12th-seeded Ducks roll to Sweet 16
Many felt the Oregon Ducks were better than the 12 seed they were given on Selection Sunday. A week later, they are in the Sweet 16 after knocking off two ranked teams.
SAINT LOUIS BILLIKENS
Last Game
| Final - 3.23.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Ducks | 35 | 39 | 74 |
| Saint Louis Billikens | 19 | 38 | 57 |
Stories
St. Louis vs. Oregon: TV info, start time and more
The Billikins and Ducks square off on Saturday in what could be one of the best round of 32 games played this weekend.
A Quick Look at Oregon and Saint Louis
Some pregame interview and game notes for the NCAA third round
America, meet the St. Louis Billikens
The A-10 champs look poised to make a deep run this March. They've got a few characters you should be aware of.
Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
(updated 1.18.2013 at 2:51 AM EST)
| Conf | Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
| Butler Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Charlotte 49ers | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Va. Commonwealth Rams | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
Xavier Musketeers
|
3 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| Temple Owls | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| UMass Minutemen | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| La Salle Explorers | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| Saint Louis Billikens | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| Richmond Spiders | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
| St. Joseph's Hawks | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| George Washington Colonials | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Fordham Rams | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| Dayton Flyers | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 |
| St. Bonaventure Bonnies | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| Duquesne Dukes | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Rhode Island Rams | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
Evans powers Billikens past NMSU
St. Louis jumped out to a double-digit lead quickly against New Mexico State thanks to Dwayne Evans, and although the Aggies made some runs, they were always at arm's length.
Saint Louis begins tourney run
The Billikens are playing for Rick Majerus this year and will face off against the New Mexico Aggies in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday.
2013 NCAA Tournament Preview: NMSU vs. Saint Louis
New Mexico State managed to win the conference crown in the tournament thanks to some timely upsets by a couple of small Texas schools. Now they face a major challenge in battling against the Saint Louis defense in the NCAA Tournament.
Saint Louis takes A-10 tournament title
Saint Louis topped VCU to win the Atlantic 10 tournament and claim the conference's automatic NCAA bid.
Akron Bracketology Update
Less than an hour remains until the brackets are released for the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Where will Akron be heading?
Through adversity, Billikens emerge as champs
Less than four months removed from the passing of their former head coach, the Saint Louis Billikens are your Atlantic 10 Champions.
Billikens, VCU set for A-10 final showdown
The Saint Louis Billikens and VCU Rams square in the A-10 tournament final after finishing first and second during the conference's regular season.
St. Louis punch ticket to final
The Atlantic 10 Tournament's top seed held off a pesky Butler team to punch its ticket to the championship game against either VCU or Massachusetts.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| USC Upstate Spartans | Friday, November 09 2012 | win 76 - 59 | coverage |
| Santa Clara Broncos | Wednesday, November 14 2012 | loss 62 - 74 | coverage |
| Texas A&M Aggies | Monday, November 19 2012 | win 70 - 49 | coverage |
| @ Kansas Jayhawks | Tuesday, November 20 2012 | loss 59 - 73 | coverage |
| Southern Illinois Salukis | Saturday, November 24 2012 | win 61 - 51 | coverage |
| @ Washington Huskies | Wednesday, November 28 2012 | loss 61 - 66 | coverage |
| December | |||
| Valparaiso Crusaders | Sunday, December 02 2012 | win 62 - 49 | coverage |
| North Texas Mean Green | Wednesday, December 05 2012 | win 67 - 63 | coverage |
| Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks | Saturday, December 15 2012 | win 73 - 51 | coverage |
| Eastern Illinois Panthers | Wednesday, December 19 2012 | win 72 - 45 | coverage |
| Loyola Marymount Lions | Saturday, December 22 2012 | win 65 - 44 | coverage |
| SIU-Edwardsville Cougars | Friday, December 28 2012 | win 68 - 41 | coverage |
| New Mexico Lobos | Monday, December 31 2012 | win 60 - 46 | coverage |
| January | |||
| Savannah St. Tigers | Friday, January 04 2013 | win 67 - 59 | coverage |
| UMass Minutemen | Thursday, January 10 2013 | win 70 - 62 | coverage |
| @ Temple Owls | Saturday, January 12 2013 | loss 54 - 64 | coverage |
