2020–21 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2020-21
Prev Year:2019–20
Next Year:2021–22
Team:Saint Louis Billikens
Conference:Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:A-10
Record:14–7
Conf Record:6–4
Head Coach:Travis Ford
Hc Year:5th
Assoc Coach:Corey Tate
Asst Coach1:Ray Giacoletti
Asst Coach2:Ford Stuen
Stadium:Chaifetz Arena
Bowl:NIT
Bowl Result:First Round

The 2020–21 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Travis Ford in his fifth season at Saint Louis. The team played their home games at Chaifetz Arena as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 14-7, 6-4 to finish a tie for 4th place. They defeated UMass in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament before losing in the semifinals to St. Bonaventure. They received an invitation to the NIT where they lost in the first round to Mississippi State.

Previous season

The Billikens finished the 2019-20 season 23–8, 12-6 in A-10 play in fourth place. Their season ended when the A-10 tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Tay Weaver 2 G 5'10" 170 Senior Graduated
Madani Diarra 21 C 6'10" 240 Freshman Bamako, MailTransferred to Eastern Illinois
KC Hankton 23 F 6'4" 195 Sophomore Charlotte, NCTransferred to Chattanooga
Jack Raboin 31 G 6'6" 205 Senior Mattoon, ILGraduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Marten Linssen 12 F 6'8" 255 Junior Transferred from UNC Wilmington. Graduate Transfer, eligible immediately
Francis Okoro 5 F 6'9" 235 Junior Transferred from Oregon. Under NCAA transfer rules, Okoro will have to sit out for the 2020–21 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2020 recruiting class

Roster

Source[1]

Schedule

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Rankings

See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-21 Roster. slubillikens.com. Saint Louis University.