2011–12 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
Appearance
2011–12 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball | |
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76 Classic tournament champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32 | |
Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 26–8 (12–4 A-10) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | Chaifetz Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure† | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2012 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner As of March 13, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2011–12 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Billikens were led by sixth year head coach Rick Majerus and played their home games at Chaifetz Arena. They are a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 26–8, 12–4 in A-10 play to finish in second place. They were champions of the 2011 76 Classic. They lost in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Basketball tournament to Xavier. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament where they defeated Memphis in the second round before falling in the third round to Michigan State.
Roster
[edit]No. | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown (Prev. School) |
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3 | Kwamain Mitchell | G | 5–10 | 175 | R Jr. | Milwaukee, Wis. (Dominican) |
5 | Jordair Jett | G | 6–1 | 210 | So. | St. Paul, Minn. (Notre Dame Prep.) |
10 | Emmanuel Tselentakis | G | 6–4 | 190 | Fr. | Thessaloniki, Greece (Anatolia College) |
11 | Mike McCall Jr. | G | 6–0 | 165 | So. | Chicago, Ill. (Foreman) |
12 | Grant Gehlen | F | 6–3 | 160 | R Fr. | Edina, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall) |
13 | Brian Daly | G | 6–3 | 160 | So. | Evanston, Ill. (Loyola Academy) |
14 | Brian Conklin | F | 6–6 | 230 | Sr. | Eugene, Ore. (North Eugene) |
15 | Jimmy Remke | F | 6–4 | N/A | Fr. | St. Paul, Minn. (Hill-Murray) |
21 | Dwayne Evans | F | 6–5 | 205 | So. | Bolingbrook, Ill. (Neuqua Valley) |
23 | Kyle Cassity | G | 6–4 | 200 | Sr. | Tamaroa, Ill (Pinckneyville) |
24 | Cody Ellis | F | 6–8 | 240 | Jr. | Perth, Australia (Institute Of Sport) |
30 | Jake Barnett | F | 6–5 | 190 | R So. | Wauwatosa, Wis. (East) |
32 | Cory Remekun | F | 6–8 | 205 | Jr. | Dallas, Tex. (Mesquite) |
51 | Rob Loe | F | 6–11 | 240 | So. | Auckland, New Zealand (Westlake) |
54 | John Manning | C | 6–11 | 230 | Fr. | Chantilly, Va. (Chantilly) |
55 | Grandy Glaze | F | 6–6 | 230 | Fr. | Toronto, Ontario (Notre Dame Prep.) |
Season schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/02/2011* 7:00 pm |
Cardinal Stritch | W 66–44 | – |
Chaifetz Arena (N/A) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
11/05/2011* 1:00 pm |
St. Ambrose | W 72–61 | – |
Chaifetz Arena (N/A) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/11/2011* 8:00 pm |
Tennessee State | W 71–37 | 1–0 |
Chaifetz Arena (6,497) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
11/15/2011* 7:00 pm |
at Southern Illinois | W 61–42 | 2–0 |
SIU Arena (4,272) Carbondale, IL | |||||||
11/20/2011* 11:00 am, CBSSN |
Washington | W 77–64 | 3–0 |
Chaifetz Arena (6,761) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
11/24/2011* 1:00 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Boston College 76 Classic Tournament quarterfinals |
W 62–51 | 4–0 |
Anaheim Convention Center (1,471) Anaheim, CA | |||||||
11/25/2011* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. Villanova 76 Classic Tournament semifinals |
W 80–68 | 5–0 |
Anaheim Convention Center (2,087) Anaheim, CA | |||||||
11/27/2011* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. Oklahoma 76 Classic Championship |
W 83–63 | 6–0 |
Anaheim Convention Center (2,637) Anaheim, CA | |||||||
11/29/2011* 9:00 pm |
No. 23 | at Loyola Marymount | L 68–75 | 6–1 |
