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Very long article by ESPN's and former Trove writer Jeff Borzello. It's a pay site so I will only post these brief excerpts.

First-year men's college basketball coaches:​

Shaheen Holloway, Seton Hall Pirates

Holloway would have likely been the natural choice to replace Kevin Willard when Willard left for Maryland, but his run to the Elite Eight with Saint Peter's certainly didn't hurt his chances. It's taken a couple months, but the Pirates are beginning to resemble the physical, tough teams Holloway had in Jersey City. They had an up and down nonconference campaign, beating Memphis and Rutgers but losing to Siena. In Big East play, though, they've picked up some momentum, winning four of their last five games -- including at home vs. UConn -- after starting 1-4. It's been a defense-first team, just like Holloway wants it.


Kevin Willard, Maryland Terrapins

Willard made an immediate impact in College Park, guiding the Terrapins to eight straight wins to open the campaign -- including an 18-point win over Miami and a home victory over Illinois to start Big Ten play. Maryland's slowed down considerably since then, losing seven of its last 12 games. But it's still in position to play in the NCAA tournament. Willard's best teams at Seton Hall were always defense-first, and that's exactly what helped Maryland early. The Terps were contesting inside and outside the arc, while getting a huge boost from having one of the most experienced teams in the country.


Kyle Neptune, Villanova Wildcats

It's never easy to follow a legend, as Neptune did when he was announced as Jay Wright's replacement last April. But the Wildcats haven't been able to get it going this season, and are sitting at 10-10 with one game left in January. There have been injury issues, with Justin Moore yet to play and Cam Whitmore missing the first seven games of the season, but the Wildcats simply don't have the typical talent we've come to expect from them. They're trying to play a similar style -- smaller lineups, methodical in the halfcourt, shoot a lot of 3s -- but they're having to do it without the usual assortment of playmakers and shooters on the Main Line.


Thad Matta, Butler Bulldogs

This stat from the weekend sums up how things have gone for Matta in year one at Butler.

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There was plenty of promise early in the season: The Bulldogs beat Kansas State and BYU, with their only non-league losses coming to Tennessee, NC State and Penn State. But they opened Big East play with three straight 20-point losses to UConn, Creighton and Providence -- to whom they've also lost their last three, also by 20-plus points -- and haven't been able to generate any momentum. Given it's been five years since Matta last coached, some growing pains in year one were expected, however. Stylistically, the addition of Manny Bates down low has made the Bulldogs dramatically better at defending the rim then last season.

Beyond the in-game theatrics, the transformation of the hard-edged Dan Hurley is rooted in self-improvement. Oh, and his players love his sideline antics.
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Jeff Borzello
ESPN Staff Writer

STORRS, Connecticut -- Dan Hurley leans forward in a chair inside his office overlooking UConn's men's basketball practice court and smiles.

"I'm not the victim," he said with a laugh.

In recent weeks, the fifth-year UConn head coach was shown on camera calling one official a "f---ing clown" in a win over Villanova and was given a technical foul late in a tight game against Xavier.

None of this is a new development for Hurley, one of the more fiery sideline personalities in college basketball. He has been ejected from games, reprimanded by the Big East and called out by local media to stop getting technical fouls at inopportune times.

But there's another side of Hurley, one he's constantly battling. There's a dichotomy between the on-court Hurley and off-court Hurley, between the practice version of Hurley and the game version of Hurley. The new Dan Hurley and the old Dan Hurley.

The consistent ref-targeted anger is what everyone sees. It's a trait that runs in the Hurley family, starting with his father, Bob, one of the greatest high school coaches of all time at St. Anthony in New Jersey, and moving to Dan and his brother, Bobby, a former top-10 NBA draft pick out of Duke who has been the head coach at Arizona State since 2015.

"My father is one of the greatest coaches of his generation at any level," Hurley said. "I model how I coach after my dad."

Hurley doesn't hide from his sideline behavior, noting that he has brought most of the unwanted attention onto himself. But he also thinks his reputation leads to him receiving more technicals from officials -- and camera time -- than other coaches with similar behavior.

"Obviously, I'm the boy who cried wolf when it comes to any type of referee interactions because of my history and I'm judged because of that history," he said. "In any situations that go badly, I've created that for myself. "

Within the UConn program, there's no concern about Hurley's in-game outbursts. The outside criticism doesn't bother the players; in fact, they feed off their coach's sideline energy.

"That's what I want from my coach," guard Joey Calcaterra said.

