2009–10 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Rick Majerus's third season at Saint Louis. The Billikens compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at Chaifetz Arena. They finished the season 23–13, 11–5 in A-10 play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2010 College Basketball Invitational where they advanced to the best-of-3 games final. They lost 0–2 to VCU.

2009–10 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
CBI, Finals
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record23–13 (11–5 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaChaifetz Arena
Seasons
2009–10 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 Temple142 .875296 .829
No. 25 Xavier142 .875269 .743
No. 24 Richmond133 .813269 .743
Saint Louis115 .6882313 .639
Rhode Island97 .5632610 .722
Charlotte97 .5631912 .613
Dayton88 .5002512 .676
St. Bonaventure79 .4381516 .484
Duquesne79 .4381616 .500
George Washington610 .3751615 .516
UMass511 .3131220 .375
Saint Joseph's511 .3131120 .355
La Salle412 .2501218 .400
Fordham016 .000226 .071
2010 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

2009-10 Roster

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NONamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown (Last School)
3Kwamain MitchellGuard5-10175SOMilwaukee, Wisconsin (Dominican)
10Paul EckerleGuard6-1175JRWashington, Missouri (St. Francis Borgia)
12Justin JordanGuard5-9179FRFort Wayne, Indiana (North Side)
13Femi JohnGuard6-2205RS FRSt. Louis, Missouri (McCluer North)
14Brian ConklinForward6-6230SONorth Eugene, Oregon (North Eugene)
15Christian SalecichGuard6-3190FRGold Coast, Australia (Australian Institute of Sport)
20Darrin YoungGuard5-10165FRKirkwood, Missouri (Kirkwood)
21Jon SmithForward6-5190FRColumbus, Ohio (Grove City)
22Jeff ReidGuard6-4185FRTopeka, Kansas (Hayden)
23Kyle CassityGuard6-3200SOTamaroa, Illinois(Pinckneyville)
24Cody EllisForward6-8240FRPerth, Australia (Australian Institute of Sport)
32Cory RemekunForward6-7205FRDallas, Texas (Mesquite))
33Willie ReedForward6-9220SOKansas City, Missouri (Bishop Miege)

