The 2019–20 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Travis Ford in his fourth season at Saint Louis. The team played their home games at Chaifetz Arena as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 23–8, 12–6 in A-10 play to finish in fourth place. Their season ended when the A-10 tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Previous season The Billikens finished the 2018–19 season 23–13, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated Richmond, Dayton, and Davidson to advance to the tournament championship game. There they defeated St. Bonaventure to win the tournament championship and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 13 seed In the East, they lost in the first round to Virginia Tech.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure D. J. Foreman 1 F 6'8" 240 Senior Spring Valley, NY Graduated Tramaine Isabell 2 G 6'1" 180 Senior Seattle, WA Graduated Javon Bess 3 G 6'6" 220 Senior Columbus, OH Graduated Dion Wiley 4 G 6'4" 210 Senior Oxon Hill, MD Graduated Elliott Welmer 33 F 6'9" 220 Sophomore Columbus, IN Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Tay Weaver 0 G 5'10" 170 Senior Louisville, KY Transferred from Eastern Kentucky. Graduate Transfer, eligible immediately Javonte Perkins 3 G/F 6'6" 195 Junior St. Louis, MO Transferred from Southwestern Illinois College. Junior College, eligible
2019 recruiting class
Roster
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Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference Regular season
!colspan=12 style=| A-10 Regular Season
!colspan=9 style=| A-10 tournament
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