"I just wish that people understood what we thought about him," Calcaterra continued. "We love his energy, his intensity, the emotion he shows. He cares, and he wants the best for us, and he just wants to win. Seeing him do that, we love him for it."

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'Certain type of edge'​

HURLEY ALSO BELIEVES the UConn men's basketball head coach needs to have an edge as a job requirement. Despite the four national championships in a 15-year run from 1999 to 2014, it's not exactly a historical blue-blood program. It didn't have a practice facility until the Werth Family UConn Basketball Champions Center opened before the 2014-15 season. The campus is off the beaten path, 30 miles east of Hartford.

And then there are the expectations. The men's program has four titles in the past 25 years. But the women's team has 10 championships in the same time frame. The men's practice gym has an impressive wall filled with all the NBA draft lottery picks from the program. But when you take the short walk across the practice facility to the women's side, you'll see an entire wall of Olympic gold medalists -- some with multiple appearances. Yes, an entire wall of Olympians.

In Hurley's view, it takes an attitude to coach at UConn -- some of which stems from the program's best-ever coach being Jim Calhoun, known for his national titles, news conference rants and sideline eruptions.

"Certain styles of coach or certain styles of personality are not going to make it here," Hurley said. "UConn could only be UConn again if they get an elite head-coaching performance with a certain type of edge to them. .... Coach Calhoun instilled a toughness in his teams. That started with him on the sideline."

Hurley certainly conveys the message during practice, yelling at his guards to "Go score like a UConn guard!" during one drill. It's hard not to think back to the Kemba Walkers and Ben Gordons of the Huskies' glory days.

With Hurley in place, the UConn brand is still strong.

"That goes all the way back to the Jim Calhoun days," guard Jordan Hawkins said. "Just having those tough guards that play hard. They can score, they can defend, they can make plays. That's the UConn way."

The UConn edge doesn't come as a surprise to the players when they arrive on campus. During the recruiting process, Hurley makes it clear how intense their time at UConn will be.

"People love to watch my teams because of the passion," he said. "You don't play with that type of passion if you are sitting on the bench like you're in a board meeting. You could either fight or could coach with fright. And I go with fight."

Hurley rarely yells at players during games. Sure, a barrage of choice words will fly during practice, but it's rare to see him lose it on a player from the bench.

"It's all about extreme confidence on game night. If I'm yelling at my players on game night, I suck as a coach," he said. "These players are in a tough enough spot. ... We become more like the cornerman in boxing who is trying to pump up their fighter."

The BIG EAST will attempt to reschedule the game for a later date.​

NEW YORK – The BIG EAST Conference has announced that the DePaul at Seton Hall women's basketball game, which was scheduled for Saturday, January 28, has been postponed. DePaul notified the BIG EAST that it would not have the Conference-minimum seven scholarship student-athletes available for Saturday's game due to injuries.

Per the BIG EAST game cancellation policy, the Conference office will attempt to reschedule the game in accordance with the parameters of the policy.

Fans with tickets to the game should hold on to them as they will be valid for the rescheduled game. Fans with questions should contact the ticket office at (973) 275-4255 or tickets@shu.edu.

Down 40-34 at the half. They had been down 39-19. Nice run to end the half. They are struggling in January.

Is tonight the night? They lead DePaul 21-19 in the first half in DC. This may be their best chance for a win this season. Should they get this one they might get another one. That's possible. On the other hand, going 0-42 in the conference over two years could be a possibility should they lose this game.

Why did they steal Marquettes uniforms and logo?

Tuesday January 24

DEPAUL 9-11 (3-6) @ G’TOWN 5-15 [0-9] 7pm DC FS1


Wednesday January 25

#8 XAVIER 16-4 (8-1) @ #15 UCONN 15-5 [4-5] 6:30 GAMPEL CT FS1

BUTLER 11-10 (3-7) @ #22 PROVIDENCE 15-5 [7-2] 8:30 RI FS1

ST. JOHN'S 13-7 (3-6) @ CREIGHTON 10-8 [5-3] 9pm OMAHA CBSSN

Our dedicated group are proud to launch Seton Hall's fan based NIL - Hall Hands On Deck!

We hope that most of you support our grassroots NIL collaborative. We are all volunteers enabling us to keep expenses to a minimum, with a high passthrough to our athletes. We will provide charitable events and the players will be compensated for promoting and participating in our events, player involvement in nonprofit activities will create a great amount of goodwill for Seton Hall in the local community.

