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NC State coaching search: Saint Louis' Josh Schertz releases statement after withdrawl

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Saint Louis head coach Josh Schertz withdrew his name from consideration for the open NC State head men’s basketball coaching job Sunday following a Saturday meeting with Wolfpack AD Boo Corrigan, according to On3’s Pete Nakos. The 50-year-old Schertz opened up about the process during a statement released over social media later Sunday.

Check out the full statement below:

“While most of these conversations occur as they should in private, on rare occasions it unfortunately plays out in the public sphere. Just know that I along with everyone else inside of the program realizes what a special place this is and appreciate deeply all of you who make it so,” Schertz’s statement read in part on X/Twitter. “One thing I have really tried to do is connect the program to our fanbase, and the media here in St. Louis has been a great conduit to that connection. To help facilitate that I have been accessible and transparent with the media as I know they have a job to do, and understand their integral role in disseminating information to our fans. That said, there was a tweet posted yesterday that was not in my opinion malicious, but unintentionally misleading.

“Just to be clear on the post in question, I never said I was waiting on anyone to come back with a significantly better offer than SLU. I don’t think like that, and I have never chased money in my career. I have always chased success. The fact is I have turned down significantly more money this Spring to remain at SLU. So while that may have looked like a paraphrased statement from me. I can assure you it was not.”

While Schertz didn’t directly specify the tweet he referenced in his statement, it may be a Saturday afternoon post from KSDK-St. Louis (Mo.) sports director Frank Cusumano revealing he’d spoken to Schertz and that the Billikens coach confirmed he’d met with NC State but “loves SLU and it’s going to take a great offer” to change his mind.

Josh Schertz inks six-year, $22 million extension after Round of 32 appearance in NCAA Tournament

Schertz recently signed a six-year, $22 million contract extension with the program after leading Saint Louis to the 2026 NCAA Tournament as a No. 9-seed, where his Billikens defeated No. 8-seed Georgia in the Round of 64.

The new deal was supposed to inhibit interested high-major schools from staying away from Schertz after his name was connected to several openings during this year’s coaching carousel. Of course, the NC State job wasn’t available when he re-signed. But while there may have been some initial interest from both sides, enough to prompt an in-person meeting, Schertz will remain at Saint Louis and look to build on his success this season in Year Three.

Schertz has a 48–21 (.696) record over two seasons at Saint Louis. The Billikens finished 29-6 in 2025-26, ending their season against No. 1 seed Michigan — which advanced to the Final Four after beating Tennessee in Sunday’s Elite Eight.

Saint Louis’ 15-3 record against the A-10 was tied for first place with VCU, earning a share of the regular season title as a result. Schertz’s squad also ended the year undefeated (19-0) at home.

As for the Wolfpack, their head coaching search continues after former head coach Will Wade abruptly left the program on Friday to return to LSU after just one season in Raleigh. His decision left NC State engaging in its second coaching search in a year, with just one week before the NCAA transfer portal opening following next weekend’s NCAA national championship game.

— On3’s Barkley Truax contributed to this report.