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2024–25 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record19–15 (11–7 A–10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Zak Boisvert
  • Antone Gray
  • Corey Tate
  • Rob Gardiner
  • Phil Gaetano
Home arenaChaifetz Arena
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU † 15 – 3   .833 28 – 7   .800
George Mason 15 – 3   .833 27 – 9   .750
Dayton 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676
Loyola Chicago 12 – 6   .667 25 – 12   .676
Saint Louis 11 – 7   .611 19 – 15   .559
Saint Joseph's 11 – 7   .611 22 – 13   .629
George Washington 9 – 9   .500 21 – 13   .618
St. Bonaventure 9 – 9   .500 22 – 12   .647
Duquesne 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406
Rhode Island 7 – 11   .389 18 – 13   .581
UMass 7 – 11   .389 12 – 20   .375
Davidson 6 – 12   .333 17 – 16   .515
Richmond 5 – 13   .278 10 – 22   .313
La Salle 5 – 13   .278 14 – 19   .424
Fordham 3 – 15   .167 12 – 21   .364
† 2025 A-10 tournament winner

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

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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 Redshirt Senior Fort Lauderdale, FL Graduated
Michael Meadows 7 G 6'2" 175 Redshirt 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

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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

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2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
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 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars   ESPN:3/5 stars   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 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:3/5 stars   ESPN:   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 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:3/5 stars   ESPN:   ESPN grade: NR
Recruit rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, ESPN, and On3 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

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College recruiting information (2025)
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 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:3/5 stars   ESPN:   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 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:3/5 stars   ESPN:   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 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:3/5 stars   ESPN:   ESPN grade: NR
Recruit rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, ESPN, and On3 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:

Roster

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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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# 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 W 77–71  2–1
  23 – Tied   13 – Anya   5 – Anya  Chaifetz Arena (5,210)
St. Louis, MO
November 22, 2024*
9:30 p.m., Peacock 		vs. Wichita State
Hall of Fame Classic 		L 63–88  2–2
  15 – Tied   9 – Anya   6 – Swope  T-Mobile Center (4,892)
Kansas City, MO
November 25, 2024*
7:00 p.m., FDSNMWX/ESPN+ 		Quinnipiac W 81–67  3–2
  30 – Swope   18 – Anya   6 – Swope  Chaifetz Arena (4,225)
St. Louis, MO
November 27, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UMass Lowell W 93–90  4–2
  26 – Swope   10 – Anya   6 – Swope  Chaifetz Arena (4,925)
St. Louis, MO
December 2, 2024*
7:00 p.m., FDSNMW/ESPN+ 		Jackson State W 74–66  5–2
  21 – Jimerson   11 – Anya   7 – Tied  Chaifetz Arena (3,810)
St. Louis, MO
December 5, 2024*
9:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at San Francisco L 61–78  5–3
  16 – Jimerson   7 – Anya   5 – Avila  Sobrato Center 
San Francisco, CA
December 8, 2024*
2:00 p.m., FDSNMW/ESPN+ 		Chicago State W 85–62  6–3
  19 – Avila   9 – Anya   7 – Swope  Chaifetz Arena (4,815)
St. Louis, MO
December 15, 2024*
4:00 p.m., FDSNMWX/ESPN+ 		at Illinois State L 77–81  6–4
  28 – Avila   9 – Anya   5 – Anya  CEFCU Arena (4,188)
Normal, IL
December 18, 2024*
7:00 p.m., FDSNMW/ESPN+ 		Wofford L 71–74  6–5
  19 – Swope   10 – Anya   8 – Avila  Chaifetz Arena (3,679)
St. Louis, MO
December 22, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Grand Canyon L 72–73  6–6
  17 – Swope   8 – Anya   8 – Swope  Global Credit Union Arena (7,112)
Phoenix, AZ
December 28, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		William Woods W 78–57  7–6
  28 – Jimerson   6 – Tied   6 – Avila  Chaifetz Arena (5,139)
St. Louis, MO
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Fordham W 88–63  8–6
(1–0) 		 33 – Jimerson   10 – Anya   4 – Tied  Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,685)
Bronx, NY
January 3, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Saint Joseph's W 73–57  9–6
(2–0) 		 26 – Swope   15 – Anya   8 – Swope  Chaifetz Arena (6,552)
St. Louis, MO
January 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., Peacock 		St. Bonaventure W 73–68  10–6
(3–0) 		 28 – Jimerson   9 – Avila   5 – Tied  Chaifetz Arena (5,277)
St. Louis, MO
January 14, 2025
6:00 p.m., FDSNMWX/ESPN+ 		at VCU L 62–78  10–7
(3–1) 		 18 – Tied   8 – Avila   3 – Swope  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
January 18, 2025
1:30 p.m., USA 		at Richmond W 63–59  11–7
(4–1) 		 24 – Avila   9 – Tied   2 – Tied  Robins Center (5,937)
Richmond, VA
January 22, 2025
7:00 pm, FDSNMW/ESPN+ 		La Salle W 64–52  12–7
(5–1) 		 21 – Avila   13 – Anya   7 – Swope  Chaifetz Arena (5,547)
St. Louis, MO
January 25, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Washington L 61–67  12–8
(5–2) 		 13 – Avila   7 – Jimerson   4 – Tied  Charles E. Smith Center (2,557)
Washington, D.C.
January 28, 2025
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		VCU W 78–69  13–8
(6–2) 		 26 – Jimerson   10 – Anya   5 – Anya  Chaifetz Arena (6,763)
St. Louis, MO
January 31, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Dayton L 63–71  13–9
(6–3) 		 21 – Jimerson   10 – Avila   3 – Tied  Chaifetz Arena (9,819)
St. Louis, MO
February 4, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UMass W 73–71  14–9
(7–3) 		 20 – Swope   6 – McCottry   5 – Anya  Mullins Center (3,745)
Amherst, MA
February 7, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		at Saint Joseph's L 63–76  14–10
(7–4) 		 21 – Johnson   5 – Tied   6 – Swope  Hagan Arena (2,201)
Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 2025
7:00 p.m., FDSNMW/ESPN+ 		George Mason L 74–76 OT 14–11
(7–5) 		 27 – Avila   15 – Anya   5 – Anya  Chaifetz Arena (6,237)
St. Louis, MO
February 14, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Loyola Chicago L 69–78  14–12
(7–6) 		 20 – Jimerson   13 – Avila   7 – Avila  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,137)
Chicago, IL
February 22, 2025
1:30 p.m., USA 		Rhode Island W 81–66  15–12
(8–6) 		 22 – Avila   11 – Jimerson   4 – Tied  Chaifetz Arena (7,993)
St. Louis, MO
February 25, 2025
6:00 p.m., FDSNMWX/ESPN+ 		at Davidson W 57–56  16–12
(9–6) 		 23 – Swope   7 – Tied   4 – Johnson  John M. Belk Arena (2,180)
Davidson, NC
March 1, 2025
3:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Loyola Chicago W 98–67  17–12
(10–6) 		 33 – Jimerson   7 – Tied   5 – Avila  Chaifetz Arena (8,084)
St. Louis, MO
March 4, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Dayton L 67–75  17–13
(10–7) 		 28 – Swope   8 – Jimerson   5 – Anya  UD Arena (13,409)
Dayton, OH
March 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., FDSNMWX/ESPN+ 		Duquesne W 90–88 OT 18–13
(11–7) 		 35 – Jimerson   8 – Jimerson   5 – Tied  Chaifetz Arena (8,421)
St. Louis, MO
A-10 tournament
March 13, 2025
1:00 p.m., USA 		(5) vs. (12) Davidson
Second round 		W 83–75  19–13
  26 – Swope   11 – Avila   7 – Avila  Capital One Arena (6,203)
Washington, D.C.
March 14, 2025
1:00 p.m., USA 		(5) vs. (4) Loyola Chicago
Quarterfinals 		L 64–72  19–14
  30 – Swope   6 – Tied   3 – Swope  Capital One Arena (8,153)
Washington, D.C.
NIT
March 18, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at (3) Arkansas State
First round – Dallas Region 		L 78–103  19–15
  22 – Avila   10 – McCottry   3 – McCottry  First National Bank Arena (3,143)
Jonesboro, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Saint Louis parting ways with coach Travis Ford". ESPN.com. March 14, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "Saint Louis hires Josh Schertz: Indiana State coach leaves Sycamores after falling in NIT final". CBSSports.com. April 6, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  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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