Our NIL collaborative will be highly transparent and will regularly disclose fundraising totals to those who are members or business partners. Please take the opportunity to visit our website and contribute if you can. We believe that great things can be achieved when many work together toward a singular goal. Feel free to email me if you have any questions or concerns, you can email from our "Contact Us" page. We appreciate your consideration and support!

www.HallHandsOnDeck.com

Go Pirates!!!

6-4

Total 18-3 11-9

NIT heading into the Big East Tournament

Saw him at a game a few weeks ago, but not sure if there is any hope here. Wonder what his asking price is given what Ty-Laur got from Memphis. @Halldan1 ?

I am in the process of setting up an interview with Bryan Felt re the NIL efforts of the school. It should happen quickly so post your questions here.

And please, no wise guy responses. This is legit and will allow you the answers you seek.

Official. We can stop asking.

South Orange, N.J. – Seton Hall softball head coach Angie Churchill has announced the 2023 schedule, featuring a total of 48 games against 25 different opponents.

The Pirates finished 20-23 overall and 9-14 in the BIG EAST in their first season under Churchill in 2022, finishing sixth in the league. Taylor Hill (Little Falls, N.J.) was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Year after batting .449 with three home runs and a conference-record 12 doubles during league play. Hill was also named to the All-BIG EAST First Team, while teammates Ashly Colonnetta (Cypress, Calif.) and Shelby Smith (Friendswood, Texas) received second-team honors. All three players return for the Pirates in 2023.

The Pirates will face 17 non-conference opponents this spring, eight of which finished with a winning record in 2022. The Hall will also square off against a pair of teams who made the NCAA Tournament last season in Lehigh and Villanova.

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

• Seton Hall opens the 2023 season at the Black & Gold Tournament at Southern Miss, where the Pirates will play two games against both the Golden Eagles as well as Samford. The Bulldogs improved by 16 wins from 2021 to 2022 en route to the No. 2 seed in the SOCON Tournament.
• The following weekend sees the Pirates head to the Presbyterian Invitational in Clinton, S.C., where the Pirates will face a trio of non-conference opponents. The Pirates will face Appalachian State and IUPUI twice on the weekend, while playing hosts Presbyterian once. The games against IUPUI and Presbyterian will be the first in program history.
• After a weekend off, the Pirates begin March with a trip to Lubbock, Texas to take part in the Texas Tech Invitational. Seton Hall will face the Red Raiders on Friday and Saturday, while the Pirates' tournament schedule is bookended with matchups against North Dakota on Friday and Sunday mornings. Sandwiched in the middle is a showdown with in-state rival Rutgers, as the teams will meet for the 65th time in their history. Last season, the Pirates defeated the Scarlet Knights for the first time since 2009 with a 5-3 win in Piscataway.
• The remainder of the non-conference slate features home doubleheaders with Manhattan (March 15), Rider (April 5) and Fairleigh Dickinson (April 19). The Pirates will also pay visits to Monmouth (March 28), Stony Brook (March 29), a three-game series at Lehigh (April 7-8), Drexel (April 11), Marist (April 18) and UAlbany (April 26).
• The Pirates open BIG EAST play with a three-game series at reigning-regular season champion UConn, March 10-12. Seton Hall will also travel to Creighton (March 24-26), DePaul (April 14-16) and Providence (April 21-23) in league action.
• Last year's BIG EAST Tournament champion Villanova will come to South Orange for the penultimate series of the season, April 28-30. This will be one of four BIG EAST series in which the Pirates play host, the others being Georgetown (March 17-19), St. John's (March 31-April 2) and Butler (May 5-7).
• The BIG EAST Tournament will be hosted by UConn from May 10-13. New this season, the top six teams in the conference standings will qualify for the tournament. Last season, the Pirates finished sixth in the BIG EAST.

Click here to view the full 2023 Seton Hall softball schedule.

*All dates and times are subject to change*

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/24/magazine/ncaa-nba-student-athlete.html


Inside look of UNC Athletic Department

Quick Summary:

-UNC Athletic Department is struggling with other team budgets due to NIL. Boosters and collectives are forgoing donations to general athletic fund and other sports are losing out big time because the money is just going to athletes that play football or men's basketball. Athletic departments are now trying to figure out how to involve other sports with collectives. Which is why they want control or a say with collectives (SHU)

-5* Athletes are getting what we thought with promises of $500k++

-Third parties being hired to poach athletes from other teams with promises of more money

-Proposed transfer rules tightening with NIL money inolved

-Sponsorship are colliding. Team wears Nike but on the weekends that player can also get a deal for Adidas

That's what I got for now. The UNC AD saying this isn't easy so I'm curious on what Felt says this week

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Schools are going to lose some of the donations that went to athletic departments as the boosters fund NIL. Look for serious funding issues for many schools and the non revenue programs.