Gersten Pavilion (2,012) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
12/03/2011* 7:00 pm |
No. 23 | Portland | W 73–53 | 7–1 |
Chaifetz Arena (7,087) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
12/07/2011* 7:00 pm, FSMW |
Vermont | W 62–43 | 8–1 |
Chaifetz Arena (5,677) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
12/10/2011* 1:00 pm |
Illinois-Springfield | W 72–62 | 9–1 |
Chaifetz Arena (5,842) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
12/17/2011* 7:00 pm |
Alabama State | W 65–35 | 10–1 |
Chaifetz Arena (6,574) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
12/22/2011* 7:00 pm |
Arkansas State | W 70–46 | 11–1 |
Chaifetz Arena (7,354) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
12/27/2011* 7:00 pm, FSMW |
Texas Southern | W 71–39 | 12–1 |
Chaifetz Arena (8,044) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
12/31/2011* 5:00 pm, The Mtn. |
at New Mexico | L 60–64 | 12–2 |
The Pit (15,139) Albuquerque, NM | |||||||
Atlantic 10 regular season | |||||||||||
01/04/2012 7:00 pm, KPLR |
at Dayton | L 72–79 OT | 12–3 (0–1) |
UD Arena (11,815) Dayton, OH | |||||||
01/07/2012 7:00 pm |
George Washington | W 78–56 | 13–3 (1–1) |
Chaifetz Arena (9,021) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
01/11/2012 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
Temple | L 67–72 | 13–4 (1–2) |
Chaifetz Arena (8,760) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
01/14/2012 1:00 pm, CBSSR |
at Charlotte | W 68–67 | 14–4 (2–2) |
Dale F. Halton Arena (6,538) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
01/21/2012 7:00 pm, KPLR |
Duquesne | W 68–41 | 15–4 (3–2) |
Chaifetz Arena (8,656) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
01/25/2012 6:00 pm, FSMW |
at Xavier | W 73–68 | 16–4 (4–2) |
Cintas Center (10,153) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
01/28/2012 1:00 pm, CBSSR |
at Massachusetts | L 59–72 | 16–5 (4–3) |
Mullins Center (8,399) Amherst, MA | |||||||
02/01/2012 7:00 pm |
St. Bonaventure | W 86–62 | 17–5 (5–3) |
Chaifetz Arena (6,346) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
02/04/2012 4:00 pm, FSMW+ |
Dayton | W 58–50 | 18–5 (6–3) |
Chaifetz Arena (10,414) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
02/08/2012 7:30 pm, KPLR |
at Saint Joseph's | W 72–60 | 19–5 (7–3) |
Hagan Arena (3,751) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
02/11/2012 1:00 pm |
at La Salle | W 59–51 | 20–5 (8–3) |
Tom Gola Arena (2,903) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
02/15/2012 7:00 pm, KPLR |
Richmond | W 64–50 | 21–5 (9–3) |
Chaifetz Arena (7,459) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
02/18/2012 3:00 pm |
Fordham | W 66–46 | 22–5 (10–3) |
Chaifetz Arena (9,173) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
02/25/2012 1:00 pm, CBSSR |
at Rhode Island | L 62–64 | 22–6 (10–4) |
Ryan Center (4,065) Kingston, RI | |||||||
02/28/2012 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
Xavier | W 70–59 | 23–6 (11–4) |
Chaifetz Arena (10,441) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
03/03/2012 11:00 am |
at Duquesne | W 75–60 | 24–6 (12–4) |
A. J. Palumbo Center (2,901) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
A-10 tournament | |||||||||||
03/09/2012 6:30 pm, CBSSN |
(2) | vs. (7) La Salle Quarterfinals |
W 78–71 | 25–6 |
Boardwalk Hall (5,955) Atlantic City, NJ | ||||||
03/10/2012 3:30 pm, CBSSN |
(2) | vs. (3) Xavier Semifinals |
L 64–71 | 25–7 |
Boardwalk Hall (6,784) Atlantic City, NJ | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
3/16/2012* 5:50 pm, TBS |
(9 W) | vs. (8 W) Memphis Second Round |
W 61–54 | 26–7 |
Nationwide Arena (17,464) Columbus, OH | ||||||
3/18/2012* 2:10 pm, CBS |
(9 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 5 Michigan State Third Round |
L 61–65 | 26–8 |
Nationwide Arena (17,425) Columbus, OH | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. |