Schertz in 2024 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Saint Louis |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 |
| Record | 9–6 (.600) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 5, 1975 Brooklyn, New York |
| Alma mater | Florida Atlantic (2000) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999–2001 | Lynn (assistant) |
| 2001–2003 | Queens (NC) (associate HC) |
| 2003–2008 | High Point (associate HC) |
| 2008–2021 | Lincoln Memorial |
| 2021–2024 | Indiana State |
| 2024–present | Saint Louis |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 407–112 (.784) |
| Tournaments | 18–9 (NCAA Division II) 4–1 (NIT) 1–1 (CBI) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 5 SAC tournament (2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) 9× SAC regular season (2011, 2013–2018, 2020, 2021) MVC regular season (2024) | |
| Awards | |
| Hugh Durham Award (2024) 7× South Atlantic Coach of the Year (2011, 2014–2018, 2020) MVC Coach of the Year (2024) | |
Josh Schertz is an American basketball coach who is the currently the head coach at Saint Louis University.
Coaching career
Schertz's coaching career began as a student assistant with Florida Atlantic for the 1999–2000 season. He then moved on to Lynn, where he was an assistant for two seasons before a two-year assistant coaching stop at Queens University in North Carolina. In 2003, Schertz would follow Queens' head coach, Bart Lundy, to High Point, where he stayed until 2008 when he accepted the head coaching position at Lincoln Memorial.
In his 13 years coaching, the Railsplitters posted 11-straight 20-win seasons, including four 30-win seasons, en route to 10 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament appearances. Schertz was also named South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year a record seven times, while also having the highest overall winning percentage among all active NCAA head coaches at any level in a 10-year period.
On March 17, 2021, Schertz was named the 26th head coach in Indiana State history, replacing Greg Lansing.
On April 6, 2024, it was announced that Schertz had been hired as the head coach for the St. Louis Billikens, replacing Travis Ford.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters (South Atlantic Conference) (2008–2021) | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | Lincoln Memorial | 14–14 | 8–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Lincoln Memorial | 20–9 | 9–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Lincoln Memorial | 27–3 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA DII First Round | ||||
| 2011–12 | Lincoln Memorial | 26–6 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA DII Second Round | ||||
| 2012–13 | Lincoln Memorial | 25–6 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA DII Second Round | ||||
| 2013–14 | Lincoln Memorial | 28–3 | 20–2 | 1st | NCAA DII Second Round | ||||
| 2014–15 | Lincoln Memorial | 30–3 | 21–1 | 1st | NCAA DII Second Round | ||||
| 2015–16 | Lincoln Memorial | 34–3 | 22–0 | 1st | NCAA DII Runner-Up | ||||
| 2016–17 | Lincoln Memorial | 30–6 | 19–3 | 1st | NCAA DII Final Four | ||||
| 2017–18 | Lincoln Memorial | 32–2 | 20–0 | 1st | NCAA DII Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2018–19 | Lincoln Memorial | 20–9 | 14–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2019–20 | Lincoln Memorial | 32–1 | 22–0 | 1st | NCAA DII Canceled | ||||
| 2020–21 | Lincoln Memorial | 19–4 | 14–3 | 1st | NCAA DII Final Four | ||||
| Lincoln Memorial: | 337–69 (.830) | 214–39 (.846) | |||||||
| Indiana State Sycamores (Missouri Valley Conference) (2021–2024) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | Indiana State | 11–20 | 4–14 | 9th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Indiana State | 23–13 | 13–7 | 5th | CBI Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2023–24 | Indiana State | 32–7 | 17–3 | 1st | NIT Runner-up | ||||
| Indiana State: | 66–40 (.623) | 34–24 (.586) | |||||||
| Saint Louis Billikens (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | Saint Louis | 10–6 | 3–0 | ||||||
| Saint Louis: | 10–6 (.625) | 3–0 (1.000) | |||||||
| Total: | 408–112 (.785) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ Spinosa, Tony (September 12, 2018). "Basketball found Josh Schertz". Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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- ^ "Lincoln Memorial Names Josh Schertz As Men's Basketball Coach". South Atlantic Conference. March 20, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Josh Schertz - Men's Basketball Coach". Lincoln Memorial University Athletics.
- ^ a b c "Indiana State Announces Josh Schertz as Next Men's Basketball Coach". Indiana State University Athletics.
- ^ Doyel, Gregg. "Doyel: Indiana State chooses coach who built D-II powerhouse to replace Greg Lansing". The Indianapolis Star.
- ^ "Josh Schertz Named Billikens' Head Coach". St. Louis Billikens.