On this team at this moment give me Ndefo over Sanogo. What I wouldn’t t give to have him another year.


Let the homer insults begin

If this is global warming I’ll take it. That and the fact that the team seems to be improving and playing harder as the season progresses are in sharp contrast to previous winters when the storms and swoons were in full swing. No snow, no swoon and no regrets.

Bubble watch is officially on - Lunardi has SHU in his “next four out”

Who knows what happens the rest of the season, but not many thought we’d be legitimately in the mix for an at large bid & playing meaningful games in February just a few weeks ago.

Normally I am not a fan of a win is a win statement. But this is one that can go into that column and I won’t disagree. It was ugly and the refs made it hideous, but it was a BE rivalry road win. No one is putting this amongst the great games we will look back on. The numbers speak for themselves, if your eyes didn’t bleed watching. 44 fouls, 3 technicals, 31 turnovers, and 19 missed free throws. However, normally a game like that goes in the favor of the home team but they persevered. So that makes it a quality road win and a quad 2 win at that.

Give the bench credit
It has been much maligned throughout the year. Receiving criticism for allowing the other team to go on momentum changing runs in previous first halves. But tonight they held their own and were crucial to the win.

With the Hall trailing by 13 in the first half, the Pirates went on an 11-0 run sparked by 5 points from Jaquan Sanders, and 3 pointers from Harris and Jackson.

In the second half Harris provided 8 more big points, Tae Davis got a crucial bucket late, and Tray Jackson held his own.

All in all, the bench was able to keep pace with Jones and Alexander only ending up a minus 6 (26-32). And remember this was without the injured Dre Davis for the evening.

Sha is the real chiropractor
With the foul trouble mounting for the Hall, Sha went zone and then took the air out of the ball offensively down the stretch. These moves won the game. He protected 4 guys with 4 fouls as long as he could and kept Soriano from having a late impact. The team also showed poise using the majority of the shot clock but still executing for quality looks in the paint.

Kadary was the player of the game
I know people are going to point to the onions Dawes had by making some big shots in the second half to finish with 21 points to lead all scorers on the evening. But his jeckel and hyde performance (1-8 to start vs 4-6 to close) is partly to blame for why they got into the early hole. He still needs to learn what is quality shot selection.

I understand Kadary finished only 6-17. I felt like he doesn’t get the favorable whistle because his approach is so methodical and physically initiated on his end. But he should. And he should be living at the line more and has to make them (2-5 tonight).

But in a street fight of a game he gave you a career high 13 rebounds and was 3 assists shy of a triple double.

More importantly he controlled the tempo of the game in the last 8 minutes. He initiated the offense. And he made the big plays to help ice the game away.

One more win this weekend and the take care of business stretch is complete. Then we can see if this team can find a way to make some magic out of their defensive effort and get into the dance. I promise you it won’t be by scoring 84 points like they did tonight.

I want a Quad double!

Richmond is a joy to watch....he is going to carry us into the Tournament

1.) Sha was a master at managing his foul plagued team last night, I thought the game was lost when Samuel was called for his third foul. Kudos to Jackson for holding his own.

2.) What is worse than the screech of chalk on a blackboard? Listening to Steve Lappas's commentary on the game.

3.) KC Ndefo is to Seton Hall what Bobby Clarke was to the Philly Fliers in the seventies. Opponents have to hate him and I cringe at some of his antics, but he knows how to disrupt a team.




Sorry for the seventies references!

Sherrill/Lawler bill introduced for SALT

Next Sunday what are the plans?

Tuesday January 31

#19 UCONN 16-6 [5-6] @ DePAUL 9-13 [3-8] 8pm CHICAGO FS1

Wednesday February 1

#23 PROV 17-5 [9-2] @ #13 XAVIER 17-5 [9-2] 6:30 CINCY TV?

CREIGHTON 13-8 [7-3] @ G’TOWN 6-16 [1-10] 6:30 DC TV?

NOVA 10-11 [4-6] @ #16 MARQ 17-5 [9-2] 8:30 WISKY TV?

SETON HALL 13-9 [6-5] @ StJ’s 14-8 [4-7] 8:30 QUEENS NYC TV?

Thanks Dan for taking over while I was away!! Six Went 5-0 this weekend including TheHall87 who now joins SPK145 at the top at 46-14. Two now tied for 2nd (Catman GrMt) at 45-15 and three at 44-16. Prof I have you now one better than you are scoring 4-1 40-20.