Jerry has an interview with FDU coach, Tobin Anderson. Really fun listen.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – McDonough Arena


THE GAME
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 25 when it returns faces BIG EAST rival Georgetown in Washington D.C. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.

MEDIA
The game will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloHoops subscribers with Eliza Kravitz and Monika Moore on the call. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU and at wsou.net. Ryan Johnston and Jon Heite will describe the action on the radio. Live stats will also be available.

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

LAST GAME
Five Pirates scored at least eight points, but the Seton Hall women's basketball team fell at Marquette, 80-61, on Sunday.

Seton Hall committed a season-high 23 turnovers and allowed a 16-0 second-quarter run which enabled Marquette to pull away.

Senior Lauren Park-Lane (Wilmington, Del.) finished with a team-best 14 points to go with five rebounds and two steals. Sidney Cooks, a Kenosha, Wis. native, had a tough day shooting the ball in her homecoming, but still finished with 11 points and a team-best eight rebounds. Sha'Lynn Hagans (Manassas, Va.) had 10 points and five rebounds.

Senior Mya Bembry (West Orange, N.J.) had eight points and seven rebounds, while Kae Satterfield (New York, N.Y.) tallied eight points and five rebounds.

Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Hoyas: Seton Hall leads, 44-29
Earlier This Season:
Seton Hall 72, Georgetown 62 (F) – December 28, 2022 (Walsh Gym)

EARLIER THIS YEAR AGAINST GEORGETOWN
The Hall used a 17-2 run in the fourth quarter to rally past Georgetown, 72-62, on Dec. 28 in Walsh Gym for its eighth victory in the prior last nine games.

The Pirates trailed 54-50 with 8:39 left in the game, but went on a furious run over the next 6:06 to grab a commanding 67-56 advantage with just 2:33 to go. Park-Lane had 12 of her game-high 23 points in the fourth quarter alone, including a pair of timely three-pointers.

Park-Lane also had a game-high eight assists, adding to her Seton Hall career record. Cooks had 17 points on 8-for-13 shooting and pulled down six rebounds.

SCOUTING GEORGETOWN
This year, the Hoyas were picked to finish tied for ninth in the BIG EAST Preseason coaches' poll. The Hoyas lost just two starters to graduation and return a talented group battling for minutes including graduate student Kristina Moore, senior Graceann Bennett, junior Kelsey Ransom and sophomore Brianna Scott. Ransom was second on the team in scoring a season ago, averaging 12.0 ppg as well as 4.0 apg. She also ranked second in the league in steals per game with 2.5 to her credit.

The Hoyas enter Wednesday's contest with a 10-9 mark overall and a 3-7 record in BIG EAST play. Georgetown had lost five straight, a streak started by the Pirates on Dec. 28, before defeating DePaul in McDonough Arena last Wednesday, 87-73. Most recently, the Hoyas won at Providence, 61-51, on Saturday. Georgetown is one of the better defensive teams in the BIG EAST, leading the conference with 9.3 steals per game and allowing only 61.1 points per contest.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 28, when it returns to Walsh Gymnasium to host BIG EAST rival DePaul. Tip time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET. The contest will be streamed live by the BIG EAST Digital Network and available for FloHoops subscribers. Ryan Johnston and Mike Federico will describe the action for WSOU FM.

In no particular order

1. The bottom 20
You think your job is hard, come up with 20 top moments for yesterday.

2. Expletive not deleted
Holloway in the post game..."you practice like shit you play like shit"

3. Expletive deleted
The post game ended with Zagoria asking about Yetna. After a response from coach filled with words best not posted here and with a comment that he is through for the year the post game press conference ended.

4. Say what?
Chew on these stats. 50% (3-6) from the arc. 80% (4-5) from the stripe, 58% from the field and yet the Pirates scored 29 points in the first half and were down by 8.

5. Balance is not always good
Every single player other than Sanders who played less than 3 minutes either had 2 or 3 turnovers. That 9 other players.

