# 2009–10 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Rick Majerus's third season at Saint Louis. The Billikens compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at Chaifetz Arena. They finished the season 23–13, 11–5 in A-10 play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2010 College Basketball Invitational where they advanced to the best-of-3 games final. They lost 0–2 to VCU.

## 2009-10 Roster

| NO | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown (Last School) |
| 3 | Kwamain Mitchell | Guard | 5-10 | 175 | SO | Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Dominican) |
| 10 | Paul Eckerle | Guard | 6-1 | 175 | JR | Washington, Missouri (St. Francis Borgia) |
| 12 | Justin Jordan | Guard | 5-9 | 179 | FR | Fort Wayne, Indiana (North Side) |
| 13 | Femi John | Guard | 6-2 | 205 | RS FR | St. Louis, Missouri (McCluer North) |
| 14 | Brian Conklin | Forward | 6-6 | 230 | SO | North Eugene, Oregon (North Eugene) |
| 15 | Christian Salecich | Guard | 6-3 | 190 | FR | Gold Coast, Australia (Australian Institute of Sport) |
| 20 | Darrin Young | Guard | 5-10 | 165 | FR | Kirkwood, Missouri (Kirkwood) |
| 21 | Jon Smith | Forward | 6-5 | 190 | FR | Columbus, Ohio (Grove City) |
| 22 | Jeff Reid | Guard | 6-4 | 185 | FR | Topeka, Kansas (Hayden) |
| 23 | Kyle Cassity | Guard | 6-3 | 200 | SO | Tamaroa, Illinois(Pinckneyville) |
| 24 | Cody Ellis | Forward | 6-8 | 240 | FR | Perth, Australia (Australian Institute of Sport) |
| 32 | Cory Remekun | Forward | 6-7 | 205 | FR | Dallas, Texas (Mesquite)) |
| 33 | Willie Reed | Forward | 6-9 | 220 | SO | Kansas City, Missouri (Bishop Miege) |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/30/2009* 8:00pm | | Arkansas–Fort Smith | W 79–51 | — | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, Missouri |
| 11/7/2009* 2:00pm | | St. Ambrose | W 61–47 | — | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, Missouri |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/14/2009* 7:00pm | | Southeast Missouri State | W 59–41 | 1–0 | Chaifetz Arena (7,131) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 11/18/2009* 7:00pm, FS Midwest | | Nebraska | W 69–55 | 2–0 | Chaifetz Arena (7,596) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 11/22/2009* 1:00pm | | Kennesaw State Chicago Invitational Challenge | W 76–66 | 3–0 | Chaifetz Arena (6,538) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 11/24/2009* 7:00pm | | Mississippi Valley State Chicago Invitational Challenge | W 75–39 | 4–0 | Chaifetz Arena (6,842) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 11/27/2009* 5:00pm | | vs. Iowa State Chicago Invitational Challenge | L 54–65 | 4–1 | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois |
| 11/28/2009* 4:30pm | | vs. Notre Dame Chicago Invitational Challenge | L 52–64 | 4–2 | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois |
| 12/2/2009* 6:00pm, FS Midwest | | at Georgia | L 56–64 | 4–3 | Stegeman Coliseum (4,650) Athens, Georgia |
| 12/5/2009* 7:00pm, KPLR | | Southern Illinois | W 71–61 | 5–3 | Chaifetz Arena (9,483) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 12/12/2009* 7:00pm | | Rockhurst | W 66–53 | 6–3 | Chaifetz Arena (7,823) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 12/16/2009* 7:00pm | | Belmont | W 75–67 | 7–3 | Chaifetz Arena (6,432) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 12/19/2009* 7:00pm, KPLR | | Missouri State | L 63–73 | 7–4 | Chaifetz Arena (8,483) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 12/22/2009* 7:00pm | | UMKC | W 61–54 | 8–4 | Chaifetz Arena (6,762) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 12/29/2009* 7:00pm | | Eastern Illinois | W 60–42 | 9–4 | Chaifetz Arena (7,354) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1/2/2010* 6:00pm | | at Bowling Green | L 50–59 | 9–5 | Anderson Arena (1,518) Bowling Green, Ohio |
