Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference
Saint Louis University Men's Basketball
Saint Louis, MO · the Billikens · Saint Louis University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$7.2M
Team budget
75th percentile in Division I
$451,912
Per roster spot
median $196,319
7
Coaches
1 head · 6 assistant
938
APR
94% of players retained
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Saint Louis University fields a men's basketball team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 6 assistants. Team expenses were $7,230,593, well above the median of $3M — $451,912 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (221 of 362 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 938, about the median of 967, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,750,844 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,857 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#92Team budgetof 362 · Division I#92Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#113Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#321APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 6 assistant
- Team expenses$7,230,593 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,199,973 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$451,912 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate938 multi-year; 938 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible93% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,750,844 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,857 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$305,969 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Schertz head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Zak Boisvert | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Antone Gray | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Corey Tate | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Rob Gardiner | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Phil Gaetano | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brett Putz | Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →10,519undergraduates · 17,202 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 15,377 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1430
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate938
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $7,230,593 $451,912 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 6 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,750,844
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $305,969
Cost
Full picture →$30,911net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $53,244
Campus safety
Full picture →1.47violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 30 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Saint Louis University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Basketball program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$30,911 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,519Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.47 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association | 4 | 18 | $585k | — | 12% | |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 7 | 13 | $607k | — | 57% | |
| Webster University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 7 | 25 | $191k | — | 58% | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 15 | 14 | $692k | — | 94% | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 17 | 15 | $1.7M | 955 | 97% | |
| Lindenwood University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 18 | 16 | $1.2M | — | 66% | |
| Principia College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 13 | $111k | — | 44% | |
| McKendree University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 23 | 17 | $666k | — | 64% | |
| Greenville University Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 48 | 45 | $198k | — | 95% | |
| Blackburn College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 49 | 20 | $239k | — | 80% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 76 | 23 | $231k | — | 75% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 82 | 15 | $550k | — | 84% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Dayton 2 over cap | 17 | $10M | $604,525 | 969 | vs | |
| Fordham University 2 over cap | 17 | $8.8M | $515,061 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Rhode Island at cap | 15 | $7.9M | $523,813 | 984 | vs | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University room for 2 | 13 | $7.8M | $602,223 | 966 | vs | |
| University of Richmond 2 over cap | 17 | $7.5M | $440,461 | 970 | vs | |
| Saint Louis University 1 over cap | 16 | $7.2M | $451,912 | 938 | vs | |
| Loyola University Chicago 2 over cap | 17 | $7M | $413,016 | 959 | vs | |
| George Washington University 1 over cap | 16 | $6.2M | $388,139 | 973 | vs | |
| Duquesne University 3 over cap | 18 | $6M | $334,007 | 945 | vs | |
| St. Bonaventure University at cap | 15 | $5.9M | $390,625 | 966 | vs | |
| George Mason University 1 over cap | 16 | $5.8M | $361,011 | 979 | vs | |
| Davidson College 2 over cap | 17 | $4.6M | $273,373 | 990 | vs | |
| Saint Joseph's University room for 1 | 14 | $4.6M | $329,187 | 975 | vs | |
| La Salle University 1 over cap | 16 | $3.8M | $239,535 | 971 | vs |
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