| Rhode Island Rams | Saturday, January 19 2013 | loss 80 - 82 | coverage |
| @ Duquesne Dukes | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | win 73 - 64 | coverage |
| @ St. Bonaventure Bonnies | Saturday, January 26 2013 | win 67 - 57 | coverage |
| Butler Bulldogs | Thursday, January 31 2013 | win 75 - 58 | coverage |
| February | |||
| Dayton Flyers | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 81 - 52 | coverage |
| @ Fordham Rams | Wednesday, February 06 2013 | win 90 - 73 | coverage |
| @ Richmond Spiders | Saturday, February 09 2013 | win 56 - 46 | coverage |
| Charlotte 49ers | Saturday, February 16 2013 | win 76 - 58 | coverage |
| Va. Commonwealth Rams | Tuesday, February 19 2013 | win 76 - 62 | coverage |
| @ Butler Bulldogs | Friday, February 22 2013 | win 65 - 61 | coverage |
| St. Joseph's Hawks | Wednesday, February 27 2013 | win 70 - 53 | coverage |
| March | |||
| @ George Washington Colonials | Saturday, March 02 2013 | win 66 - 58 | coverage |
| @ Xavier Musketeers | Wednesday, March 06 2013 | loss 66 - 77 | coverage |
| La Salle Explorers | Saturday, March 09 2013 | win 78 - 54 | coverage |
| Charlotte 49ers | Friday, March 15 2013 | win 72 - 55 | coverage |
| Butler Bulldogs | Saturday, March 16 2013 | win 67 - 56 | coverage |
| Va. Commonwealth Rams | Sunday, March 17 2013 | win 62 - 56 | coverage |
| New Mexico St. Aggies | Thursday, March 21 2013 | win 64 - 44 | coverage |
| Oregon Ducks | Saturday, March 23 2013 | loss 57 - 74 | coverage |
Roster
Saint Louis Billikens Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Barnett | 30 | FORWARD | 195 | 6-5 | junior | |
| Keith Carter | 0 | GUARD | 175 | 6-0 | freshman | |
| Jared Drew | 22 | FORWARD | 205 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Sean Duff | 15 | GUARD | 180 | 6-2 | junior | |
| Cody Ellis | 24 | FORWARD | 245 | 6-8 | senior | |
| Dwayne Evans | 21 | FORWARD | 230 | 6-5 | junior | |
| Grandy Glaze | 1 | FORWARD | 235 | 6-6 | sophomore | |
| Jordair Jett | 5 | GUARD | 215 | 6-1 | junior | |
| Mike McCall Jr | 11 | GUARD | 180 | 6-0 | junior | |
| Joey Lepak | 10 | GUARD | 170 | 6-1 | freshman | |
| Rob Loe | 51 | FORWARD | 245 | 6-11 | junior | |
| John Manning | 54 | CENTER | 240 | 6-11 | sophomore | |
| Austin McBroom | 2 | GUARD | 165 | 5-9 | sophomore | |
| Kwamain Mitchell | 3 | GUARD | 175 | 5-10 | senior | |
| Cory Remekun | 32 | FORWARD | 220 | 6-8 | senior |
Stats
Saint Louis Billikens Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Dwayne Evans | 35 | 29.6 | 4.9 | 8.9 | 54.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 26.3 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 76.8 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 14.0 |
| Kwamain Mitchell | 24 | 30.2 | 3.5 | 8.7 | 40.2 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 31.5 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 69.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 10.6 |
| Cody Ellis | 35 | 26.1 | 2.8 | 8.3 | 33.2 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 33.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 82.9 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 10.1 |
| Mike McCall Jr | 35 | 29.1 | 3.0 | 7.4 | 40.5 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 40.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 81.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 9.3 |
| Jordair Jett | 35 | 26.3 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 51.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 33.3 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 62.3 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| Rob Loe | 35 | 22.9 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 41.9 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 31.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 69.0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 7.0 |
| Cory Remekun | 33 | 18.1 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 58.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 47.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 4.5 |
| Jake Barnett | 35 | 15.2 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 37.7 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 33.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 67.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 3.6 |
| Grandy Glaze | 25 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 50.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 25.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 3.1 |
| Keith Carter | 3 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 75.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| John Manning | 25 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 45.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 57.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| Sean Duff | 9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Joey Lepak | 11 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
