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1951-52 Saint Louis Billikens Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 23-8 (9-1, 1st in MVC MBB)

Rank: 5th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Eddie Hickey

PS/G: 58.9 (108th of 170)

PA/G: 49.9 (14th of 170)

SRS: 12.14 (11th of 156)

SOS: 4.52 (29th of 156)

NCAA Tournament:
Won West Regional Semifinal (62-53) versus New Mexico State
Lost West Regional Final (74-55) versus Kansas

MVC Reg Season Champ

AP Poll Summary

1951-52 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	12/10	12/17	12/24	12/31	1/7	1/14	1/21	1/28	2/4	2/11	2/18	2/25	Final
Saint Louis	4	4	12	7	5	5	8	6	7	7	9	5	5

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Dec 8, 1951	REG		Southern Methodist	SWC	-2.36	W	74	45		1	0	W 1	Kiel Auditorium
2	Tue, Dec 11, 1951	REG		Canisius	WNY3	2.66	W	62	51		2	0	W 2	Kiel Auditorium
3	Sat, Dec 15, 1951	REG		Wichita State	MVC	-1.89	W	71	45		3	0	W 3	Kiel Auditorium
4	Mon, Dec 17, 1951	REG	@	Wisconsin	Big Ten	2.61	L	54	55		3	1	L 1	Wisconsin Field House
5	Wed, Dec 19, 1951	REG		Washington (8)	PCC	16.42	L	53	58		3	2	L 2	Kiel Auditorium
6	Sat, Dec 22, 1951	REG		Army	Ind	-10.36	W	85	50		4	2	W 1	Kiel Auditorium
7	Wed, Dec 26, 1951	REG		Dartmouth	Ivy	-9.76	W	63	45		5	2	W 2	Kiel Auditorium
8	Fri, Dec 28, 1951	REG	N	Villanova (14)	Ind	7.96	W	73	69		6	2	W 3
9	Sat, Dec 29, 1951	REG	N	Kentucky (1)	SEC	26.83	W	61	60		7	2	W 4	Municipal Auditorium
10	Wed, Jan 2, 1952	REG	@	Houston	MVC	-3.76	W	64	57		8	2	W 5	Jeppesen Field House
11	Sat, Jan 5, 1952	REG		La Salle (13)	Ind	13.27	W	62	46		9	2	W 6	Kiel Auditorium
12	Tue, Jan 8, 1952	REG		Bradley	Ind	6.40	L	56	57		9	3	L 1	Kiel Auditorium
13	Sat, Jan 12, 1952	REG	@	Detroit Mercy	MVC	1.88	W	71	64		10	3	W 1	Detroit Naval Armory
14	Tue, Jan 15, 1952	REG	@	New York University	Metro NY	8.14	W	75	66		11	3	W 2	Madison Square Garden (III)
15	Thu, Jan 17, 1952	REG	@	Holy Cross (20)	Ind	7.84	L	65	66		11	4	L 1	Boston Garden
16	Sat, Jan 26, 1952	REG		Oklahoma State	MVC	9.72	W	48	40		12	4	W 1	Kiel Auditorium
17	Tue, Jan 29, 1952	REG		Detroit Mercy	MVC	1.88	W	58	45		13	4	W 2	Kiel Auditorium
18	Thu, Jan 31, 1952	REG		Ohio State	Big Ten	-0.07	W	62	58		14	4	W 3	Kiel Auditorium
19	Sat, Feb 2, 1952	REG		Wichita State	MVC	-1.89	W	64	63		15	4	W 4	Kiel Auditorium
20	Mon, Feb 4, 1952	REG		Drake	Ind	4.99	W	59	57		16	4	W 5	Kiel Auditorium
21	Sat, Feb 9, 1952	REG		Notre Dame	Ind	6.15	W	80	58		17	4	W 6	Kiel Auditorium
22	Wed, Feb 13, 1952	REG	@	Bradley	Ind	6.40	L	60	61		17	5	L 1	Robertson Memorial Field House
23	Sat, Feb 16, 1952	REG		Tulsa	MVC	6.51	W	73	55		18	5	W 1	Kiel Auditorium
24	Wed, Feb 20, 1952	REG		Houston	MVC	-3.76	W	63	55		19	5	W 2	Kiel Auditorium
25	Sat, Feb 23, 1952	REG	@	Drake	Ind	4.99	W	62	56		20	5	W 3	Drake Fieldhouse
26	Sat, Mar 1, 1952	REG		Marquette	Ind	-0.99	W	98	63		21	5	W 4	Kiel Auditorium
27	Thu, Mar 6, 1952	REG	@	Oklahoma State	MVC	9.72	L	45	62		21	6	L 1	Gallagher-Iba Arena
28	Sat, Mar 8, 1952	REG	@	Tulsa	MVC	6.51	W	68	66		22	6	W 1	Expo Square Pavillion
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
29	Tue, Mar 11, 1952	NIT	N	Dayton (11)	Ind	10.37	L	58	68		22	7	L 1	Madison Square Garden (III)
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
30	Fri, Mar 21, 1952	NCAA	N	New Mexico State	BIAA	-2.01	W	62	53		23	7	W 1	Municipal Auditorium
31	Sat, Mar 22, 1952	NCAA	N	Kansas (8)	Big 7	15.83	L	55	74		23	8	L 1	Municipal Auditorium