2011–12 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
76 Classic tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record26–8 (12–4 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaChaifetz Arena
2011–12 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Temple133 .813248  .750
Saint Louis124 .750268  .765
Xavier106 .6252313  .639
St. Bonaventure106 .6252012  .625
UMass97 .5632611  .703
La Salle97 .5632113  .618
Dayton97 .5632013  .606
Saint Joseph's97 .5632014  .588
Duquesne79 .4381615  .516
Richmond79 .4381616  .500
Charlotte511 .3131317  .433
George Washington511 .3131021  .323
Rhode Island412 .250724  .226
Fordham313 .1881019  .345
2012 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of March 13, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Billikens were led by sixth year head coach Rick Majerus and played their home games at Chaifetz Arena. They are a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 26–8, 12–4 in A-10 play to finish in second place. They were champions of the 2011 76 Classic. They lost in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Basketball tournament to Xavier. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament where they defeated Memphis in the second round before falling in the third round to Michigan State.

Roster

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No.NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometown (Prev. School)
3Kwamain MitchellG5–10175R Jr.Milwaukee, Wis. (Dominican)
5Jordair JettG6–1210So.St. Paul, Minn. (Notre Dame Prep.)
10Emmanuel TselentakisG6–4190Fr.Thessaloniki, Greece (Anatolia College)
11Mike McCall Jr.G6–0165So.Chicago, Ill. (Foreman)
12Grant GehlenF6–3160R Fr.Edina, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall)
13Brian DalyG6–3160So.Evanston, Ill. (Loyola Academy)
14Brian ConklinF6–6230Sr.Eugene, Ore. (North Eugene)
15Jimmy RemkeF6–4N/AFr.St. Paul, Minn. (Hill-Murray)
21Dwayne EvansF6–5205So.Bolingbrook, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)
23Kyle CassityG6–4200Sr.Tamaroa, Ill (Pinckneyville)
24Cody EllisF6–8240Jr.Perth, Australia (Institute Of Sport)
30Jake BarnettF6–5190R So.Wauwatosa, Wis. (East)
32Cory RemekunF6–8205Jr.Dallas, Tex. (Mesquite)
51Rob LoeF6–11240So.Auckland, New Zealand (Westlake)
54John ManningC6–11230Fr.Chantilly, Va. (Chantilly)
55Grandy GlazeF6–6230Fr.Toronto, Ontario (Notre Dame Prep.)

