2015–16 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode = Basketball
| year = 2015–16
| team = Saint Louis Billikens
| image = SLU Billikens wordmark.png
| conference = Atlantic 10 Conference
| division =
| short_conf = A-10
| CoachRank =
| APRank =
| record = 11–21
| conf_record = 5–13
| head_coach = Jim Crews
| hc_year = 4th
| stadium= Chaifetz Arena
| champion=
| bowl =
| bowl_result =
|asst_coach1 = Tanner Bronson|asst_coach2 = Calbert Cheaney|asst_coach3 = Jim Platt}}
{{2015–16 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings}}
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.{{cite web|title=Men's Basketball - 2015-16 Coaches|url=http://www.slubillikens.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=27200&SPID=93215&SPSID=632627|work=SLU Billikens|publisher=Saint Louis University|accessdate=}} 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.{{cite web|title=Saint Louis University Announces Men's Basketball Coaching Change |url=http://www.slubillikens.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27200&ATCLID=210790761|publisher=Saint Louis University|accessdate=}} 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
| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | 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
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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Elliot Welmer
| position = PF
| hometown = Columbus, IN
| highschool = Brighton Academy
| feet = 6
| inches = 9
| weight = 215
| 40 =
| commitdate = 2013-12-04
| scout stars = 3
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = 73
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Matt Neufeld
| position = C
| hometown = Victoria, British Columbia
| highschool = Sunrise Christian Academy
| feet = 6
| inches = 11
| weight = 220
| 40 =
| commitdate = 2014-10-30
| scout stars = 3
| rivals stars = 3
| espn grade = NR
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Jermaine Bishop
| position = PG
| hometown = Queens, NY
| highschool = Holy Cross High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 1
| weight = 170
| 40 =
| commitdate = 2015-3-30
| scout stars = 0
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = 62
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End
| 40 =
| year = 2015
| rivals ref title = 2015 Saint Louis Signees
| scout ref title = 2015 Saint Louis Signees
| espn ref title = 2015 Saint Louis Signees
| rivals school =
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| accessdate = 2015-06-29
| bball = yes
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Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Milik|last=Yarbrough|num=1|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=230|class=SO|rs=|home=Zion, IL|high_school=Zion-Benton}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Aaron|last=Hines|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=175|class=JR|rs=|home=St. Louis, MO|high_school=Parkway North
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jermaine|last=Bishop|link=y|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=160|class=FR|rs=|home=Queens, NY|high_school=Holy Cross}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Markos|last=Psimitis|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=195|class=SO|rs=y|home=Mytilene, Greece|high_school=Experimental
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Austin|last=Eagleton|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=200|class=JR|rs=|home=Springfield, IL|high_school=Sacred Heart-Griffin|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Austin|last=Gillman|num=25|pos=C|ft=6|in=10|lbs=220|class=SO|rs=|home=St. Louis, MO|high_school=Oakville}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mike|last=Crawford|num=32|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=200|class=JR|rs=|home=Tipton, IN|high_school=Tipton}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Elliott|last=Welmer|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=215|class=FR|rs=|home=Columbus, IN|high_school=Brighton Academy|inj=y|cur_rs=yes}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Reggie|last=Agbeko|num=35|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=240|class=JR|rs=|home=Buffalo, NY|high_school=South Kent School}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Jim Crews ({{college|Indiana}})
|asst_coach=
- Calbert Cheaney ({{college|Indiana}})
- Tanner Bronson ({{college|Wisconsin}})
- Jim Platt ({{college|Concordia-Chicago}})
|roster_url= http://www.slubillikens.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27200&SPID=93215&SPSID=632633&DB_OEM_ID=27200
|accessdate= 3-3-2016
}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start |time= |rank= |tv= |gamehighs=no |attend=yes }}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Saint Louis Billikens}}| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/10/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Missouri–Saint Louis
| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| tv =
| score = 71–44
| attend =
| record = –
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Saint Louis Billikens}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/15/2015
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Hartford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename = Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
| tv = FSMW
| score = 85–68
| attend = 6,068
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/17/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = SIU Edwardsville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Vadalabene Center
| site_cityst = Edwardsville, IL
| gamename =
| tv = FSMW
| score = 70–60
| attend = 3,931
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/21/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = St. Francis Brooklyn
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename = Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
| tv = FSMW+
| attend = 6,087
| overtime =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/24/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = North Florida
| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename = Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
| tv = FSMW
| score = 70–57
| attend = 5,826
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/28/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Louisville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Barclays Center
| site_cityst = Brooklyn, NY
| gamename = Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
| tv =
| score = 57–77
| attend =
| overtime =
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/02/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Morehead State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename =
| tv = FSMW
| score = 46–60
| attend = 5,071
| overtime =
| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/05/2015
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wichita State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename =
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 58–63
| attend = 8,458
| overtime =
| record = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/12/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Alabama A&M
