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2022–23 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

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2022–23 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record21–12 (12–6 A–10)
Head coach
Associate head coachCorey Tate
Assistant coaches
  • Will Bailey
  • Phil Forte
Home arenaChaifetz Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
Fordham 12 6   .667 25 8   .758
Dayton 12 6   .667 22 12   .647
Saint Louis 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
George Mason 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Duquesne 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
George Washington 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Davidson 8 10   .444 16 16   .500
Saint Joseph's 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
St. Bonaventure 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Richmond 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
La Salle 7 11   .389 15 19   .441
Massachusetts 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Rhode Island 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Loyola Chicago 4 14   .222 10 21   .323
2023 A10 tournament winner

The 2022–23 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Travis Ford who was in his seventh season at Saint Louis. The team played their home games at Chaifetz Arena as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

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The Billikens finished the 2021–22 season 23–12, 12–6 in A-10 Play to finish in fifth place. They defeated La Salle and St. Bonaventure to advance to the semifinals of the A-10 tournament where they lost to Davidson. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Northern Iowa.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Markhi Stickland 2 G/F 6'5" 210 Freshman Miami, FL Transferred to Victoria College
Rashad Williams 11 G 6'2" 185 Junior Detroit, MI Transferred to Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Marten Linssen 12 F 6'8" 240 RS Junior Dusseldorf, Germany Graduated/Signed with Uni Baskets Padeborn in Germany

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Javon Pickett 4 G 6'6" 215 Senior Belleville, IL Missouri
Jake Forrester 10 F 6'9" 225 Senior Harrisburg, PA Temple
Daniel Rivera 11 F 6'6" 210 Sophomore San Juan, PR Odessa College
Sincere Parker 21 G 6'4" 190 Sophomore Rockford, IL Moberly Area CC
Lamont Evans IV 33 G 6'1" 155 Sophomore Hollywood, FL South Florida

Recruiting classes

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2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nick Kramer
SG
Saint Louis, MO Saint Louis University High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 22, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Kellen Thames
SG
Maryland Heights, MO Pattonville High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 8, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Larry Hughes Jr.
SG
Saint Louis, MO Christian Brothers College High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Apr 12, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Mouhamadou Cisse
C
Dakar, Senegal Putnam Science Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) May 19, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.

2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Cian Medley
PG
Camden, NJ Camden High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jul 12, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Brock Vice
C
Germantown, TN Houston High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Aug 9, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Bruce Zhang
C
Beijing, China Skill Factory 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Nov 15, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Roster

