2024–25 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

2024–25 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
2024–25 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	1–1 (0–0 A–10)
Head coach	Josh Schertz (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Zak Boisvert; Antone Gray; Corey Tate; Rob Gardiner; Phil Gaetano;
Home arena	Chaifetz Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represents Saint Louis University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by first-year head coach Josh Schertz and play their home games at Chaifetz Arena as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Dayton	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
George Washington	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
La Salle	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Loyola Chicago	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
VCU	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Davidson	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Fordham	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
George Mason	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Richmond	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
UMass	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	.000

† 2025 A-10 tournament winner As of November 13, 2024

Previous season

The Billikens finished the 2023–24 season 13–20, 5–13 in A-10 Play to finish in tie for thirteenth place. As a No. 14 seed they defeated Rhode Island in the first round of the A-10 tournament before losing to Duquesne in the second round.

Following the season, the school announced that head coach Travis Ford would not return as head coach after eight years with the school.^[1] On April 6, 2024, the school named Indiana State head coach Josh Schertz the team's new head coach.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Cian Medley	1	G	5'11"	165	Freshman	Sicklerville, NJ	Transferred to Kent State^[3]
Bradley Ezewiro	3	F	6'9"	265	Junior	Torrance, CA	Transferred to UAB^[4]
Đorđe Ćurčić	4	G	6'2"	185	Freshman	Čačak, Serbia	Transferred to Charleston
Tim Dalger	5	F	6'7"	215	Senior	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Graduated
Michael Meadows	7	G	6'2"	175	Senior	Hollywood, CA	Graduated
Abou Magassa	10	F	6'7"	215	Freshman	Morsang-sur-Orage, France	Transferred to Wyoming
Alex Nokes	11	F	6'6"	210	Freshman	Pacific Palisades, CA	Walk-on; transferred to Lindenwood
Bruce Zhang	12	C	7'0"	265	Freshman	Nanchang, China	Transferred
Tsvet Sotirov	13	F	6'7"	210	Freshman	Rolling Meadows, IL	Walk-on; transferred to Northern Illinois
Stef Van Bussel	15	C	6'10"	255	Freshman	Ommel, Netherlands	Transferred to Charleston
Sincere Parker	21	G	6'3"	195	Junior	Rockford, IL	Transferred to NcNeese
Terrence Hargrove Jr.	22	F	6'5"	215	Senior	East St. Louis, IL	Graduated
Phil Jones	25	G	6'1"	185	Sophomore	Chicago, IL	Walk-on; transferred
Lamont Evans IV	33	G	6'0"	155	Junior	Hollywood, FL	Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Isaiah Swope	1	G	5'10"	170	Senior	Newburgh, IN	Indiana State^[5]
Jaden Schertz	5	G	5'11"	165	Junior	Harrogate, TN	Walk-on; Indiana State
Kalu Anya	6	F	6'8"	215	Junior	Worcester, MA	Brown^[6]
Kobe Johnson	8	G	6'3"	210	Senior	Canton, OH	West Virginia^[7]
Josiah Dotzler	13	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore	Omaha, NE	Creighton
Kilian Brockhoff	14	F	6'9"	225	Sophomore	Cuxhaven, Germany	UC Santa Barbara
Robbie Avila	21	C	6'10"	240	Junior	Oak Forest, IL	Indiana State
AJ Casey	23	F	6'9"	221	Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Miami (FL)

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dylan Warlick #22 SF	Edmond, OK	Edmond North High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 22, 2024
Dylan Warlick #22 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Amari McCottry SF	Milwaukee, WI	St. Thomas More High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 20, 2024
Amari McCottry SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Max Pikaar PF	Leiden, Netherlands	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 13, 2024
Max Pikaar PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jax Kerr C	Tulsa, OK	Owasso High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 5, 2024
Jax Kerr C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Luke Laczkowski SF	Dallas, TX	St. Mark's School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 23, 2024
Luke Laczkowski SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Cameron Hutson SF	East Lansing, MI	East Lansing High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 16, 2024
Cameron Hutson SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kellen Thames	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Pattonville	St. Louis, MO
G	1	Isaiah Swope	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Castle Indiana State	Newburgh, IN
G	2	Larry Hughes Jr. (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	CBC	St. Louis, MO
G	4	Amari McCottry	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	St. Thomas More	Milwaukee, WI
G	5	Jaden Schertz (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Cumberland Gap Indiana State	Harrogate, TN
F	6	Kalu Anya	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	IMG Academy Brown	Worcester, MA
G	8	Kobe Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Canton McKinley West Virginia	Canton, OH
G	12	Isaac Holmes (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Apex	Apex, NC
G	13	Josiah Dotzler	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Bellevue West Creighton	Omaha, NE
F	14	Kilian Brockhoff	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Sports Club Rasta Vechta UC Santa Barbara	Cuxhaven, Germany
C	21	Robbie Avila	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Oak Forest Indiana State	Oak Forest, IL
G	22	Nick Patton (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Loyola Academy	Westerville, OH
F	23	AJ Casey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Whitney Young Miami (FL)	Chicago, IL
G	24	Gibson Jimerson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Montverde Academy	Richmond, VA
F	33	Dylan Warlick	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Edmond North	Edmond, OK
F	35	Max Pikaar	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Sunrise Christian Academy (KS)	Leiden, Netherlands

