It upsets me watching this because LSU is a .500 team and under in conference, yet when they hit shots and won that building is rocking, the support was amazing...... We need that

https://www.thesetonian.com/article/2024/02/nyre-lawsuit-summary

A good summary is provided.

That game tonight was beyond embarrassing, with a Flagrant 2 for good measure. And it’s to the point now with NET a factor, it’s a real drag on the rest of the conference. It’s not just a DePaul problem anymore.

Kenpom

Stats

what are we even doing here?

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/18/us/politics/trump-sneakers-line.html

https://apnews.com/article/trump-sneakers-sneaker-con-philadelphia-4de093eda6f8d1c68baf8fe8095f777b

The Tigers will have to pay up following the celebration of a big basketball victory​

By David Cobb

The SEC has fined LSU $100,000 after fans at the Maravich Assembly Center rushed the court following a dramatic win over No. 17 Kentucky, the league announced Thursday. The Tigers beat the Wildcats 75-74 on a last-second shot from Tyrell Ward after trailing by 15 early in the second half Wednesday night.

It marked LSU's first offense under the SEC's enhanced "access to competition area policy" that was implemented last year. A second offense would result in a $250,000 fine while all subsequent offenses would lead to $500,000 fines. When the violations occur after games against league foes, the money is paid to the opponent, according to the SEC policy.

The new policy requires each school to create a security contingency to prevent field or court rushing. Every institution was also tasked with creating a communication plan to discourage fans from rushing the court or field. But in the jubilation of a buzzer-beating victory over a historical power, LSU fans found their way onto the court anyway.

"That was an awesome atmosphere," LSU coach Matt McMahon said. "The energy in the building, you could feel it. When our guys needed a lift down 15, they gave it to us and when we needed to make plays, I thought the fans were just awesome. It's something to build on."

LSU football fans stormed the field twice in 2022, which contributed to the SEC's push to increase fines. The old policy called for a $50,000 fine for the first offense, $100,000 for a second offense and $250,000 for every other instance after that. The new policy doubled the amount owed.

This interview is three months old but I didn't see anybody post it on here yet.
Love his NIL section.

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Rick Pitino has high hopes for St. John’s freshman Simeon Wilcher​

By Zach Braziller

Rick Pitino’s vision for freshman Simeon Wilcher has not changed despite his lack of playing time.

The freshman guard remains a pivotal part of the St. John’s coach’s plans moving forward.

“He’s a very talented young man, and he’s the future of our program,” Pitino told The Post in an exclusive interview Tuesday. “Sim is all-in with St. John’s, and I’m all-in on Sim.”

A top-40, four-star recruit coming out of Roselle Catholic (N.J.), the 6-foot-4 Wilcher has not made the impact many anticipated. In 22 games and two starts, he is averaging 2.4 points and 1.1 assists in 9.4 minutes. Wilcher didn’t play in Sunday’s loss to Seton Hall or in the second half of the prior game against Providence.

Pitino has opted against using Wilcher off the ball, as he did earlier in the season, because he believes it is asking too much of him to learn multiple positions at the same time.

The Hall of Fame coach, however, has seen progress from him in practice and plans to play him behind starting point guard Daniss Jenkins on Wednesday against Georgetown.

“The only reason he hasn’t played more is he’s learning behind a great point guard, and I think that’s going to bode extremely well for him going against Daniss Jenkins every single day,” Pitino said. “He could’ve gone to another program and averaged 10, 12 points a game and not learned as much. I think this is an awesome learning experience going head-to-head with [Jenkins] every day. It’s making him better. He’s terrific, he’s our future and I’m very bullish on him. … I think Sim has gotten a great deal better.”

St. John’s roster will be very different next year. Four of the five starters — Joel Soriano, Chris Ledlum, Jenkins and Jordan Dingle — are out of eligibility, along with top reserve guard Nahiem Alleyne.

Wilcher is one player that St. John’s plans to build around, along with fellow freshman Brady Dunlap and sophomores RJ Luis Jr. and Zuby Ejiofor.

“He’s maturing emotionally, he’s maturing defensively, he’s very much similar to [Jenkins],” Pitino said of Wilcher. “My first year with ‘D.J.’ when I first got him [at Iona], I wouldn’t have said he’s a point guard. He had so much to learn about running a pick-and-roll, he had so much to learn about defending a pick-and-roll. And during the year he learned all of that. And Sim is the same way.

