2023–24 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Travis Ford and played their home games at Chaifetz Arena as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2023–24 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	13–20 (5–13 A–10)
Head coach	Travis Ford (8th season)
Associate head coach	Corey Tate
Assistant coaches	Chris Harriman Charles Thomas
Home arena	Chaifetz Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Richmond	15	–	3		.833			23	–	10		.697
Loyola Chicago	15	–	3		.833			23	–	10		.697
No. 24 Dayton	14	–	4		.778			25	–	8		.758
UMass	11	–	7		.611			20	–	11		.645
VCU	11	–	7		.611			24	–	14		.632
Duquesne †	10	–	8		.556			25	–	12		.676
St. Bonaventure	9	–	9		.500			20	–	13		.606
George Mason	9	–	9		.500			20	–	12		.625
Saint Joseph's	9	–	9		.500			21	–	14		.600
La Salle	6	–	12		.333			16	–	17		.485
Rhode Island	6	–	12		.333			12	–	20		.375
Fordham	6	–	12		.333			13	–	20		.394
Davidson	5	–	13		.278			15	–	17		.469
Saint Louis	5	–	13		.278			13	–	20		.394
George Washington	4	–	14		.222			15	–	17		.469
† 2024 A-10 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Billikens finished the 2022–23 season 21–12, 12–6 in A-10 Play to finish in a three way tie for second place.^[1] As a No. 4 seed they defeated George Mason in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament before losing to VCU.^[2] Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Yuri Collins	1	G	6'0"	190	Junior	St. Louis, MO	Graduated
Javonte Perkins	3	G/F	6'6"	205	RS Senior	St. Louis, MO	Graduated
Javon Pickett	4	G	6'5"	215	Senior	Belleville, IL	Graduated
Francis Okoro	5	F	6'9"	230	RS Senior	Imo, Nigeria	Graduated
Fred Thatch Jr.	20	G	6'3"	215	RS Junior	Sikeston, MO	Graduated
Jake Forrester	10	F	6'9"	225	Senior	Harrisburg, PA	Graduated
Daniel Rivera	11	F	6'6"	210	Sophomore	San Juan, PR	Transferred to Bryant
Nick Kramer	13	G	6'3"	210	Freshman	St. Louis, MO	Transferred to Missouri State
Mohamadou Cisse	35	C	6'10"	210	Freshman	Dakar, Senegal	Transferred to Trinity Valley CC

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Bradley Ezewiro	3	F	6'8"	246	Junior	Torrance, CA	Georgetown
Tim Dalger	5	F	6'7"	218	RS Senior	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Tulsa
Michael Meadows	7	G	6'2"	175	RS Senior	Hollywood, CA	Portland

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:
Abou Magassa PF	Morsang-sur-Orge, France	Chorale Roanne Basket	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A	Jun 9, 2023
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Bruce Zhang C	Beijing, China	Skill Factory	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Nov 15, 2022
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Đorđe Ćurčić PG	Čačak, Serbia	Košarkaški klub Borac Čačak	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Jul 3, 2023
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Stef van Bussel C	Ommel, Netherlands	Bayer Giants Leverkusen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	N/A	May 3, 2023
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved October 20, 2022.

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ja'Quavis Williford SF	Los Angeles, CA	Middlebrooks Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 19, 2023
	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 20, 2022.

