A blast from the past. Attached is the NYT account of the one of the first NJ Byrne (Continental Arena) games I believe the Pirates played in as part of a 16K attended double header on Feb 19 1982. I remember attending this one as a young student, the season before PJ took over.
Dan Callandrillo, fourth in the nation in scoring this season, had 28 points tonight to lead Seton Hall to a surprisingly easy 71-58 victory over Notre Dame and complete a big night for local teams and guards at Byrne Meadowlands Arena.
Seton Hall's victory followed a strong comeback by Iona, which trailed by 15 points in the first half but went on to beat Nevada-Las Vegas, 77-73. Steve Burtt, the No. 6 scorer in the nation and top scoring sophomore in major college basketball, tied his career high with 32 points, 20 in the second half, for Iona.
Sidney Green, from Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn, scored 33 points for Nevada-Las Vegas.
This sixth college doubleheader of the first season at the Meadowlands arena drew 15,667 persons, many of whom were attracted by Notre Dame. But this has not been a good season for Notre Dame, which fell to 7-14. Seton Hall, which had lost 11 straight games before beating Coach Perno's Connecticut team on Tuesday night at Walsh Auditorium, is now 11-12.
Following the victory over Notre Dame, Dr. Edward R. D'Alessio, president of Seton Hall, came into the press room to congratulate Coach Hoddy Mahon.
Mahon is the coach on an interim basis, and there have been questions about whether he will be named permanent coach. When Coach Digger Phelps of Notre Dame entered the room, he said, ''Beating Notre Dame is a super victory for Seton Hall and great for Hoddy. He deserves the job.''
Callandrillo, who is averaging more than 25 points a game, missed his first three shots and was taken out after five minutes by Mahon, who told him, ''You're forcing the shots.''
After Callandrillo, a 6-2 senior guard, returned, he hit nine of 14 shots. Defensively, Seton Hall did well by holding Notre Dame's leading scorer, John Paxson, to 6 points.
Mahon said, ''All of a sudden I'm a defensive coach. It was our most complete victory" (sic. Since the removal of the 3 suspended players)
Dan Callandrillo, fourth in the nation in scoring this season, had 28 points tonight to lead Seton Hall to a surprisingly easy 71-58 victory over Notre Dame and complete a big night for local teams and guards at Byrne Meadowlands Arena.
Seton Hall's victory followed a strong comeback by Iona, which trailed by 15 points in the first half but went on to beat Nevada-Las Vegas, 77-73. Steve Burtt, the No. 6 scorer in the nation and top scoring sophomore in major college basketball, tied his career high with 32 points, 20 in the second half, for Iona.
Sidney Green, from Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn, scored 33 points for Nevada-Las Vegas.
This sixth college doubleheader of the first season at the Meadowlands arena drew 15,667 persons, many of whom were attracted by Notre Dame. But this has not been a good season for Notre Dame, which fell to 7-14. Seton Hall, which had lost 11 straight games before beating Coach Perno's Connecticut team on Tuesday night at Walsh Auditorium, is now 11-12.
Following the victory over Notre Dame, Dr. Edward R. D'Alessio, president of Seton Hall, came into the press room to congratulate Coach Hoddy Mahon.
Mahon is the coach on an interim basis, and there have been questions about whether he will be named permanent coach. When Coach Digger Phelps of Notre Dame entered the room, he said, ''Beating Notre Dame is a super victory for Seton Hall and great for Hoddy. He deserves the job.''
Callandrillo, who is averaging more than 25 points a game, missed his first three shots and was taken out after five minutes by Mahon, who told him, ''You're forcing the shots.''
After Callandrillo, a 6-2 senior guard, returned, he hit nine of 14 shots. Defensively, Seton Hall did well by holding Notre Dame's leading scorer, John Paxson, to 6 points.
Mahon said, ''All of a sudden I'm a defensive coach. It was our most complete victory" (sic. Since the removal of the 3 suspended players)
