The 2016–17 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Billikens were led by first-year head coach Travis Ford.^[1] The team played their home games at Chaifetz Arena as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 12–21, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in 11th place. They received the No. 11 seed in the A-10 tournament where they defeated Duquesne in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to George Washington.

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2016–17 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	12–21 (6–12 A-10)
Head coach	Travis Ford (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Will Bailey Van Macon Corey Tate
Home arena	Chaifetz Arena
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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The Billikens finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 11–22, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They defeated George Mason in the first round of the A-10 tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to George Washington.

On March 10, 2016, head coach Jim Crews was released from his coaching duties by the school.^[2] On March 30, the school hired Travis Ford as head coach.^[3]

The Billikens were picked to finish in last place in the A-10 Preseason Poll.^[4]

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2016–17 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 1 D. J. Foreman (I)  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Massanutten Academy Rutgers Spring Valley, NY G 2 Ty Graves (I)  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr High Point Christian Academy Boston College Greensboro, NC G 3 Javon Bess (I)  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Gahanna Lincoln Michigan State Columbus, OH G 5 Davell Roby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr White Station Memphis, TN G 10 Adonys Henriquez (I)  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Orlando Christian Prep Central Florida Orlando, FL G 11 Jermaine Bishop   6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Holy Cross Queens, NY C 13 Matt Neufeld 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy Victoria, BC F 20 Jalen Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr University Laboratory School Baton Rouge, LA G 21 Markos Psimitis (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Experimental Harris-Stowe Mytilene, Greece G/F 23 Zeke Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Riverview Gardens St. Louis, MO G 24 Aaron Hines (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Parkway North John Wood CC St. Louis, MO C 25 Austin Gillman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Oakville St. Louis, MO G 32 Mike Crawford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Tipton Tipton, IN F 33 Elliott Welmer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Bridgton Academy Columbus, IN F 35 Reggie Agbeko 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr South Kent School Buffalo, NY	Head coach Travis Ford (Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Will Bailey (UAB) Van Macon (Southampton) Corey Tate (Missouri) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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