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 75–58
| attend = 5,419
| overtime =
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/16/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tennessee–Martin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename =
| tv = FSMW
| score = 76–82
| attend = 5,243
| overtime =
| record = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/19/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename =
| tv = FSMW
| score =68–76
| attend = 7,244
| overtime =
| record =5–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/21/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename =
| tv = FSMW
| score =52–65
| attend = 8,758
| overtime =
| record =5–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/29/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bramlage Coliseum
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
| gamename =
| tv = FSMW
| score = 47–75
| attend = 12,528
| overtime =
| record = 5–7
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Saint Louis Billikens}}| 2015–16 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/02/2016
| time = 3:30 pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rhode Island
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ryan Center
| site_cityst = Kingston, RI
| gamename =
| tv = NBCSN
| score = 57–85
| attend = 4,517
| overtime =
| record = 5–8
| conference = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/06/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = George Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename =
| tv = FSMW
| score = 65–62
| attend = 5,104
| overtime =
| record = 6–8
|conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/10/2016
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = VCU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename =
| tv = NBCSN
| score = 72–56
| attend = 8,719
| overtime =
| record = 6–9
| conference = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/13/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Duquesne
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Palumbo Center
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 71–81
| attend = 1,506
| overtime =
| record = 6–10
| conference = 1–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/17/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = George Mason
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename =
| tv = NBCSN
| score = 79–92
| attend = 7,022
| overtime =
| record = 6–11
| conference = 1–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/20/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Davidson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename =
| tv = FSMW
| score = 96–87
| attend = 5,103
| overtime =
| record = 7–11
| conference = 2–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/23/2016
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Massachusetts
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mullins Center
| site_cityst = Amherst, MA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 86–75
| attend = 3,484
| overtime =
| record = 8–11
| conference = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/27/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Dayton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UD Arena
| site_cityst = Dayton, OH
| gamename =
| tv = FSMW
| score = 37–73
| attend = 13,455
| overtime =
| record = 8–12
| conference = 3–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/30/2016
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Duquesne
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename =
| tv = ASN
| score = 67–78
| attend = 8,412
| overtime =
| record = 8–13
| conference = 3–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/07/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = St. Bonaventure
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reilly Center
| site_cityst = Olean, NY
| gamename =
| tv = NBCSN
| score = 62–65
| attend = 3,712
| overtime =
| record = 8–14
| conference = 3–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/10/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Richmond
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename =
| tv = FSMW
| score = 53–67
| attend = 5,154
| overtime =
| record = 8–15
| conference = 3–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/13/2016
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = VCU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Siegel Center
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename =
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 52–85
| attend = 7,637
| overtime =
| record = 8–16
| conference = 3–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/17/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = George Mason
| opprank =
| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena
| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 79–77
| attend = 3,015
| overtime = OT
| record = 9–16
| conference = 4–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/20/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Fordham
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename =
| tv = ASN
| score = 76–68
| attend = 8,591
| overtime =
| record = 10–16
| conference = 5–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/23/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Dayton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename =
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 49-52
| attend = 7,541
| overtime = OT
| record = 10-17
| conference = 5-10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/28/2016
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Joseph's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hagan Arena
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| tv = ASN
| score = 63-77
| attend = 4,200
| overtime =
| record = 10-18
| conference = 5-11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/02/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = La Salle
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tom Gola Arena
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 68-76
| attend = 1,612
| overtime =
| record = 10-19
| conference = 5-12
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/05/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = St. Bonaventure
| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename =
| tv = FSMW
| score = 67–76
| attend = 7,812
| overtime =
| record = 10–20
| conference = 5–13
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Saint Louis Billikens}}| 2016 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/09/2016
| time = 5:30 pm
| neutral = yes
| seed = 13
| opponent = George Mason
| oppseed = 12
| site_stadium = Barclays Center
| site_cityst = Brooklyn, NY
| gamename = First round
| tv = ASN
| score = 83–78
| overtime =
| attend = 5,523
| record = 11–20
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/10/2016
| time = 1:30 pm
| neutral = yes
| seed = 13
| opponent = George Washington
| oppseed = 5
| site_stadium = Barclays Center
| site_cityst = Brooklyn, NY
| gamename = Second Round
| tv = NBCSN
| score = 65–73
| overtime =
| attend = 6,519
| record = 11–21
}}
{{CBB schedule end| rank= | poll= AP Poll| timezone = Central Time}}
References
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