6. Sacrificial lamb
Give credit to Tyrese Samuel. He took the bullet appearing in the post game by himself.

7. How many?
4 to be exact. That's how many shot clock violations the team had. And in 3 of those cases they scored almost as the buzzer sounded. Conversely Marquette threw up two ridiculous shots as the shot clock buzzer went off and both hit nothing but net for 5 points. It was that kind of afternoon.

8. The players on the Hall who had good games
Tae Davis. Played a solid 15+ minutes and was only a -3.

9. Not always accurate but this time.....it was
As I saw it the worse player on the court was Dawes as his shot selection was again brutal. 1-6 from the arc and that basket was pure luck as the ball hit the rim bounced high in the air and went in. If not Dawes would have been at -24. As it was he still 'led' the team in that category.

10. Ouch
Twice in the second half Richmond went to the locker room. When asked by Carino what happened we got the usual response from the coach. Ask Tony Testa as Holloway claimed he didn't know anything was wrong with his star point.

FWIW, at around the 8 minute timeout Richmond tried to go back in the game but an assistant coach pulled him back.

11. Questioned answered
I asked Sha if the UConn victory caused a letdown with the players in this game. His response...... "We kind of got back down to earth. The guys got big-headed, and we got humbled quick. That’s what happens when you get big-headed. You get humbled quick."

12. Value the #$%@ing ball
Need I say more? How many unforced turnovers can a team have in a game? And yet we assisted on every basket made in the game but 3.

13. Credit where credit is due
It's not just talent. It's practicing like a vintage Jay Wright Nova team. Every single Marquette player is in constant movement and whomever has the ball knows exactly where his teammates are. I can't even begin to count how many semi blind passes were made to open players yesterday. Some 20 feet or more and a good deal of them crosscourt. That's not by accident.

14. When you're having a tough year.
Harris can't buy a shot this season and even when he hits one from distance it gets waived off as his make came about 1/3 of a second after the shot clock expired.

15. Not only in the stands but on the court
That really wasn't Kam Jones with the #1 uniform on his back for Marquette yesterday. That actually was Jeremy Hazell incognito. Jeremy did double duty as he was also honored by the Hall at halftime.

16. Are you kidding me?
Points off turnovers
Marquette 34
SHU 6
And let's not forgive Marquette here as they had a robust 17 turnovers themselves.

17. If it wasn't Jones it was.....
POTG Ighodaro who didn't miss a field goal attempt while scoring 18 points and also blocking 2 shots, grabbing 6 caroms and being credited with 3 steals. Totally outplayed SHU's two headed center, Samuel and Jackson.

18. Maybe I'm being a little too harsh
Richmond actually wasn't that bad yesterday short of a few silly turnovers. But for the Hall to beat quality teams not that bad isn't going to cut the mustard.

19. The best
I know they're in 2nd place but Marquette right now is the best team in the conference. Call them Villanova light.

20. Bye, (bye)
The Hall is now off for a week and it couldn't come at a better time.

By Jeremy Layton

The last 15 seconds of the Duke vs. Virginia Tech college hoops game Monday night had everything: A go-ahead shot, a throat punch, a no-call, and some vomit.

With the game tied at 75 and under 20 seconds left, Hokies guard MJ Collins took a pass near the right baseline, dribbled into the painted area, and hit a short jumper to give Virginia Tech a 77-75 lead. He then cocked his fist back to celebrate – but in the process, ended up punching star Duke freshman Kyle Filipowski directly in the throat.


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Filipowski collapsed to the ground, and Collins pulled back his fist immediately upon contact, signaling that it was an accident. The officials reviewed the play and did not call a flagrant foul – or any foul at all.

A flagrant foul would have given Filipowski two free throws, and thus a chance to tie the game.

Filipowski still looked shaken up as the team went back to the sideline, with cameras catching him hunched over in his seat. The 19-year-old apparently even threw up in the huddle.

“Yeah, he just elbowed me right in my Adam’s apple,” Filipowski told reporters after the game. “I couldn’t breathe for a minute, but I just needed to throw up and I was good.”

“He was full-on throwing up and he wasn’t about to be out for a second,” Duke head coach Jon Scheyer added. “He’s a big-time warrior, man.”

Duke’s Tyrese Proctor missed a go-ahead 3-pointer on the ensuing possession and the Blue Devils turned the ball over with their last-gasp attempt after Virginia Tech split a pair of free throws.

Virginia Tech hung on to win the game, 78-75, handing Duke their fourth road loss in five tries away from home. Three of the Blue Devils’ next five games are on the road, including two top-20 teams in Virginia and Miami.