It's the first time the Boilermakers have been a national final since 1969
This comes after Sycamores head coach Josh Schertz announced his decision to leave Terre Haute and coach the Saint Louis Billikens.Indiana State center Robbie Avila during an NCAA college basketball game against Illinois State, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, in Terre Haute, Ind.The Sycamores were the No. 1 seed in the NIT and drew a national following drawn in by the paunchy goggles-wearing leading scorer Avila, nicknamed “Cream Abdul-Jabbar.
This year, the Sycamores joined the Larry Bird-led 1979 team that reached the NCAA championship game as the only ones in program history to win 30 games.Schertz was Missouri Valley coach of the year and winner of the Hugh Durham Award as the nation's top mid-major coach. Saint Louis hasn't won an Atlantic 10 regular-season championship since winning two straight in 2013 and '14 under Jim Crews, and it last won the conference tournament in 2019 under Ford.
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