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2022–23 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kellen Thames 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Pattonville St. Louis, MO
G 1 Yuri Collins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Mary’s St. Louis, MO
G 2 Larry Hughes Jr. (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr CBC St. Louis, MO
G/F 3 Javonte Perkins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Miller Career Academy
Southwestern Illinois College
St. Louis, MO
G 4 Javon Pickett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Belleville East
Missouri
Belleville, IL
F 5 Francis Okoro 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Normal West
Oregon
Imo, Nigeria
F 10 Jake Forrester 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Westtown School
Indiana/Temple
Harrisburg, PA
F 11 Daniel Rivera Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Odessa College San Juan, PR
G 13 Nick Kramer Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr SLUH St. Louis, MO
G 20 Fred Thatch Jr. Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Sikeston Sikeston, MO
G 21 Sincere Parker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Rockford East
Moberly Area Community College
Rockford, IL
F 22 Terrence Hargrove Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr East St. Louis East St. Louis, IL
G 24 Gibson Jimerson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Montverde Academy Richmond, VA
G 25 Phil Jones (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Mount Carmel Chicago, IL
G 33 Lamont Evans IV (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Blanche Ely
South Florida
Hollywood, FL
C 35 Mouhamadou Cisse 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy Dakar, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 1/9/2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
UMSL W 81–58 
 15  Tied   7  Parker   7  Collins  Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., BSMWX
Murray State W 91–68  1–0
 21  Perkins   13  Pickett   14  Collins  Chaifetz Arena (7,253)
St. Louis, MO
November 12, 2022*
6:00 p.m., BSMW
Evansville W 83–65  2–0
 18  Jimerson   13  Pickett   13  Collins  Chaifetz Arena (7,020)
St. Louis, MO
November 15, 2022*
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Memphis W 90–84  3–0
 22  Collins   11  Okoro   9  Collins  Chaifetz Arena (7,925)
St. Louis, MO
November 19, 2022*
12:00 p.m., ESPNews
vs. Maryland
Hall of Fame Tip Off semifinals
L 67–95  3–1
 17  Perkins   8  Parker   6  Collins  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
November 20, 2022*
2:30 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Providence
Hall of Fame Tip Off 3rd place game
W 76–73  4–1
 21  Collins   9  Okoro   7  Collins  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
November 23, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Paul Quinn W 96–53  5–1
 16  Jimerson   7  Tied   15  Collins  Chaifetz Arena (5,343)
St. Louis, MO
November 27, 2022*
2:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 13 Auburn L 60–65  5–2
 16  Pickett   7  Okoro   9  Collins  Neville Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
November 30, 2022*
8:00 p.m., BSMW
Tennessee State W 80–63  6–2
 15  Tied   8  Collins   20  Collins  Chaifetz Arena (5,025)
St. Louis, MO
December 3, 2022*
3:00 p.m., BSMW
Southern Illinois W 85–72  7–2
 23  Pickett   6  Pickett   14  Collins  Chaifetz Arena (7,024)
St. Louis, MO
December 6, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Iona L 62–84  7–3
 15  Jimerson   14  Okoro   4  Collins  Hynes Athletic Center (2,171)
New Rochelle, NY
December 10, 2022*
7:00 p.m., BSMW
Boise State L 52–57  7–4
 17  Collins   12  Okoro   4  Collins  Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
December 17, 2022*
7:00 p.m., BSMW
Drake W 83–75  8–4
 17  Tied   15  Okoro   9  Collins  Chaifetz Arena (7,251)
St. Louis, MO
December 21, 2022*
7:00 p.m., BSMW
SIU Edwardsville L 67–69  8–5
 23  Perkins   6  Tied   10  Collins  Chaifetz Arena (7,876)
St. Louis, MO
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31, 2022
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's W 83–78  9–5
(1–0)
 22  Jimerson   7  Collins   15  Collins  Hagan Arena (1,382)
Philadelphia, PA
January 4, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at UMass L 81–90  9–6
(1–1)
 16  Collins   7  Hargrove Jr.   10  Collins  Mullins Center (3,449)
Amherst, MA
January 7, 2023
3:00 p.m., BSMW
St. Bonaventure W 78–55  10–6
(2–1)
 13  Jimerson   7  Tied   14  Collins  Chaifetz Arena (8,219)
St. Louis, MO
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., BSMW
George Mason W 63–62  11–6
(3–1)
 16  Jimerson   7  Okoro   12  Collins  Chaifetz Arena (5,238)
St. Louis, MO
January 14, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Washington W 81–74  12–6
(4–1)
 27  Perkins   10  Forrester   4  Pickett  Charles E. Smith Center (1,706)
Washington, D.C.
January 18, 2023
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Loyola Chicago W 76–59  13–6
(5–1)
 18  Perkins   10  Okoro   7  Jimerson  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,038)
Chicago, IL
January 21, 2023
1:30 p.m., USA
La Salle W 84–71  14–6
(6–1)
 20  Parker   20  Okoro   11  Collins  Chaifetz Arena (7,523)
St. Louis, MO
January 27, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Davidson W 74–70  15–6
(7–1)
 14  Pickett   8  Forrester   10  Collins  John M. Belk Arena (4,406)
Davidson, NC
January 31, 2023
6:00 p.m., BSMW
at Fordham L 65–75  15–7
(7–2)
 21  Okoro   11  Okoro   2  Okoro  Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,800)
Bronx, NY
February 3, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
VCU L 65–73  15–8
(7–3)
 24  Jimerson   5  Tied   11  Collins  Chaifetz Arena (9,230)
St. Louis, MO
February 7, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Rhode Island W 76–71  16–8
(8–3)
 24  Jimerson   9  Hargrove Jr.   8  Collins  Chaifetz Arena (5,012)
St. Louis, MO
February 10, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Dayton L 56–70  16–9
(8–4)
 17  Perkins   4  Tied   6  Collins  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, Ohio
February 15, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Davidson W 78–65  17–9
(9–4)
 24  Jimerson   11  Forrester   11  Collins  Chaifetz Arena (5,168)
St. Louis, MO
February 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., BSMW
Duquesne W 90–85  18–9
(10–4)
 28  Jimerson   16  Okoro   9  Collins  Chaifetz Arena (7,519)
St. Louis, MO
February 21, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Richmond L 78–81  18–10
(10–5)
 28  Perkins   14  Okoro   17  Collins  Robins Center (6,022)
Richmond, VA
February 25, 2023
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
Loyola Chicago W 81–62  19–10
(11–5)
 21  Jimerson   6  Tied   11  Collins  Chaifetz Arena (8,175)
St. Louis, MO
February 28, 2023
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
at VCU L 67–79  19–11
(11–6)
 15  Hargrove Jr.   10  Forrester   8  Collins  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
March 3, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
Dayton W 65–61  20–11
(12–6)
 17  Perkins   9  Pickett   10  Collins  Chaifetz Arena (9,699)
St. Louis, MO
A-10 tournament
March 9, 2023
1:00 p.m., USA
(4) vs. (5) George Mason
Quarterfinals
W 82–54  21–11
 21  Jimerson   7  Okoro   10  Collins  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
March 11, 2023
1:00 p.m., CBSSN
(4) vs. (1) VCU
Semifinals
L 78–90  21–12
 18  Pickett   8  Forrester   10  Collins  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1][2]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRVRVRVNot released
CoachesRVRVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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  1. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". slubillikens.com. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Saint Louis Billikens Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022.