Antone Gray enters his third season at Saint Louis in 2026-27, as he was hired as an assistant coach by Josh Schertz in April 2024.
Gray was part of a SLU staff that orchestrated one of the finest seasons in Saint Louis basketball history in 2025-26. The Billikens finished 29-6 overall, captured a share of the Atlantic 10 regular-season title and earned the program's first NCAA Championship berth since 2019. Saint Louis advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championship after defeating Georgia in the first round, marking the Billikens' first NCAA Championship victory since 2014.
The 29 victories established a new school record. The Billikens spent multiple weeks in the national rankings and climbed as high as No. 18 nationally while becoming one of the nation's most efficient offensive and defensive teams.
Gray coached multiple student-athletes earn Atlantic 10 postseason honors, highlighted by Robbie Avila's selection as the league's Player of the Year and a first-team All-Conference performer.
Gray was an assistant coach for Schertz in 2023-24 at Indiana State. He has also served assistant coaching stints at Niagara, Brown and Maine.
"I had the pleasure of working with Antone last year at Indiana State, and I'm excited to have him on my staff here at SLU," Schertz said at the time of Gray's hire. "Antone brings unbelievable energy to the program every single day. He is as good at connecting with players in the recruiting process and in their development as anybody I've ever been around. He's a dogged recruiter and has great relationships, particularly in the Northeast which is an area that we want to recruit at a high level here in the Atlantic 10."
"I am overjoyed for this great opportunity to join Coach Schertz, the staff, the players and administration at such a high-level institution here at Saint Louis University," Gray said at the time of his hire. "Coach Schertz is one of the best basketball minds in the world, and I am excited to continue to learn from him. St. Louis is such a great sports city with tremendous passion for Billiken basketball. I can't wait to hit the ground running and compete for A-10 championships!"
Gray was part of a magical season for Indiana State in 2023-24. The Sycamores finished with a 32-7 record and captured the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season crown. They were a No. 1 seed in the NIT and advanced to the championship game at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
ISU led the nation in effective field-goal percentage last year. The Sycamores were fourth in 3-pointers made per game and seventh in scoring offense.
Gray was at Niagara for the 2022-23 season and helped the Purple Eagles to their first winning season in several years. He mentored first-team All-Conference guard Noah Thomasson, who led the league in scoring.
Serving as an assistant coach at Brown for four seasons from 2018-22, Gray helped the Bears to a CBI appearance and a school-record 20 wins in 2018-19. He coached multiple players to All-Ivy League recognition and recruited back-to-back three-star recruits, the highest ever to commit to and attend Brown University.
Gray's first foray into the collegiate coaching ranks came at Maine, where he spent four seasons from 2014-18. There, he mentored two All-Conference performers and was critical to the on- and off-court development of Maine's student-athletes.
Gray coached high school basketball from 2011-14. He also gained valuable experience as a skills and fundamentals trainer at CAMP ERROL in Providence, R.I. He trained professional basketball players from the NBA and overseas, as well as college players who went on to play at Providence, Rhode Island, Brown, Yale, and Johnson and Wales.
Gray had a standout playing career at Rhode Island College from 2007-11. He helped the Anchormen to four NCAA Tournament appearances and three conference championships. Gray scored more than 1,000 points during his career and was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017. He earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Rhode Island College in 2014.