Roster

2023–24 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) 205 lb (93 kg) So Pattonville St. Louis, MO G 1 Cian Medley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Camden Sicklerville, NJ G 2 Larry Hughes Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So CBC St. Louis, MO F 3 Bradley Ezewiro 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Oak Hill Academy Georgetown Torrance, CA G 4 Đorđe Ćurčić 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Gimnazija Čačak, Serbia F 5 Tim Dalger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Calvary Christian Tulsa Fort Lauderdale, FL G 7 Michael Meadows 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Campbell Hall School Portland Hollywood, CA F 10 Abou Magassa 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Chorale Roanne Basket Morsang-sur-Orge, France F 11 Alex Nokes (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Beverly Hills Pacific Palisades, CA C 12 Bruce Zhang 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr The Skill Factory (GA) Nanchang, China F 13 Tsvet Sotirov (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Rolling Meadows Rolling Meadows, IL C 15 Stef Van Bussel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Philips van Horne/Peelland College Ommel, Netherlands G 21 Sincere Parker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Rockford East Moberly Area Community College Rockford, IL F 22 Terrence Hargrove Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr East St. Louis East St. Louis, IL G 24 Gibson Jimerson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Montverde Academy Richmond, VA G 25 Phil Jones (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Mount Carmel Chicago, IL G 33 Lamont Evans IV (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Blanche Ely South Florida Hollywood, FL	Head coach Travis Ford (Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Corey Tate (Missouri) Chris Harriman (Augusta State) Charles Thomas (Eastern Michigan) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		Kentucky Wesleyan	W 85–75		21 – Jimerson	8 – Dalger	4 – Medley	Chaifetz Arena  St. Louis, MO
October 29, 2023* 3:00 p.m.		Berea	W 98–60		18 – Parker	10 – Dalger	4 – Tied	Chaifetz Arena  St. Louis, MO
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+		Southern Indiana	W 75–63	1–0	27 – Meadows	15 – Hargrove Jr.	5 – Jimerson	Chaifetz Arena (4,989) St. Louis, MO
November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+		Lincoln (MO)	W 102–66	2–0	20 – Parker	9 – Van Bussel	4 – Meadows	Chaifetz Arena (3,189) St. Louis, MO
November 11, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BSMWX/ESPN+		Illinois State	W 80–71	3–0	20 – Jimmerson	9 – Parker	2 – Tied	Chaifetz Arena (5,332) St. Louis, MO
November 16, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Wyoming Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinals	W 79–69	4–0	22 – Parker	8 – Parker	3 – Tied	HTC Center (1,201) Conway, SC
November 17, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2		vs. Vermont Myrtle Beach Invitational semifinals	L 68–78	4–1	18 – Jimerson	6 – Tied	5 – Meadows Jr.	HTC Center (1,126) Conway, SC
November 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Wichita State Myrtle Beach Invitational 3rd place game	L 69–88	4–2	21 – Hargrove Jr.	7 – Hargrove Jr.	7 – Meadows Jr.	HTC Center (1,233) Conway, SC
November 25, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+		Dartmouth	W 66–65	5–2	23 – Jimerson	8 – Dalger	3 – Medley	Chaifetz Arena (4,523) St. Louis, MO
November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BSMWX/ESPN+		Utah State	L 76–81	5–3	28 – Jimerson	4 – Tied	5 – Jimerson	Chaifetz Arena (4,721) St. Louis, MO
December 2, 2023* 2:30 p.m.		at Southern Illinois	L 62–101	5–4	18 – Dalger	11 – Thames	3 – Jimerson	Banterra Center (5,021) Carbondale, IL
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Drake	L 69–75	5–5	23 – Jimerson	9 – Hargrove Jr.	3 – Medley	Knapp Center (3,124) Des Moines, IA
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+		Hofstra	W 71–68	6–5	21 – Jimerson	8 – Medley	5 – Tied	Chaifetz Arena (5,127) St. Louis, MO
December 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BSMWX/ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	W 75–74	7–5	23 – Jimerson	7 – Zhang	7 – Medley	Chaifetz Arena (4,789) St. Louis, MO
December 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		at NC State	L 70–82	7–6	18 – Ezewiro	9 – Ezewiro	6 – Medley	PNC Arena (12,555) Raleigh, NC
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+		Loyola Chicago	L 73–80	7–7 (0–1)	19 – Jimerson	10 – Ezewiro	5 – Meadows	Chaifetz Arena (7,068) St. Louis, MO
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., USA		at George Mason	L 67–79	7–8 (0–2)	20 – Jimerson	8 – Ezewiro	3 – Thames	EagleBank Arena (3,456) Fairfax, VA
January 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		Saint Joseph's	W 88–85	8–8 (1–2)	27 – Jimerson	6 – Ezewiro	5 – Medley	Chaifetz Arena (6,245) St. Louis, MO
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at No. 21 Dayton	L 65–70	8–9 (1–3)	13 – Jimerson	7 – Ezewiro	3 – Medley	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
January 19, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at VCU	L 61–85	8–10 (1–4)	21 – Parker	6 – Ezewiro	5 – Medley	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
January 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+		Davidson	L 61–84	8–11 (1–5)	20 – Ezewiro	6 – Tied	4 – Medley	Chaifetz Arena (5,647) St. Louis, MO
January 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+		UMass	L 73–84	8–12 (1–6)	16 – Jimerson	5 – Thames	7 – Meadows, Jr	Chaifetz Arena (7,423) St. Louis, MO
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+		at Loyola Chicago	L 62–77	8–13 (1–7)	16 – Jimerson	9 – Jimerson	4 – Medley	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,488) Chicago, IL
February 3, 2024 1:30 p.m., USA		Fordham	L 65–67	8–14 (1–8)	15 – Ezewiro	8 – Hughes II	5 – Medley	Chaifetz Arena (6,947) St. Louis, MO
February 7, 2024 5:30 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+		at La Salle	W 102–84	9–14 (2–8)	33 – Parker	7 – Ezewiro	6 – Medley	Tom Gola Arena (1,202) Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 2024 11:30 a.m., USA		at Saint Joseph's	L 86–87	9–15 (2–9)	34 – Parker	9 – Parker	2 – Medley	Hagan Arena (2,407) Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		VCU	L 85–95	9–16 (2–10)	30 – Parker	4 – Tied	5 – Tied	Chaifetz Arena (5,382) St. Louis, MO
February 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 66–81	9–17 (2–11)	17 – Hargrove	7 – Ezewiro	4 – Tied	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,178) Pittsburgh, PA
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+		George Washington	W 96–91	10–17 (3–11)	19 – Jimerson	8 – Hargrove Jr.	7 – Medley	Chaifetz Arena (7,239) St. Louis, MO
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., BSMW/ESPN+		Richmond	L 64–80	10–18 (3–12)	21 – Jimerson	11 – Ezewiro	5 – Medley	Chaifetz Arena (5,359) St. Louis, MO
March 2, 2024 3:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Rhode Island	W 94–91	11–18 (4–12)	30 – Jimerson	10 – van Bussel	5 – Medley	Ryan Center (4,671) Kingston, RI
March 5, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		No. 25 Dayton	L 83–100	11–19 (4–13)	24 – Jimerson	5 – Hargrove Jr.	5 – Tied	Chaifetz Arena (6,358) St. Louis, MO
March 9, 2024 11:30 a.m., USA		at St. Bonaventure	W 73–65	12–19 (5–13)	17 – Hargrove Jr.	10 – Medley	10 – Medley	Reilly Center (4,702) Olean, NY
A-10 tournament
March 12, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	(14)	vs. (11) Rhode Island First round	W 74–71	13–19	26 – Jimerson	11 – Ezewiro	9 – Medley	Barclays Center (5,946) Brooklyn, NY
March 13, 2024 7:30 p.m., USA	(14)	vs. (6) Duquesne Second round	L 73–83	13–20	22 – Jimerson	6 – Hargrove Jr.	5 – Medley	Barclays Center (6,432) Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[3][4]