“Like D.J., he’s a combo player that has to learn how to set up other people to run a team, and he’s learning all that this year.”

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2024
SETON HALL (15-11, 7-8) at MARQUETTE (19-6, 8-6)
MILWAUKEE, WIS. – Al McGuire Center
8:00 p.m. ET

LIVE VIDEO: BIG EAST Digital Network on FloHoops
(Bob Brainerd & Michelle Griffin Wenzel)

LIVE AUDIO: 89.5 FM WSOU or WSOU.net
(Ryan Henry & Michael Stamm)

FOLLOW ALONG: StatBroadcast || Instagram || X (Twitter)
GAME NOTES: SETON HALL || MARQUETTE

THE GAME
Seton Hall will return to action on Tuesday, February 20 when it travels to Milwaukee, Wis. for a game at BIG EAST rival Marquette. Tip time is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. ET.

MEDIA
The game will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloHoops subscribers with Bob Brainerd and Michelle Griffin Wenzel on the call. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net. Ryan Henry and Michael Stamm will describe the action on the radio. Live stats will also be available.

WSOU is also airing a post-game "Hall Line" show following its women's basketball games. Be sure to tune in after the final buzzer.

STREAM INFORMATION
The contest will streamed on FloHoops, one of the leading streaming services in the world. Special Seton Hall pricing is available only through this link for fans who want to subscribe to watch Seton Hall events, home and away, as well as all other live events on the FloSports platform. Fans with an .edu school address can purchase a subscription for $6.99 per month, and all other fans can purchase a subscription for $12.50 per month. The non-Seton Hall pricing on FloHoops is normally $29.99 per month.

LAST GAME
All five Seton Hall starters reached double-figures in scoring as the Pirates defeated DePaul, 91-78, in an offensive outburst on Seton Hall vs. Cancer Day in Walsh Gym, Saturday.

The Hall used an 8-0 run, just minutes into the contest, to take the lead and never trailed again. Seton Hall pulled down 45 rebounds, a season-high in BIG EAST play, and shot 46.5 percent from the field.

Seton Hall had five players reach double-figures in scoring for the first time in over two years. Savannah Catalon (Burleston, Texas) and Micah Gray (Oklahoma City, Okla.) tied for the team lead with 21 points apiece. Sha'Lynn Hagans (Manassas, Va.) collected a season-high 15 points on the strength of 3-for-4 from three-point range. Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) and Kae Satterfield (New York, N.Y.) finished with 13 points apiece.

Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Golden Eagles: Marquette leads, 19-11
2023-24 Meeting:
#23 Marquette 75, Seton Hall 54 (F) – January 9, 2024 (Walsh Gymnasium)

AGAINST MARQUETTE
Seton Hall and Marquette will meet for the 31st time in history on Tuesday with the Golden Eagles owning a 19-11 all-time series lead. Earlier this season, No. 23 Marquette defeated the Pirates, 75-54, on January 9 in Walsh Gym. Seton Hall has never defeated Marquette in Milwaukee in 13 prior road contests. Despite their loss last month, The Hall has won four of the last seven games in the series.

FIRST MEETING THIS YEAR
On a night that a storm brought a state of emergency to New Jersey, the Seton Hall women's basketball team fell to No. 23 Marquette, 75-54, in a mostly-empty Walsh Gymnasium on Jan. 7.

The Hall couldn't rely on one of the best home court advantages in the BIG EAST and was overwhelmed buy Marquette in the second half after trailing by only two at the break. The Pirates shot only 33.3 percent from the field in the second half, compared to 66.7 percent for the Golden Eagles.

Sophomore Micah Gray (Oklahoma City, Okla.) had a team-high 16 points on 7-for-13 shooting. Graduate student Azana Baines (Blackwood, N.J.) tallied 12 points, six rebounds and three steals.

SCOUTING MARQUETTE
Marquette was picked to finish third in the BIG EAST this season according to the preseason coaches' poll. Jordan King was a Preseason All-BIG EAST Team selection.