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2009*
8:00pm
Arkansas–Fort SmithW 79–51 
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, Missouri
11/7/2009*
2:00pm
St. AmbroseW 61–47 
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, Missouri
Regular Season
11/14/2009*
7:00pm
Southeast Missouri StateW 59–41 1–0
Chaifetz Arena (7,131)
St. Louis, Missouri
11/18/2009*
7:00pm, FS Midwest
NebraskaW 69–55 2–0
Chaifetz Arena (7,596)
St. Louis, Missouri
11/22/2009*
1:00pm
Kennesaw State
Chicago Invitational Challenge
W 76–66 3–0
Chaifetz Arena (6,538)
St. Louis, Missouri
11/24/2009*
7:00pm
Mississippi Valley State
Chicago Invitational Challenge
W 75–39 4–0
Chaifetz Arena (6,842)
St. Louis, Missouri
11/27/2009*
5:00pm
vs. Iowa State
Chicago Invitational Challenge
L 54–65 4–1
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, Illinois
11/28/2009*
4:30pm
vs. Notre Dame
Chicago Invitational Challenge
L 52–64 4–2
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, Illinois
12/2/2009*
6:00pm, FS Midwest
at GeorgiaL 56–64 4–3
Stegeman Coliseum (4,650)
Athens, Georgia
12/5/2009*
7:00pm, KPLR
Southern IllinoisW 71–61 5–3
Chaifetz Arena (9,483)
St. Louis, Missouri
12/12/2009*
7:00pm
RockhurstW 66–53 6–3
Chaifetz Arena (7,823)
St. Louis, Missouri
12/16/2009*
7:00pm
BelmontW 75–67 7–3
Chaifetz Arena (6,432)
St. Louis, Missouri
12/19/2009*
7:00pm, KPLR
Missouri StateL 63–73 7–4
Chaifetz Arena (8,483)
St. Louis, Missouri
12/22/2009*
7:00pm
UMKCW 61–54 8–4
Chaifetz Arena (6,762)
St. Louis, Missouri
12/29/2009*
7:00pm
Eastern IllinoisW 60–42 9–4
Chaifetz Arena (7,354)
St. Louis, Missouri
1/2/2010*
6:00pm
at Bowling GreenL 50–59 9–5
Anderson Arena (1,518)
Bowling Green, Ohio
1/9/2010
4:00pm, FS Midwest
RichmondW 63–58 10–5 (1–0)
Chaifetz Arena (8,134)
St. Louis, Missouri
1/13/2010
6:00pm
DuquesneW 79–75 2OT11–5 (2–0)
A. J. Palumbo Center (2,563)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1/17/2010
3:00pm, CBSCS
at CharlotteL 61–63 OT11–6 (2–1)
Dale F. Halton Arena (5,570)
Charlotte, North Carolina
1/20/2010
7:00pm, KPLR
FordhamW 75–48 12–6 (3–1)
Chaifetz Arena (7,076)
St. Louis, Missouri
1/27/2010
6:00pm
at George WashingtonL 62–67 OT12–7 (3–2)
Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (1,782)
Washington, D.C.
1/30/2010
1:00pm, CCIN
at RichmondL 36–62 12–8 (3–3)
Robins Center (3,193)
Richmond, Virginia
2/3/2010
7:00pm, KPLR
St. BonaventureW 67–65 13–8 (4–3)
Chaifetz Arena (6,687)
St. Louis, Missouri
2/6/2010
3:00pm, CCIN
at La SalleW 68–65 14–8 (5–3)
Tom Gola Arena (1,177)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2/9/2010
6:00pm, CCIN
at Saint Joseph'sW 56–52 15–8 (6–3)
Hagan Arena (3,152)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2/13/2010
3:00pm, ESPNU
DaytonW 68–65 2OT16–8 (7–3)
Chaifetz Arena (9,453)
St. Louis, Missouri
2/17/2010
8:00pm, CCIN
Rhode IslandW 62–57 17–8 (8–3)
Chaifetz Arena (7,257)
St. Louis, Missouri
2/21/2010
3:00pm
at UMassW 69–56 18–8 (9–3)
Mullins Center (3,454)
Amherst, Massachusetts
2/24/2010
7:00pm, FS Midwest
XavierL 71–73 18–9 (9–4)
Chaifetz Arena (10,008)
St. Louis, Missouri
2/27/2010
7:00pm, KPLR
DuquesneW 69–59 19–9 (10–4)
Chaifetz Arena (8,169)
St. Louis, Missouri
3/3/2010
7:00pm, FS Midwest
No. 20 TempleL 51–57 19–10 (10–5)
Chaifetz Arena (7,984)
St. Louis, Missouri
3/6/2010
6:00pm, CCIN
at DaytonW 71–66 20–10 (11–5)
UD Arena (13,435)
Dayton, Ohio
Atlantic 10 tournament
3/12/2010
1:30pm, CBSCS
(4) vs. (5) Rhode Island
A-10 Quarterfinals
L 47–63 20–11
Boardwalk Hall (5,416)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
CBI
3/16/2010
8:00pm, HDNet
Indiana State
CBI First Round
W 63–54 21–11
Chaifetz Arena (3,542)
St. Louis, Missouri
3/22/2010
8:00pm, HDNet
Green Bay
CBI Quarterfinals
W 68–62 2OT22–11
Chaifetz Arena (4,235)
St. Louis, Missouri
3/24/2010
8:00pm, HDNet
Princeton
CBI Semifinals
W 69–59 23–11
Chaifetz Arena (4,682)
St. Louis, Missouri
3/29/2010
6:00pm, HDNet
at VCU
CBI Finals – Game 1
L 56–68 23–12
Stuart C. Siegel Center (4,386)
Richmond, Virginia
3/31/2010
7:00pm, HDNet
VCU
CBI Finals – Game 2
L 65–71 23–13
Chaifetz Arena (5,612)
St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2010.