2021–22 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	† 2022 A10 Tournament winner ; As of December 10, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
2021–22 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
Cancún Challenge champions
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2021–22 record	7–1 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Travis Ford (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Corey Tate; Ray Giacoletti; Phil Forte;
Home arena	Chaifetz Arena

The 2021–22 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represents Saint Louis University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Travis Ford in his sixth season at Saint Louis. The team plays their home games at Chaifetz Arena as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Billikens finished the 2020–21 season 14–7, 6-4 in A-10 play to finish in a tie fourth place. They defeated UMass in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament before losing to St. Bonaventure in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid of the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Mississippi State in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jordan Goodwin	0	G	6'3"	200	Senior	Centreville, IL	Graduated/went undrafted in 2021 NBA draft
Phillip Russell	4	G	5'10"	165	Freshman	St. Louis, MO	Walk-on; transferred to Southeast Missouri State
Joshua Hightower	10	G	6'3"	175	Senior	Cooksville, MD	Walk-on; graduated
Hasahn French	11	F	6'7"	240	Senior	Middletown, NY	Graduated/went undrafted in 2021 NBA draft
Demarius Jacobs	15	G	6'2"	185	Junior	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Ball State
Jimmy Bell Jr.	32	F	6'10"	270	Sophomore	Saginaw, MI	Transferred to Moberly Area CC

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Rashad Williams	11	G	6'2"	184	Senior	Detroit, MI	Oakland
Jordan Nesbitt	15	G	6'6"	185	Sophomore	St. Louis, MO	Memphis
DeAndre Jones	55	G	5'11"	160	Senior	Boise, ID	Central Arkansas

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Lassina Traore F	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Victory Rock Prep	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Aug 10, 2021
Lassina Traore F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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:

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Sincere Parker SG	Rockford, IL	AZ Compass Prep/Moberly Area Community College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 20, 2021
Sincere Parker SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A 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:

Preseason

In a poll of the league's head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Billikens were picked to finish in third place in the A-10. Javonte Perkins was selected Preseason First Team All-Conference selection while Yuri Collins is a Third Team Preseason honoree.[1] In the preseason game against Rockhurst, Perkins suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee and will miss the remainder of the 2021-22 season. [2]

Roster

2021–22 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Yuri Collins	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	St. Mary’s	St. Louis, MO
G/F	2	Markhi Strickland	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Victory Rock Prep	Miami, FL
G/F	3	Javonte Perkins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Miller Career Academy Southwestern Illinois College	St. Louis, MO
F	5	Francis Okoro	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	Normal West Oregon	Imo, Nigeria
G	11	Rashad Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Wayne Memorial Oakland	Detroit, MI
F	12	Marten Linssen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Jr	Schloss-Gymnasium Benrath Valparaiso/UNC Wilmington	Dusseldorg, Germany
F	13	Andre Lorentsson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	RIG Mark Kinna	Gothenburg, Sweden
G	15	Jordan Nesbitt	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	St. Louis Christian Academy Memphis	St. Louis, MO
G	20	Fred Thatch Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Sikeston	Sikeston, MO
F	22	Terrence Hargrove Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	East St. Louis	East St. Louis, IL
F	23	Lassina Traore	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Victory Rock Prep	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
G	24	Gibson Jimerson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Montverde Academy	Richmond, VA
G	30	Brandon Courtney (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Wesclin	Trenton, IL
G	55	DeAndre Jones	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS Sr	Borah Central Arkansas	Boise, ID