The Golden Eagles enter Tuesday's matchup with a 19-6 overall record and an 8-6 mark in BIG EAST Conference play. Marquette was a perfect 11-0 in non-conference play, but has been inconsistent against BIG EAST competition. The Golden Eagles have won three of their last four games, including a 69-58 victory at DePaul on Feb. 13. Liza Karlen, who erupted for 30 points against the Pirates earlier this season, is currently tied for fourth in the conference averaging 18.1 points per game. The Golden Eagles rank second in the BIG EAST in both field goal percentage and three-point field goal percentage.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, February 28 when it travels for a game at BIG EAST rival Providence. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The contest will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloHoops subscribers. Chris Jones and Jackson Shank will have the call for WSOU FM.

Hearing from 2 quality sources that Kadary Richmond will not play college ball next season and will most probably go pro.

Now of course with NIL there is always the chance that a school will make a ridiculous offer and that can change a players mind. But short of such a ridiculous offer Richmond will be gone.

Phoenix, Ariz. – Weekend number two of the regular season gets underway on Friday for Seton Hall softball as it takes part in the Sun Devil/GCU Classic.

The event, hosted by Arizona State and Grand Canyon, begins for the Pirates on Friday with a doubleheader against Texas State and ASU at Farrington Stadium on the Sun Devils' campus in Tempe. Saturday features another double dip with contests against New Mexico State and Grand Canyon, to be held at GCU Softball Stadium in Phoenix. On Sunday, the Pirates return to ASU to face Utah Valley to conclude the weekend.

SCOUTING THE COMPETITION
Four of the Pirates' opponents enter the weekend with winning records so far in 2024, and the lone team with a losing record, Utah Valley, lost a pair of one-run contests to nationally ranked No. 5 Washington and No. 13 Nebraska. Grand Canyon took down No. 17 Virginia Tech last weekend, and is one season removed from downing No. 2 UCLA in perhaps the biggest upset in NCAA Softball history. Arizona State and New Mexico State each enter the weekend with seven wins and have faced competition either in or just outside the top 25 this year.

PIRATES AND BOBCATS DO BATTLE AGAIN
The Pirates will open the weekend with a matchup against Texas State, a rematch of the Austin Regional elimination game from last year's NCAA Tournament. That game saw the Bobcats overcome an early deficit to eliminate the Pirates with a 4-3 victory. Texas State scored three times in the fifth and once more in the sixth to take a 4-2 lead. The Pirates would tack on a run in the seventh and get the tying run to third in their final at bat but could not knot things up.

Friday, Feb. 23 (Farrington Stadium – Tempe, Ariz.)
12:30 p.m. – Seton Hall vs. Texas State (Live Stats)
6 p.m. – Seton Hall at Arizona State (Live Video | Live Stats)

Saturday, Feb. 24 (GCU Softball Stadium – Phoenix, Ariz.)
1 p.m. – Seton Hall vs. New Mexico State (Live Stats)
6 p.m. – Seton Hall at Grand Canyon (Live Video | Live Stats)

Sunday, Feb. 25 (Farrington Stadium – Tempe, Ariz.)
11 a.m. – Seton Hall vs. Utah Valley (Live Stats)
NEWS & NOTES

