–55 | 11–19 (6–11) | Chaifetz Arena (5,932) St. Louis, MO |
| Mar 4, 2017 7:00 pm, FSMW | | at Richmond | L 62–72 | 11–20 (6–12) | The Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2017 8:30 pm, ASN | (11) | vs. (14) Duquesne First round | W 72–71 | 12–20 | PPG Paints Arena (5,517) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Mar 9, 2017 8:30 pm, NBCSN | (11) | vs. (6) George Washington Second round | L 46–53 | 12–21 | PPG Paints Arena (5,442) Pittsburgh, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||