2008–09 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. This was head coach Rick Majerus's second season at Saint Louis. The Billikens competed in the Atlantic 10 Conference. It was also the Billikens first season in which they played their home games at Chaifetz Arena.[1] They finished the season 18–14 and 8–8 in A-10 play.

2008–09 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record18–14 (8–8 A-10)
Head coach
Home arenaChaifetz Arena
Seasons
2008–09 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Xavier 12 4   .750 27 8   .771
Dayton 11 5   .688 27 8   .771
Rhode Island 11 5   .688 23 11   .676
Temple 11 5   .688 22 12   .647
Duquesne 9 7   .563 21 13   .618
La Salle 9 7   .563 18 13   .581
Richmond 9 7   .563 20 16   .556
Saint Joseph's 9 7   .563 17 15   .531
Saint Louis 8 8   .500 18 14   .563
UMass 7 9   .438 12 18   .400
St. Bonaventure 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Charlotte 5 11   .313 11 20   .355
George Washington 4 12   .250 10 18   .357
Fordham 1 15   .063 3 25   .107
2009 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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NO Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown (Last School)
3 Kwamain Mitchell Guard 5-10 165 FR Milwaukee, WI (Dominican)
10 Paul Eckerle Guard 6-1 185 SO Washington, Mo. (St. Francis Borgia)
12 Femi John Guard 6-2 190 FR St. Louis, MO (McCluer North)
14 Brian Conklin Forward 6-6 220 FR North Eugene, Ore. (North Eugene)
15 Barry Eberhardt Forward 6-6 250 SR Inkster, Mich. (Coffeyville CC
20 Daniel Lisch Guard 6-2 185 FR Belleville, Ill. (West)
21 Kevin Lisch Guard 6-2 190 SR Belleville, Ill. (Althoff)
22 Jonathan Parker Guard 6-3 180 FR Milwaukee Wis. (Marquette U. High)
23 Kyle Cassity Guard 6-3 185 FR Pinckneyville, Ill. (Pinckneyville)
25 Tommie Liddell Guard 6-4 195 SR East St. Louis, Ill. (Hargrave Military Academy)
33 Willie Reed Forward 6-9 195 FR Kansas City, Mo. (Bishop Miege)
41 Brett Thompson Center 6-10 260 FR Vienna, Ill. (Vienna)
44 Andre Craig Guard 6-3 175 FR St. Louis, Mo. (SLUH)

References

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  1. ^ "Finally - Basketball at Chaifetz". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 14, 2008. p. X001. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.