2024–25 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

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 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record6–6 (0–0 A–10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Zak Boisvert
  • Antone Gray
  • Corey Tate
  • Rob Gardiner
  • Phil Gaetano
Home arenaChaifetz Arena
Seasons
2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. Bonaventure 0 0   12 1   .923
Rhode Island 0 0   11 1   .917
George Washington 0 0   11 2   .846
Loyola Chicago 0 0   9 2   .818
Dayton 0 0   10 3   .769
VCU 0 0   10 3   .769
Davidson 0 0   9 3   .750
George Mason 0 0   8 4   .667
Saint Joseph's 0 0   8 4   .667
Fordham 0 0   8 5   .615
La Salle 0 0   8 5   .615
Saint Louis 0 0   6 6   .500
Richmond 0 0   5 7   .417
UMass 0 0   5 8   .385
Duquesne 0 0   4 8   .333
2025 A-10 tournament winner
As of December 22, 2024

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   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

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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 
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 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPNN/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 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPNN/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

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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 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPNN/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 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPNN/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 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPNN/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:

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 
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       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

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Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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References

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  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.