St. Louis ? Saint Louis hired Rick Majerus on Friday, a move that signals the school’s intentions of becoming a Top 50 national program.

Father Lawrence Biondi, the school president, announced the hiring in a statement. Majerus, an analyst for ESPN the last three years, has a career record of 422-147 with 15 postseason appearances.

The school will introduce the 59-year-old Majerus at a news conference Monday morning. Majerus’ first appearance is being delayed through the weekend because the school wanted to avoid competing for attention with the NFL Draft and a weekend Cardinals-Cubs series.

Majerus coached Utah to the national championship game in 1998 before losing to Kentucky, leading the school to 10 NCAA appearances in 15 seasons.