Season schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2011*
7:00 pm
Cardinal Stritch W 66–44 
Chaifetz Arena (N/A)
St. Louis, MO
11/05/2011*
1:00 pm
St. Ambrose W 72–61 
Chaifetz Arena (N/A)
St. Louis, MO
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2011*
8:00 pm
Tennessee State W 71–37  1–0
Chaifetz Arena (6,497)
St. Louis, MO
11/15/2011*
7:00 pm
at Southern Illinois W 61–42  2–0
SIU Arena (4,272)
Carbondale, IL
11/20/2011*
11:00 am, CBSSN
Washington W 77–64  3–0
Chaifetz Arena (6,761)
St. Louis, MO
11/24/2011*
1:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Boston College
76 Classic Tournament quarterfinals
W 62–51  4–0
Anaheim Convention Center (1,471)
Anaheim, CA
11/25/2011*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Villanova
76 Classic Tournament semifinals
W 80–68  5–0
Anaheim Convention Center (2,087)
Anaheim, CA
11/27/2011*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Oklahoma
76 Classic Championship
W 83–63  6–0
Anaheim Convention Center (2,637)
Anaheim, CA
11/29/2011*
9:00 pm
No. 23 at Loyola Marymount L 68–75  6–1
Gersten Pavilion (2,012)
Los Angeles, CA
12/03/2011*
7:00 pm
No. 23 Portland W 73–53  7–1
Chaifetz Arena (7,087)
St. Louis, MO
12/07/2011*
7:00 pm, FSMW
Vermont W 62–43  8–1
Chaifetz Arena (5,677)
St. Louis, MO
12/10/2011*
1:00 pm
Illinois-Springfield W 72–62  9–1
Chaifetz Arena (5,842)
St. Louis, MO
12/17/2011*
7:00 pm
Alabama State W 65–35  10–1
Chaifetz Arena (6,574)
St. Louis, MO
12/22/2011*
7:00 pm
Arkansas State W 70–46  11–1
Chaifetz Arena (7,354)
St. Louis, MO
12/27/2011*
7:00 pm, FSMW
Texas Southern W 71–39  12–1
Chaifetz Arena (8,044)
St. Louis, MO
12/31/2011*
5:00 pm, The Mtn.
at New Mexico L 60–64  12–2
The Pit (15,139)
Albuquerque, NM
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/04/2012
7:00 pm, KPLR
at Dayton L 72–79 OT 12–3 (0–1)
UD Arena (11,815)
Dayton, OH
01/07/2012
7:00 pm
George Washington W 78–56  13–3 (1–1)
Chaifetz Arena (9,021)
St. Louis, MO
01/11/2012
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Temple L 67–72  13–4 (1–2)
Chaifetz Arena (8,760)
St. Louis, MO
01/14/2012
1:00 pm, CBSSR
at Charlotte W 68–67  14–4 (2–2)
Dale F. Halton Arena (6,538)
Charlotte, NC
01/21/2012
7:00 pm, KPLR
Duquesne W 68–41  15–4 (3–2)
Chaifetz Arena (8,656)
St. Louis, MO
01/25/2012
6:00 pm, FSMW
at Xavier W 73–68  16–4 (4–2)
Cintas Center (10,153)
Cincinnati, OH
01/28/2012
1:00 pm, CBSSR
at Massachusetts L 59–72  16–5 (4–3)
Mullins Center (8,399)
Amherst, MA
02/01/2012
7:00 pm
St. Bonaventure W 86–62  17–5 (5–3)
Chaifetz Arena (6,346)
St. Louis, MO
02/04/2012
4:00 pm, FSMW+
Dayton W 58–50  18–5 (6–3)
Chaifetz Arena (10,414)
St. Louis, MO
02/08/2012
7:30 pm, KPLR
at Saint Joseph's W 72–60  19–5 (7–3)
Hagan Arena (3,751)
Philadelphia, PA
02/11/2012
1:00 pm
at La Salle W 59–51  20–5 (8–3)
Tom Gola Arena (2,903)
Philadelphia, PA
02/15/2012
7:00 pm, KPLR
Richmond W 64–50  21–5 (9–3)
Chaifetz Arena (7,459)
St. Louis, MO
02/18/2012
3:00 pm
Fordham W 66–46  22–5 (10–3)
Chaifetz Arena (9,173)
St. Louis, MO
02/25/2012
1:00 pm, CBSSR
at Rhode Island L 62–64  22–6 (10–4)
Ryan Center (4,065)
Kingston, RI
02/28/2012
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Xavier W 70–59  23–6 (11–4)
Chaifetz Arena (10,441)
St. Louis, MO
03/03/2012
11:00 am
at Duquesne W 75–60  24–6 (12–4)
A. J. Palumbo Center (2,901)
Pittsburgh, PA
A-10 tournament
03/09/2012
6:30 pm, CBSSN
(2) vs. (7) La Salle
Quarterfinals
W 78–71  25–6
Boardwalk Hall (5,955)
Atlantic City, NJ
03/10/2012
3:30 pm, CBSSN
(2) vs. (3) Xavier
Semifinals
L 64–71  25–7
Boardwalk Hall (6,784)
Atlantic City, NJ
NCAA tournament
3/16/2012*
5:50 pm, TBS
(9 W) vs. (8 W) Memphis
Second Round
W 61–54  26–7
Nationwide Arena (17,464)
Columbus, OH
3/18/2012*
2:10 pm, CBS
(9 W) vs. (1 W) No. 5 Michigan State
Third Round
L 61–65  26–8
Nationwide Arena (17,425)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

References

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