| 1/9/2010 4:00pm, FS Midwest | | Richmond | W 63–58 | 10–5 (1–0) | Chaifetz Arena (8,134) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1/13/2010 6:00pm | | Duquesne | W 79–75 $^{2OT}$ | 11–5 (2–0) | A. J. Palumbo Center (2,563) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 1/17/2010 3:00pm, CBSCS | | at Charlotte | L 61–63 $^{OT}$ | 11–6 (2–1) | Dale F. Halton Arena (5,570) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 1/20/2010 7:00pm, KPLR | | Fordham | W 75–48 | 12–6 (3–1) | Chaifetz Arena (7,076) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1/27/2010 6:00pm | | at George Washington | L 62–67 $^{OT}$ | 12–7 (3–2) | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (1,782) Washington, D.C. |
| 1/30/2010 1:00pm, CCIN | | at Richmond | L 36–62 | 12–8 (3–3) | Robins Center (3,193) Richmond, Virginia |
| 2/3/2010 7:00pm, KPLR | | St. Bonaventure | W 67–65 | 13–8 (4–3) | Chaifetz Arena (6,687) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 2/6/2010 3:00pm, CCIN | | at La Salle | W 68–65 | 14–8 (5–3) | Tom Gola Arena (1,177) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 2/9/2010 6:00pm, CCIN | | at Saint Joseph's | W 56–52 | 15–8 (6–3) | Hagan Arena (3,152) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 2/13/2010 3:00pm, ESPNU | | Dayton | W 68–65 $^{2OT}$ | 16–8 (7–3) | Chaifetz Arena (9,453) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 2/17/2010 8:00pm, CCIN | | Rhode Island | W 62–57 | 17–8 (8–3) | Chaifetz Arena (7,257) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 2/21/2010 3:00pm | | at UMass | W 69–56 | 18–8 (9–3) | Mullins Center (3,454) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 2/24/2010 7:00pm, FS Midwest | | Xavier | L 71–73 | 18–9 (9–4) | Chaifetz Arena (10,008) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 2/27/2010 7:00pm, KPLR | | Duquesne | W 69–59 | 19–9 (10–4) | Chaifetz Arena (8,169) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 3/3/2010 7:00pm, FS Midwest | | No. 20 Temple | L 51–57 | 19–10 (10–5) | Chaifetz Arena (7,984) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 3/6/2010 6:00pm, CCIN | | at Dayton | W 71–66 | 20–10 (11–5) | UD Arena (13,435) Dayton, Ohio |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 3/12/2010 1:30pm, CBSCS | (4) | vs. (5) Rhode Island A-10 Quarterfinals | L 47–63 | 20–11 | Boardwalk Hall (5,416) Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| CBI ||||||
| 3/16/2010 8:00pm, HDNet | | Indiana State CBI First Round | W 63–54 | 21–11 | Chaifetz Arena (3,542) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 3/22/2010 8:00pm, HDNet | | Green Bay CBI Quarterfinals | W 68–62 $^{2OT}$ | 22–11 | Chaifetz Arena (4,235) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 3/24/2010 8:00pm, HDNet | | Princeton CBI Semifinals | W 69–59 | 23–11 | Chaifetz Arena (4,682) St. Louis, Missouri |
| 3/29/2010 6:00pm, HDNet | | at VCU CBI Finals – Game 1 | L 56–68 | 23–12 | Stuart C. Siegel Center (4,386) Richmond, Virginia |
| 3/31/2010 7:00pm, HDNet | | VCU CBI Finals – Game 2 | L 65–71 | 23–13 | Chaifetz Arena (5,612) St. Louis, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. Source ||||||