If you read the whole thing, and know your NIT history, North Texas would most likely be replaced an automatic bid from a lower conference, most likely from the Northeast. But making it to the semis in Vegas would be kind of difficult for anyone. The tournament is no joke.

Time for another win!!

Going into OT as two of the three teams tied for first battle it out. Been a pretty good game thus far. Xavier making it work without Freemantle.

Please provide updates on Dre Davis when available. Our team really needs him!

Game 23: St. John's Red Storm (14-8, 4-7 BIG EAST) vs. Seton Hall Pirates (13-9, 6-5 BIG EAST)​

Wednesday, Feb. 1 • 8:30 p.m. • Queens, N.Y. • Carnesecca Arena (5,602)​

TV: CBS Sports Network • Andrew Catalon & Steve Lappas​

Web: cbssports.com/watch/cbs-sports-network​

Radio: SHU Pirates Mobile App / Pirate Sports Network / SiriusXM 388, SiriusXM App 978 / Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin​

Game Notes: Seton Hall | St. John's​

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NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW

• The Seton Hall men's basketball team is in search of its fourth consecutive BIG EAST road win as the Pirates travel to Queens for a midweek showdown against St. John's at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday on CBS Sports Network.
• Wednesday's game will be a homecoming for multiple players and coaches, most notably head coach Shaheen Holloway, who grew up in the South Jamaica section of Queens located five miles from the St. John's campus:

Name (Borough)

0 Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn)
21 Jaquan Sanders (Queens)
22 Femi Odukale (Brooklyn)
43 Jorge Mercado (The Bronx)
50 Elijah Muhammad (Queens)

Shaheen Holloway (Queens)
Rasheen Davis (The Bronx)
Sean Crawford (Queens)
Steven Cruz (Manhattan)
Marcus Matthews (Brooklyn)

• Graduate student KC Ndefo (Elmont, N.Y.) also played high school ball in Brooklyn at Abraham Lincoln.
• This will be the Pirates' first game at Carnesecca Arena with fans in attendance since the 2014-15 season when St. John's defeated The Hall, 85-72.
• Seton Hall has won six of its last eight games after starting off 0-3 in BIG EAST play.
• Seton Hall's strong play recently has been sparked by its defense, which leads the BIG EAST in field goal percentage defense (40.4 pct), scoring defense (63.7 ppg) and ranks second in three-point defense (29 pct).
• The Pirates' three-point defense ranks 15th in the country and their opponent's field goal percentage ranks 40th.
• The Hall is allowing a league-low 33.3 points in the second half of BIG EAST games this season.
• Seton Hall has held five opponents to under 50 points this season, the most since 1951-52 (7).
• The Pirates are 13-1 this season when they hold their opponents to under 70 points.
• The Pirates rank 14th in KenPom adjusted defensive efficiency.
• In Holloway's last 33 games as a head coach, his teams have allowed just 61.8 points per game and only nine opponents have scored more than 70 points.
• Seton Hall has played one of the most difficult schedules in the country as both KenPom ranks the Pirates' slate as the sixth toughest in Division I and the Pirates' NET SOS ranks 11th.
• The Pirates are one of only five teams in the BIG EAST with at least three Q1 wins

BIG EAST vs. Q1
Xavier 6-4
UConn 4-5
Marquette 4-3
Seton Hall 3-5
Providence 3-4

• KC Ndefo ranks second in the BIG EAST and 23rd nationally with 43 total blocks.
• Ndefo is averaging 11 points, seven rebounds, and two assists over the last four games.
• Junior Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) leads the Pirates in scoring (12.8 ppg), rebounding (5.8 rpg) and assists (4.7) in BIG EAST play.
• Richmond was high school teammates with junior Femi Odukale (Brooklyn, N.Y.) at South Shore High School in Brooklyn.
• Odukale has provided shutdown defense as a 6-5 guard and is averaging eight points, five rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 steals in BIG EAST play.
• The Pirates rank 18th in the country in free throw attempts per game (23.2 FTA pg) and rank 29th nationally in free throw makes per contest (15.8 FTM pg).
• The Hall is 144-22 (.867) since 2015-16 when its lead gets to seven points.

By Zack Cziryak

The Jekyll & Hyde season continues for Seton Hall basketball following its dismantling of the Butler Bulldogs at Hinkle Fieldhouse to the tune of 70-49 on Saturday afternoon.

The Pirates broke open the game early, dropping the matchup’s first 4 points before a 13-2 run would give the Hall a lead it would never relinquish, heading into the half 38-18 and leading by as many as 27 points before coasting to the 70-49 victory. Seton Hall gained an early advantage when Butler center Manny Bates picked up his 2nd personal foul with just under 17:26 minutes to go in the first half and the Pirates leading 5-4.