• Taylor Hill was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll this past week after going .500 (6-for-12) at the plate with three doubles, four runs scored and two RBI.
• This weekend will be a homecoming for a pair of Seton Hall seniors. Lela Allen and Sydney Babik both hail from the state of Arizona. Allen is from Phoenix and attended Sandra Day O'Connor High School, while Babik is from Gilbert and played softball at Chandler High School.
• The Pirates were picked to finish third in the BIG EAST preseason poll, behind second-place UConn and first-place Villanova. Seton Hall finished in third place in last year's standings.
• Seton Hall will be tasked with replacing some key producers from last year's squad. Centerfielder and last year's team leader in batting average Abby Wingo, second baseman Ashly Colonnetta, and left fielder Marisa Pla have all graduated along with reserves Grace Dawson, Ally Taylor and Jordan Tressler. Pitcher Shelby Smith, who was named the Most Outstanding Player of the BIG EAST Tournament, transferred to Houston. Catcher Regan Rand has also transferred to Division-II Indiana (Pa.).
• The Hall welcome in a pair of freshmen to the 2024 squad. Outfielder Katey Brennan and pitcher Karissa Dupuis will both look to be key contributors in South Orange this upcoming season.
• Seton Hall will face a tough non-conference slate in 2024, including matchups against three teams that won NCAA regional games last season an six opponents who won at least 34 games. Included in that bunch are dates with Grand Canyon, who pulled off a shocker last season against No. 2 UCLA, as well as a rematch of the Austin Regional elimination game against Texas State.
• The Pirates will face off against opponents from three of the power conferences this season: ACC (Louisville, Syracuse), Big 10 (Michigan) and PAC-12 (Arizona State).
• Head Coach Angie Churchill coached against her alma mater in Michigan last weekend for the first time in her career. Churchill was a four-year member of the Wolverines softball team from 2001-04, winning three Big Ten titles and reaching the College World Series three times.
• The Pirates earned several All-BIG EAST awards. Kelsey Carr was named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year, Abby Wingo was named Defensive Player of the Year, and the coaching staff led by Angie Churchill was named BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year. Carr, Wingo and Shelby Smith were all named to the All-BIG EAST First Team, with Carr being a unanimous selection.
• Carr is the first Pirate pitcher to be named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year. The junior led the league in ERA (1.82), reaching that number after 61.2 innings of work. Carr only allowed more than two earned runs in a start just twice during BIG EAST play.
• Carr was one of just two players in the country last season to finish with a sub-2.00 ERA, hit 10+ home runs and drive in 50+ runs (Valerie Cagle, Clemson).
• Wingo was the first Pirate recipient of the Defensive Player of the Year award. The senior had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 31 chances in center field. Wingo had the third-highest number of chances among BIG EAST outfielders and had the most chances among center fielders in the league.
• Abby Wingo set new single-season records in base hits (71) and longest hitting streak (19 games) last season. Her .397 average led the club, and she only failed to collect a base-hit in consecutive games twice all year.
• Seton Hall's 18 BIG EAST victories last season were a new program record, and the team's 42 wins rank as the second-most in program history (46, 2004).
• Seton Hall's win over Villanova on Day Two of the BIG EAST Tournament was its 40th win of the season, reaching that plateau for just the second time in program history. Enterting the year, Seton Hall had not won 30 games in a season since 2005.
• The Pirates finished with an overall record above .500 for the first time since 2006, when they finished 29-27.

FOLLOW
The Pirates' matchups against Arizona State on Friday and Grand Canyon on Saturday will be live streamed. Friday's game against ASU is available for free on PAC-12.com and Saturday's game against GCU requires an ESPN+ subscription. All five games can be followed through live stats here.

Darnell Brodie 6'10: 275 lbs. center at Drake University in his sixth year of college BB and fourth year at Drake.Averaging 26 MPG,12 PPG and 8 RPG shooting 65% from floor for 22-5 Drake team,

Good to see ex SHU player having success athletically and academically.

St. John's coach Rick Pitino said Monday he stands by the criticism he leveled at his team Sunday night after the Red Storm blew a 19-point first-half lead in a 68-62 home loss to tristate rival and fellow bubble team Seton Hall.

The Hall of Fame coach, in his first season at St. John's, didn't hold back during a postgame news conference in which he questioned his players' toughness and mentioned several by name while describing their athletic shortcomings.

"Our lateral quickness and our toughness is just something I've never witnessed in all my years of coaching," Pitino said Sunday night, adding, "We are so nonathletic that we can't guard anybody without fouling."

But Pitino, speaking to Newsday on Monday, insisted he "truly wasn't ripping anybody."

"I was pointing out exactly -- in a monotone voice -- why we lost," he told Newsday. "I am not always calm and certainly not when I rip someone ... I was not ripping anybody.

"I sometimes want my players to hear my words and read my words. That was my intention [Sunday]."

St. John's started the season with a 12-4 record, including wins over Utah, Xavier, Butler, Villanova and Providence. But the wheels have fallen off since then, with the Red Storm going 2-8 in their past 10 games to fall to ninth place in the Big East and out of the projected NCAA tournament field.

Pitino is struggling to find the right combination of players, even taking All-Big East big man Joel Soriano out of the starting lineup against Providence last week due to inconsistency.

