2022–23 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

2022–23 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
2022–23 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	21–12 (12–6 A–10)
Head coach	Travis Ford (7th season);
Associate head coach	Corey Tate
Assistant coaches	Will Bailey; Phil Forte;
Home arena	Chaifetz Arena
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

Departures

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

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

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information
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
Nick Kramer SG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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
Kellen Thames SG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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
Larry Hughes Jr. SG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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
Mouhamadou Cisse C	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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

College recruiting information (2022)
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
Cian Medley PG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Brock Vice C	Germantown, TN	Houston High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Aug 9, 2022
Brock Vice C	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Bruce Zhang C	Beijing, China	Skill Factory	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Nov 15, 2022
Bruce Zhang C	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.

Roster

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	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Odessa College	San Juan, PR
G	13	Nick Kramer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	SLUH	St. Louis, MO
G	20	Fred Thatch Jr.	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

Travis Ford (Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Corey Tate (Missouri)
Will Bailey(UAB)
Phil Forte (Oklahoma State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1/9/2023

Schedule and results

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.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV							Not released
Coaches	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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

[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.

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