2015–16 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Saint Louis Billikens SLU Billikens wordmark.png Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 11–21 5–13 Jim Crews 4th Chaifetz Arena Tanner Bronson Calbert Cheaney Jim Platt 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.Men's Basketball - 2015-16 Coaches http://www.slubillikens.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=27200&SPID=93215&SPSID=632627 SLU Billikens Saint Louis University 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.Saint Louis University Announces Men's Basketball Coaching Change http://www.slubillikens.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27200&ATCLID=210790761 Saint Louis University 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 Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown 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 no no 2015 Elliot Welmer PF Columbus, IN Brighton Academy 6 9 215 2013-12-04 3 0 73 Matt Neufeld C Victoria, British Columbia Sunrise Christian Academy 6 11 220 2014-10-30 3 3 NR Jermaine Bishop PG Queens, NY Holy Cross High School 6 1 170 2015-3-30 0 0 62 2015 2015 Saint Louis Signees 2015 Saint Louis Signees 2015 Saint Louis Signees 2015-06-29 yes Roster Men's Basketball - 2015-16 Roster http://www.slubillikens.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=27200&SPID=93215&SPSID=632633 SLU Billikens Saint Louis University 2015 Saint Louis Billikens y y Marcus Bartley 0 G 6 4 180 SO Decatur, IL Douglas MacArthur Milik Yarbrough 1 F 6 6 230 SO Zion, IL Zion-Benton Miles Reynolds 2 G 6 2 170 SO Chicago, IL Whitney Young Ash Yacoubou 3 G 6 4 215 SR y Bronx, NY Long Island LutheranVillanova Davell Roby 5 G 6 4 200 SO Memphis, TN White Station Aaron Hines 10 G 6 0 175 JR St. Louis, MO Parkway NorthJohn Wood CC Jermaine Bishop y 11 G 6 1 160 FR Queens, NY Holy Cross Matt Neufeld 13 C 6 11 220 FR Victoria, BC Sunrise Christian Brett Jolly 14 F 6 9 230 SO Southlake, TX Blair Academy Markos Psimitis 21 G 6 5 195 SO y Mytilene, Greece ExperimentalHarris-Stowe W Austin Eagleton 24 G 6 3 200 JR Springfield, IL Sacred Heart-Griffin W Austin Gillman 25 C 6 10 220 SO St. Louis, MO Oakville Mike Crawford 32 G 6 4 200 JR Tipton, IN Tipton Elliott Welmer 33 F 6 9 215 FR Columbus, IN Brighton Academy y yes Reggie Agbeko 35 F 6 7 240 JR Buffalo, NY South Kent School Jim Crews (Indiana) Calbert Cheaney (Indiana) Tanner Bronson (Wisconsin) Jim Platt (Concordia-Chicago) http://www.slubillikens.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27200&SPID=93215&SPSID=632633&DB_OEM_ID=27200 3-3-2016 Schedule no yes |- !colspan=9 style=Saint Louis Billikens| Exhibition 11/10/2015 7:00 pm yes Missouri–Saint Louis Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO 71–44   – |- !colspan=9 style=Saint Louis Billikens| Non-conference regular season 11/15/2015 4:00 pm yes Hartford Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational FSMW 85–68 6,068 1–0 11/17/2015 7:00 pm yes yes SIU Edwardsville Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL FSMW 70–60 3,931 2–0 11/21/2015 7:00 pm yes St. Francis Brooklyn Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational FSMW+ 76–60St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers vs Saint Louis Billikens https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400835656 ESPN.com 22 November 2015 6,087 3–0 11/24/2015 7:00 pm yes North Florida Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational FSMW 70–57 5,826 4–0 11/28/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Louisville Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational 57–77   4–1 12/02/2015 7:00 pm yes Morehead State Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO FSMW 46–60 5,071 4–2 12/05/2015 8:00 pm yes Wichita State Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO ESPNU 58–63 8,458 4–3 12/12/2015 7:00 pm yes Alabama A&M Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO 75–58 5,419 5–3 12/16/2015 7:00 pm yes Tennessee–Martin Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO FSMW 76–82 5,243 5–4 12/19/2015 7:00 pm yes Indiana State Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO FSMW 68–76 7,244 5–5 12/21/2015 7:00 pm yes Southern Illinois Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO FSMW 52–65 8,758 5–6 12/29/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS FSMW 47–75 12,528 5–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Saint Louis Billikens| Atlantic 10 regular season 01/02/2016 3:30 pm yes Rhode Island Ryan Center Kingston, RI NBCSN 57–85 4,517 5–8 0–1 01/06/2016 6:00 pm George Washington Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO FSMW 65–62 5,104 6–8 1–1 01/10/2016 3:00 pm VCU Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO NBCSN 72–56 8,719 6–9 1–2 01/13/2016 6:00 pm yes Duquesne Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA 71–81 1,506 6–10 1–3 01/17/2016 2:00 pm George Mason Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO NBCSN 79–92 7,022 6–11 1–4 01/20/2016 7:00 pm Davidson Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO FSMW 96–87 5,103 7–11 2–4 01/23/2016 11:00 am yes Massachusetts Mullins Center Amherst, MA 86–75 3,484 8–11 3–4 01/27/2016 6:00 pm yes Dayton UD Arena Dayton, OH FSMW 37–73 13,455 8–12 3–5 01/30/2016 5:00 pm Duquesne Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO ASN 67–78 8,412 8–13 3–6 02/07/2016 1:00 pm yes St. Bonaventure Reilly Center Olean, NY NBCSN 62–65 3,712 8–14 3–7 02/10/2016 7:00 pm Richmond Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO FSMW 53–67 5,154 8–15 3–8 02/13/2016 5:00 pm yes VCU Siegel Center Richmond, VA CBSSN 52–85 7,637 8–16 3–9 02/17/2016 6:00 pm yes George Mason EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA 79–77 3,015 OT 9–16 4–9 02/20/2016 7:00 pm Fordham Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO ASN 76–68 8,591 10–16 5–9 02/23/2016 7:00 pm Dayton Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO CBSSN 49-52 7,541 OT 10-17 5-10 02/28/2016 12:00 pm yes Saint Joseph's Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA ASN 63-77 4,200 10-18 5-11 03/02/2016 6:00 pm yes La Salle Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 68-76 1,612 10-19 5-12 03/05/2016 7:00 pm St. Bonaventure Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO FSMW 67–76 7,812 10–20 5–13 |- !colspan=9 style=Saint Louis Billikens| Atlantic 10 tournament 03/09/2016 5:30 pm yes 13 George Mason 12 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY First round ASN 83–78 5,523 11–20 03/10/2016 1:30 pm yes 13 George Washington 5 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Second Round NBCSN 65–73 6,519 11–21 AP Poll Central Time References Saint Louis Category:Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball seasons Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball Category:2015 in St. Louis Category:2016 in St. Louis