Soriano was among the players -- "about five guys are slow laterally" -- mentioned by Pitino who struggle to move defensively.

"I was asked the question, 'Why do you blow second-half leads?' And I can tell you sometimes it's missed free throws at the end of the game and [opponents] make free throws," Pitino said Monday. "Sometimes, it's a turnover. Sometimes, it's bad shot selection that leads to run-outs. It's not the same reason every time.

"But it's the same reason every time of why you foul: You foul because you take a bad shot, you get caught in a bad situation defensively, and you are not overly quick laterally. So, when you go to [defend] the basket, rather than beat them to the spot, you foul. That's what I was trying to point out."

Pitino also told Newsday he didn't think he needed to clarify any of his comments from Sunday's news conference, noting, "I'm fine with what I said."

Information from ESPN's Jeff Borzello was used in this report.

Rick Pitino profusely apologized to St. John’s players for critical comments: ‘I’m at fault’​

By Zach Braziller

WASHINGTON — Rick Pitino offered a mea culpa.

For criticizing his players. For this disappointing season. For it all.

After three days in the news cycle for his comments following a loss to Seton Hall, the St. John’s coach started his postgame press conference Wednesday by apologizing.

“I said to my staff, any of the guys upset? They said, a couple of feelings are hurt,” Pitino said after the Johnnies snapped a three-game losing streak with a 90-85 win over Big East punching bag Georgetown at Capital One Arena. “I immediately went [to talk to] the team, and told them I absolutely love you guys, I would never, ever want to embarrass you. But it’s my bad; I’m at fault.”

After St. John’s lost Sunday night for the eighth time in 10 games, Pitino called this season “the most unenjoyable experience of my life.”

He singled out the physical shortcomings of several Johnnies and said St. John’s lost this season by not recruiting players that fit his system.

It created a firestorm on social media and became a national topic in the sports media world.

“I should never, ever mention a name. I’m a veteran coach. l tell every young coach in the business: Show class when you win; show class when you lose; give the other team credit,” said Pitino, who also apologized to any St. John’s fans that were upset by his comments. “I’ve been really, really frustrated this year for a lot of different reasons. But understand something: I recruited this man [Jordan Dingle], I recruited this man [RJ Luis]. My staff did not recruit these guys. It was all me. It was all me, and I’m really, really proud to have them. I totally apologize to them for doing that. I wasn’t ripping them. That wasn’t my intent. But words matter.”

He later added: “I told the team this, maybe seven, eight times this year: You’re not failing; I’m failing you. Because what wins and loses are the fundamentals.”

If the Red Storm players held any animosity towards Pitino, they didn’t show it.

Multiple players gave him a hug before the opening tip.

They started the game extremely well and avoided their second-half collapses of the last month to earn a narrow victory.

It did get close late.

Georgetown trailed by just three with 43.8 seconds left, but St. John’s beat the press and Luis threw down an emphatic slam. Joel Soriano followed with two free throws as the Johnnies snapped a three-game losing streak.

Jordan Dingle scored the Johnnies’ first nine points and led five players in double figures with 22. Luis added 19 and Daniss Jenkins had 15.

“To be honest, [the apology] did mean a lot. But all of us know Coach, we know how much he loves us and cares about us, and how much he cares about winning,” Dingle said. “I don’t think guys took it too much to heart. But there was a lot of talk about it, obviously. I think it brought us closer together as a unit.”

St. John’s (15-12, 7-9) led by 21 in the first half, but it couldn’t put away Georgetown. The Hoyas (8-18, 1-14) went on a 21-4 run and it was starting to look like so many of the Johnnies’ recent games that had gotten away after halftime.


But Dingle scored on consecutive possessions to settle St. John’s down and freshman Simeon Wilcher provided a spark off the bench, scoring seven points in as many second-half minutes. He spearheaded a 12-2 run that gave St. John’s a 17-point lead.

“Our motto in the timeouts was don’t play to lose, play to win,” Pitino said. “Don’t milk the clock. Go, score. … We kept [scoring] and that’s the key to winning a close game on the road.”

Wasn't Ty-Laur Johnson on our radar last season?

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March 7 and Tulsi Gabbard is the keynote speaker

Saw this on the Rutgers site. Still one of my favorite movies.