Indianapolis-native Dre Davis led the Pirates with 15 points in his homecoming before exiting with a lower body injury late in the second half. The Pirates also saw 11 points from Al-Amir Dawes, 10 points each from Kadary Richmond and K.C. Ndefo and 9 points from Femi Odukale.

Simas Lukosius paced the Bulldogs with 11 points and 4 rebounds while Jalen Thomas chipped in 10 points and 8 rebounds off the bench.

One week after turning the ball over 26 times at home against Marquette, the Pirates yielded only 9 turnovers to Butler’s 13 and turned those turnovers into a 15 to 8-point advantage.

Seton Hall shot 47.5% from the field and 38.9% from beyond the arc while limiting the Bulldogs to 37.3% and 23.5%, respectively.

The Hall outrebounded Butler 31-27, adding 13 second chance points to 4 for the Bulldogs.

The victory completes the Pirates’ season sweep of Butler and is the Pirates’ 7th win in its last 8 contests against the Bulldogs.

The Pirates remain on the road for Wednesday night’s tilt in Queens, N.Y. against St. John’s before returning home for a Sunday matinee against the DePaul Blue Demons. The Pirates are looking to complete series sweeps against both programs as well.

Tom Brady announces retirement in emotional video​

By Jaclyn Hendricks

Tom Brady is hanging up his cleats — for good.

In an emotional message posted Wednesday on Instagram, the 45-year-old quarterback confirmed that he is ending his prolific NFL career after 23 seasons, the final three of which were spent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

“Hey guys I’ll get to the point right away. I’m retiring for good. I know the process was a pretty big deal last time so when I woke up this morning I just pressed record and let you guys know first. It won’t be longwinded. You only get one emotional retirement essay and I used mine up last year,” Brady said.










Brady then expressed gratitude for his loved ones who have supported him.

“Really, thank you guys so much. To every single one of you for supporting me, my family my friends, my teammates, my competitors, I could go on forever. There’s too many. Thank you guys for allowing me to live my absolute dream. I wouldn’t change a thing. I love you all.”

The past season has been a challenging one for Brady, who finalized his divorce from wife Gisele Bündchen in October 2022. They share two children together, daughter Vivian, 10, and son Benjamin, 13. The Buccaneers also stumbled to an 8-9 record, though, were still able to win the NFC South and make the playoffs.

However, Brady’s now final game would not be a memorable one. He did throw for 351 yards and two touchdowns, though that mostly came in mop-up time as the Cowboys destroyed the Buccaneers, 31-14, in the wild-card game.

Brady’s retirement announcement Wednesday comes exactly a year after the quarterback first revealed in February 2022 that he was stepping away from football. Brady stunned the NFL once again 40 days later when he came out of retirement.

Hope he is fine

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I’ll be voting for her since UConn does not have a nominee in that category. If you guys want, feel free to vote for the UConn players in the other categories.

By Noah Concordia

Syracuse fell to sixth-ranked Virginia, 67-62, at home Monday night in a hard-fought battle from the Orange. This down-to-the-wire type of loss has been an ongoing trend for Syracuse of late, dropping games to Miami and North Carolina by four points earlier this month.

In typical Jim Boeheim fashion, the legendary coach was not exactly thrilled during the post-game press conference — and definitely not made any happier by a reporter asking about the status of starting forward Benny Williams, who didn’t even attend the game.

“Is that your question?,” Boeheim snapped. “That’s the most important question you have?”

He continued by insulting the reporter’s attitude before answering the question with some extra snarl.

“Benny took a personal day, he will be back at practice on Wednesday,” Boeheim said before concluding. “That’s it? We have that question, that’s all we have? Typical in Syracuse,.”

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This continues an on-going feud with Syracuse media, who has seen a grumpy Boeheim take the podium more than once this month.

After the team suffered a gut-wrenching loss to North Carolina last Tuesday, where it had the lead with 19 second left, Boeheim was in no mood to face reporters.

“Uh, we’re done,” he said with a sarcastic smile and walked out after being asked why his team can’t close out big games.


Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim has said ‘there’s a plan’ for him to step down from the program.
AP

It’s the latest example Syracuse fans have of the Hall of Fame coach’s insolent behavior. The end of his tenure is nearing, though Boeheim played coy last March, only telling ESPN Radio in Syracuse that “there’s a plan” for his retirement, however he has yet to divulge what that is.