james s. crews (born february 14, 1954) is the former men's basketball coach for saint louis university. he was promoted to head coach after serving on an interim basis following the health concerns and eventual death of former billikens head coach rick majerus. he was on majerus' staff since 2011. after leading the billikens to a school-record 28 wins, crews was formally named slu's 25th head coach on april 12, 2013. he was fired after the 2016 atlantic 10 tournament resulted in the elimination of the billikens and marked the end of two 11–21 billikens seasons.