2021-2022 Saint Louis Billikens

2021-2022 Saint Louis Billikens Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
1 Yuri Collins Jr G 6-0 190 Mar 7, 2001 St. Louis (MO) United States St. Mary's High School
30 Brandon Courtney Jr G 6-3 200 - Tremont (IL) United States Wesclin High School
31 Kyle Engstler Fr GF 6-5 200 - Downers Grove (IL) United States Downers Grove North High School
22 Terrence Hargrove, Jr. So SF 6-4 215 - East St. Louis (IL) United States East St. Louis Senior High School
24 Gibson Jimerson So F 6-5 205 Sep 21, 1999 Mechanicsville (VA) United States Montverde Academy
55 DeAndre Jones Sr PG 5-11 160 - Boise (ID) United States Link Year Prep
12 Marten Linssen Jr F 6-8 240 Aug 30, 1998 Dusseldorf Germany Schloss-Gymnasium Benrath
13 Andre Lorentsson Fr PF 6-8 215 Feb 24, 2001 Gothenburg Sweden N/A
15 Jordan Nesbitt Fr SF 6-6 200 - St. Louis (MO) United States St. Louis Christian Academy
5 Francis Okoro Jr PF 6-9 230 Aug 7, 1999 Imo Nigeria Normal Community West High School
3 JaVonte Perkins RS-Sr F 6-6 205 Aug 24, 1998 St. Louis (MO) United States Miller Career Academy
2 Markhi Strickland Fr SF 6-6 210 - Bradenton (FL) United States IMG Academy
20 Fred Thatch, Jr. So SG 6-3 215 - Sikeston (MO) United States Sikeston High School
23 Lassina Traore Fr F 6-10 230 Feb 5, 2000 Abidjan Ivory Coast Victory Rock Prep
11 Rashad Williams Sr G 6-2 185 - Detroit (MI) United States Wayne Memorial High School

Recent Saint Louis Billikens History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 13-20 (5-13) 13th (A-10) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 21-12 (12-6) 2nd (A-10) 4th Rnd N/A
2021-2022 23-12 (12-6) 5th (A-10) 4th Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2020-2021 14-7 (6-4) 8th (A-10) 4th Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2019-2020 23-8 (12-6) 4th (A-10) 3rd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 23-13 (10-8) 6th (A-10) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2017-2018 17-16 (9-9) 5th (A-10) 3rd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 12-21 (6-12) 11th (A-10) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 11-21 (5-13) 12th (A-10) 2nd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 11-21 (3-15) 14th (A-10) 1st Rnd N/A
2013-2014 27-7 (13-3) 1st (A-10) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2012-2013 28-7 (13-3) 1st (A-10) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2011-2012 26-8 (12-4) 2nd (A-10) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2010-2011 12-20 (6-10) 10th (A-10) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 23-13 (11-5) 4th (A-10) 2nd Rnd CBI Runner Up
2008-2009 18-14 (8-8) 9th (A-10) 2nd Rnd N/A
2007-2008 16-15 (7-9) 9th (A-10) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 20-13 (8-8) 7th (A-10) 3rd Rnd N/A
2005-2006 16-13 (10-6) 3rd (A-10) 2nd Rnd N/A
2004-2005 9-21 (6-10) 10th (C-USA) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 19-13 (9-7) 6th (C-USA) 3rd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2002-2003 16-14 (9-7) 4th (C-USA) 3rd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd

2021-2022 Saint Louis Billikens Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Yuri Collins NABC All-District (4) First Team
Gibson Jimerson NABC All-District (4) Second Team
Gibson Jimerson Academic All-American Second Team
Yuri Collins Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team
Gibson Jimerson Atlantic 10 All-Conference Third Team
Yuri Collins Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team
Yuri Collins Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (Feb 7, 2022)
Yuri Collins Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (Jan 3, 2022)
Francis Okoro Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (Feb 28, 2022)
Gibson Jimerson Cancun Challenge Riviera Division MVP
Gibson Jimerson Cancun Challenge Riviera Division All-Tournament Team
Marten Linssen Cancun Challenge Riviera Division All-Tournament Team

2021-2022 Saint Louis Billikens Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters Y. Collins F. Thatch, Jr. J. Nesbitt G. Jimerson F. Okoro
Rotation D. Jones   T. Hargrove, Jr.   M. Linssen
Lim PT R. Williams B. Courtney M. Strickland L. Traore  
Lim PT       A. Lorentsson  

2021-2022 Saint Louis Billikens Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Gibson Jimerson 35 33.8 16.3 2.3 0.8 0.5 0.0 1.0
Yuri Collins 34 33.1 11.1 4.1 7.9 1.9 0.2 4.1
Francis Okoro 35 23.9 10.8 8.1 0.4 0.6 1.2 1.2
Fred Thatch, Jr. 34 25.5 9.3 5.5 1.6 1.1 0.4 1.4
Jordan Nesbitt 35 25.9 8.2 4.3 1.2 0.8 0.3 1.2
Marten Linssen 31 14.3 7.0 3.7 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.9
Terrence Hargrove, Jr. 35 21.6 6.7 4.2 0.6 0.4 0.3 1.1
DeAndre Jones 34 15.1 4.0 1.5 1.4 0.6 0.1 0.6
Markhi Strickland 14 5.9 2.6 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.4
Lassina Traore 19 7.7 2.4 2.9 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.9
Rashad Williams 19 8.0 2.2 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.5
Brandon Courtney 6 2.7 1.8 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Andre Lorentsson 8 5.1 1.5 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.4

2021-2022 Saint Louis Billikens Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Travis Ford Head Coach 2016-2017 Head Coach (Oklahoma State, 2008 to 2016)
Corey Tate Associate Head Coach 2020-2021 Assistant Coach (Saint Louis, 2016 to 2020)
Phil Forte Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Assistant Coach (Sam Houston State, 2019 to 2021)
Ray Giacoletti Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Assistant to the Head Coach (Saint Louis, 2020 to 2021)
David Pavlakovich Video Coordinator 2020-2021 Video Coordinator (Weber State, 2018 to 2018)
Chris May Athletic Director 2008-2009 N/A
Michael Wilson Director of Basketball Operations 2020-2021 N/A
Mickey Smith Assistant Director of Sports Information 2014-2015 N/A
Davell Roby Graduate Manager 2021-2022 N/A
Thomas Dziagwa Graduate Manager 2021-2022 N/A
Christian Nunez Director of Player Development 2021-2022 Graduate Manager (Saint Louis, 2020 to 2021)
Jonathan Burch Director of Sports Medicine 2007-2008 N/A