2014 NCAA Tournament Profile: Saint Louis Billikens
By Joe Nardone
Feb 22, 2014; St. Louis, MO, USA; Saint Louis Billikens guard Jordair Jett (5) drives to the basket infront of George Washington Colonials guard Maurice Creek (1) during the second half at Chaifetz Arena. Mandatory Credit: Scott Kane-USA TODAY Sports
Saint Louis Billikens
Record: (26-6, 13-3 A 10)
RPI: 26
BPI: 30
Conference: A-10
How They Qualified: At-large
The Saint Louis Billikens are no longer a Cinderella. Technically they still could be, I mean if Cindy liked to whoop on her foes on a constant basis and they knew it was coming.
Here is what I am trying to say, the Selection Committee really thinks highly regarding the A-10. Saint Louis still beat the ever living Sam Cassell out of nearly every in-conference opponent — they are good.
What You Need to Know
Leading Scorer: Dwayne Evans (14.0 ppg)
Leading Rebounder: Dwayne Evans (6.4 rpg)
Leading Passer: Jordair Jett (4.8 apg)
Bad Losses: Duquesne
Good Wins: Dayton, St. Joe’s, UMass
What to Expect
To fall in love with Jordair Jett all over again. Especially if you are just a casual college hoops fan who hasn’t been paying attention to them this year. An entire year without Jordair is like going an entire year with out air (see what I did there?).
Seriously, Saint Louis is obviously a very legitimate threat to make noise in the NCAA Tournament. The biggest issue facing them, however, will be if they can muster up enough offense to keep pace with some of the up-tempo teams that they may face down the line.
The Saint Louis Billikens are going dancing in this year’s NCAA Tournament. Congrats to them.