Saint Louis head coach Josh Schertz is getting off the college basketball coaching carousel.
Athletic director Chris May confirmed Friday that Schertz has agreed to a contract extension to remain with the Billikens, who celebrated the news by beating George Washington 88-81 in the Atlantic 10 quarterfinals.
Schertz, 50, was expected to receive calls from most of the power conference teams with job openings, including Syracuse. He reportedly turned down an invitation from Kansas State to interview for its opening.
Saint Louis hired Schertz in April 2024 to replace Travis Ford, who was fired after a season-ending loss in the Atlantic 10 tournament.
The Billikens finished 19-15 in Schertz’s first season, a turnaround from 13-20 in 2023-24. They won this year’s A-10 regular season title, earning the No. 1 tournament seed, and improved to 28-4 with the win over No. 9 seed George Washington on Friday in Pittsburgh.
The Billikens were ranked as high as No. 18 this season in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. They have not been to the NCAA Tournament since 2019.
Schertz previously spent three seasons as the head coach at Indiana State, a program he led to the NIT championship game in the 2023-24 season. Indiana State lost to Seton Hall, 79-77, in the final.
–Field Level Media
