Josh Schertz

Josh Schertz

Schertz in 2024
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Saint Louis
Conference	Atlantic 10
Record	19–15 (.559)
Biographical details
Born	(1975-07-05) July 5, 1975 (age 49) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. [1]
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	422–124 (.773)
Tournaments	18–9 (NCAA Division II) 4–2 (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. ^[2] 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. ^[3] 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. ^[3]

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. ^[4] 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. ^[3]

On March 17, 2021, Schertz was named the 26th head coach in Indiana State history, replacing Greg Lansing. ^{[4] [5]}

On April 6, 2024, it was announced that Schertz had been hired as the head coach for the St. Louis Billikens, replacing Travis Ford. ^{[4] [6]}

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

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	19–15	11–7	T–5th	NIT first round
Saint Louis:		19–15 (.559)	11–7 (.611)
Total:		422–124 (.773)
National champion        Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. Spinosa, Tony (September 12, 2018). "Basketball found Josh Schertz". Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters . Retrieved April 6, 2024. Born in Brooklyn...
2. "Lincoln Memorial Names Josh Schertz As Men's Basketball Coach". South Atlantic Conference. March 20, 2008.
3. "Josh Schertz - Men's Basketball Coach". Lincoln Memorial University Athletics.
4. "Indiana State Announces Josh Schertz as Next Men's Basketball Coach". Indiana State University Athletics.
5. Doyel, Gregg. "Doyel: Indiana State chooses coach who built D-II powerhouse to replace Greg Lansing". The Indianapolis Star.
6. "Josh Schertz Named Billikens' Head Coach". St. Louis Billikens.