Head coach

Travis Ford (Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	Rockhurst	W 84–42		14 – Jimerson	8 – Hargrove Jr.	7 – Collins	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
October 31, 2021* 3:00 p.m.	Lindenwood	W 89–66		17 – Collins	8 – Hargrove Jr.	11 – Collins	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BSMW+	Central Arkansas	W 96–61	1–0	17 – Jimerson	7 – Tied	12 – Collins	Chaifetz Arena (4,805) St. Louis, MO
November 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BSMW	Harris–Stowe	W 127–54	2–0	21 – Jimerson	9 – Nesbitt	10 – Collins	Chaifetz Arena (3,574) St. Louis, MO
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BSMW	Eastern Illinois	W 86–44	3–0	18 – Jimerson	12 – Okoro	6 – Collins	Chaifetz Arena (5,433) St. Louis, MO
November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at No. 11 Memphis	L 74–90	3–1	20 – Hargrove Jr.	13 – Okoro	7 – Collins	FedExForum (13,302) Memphis, TN
November 20, 2021* 4:00 p.m., BSMW	Mercer Cancún Challenge campus site game	W 75-58	4-1	20 – Thatch Jr.	11 – Hargrove Jr.	7 – Collins	Chaifetz Arena (4,725) St. Louis, MO
November 23, 2021* 7:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Illinois State Cancún Challenge Riviera semifinal	W 82-76	5-1	19 – Jimerson	10 – Okoro	8 – Collins	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (103) Cancún, Mexico
November 24, 2021* 7:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Stephen F. Austin Cancún Challenge Riviera championship	W 79-68	6-1	19 – Tied	8 – Linssen	4 – Collins	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (461) Cancún, Mexico
November 30, 2021* 8:00 p.m., Stadium	at Boise State	W 86-82 ^OT	7-1	21 – Jimerson	8 – Nesbitt	3 – Jimerson	ExtraMile Arena (6,765) Boise, ID
December 4, 2021* 5:30 p.m., BSMW	UAB	L 72-77	7-2	17 – Jones	6 – Hargrove Jr.	7 – Collins	Chaifetz Arena (5,743) St. Louis, MO
December 7, 2021* 7:00 p.m., NBCSports.com	Belmont	L 59-64	7-3	21 – Jimerson	7 – Linssen	6 – Collins	Chaifetz Arena (4,521) St. Louis, MO
December 11, 2021* 4:00 p.m., NBCSN	Boston College	W 79-68	8-3	19 – Jimerson	6 – Tied	19 – Collins	Chaifetz Arena (6,123) St. Louis, MO
December 18, 2021* 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 13 Auburn						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
December 22, 2021* 2:00 p.m., FloSports	vs. Drake Las Vegas Showcase						South Point Arena Enterprise, NV
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 30, 2022 6:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+	at UMass						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
January 2, 2022 1:00 p.m., CBSSN	Richmond						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
January 5, 2022 6:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+	La Salle						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
January 8, 2022 3:00 p.m., CBSSN	at St. Bonaventure						Reilly Center Olean, NY
January 11, 2022 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Dayton						UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 15, 2022 1:30 p.m., USA	Fordham						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
January 23, 2022 1:30 p.m., USA	UMass						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+	George Washington						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Duquesne						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
February 2, 2022 1:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+	George Mason						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
February 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	Dayton						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
February 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at LaSalle						Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	St. Bonaventure						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
February 19, 2022 2:30 p.m., CBSSN	at Davidson						John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
February 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., BSMW	Saint Joseph's						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
February 25, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Richmond						Robins Center Richmond, VA
March 2, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rhode Island						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
March 5, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN2	VCU						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
A-10 Tournament
March 9–13, 2022 TBA	vs.						Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source[3][4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	NR		NR	NR	NR																Not released
Coaches	NR			NR	RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

"St. Bonaventure Unanimous Choice to Repeat as Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Champions; Preseason Awards Announced". Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
"Perkins Suffers Season-Ending Injury". Saint Louis Billikens. slubillikens.com. October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
"2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". slubillikens.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
"2021-22 Saint Louis Billikens Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.

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[:01-1] "St. Bonaventure Unanimous Choice to Repeat as Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Champions; Preseason Awards Announced". Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

[:02-2] "Perkins Suffers Season-Ending Injury". Saint Louis Billikens. slubillikens.com. October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

[3] "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". slubillikens.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

[4] "2021-22 Saint Louis Billikens Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.

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