# 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.
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

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. ||||||

## 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:
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 | 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. ||||||