# 2015–16 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Billikens were led by fourth year head coach Jim Crews. The team played their home games at Chaifetz Arena. They were a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season with an 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, following their exit in the A-10 tournament, head coach Jim Crews was released from his coaching duties by the school. He finished at Saint Louis with a four year record of 77–56.

## Previous season

The Billikens finished the season with an overall record of 11–21, with a record of 3–15 in the Atlantic 10 regular season to end up in the bottom of the Atlantic 10 standings. In the 2015 Atlantic 10 tournament, the Billikens lost to Duquesne in the first round.

## Off season

After a terrible 2014-2015 campaign, three of Saint Louis's top players (Grandy Glaze, Austin McBroom, and Tanner Lanconca) decided to leave the program and John Manning graduated from the University. With these four leaving the program Saint Louis lost 303 games of experience and 95 starts from the combined group. This marked a second consecutive year with massive turnover in the players in the program.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Grandy Glaze | 1 | F | 6'6" | 235 | Senior | Toronto, ON | Transferred to Grand Canyon |
| Austin McBroom | 2 | G | 5'9" | 165 | RS Junior | North Hollywood, CA | Transferred to Eastern Washington |
| Stephen Leazer | 12 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Freshman | Mt. Prospect, IL | Personal Reasons |
| Tanner Lancona | 15 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Sophomore | Trabuco Canyon, CA | Transferred to Point Loma Nazarene |
| Grant Hollander | 22 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Freshman | St. Charles, MO | Personal Reasons |
| Royce Simpson | 33 | G | 6'2 | 180 | Sophomore | Chicago, IL | Personal Reasons |
| John Manning | 54 | C | 6'11 | 250 | Senior | Chantilly, VA | Graduated |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Elliot Welmer PF | Columbus, IN | Brighton Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Dec 4, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 ||||||
| Matt Neufeld C | Victoria, British Columbia | Sunrise Christian Academy | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 30, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jermaine Bishop PG | Queens, NY | Holy Cross High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Mar 30, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 62 ||||||
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 29, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/10/2015* 7:00 pm | | Missouri–Saint Louis | W 71–44 | – | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/15/2015* 4:00 pm, FSMW | | Hartford Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational | W 85–68 | 1–0 | Chaifetz Arena (6,068) St. Louis, MO |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm, FSMW | | at SIU Edwardsville | W 70–60 | 2–0 | Vadalabene Center (3,931) Edwardsville, IL |
| 11/21/2015* 7:00 pm, FSMW+ | | St. Francis Brooklyn Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational | W 76–60 | 3–0 | Chaifetz Arena (6,087) St. Louis, MO |
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm, FSMW | | North Florida Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational | W 70–57 | 4–0 | Chaifetz Arena (5,826) St. Louis, MO |
| 11/28/2015* 7:00 pm | | vs. Louisville Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational | L 57–77 | 4–1 | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, FSMW | | Morehead State | L 46–60 | 4–2 | Chaifetz Arena (5,071) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/05/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Wichita State | L 58–63 | 4–3 | Chaifetz Arena (8,458) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/12/2015* 7:00 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 75–58 | 5–3 | Chaifetz Arena (5,419) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/16/2015* 7:00 pm, FSMW | | Tennessee–Martin | L 76–82 | 5–4 | Chaifetz Arena (5,243) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/19/2015* 7:00 pm, FSMW | | Indiana State | L 68–76 | 5–5 | Chaifetz Arena (7,244) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/21/2015* 7:00 pm, FSMW | | Southern Illinois | L 52–65 | 5–6 | Chaifetz Arena (8,758) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/29/2015* 7:00 pm, FSMW | | at Kansas State | L 47–75 | 5–7 | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2016 3:30 pm, NBCSN | | at Rhode Island | L 57–85 | 5–8 (0–1) | Ryan Center (4,517) Kingston, RI |
| 01/06/2016 6:00 pm, FSMW | | George Washington | W 65–62 | 6–8 (1–1) | Chaifetz Arena (5,104) St. Louis, MO |
| 01/10/2016 3:00 pm, NBCSN | | VCU | W 72–56 | 6–9 (1–2) | Chaifetz Arena (8,719) St. Louis, MO |
| 01/13/2016 6:00 pm | | at Duquesne | L 71–81 | 6–10 (1–3) | Palumbo Center (1,506) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/17/2016 2:00 pm, NBCSN | | George Mason | L 79–92 | 6–11 (1–4) | Chaifetz Arena (7,022) St. Louis, MO |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm, FSMW | | Davidson | W 96–87 | 7–11 (2–4) | Chaifetz Arena (5,103) St. Louis, MO |
| 01/23/2016 11:00 am | | at Massachusetts | W 86–75 | 8–11 (3–4) | Mullins Center (3,484) Amherst, MA |
| 01/27/2016 6:00 pm, FSMW | | at Dayton | L 37–73 | 8–12 (3–5) | UD Arena (13,455) Dayton, OH |
| 01/30/2016 5:00 pm, ASN | | Duquesne | L 67–78 | 8–13 (3–6) | Chaifetz Arena (8,412) St. Louis, MO |
| 02/07/2016 1:00 pm, NBCSN | | at St. Bonaventure | L 62–65 | 8–14 (3–7) | Reilly Center (3,712) Olean, NY |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm, FSMW | | Richmond | L 53–67 | 8–15 (3–8) | Chaifetz Arena (5,154) St. Louis, MO |
| 02/13/2016 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | at VCU | L 52–85 | 8–16 (3–9) | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| 02/17/2016 6:00 pm | | at George Mason | W 79–77 $^{OT}$ | 9–16 (4–9) | EagleBank Arena (3,015) Fairfax, VA |
| 02/20/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | | Fordham | W 76–68 | 10–16 (5–9) | Chaifetz Arena (8,591) St. Louis, MO |
| 02/23/2016 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Dayton | L 49-52 $^{OT}$ | 10-17 (5-10) | Chaifetz Arena (7,541) St. Louis, MO |
| 02/28/2016 12:00 pm, ASN | | at Saint Joseph's | L 63-77 | 10-18 (5-11) | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/02/2016 6:00 pm | | at La Salle | L 68-76 | 10-19 (5-12) | Tom Gola Arena (1,612) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/05/2016 7:00 pm, FSMW | | St. Bonaventure | L 67–76 | 10–20 (5–13) | Chaifetz Arena (7,812) St. Louis, MO |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2016 5:30 pm, ASN | (13) | vs. (12) George Mason First round | W 83–78 | 11–20 | Barclays Center (5,523) Brooklyn, NY |
| 03/10/2016 1:30 pm, NBCSN | (13) | vs. (5) George Washington Second Round | L 65–73 | 11–21 | Barclays Center (6,519) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||