Head coach

Josh Schertz (Florida Atlantic)

Assistant coach(es)

Zak Boisvert (Fordham)
Antone Gray (Rhode Island College)
Corey Tate (Missouri)
Rob Gardiner (Wright State)
Phil Gaetano (Sacred Heart)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	Rockhurst	W 86–65	–	14 – McCottry	11 – Anya	3 – Tied	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
October 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	Maryville	W 106–65	–	17 – Thames	8 – Anya	3 – Tied	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 2:00 p.m., YouTube	vs. Santa Clara Field of 68 Opening Day Showcase	L 78−85	0−1	24 – Swope	11 – Anya	5 – Tied	Sanford Pentagon (2,300) Sioux Falls, SD
November 10, 2024* 3:00 p.m., FDSNMW/ESPN+	Avila	W 95-44	1-1	28 – Jimerson	8 – Tied	6 – McCottry	Chaifetz Arena (4,925) St. Louis, MO
November 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FDSNMW/ESPN+	Loyola Marymount						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
November 22, 2024* 9:30 p.m., Peacock	vs. Wichita State Hall of Fame Classic						T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
November 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FDSNMWX/ESPN+	Quinnipiac						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
November 27, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UMass Lowell						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
December 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FDSNMW/ESPN+	Jackson State						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
December 5, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+	at San Francisco						Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FDSNMW/ESPN+	Chicago State						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
December 15, 2024* 4:00 p.m., FDSNMWX/ESPN+	at Illinois State						CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FDSNMW/ESPN+	Wofford						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
December 22, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Grand Canyon						Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ
December 28, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	William Woods						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Fordham						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
January 3, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	Saint Joseph's						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock	St. Bonaventure						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
January 14, 2025 6:00 p.m., FDSNMWX/ESPN+	at VCU						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
January 18, 2025 1:30 p.m., USA	at Richmond						Robins Center Richmond, VA
January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, FDSNMW/ESPN+	La Salle						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at George Washington						Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
January 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	VCU						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
January 31, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	Dayton						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
February 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UMass						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
February 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at Saint Joseph's						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., FDSNMW/ESPN+	George Mason						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
February 14, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Loyola Chicago						Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
February 22, 2025 1:30 p.m., USA	Rhode Island						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
February 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., FDSNMWX/ESPN+	at Davidson						John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
March 1, 2025 TBA, CBSSN	Loyola Chicago						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
March 4, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	at Dayton						UD Arena Dayton, OH
March 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., FDSNMWX/ESPN+	Duquesne						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
A-10 tournament
March 11–16, 2025 TBA	vs.						Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[8]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV
Coaches	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

^ "Saint Louis parting ways with coach Travis Ford". ESPN.com. 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
^ "Saint Louis hires Josh Schertz: Indiana State coach leaves Sycamores after falling in NIT final". CBSSports.com. 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
^ Beaven, Michael (April 22, 2024). "Kent State men's basketball recruiting: Golden Flashes add 3 more signees for 2024-25". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
^ Dudley, Evan (April 22, 2024). "UAB basketball signs St. Louis transfer Bradley Ezewiro". AL.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
^ Leuzzi, John (April 22, 2024). "Indiana State guard Isaiah Swope transfers to Saint Louis, rejoins Robbie Avila, Josh Schertz". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
^ Durando, Stu (October 2, 2024). "Kalu Anya brings mathematical mind to SLU's new offense". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024. (subscription required)
^ Durando, Stu (May 12, 2024). "SLU adds West Virginia transfer guard Kobe Johnson". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on May 13, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024. (subscription required)
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". slubillikens.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.

[1] "Saint Louis parting ways with coach Travis Ford". ESPN.com. 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-11-12.

[2] "Saint Louis hires Josh Schertz: Indiana State coach leaves Sycamores after falling in NIT final". CBSSports.com. 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2024-11-12.

[3] Beaven, Michael (April 22, 2024). "Kent State men's basketball recruiting: Golden Flashes add 3 more signees for 2024-25". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved October 11, 2024.

[4] Dudley, Evan (April 22, 2024). "UAB basketball signs St. Louis transfer Bradley Ezewiro". AL.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.

[5] Leuzzi, John (April 22, 2024). "Indiana State guard Isaiah Swope transfers to Saint Louis, rejoins Robbie Avila, Josh Schertz". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 11, 2024.

[6] Durando, Stu (October 2, 2024). "Kalu Anya brings mathematical mind to SLU's new offense". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024. (subscription required)

[7] Durando, Stu (May 12, 2024). "SLU adds West Virginia transfer guard Kobe Johnson". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on May 13, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024. (subscription required)

[8] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". slubillikens.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.

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