Part 1

By Zack Cziryak

TROVE: John, thanks so much for joining us again this summer. You have been an MC/attended various Onward Setonia fundraising events. What do you feel has gone well at these events? Also, what do you feel needs to be improved upon to get more alumni involved?

FANTA: "I think that Onward Setonia has risen tremendously over the last year. I think that the growth of what Seton Hall is doing with NIL has been good over the last 12 months and I give Mike McBride, Michael Frungillo, and Mike Walsh a lot of credit for what they're doing. But we still have a lot to do and there's still things that have to be done. And I also want to say, in addition to Mike McBride, Michael Frungillo and Mike Walsh, I want to give Jim O'Brien credit for what he's doing as well in the NIL space. I think that there are people that have really stepped up to the plate in the last year and they realize that this is what college basketball is about right now. And either you're going to adapt and understand that's how you put together a competent Big East roster or you choose not to.

What I will say is this: folks who are considering whether or not to give or whether or not to get into the NIL space, there's never going to be a better time to do it and there's never going to be a better coach of the program to do it for. Shaheen Holloway is one of Seton Hall's own, and there's nobody with greater pride for the place than Sha. There's nobody that wants to win championships more at Seton Hall than Sha. There's nobody that wants to win the Big East more. There's nobody that wants to lead this program to a March Madness run more than Shaheen Holloway. And so for the people who might be questioning or thinking, ‘how do I do this,’ look: the student athletes deserve to get payment. They deserve to get paid, but you talk to any coach and they'll tell you right now life is difficult, it's complicated. So it's something that is complicated because you can't just choose not to champion NIL or not to propel NIL. Does it need fixing? Absolutely it needs some adjustment. But right now it's about being able to raise money.

And in terms of the Onward Setonia fundraising events, I was just part of a boat event last month. We had a great time. Coach [Sha] came on the boat, we did a Q&A at PJ Clarke's in New York City, and then we took the boat back. It was an awesome afternoon with terrific people and we talked Seton Hall basketball all afternoon and Coach Holloway could not have been more gracious with the people and his time. These events are exclusive events and there are more in the works. They provide a great way to interact with Coach and obviously when the student athletes are around to interact with the players. I think that the events themselves have been great. I think the way that we continue to build out these events is just to continue to find more and more people that are willing to hop aboard the ship, that are willing to hop aboard this wagon because there's no better time than the present. There's nothing that needs to be improved with the events themselves. I just think that it's our alumni base. I mean, I'm an alum and I care about this place. I care about Seton Hall as much as Coach Holloway does, as much as any passionate Pirate fan does. I do. I call games for Fox Sports and other entities so I have to take off that cap that wants the Pirates to do well when I'm calling a game and I have to balance that. But I've got a great amount of love and passion for the university, and I understand that right now these are dire times to be able to find NIL money.

What do I feel needs to be improved? Well, we just have to continue to get the message out. Every dollar counts. I'm a younger alum. I give what I can. I would encourage other young alums, whether you're for NIL or against it, do it for Coach Holloway. Do it for the men that represent this university. Do it because look what happened this past year - an NIT championship. That's worth celebrating. If we could win an NIT championship when our NIL is at this stage, think of what could happen when we get this NIL increased. We need all the help. There's no bad dollar. Every dollar counts and every effort counts in this. That would be my message with where we're at. I just think that for the future no idea is a bad idea right now. We're in an idea stage because that next idea could be the next great concept for us to take off and for us to find a differentiator...there's no bad ideas, and we need all the help that we can get right now. We need Seton Hall Nation, the Seton Hall community, to get behind this team and get behind the women's team because there's no time like the present and we have two great coaches in Shaheen Holloway and Tony Bozzella, who are winners.”

The gov abbott on an Asian goodwill trip and lt gov is acting gov...now when jersey got slammed by snow christie got crushed for being on pto in florida

By Cameron Salerno

The 2024 NBA Draft is in the books. No college team in this draft had more players selected than two-time reigning national champion UConn. Stephon Castle (No. 4 to the San Antonio Spurs) and Donovan Clingan (No. 7 to the Portland Trail Blazers) were drafted in the top 10, while Tristen Newton and Cam Spencer were selected in Round 2.

The Pac-12 had the most draftees (nine) in its final season with full membership. Colorado had three players selected, headlined by Cody Williams going No. 10 to the Utah Jazz, while Isaiah Collier and Bronny James were drafted out of USC. Arizona, Cal, UCLA and Washington State all had one player selected.

Reed Sheppard and Rob Dillingham were selected in the top 10 out of Kentucky to help the program pass Duke for the most first-round selections (48) since the NBA Draft went to two rounds in 1989. Former Kentucky coach John Calipari leaves the program having produced 37 first-rounders and 25 lottery picks.

Let's take a deeper look at which schools produced the most NBA-bound talent in 2024.

UConn (4)​

• Stephon Castle (No. 4 to Spurs)
• Donovan Clingan (No. 7 to Trail Blazers)
• Tristen Newton (No. 49 to Pacers)
• Cam Spencer (No. 53 to Grizzlies)

It's fitting that the best team in college basketball had the most players selected. Castle is a perfect fit with the Spurs because of their glaring need for a point guard. Clingan wasn't expected to be available at No. 7 because there was serious buzz that someone would trade up to land the towering big man. As for Newton and Spencer, they were veteran leaders on the Huskies most recent championship team.

Kentucky (3)​

• Reed Sheppard (No. 3 to Rockets)
• Rob Dillingham (No. 8 to Timberwolves)
• Antonio Reeves (No. 47 to Pelicans)

Around this time last year, Kentucky's Justin Edwards was in the conversation to go No. 1 overall. Instead, Edwards went undrafted. Sheppard, Dillingham, and Reeves marked the final picks of the Calipari era. Dillingham's fit with the Timberwolves should be exciting because of his ability to contribute immediately.

Colorado (3)​

• Cody Williams (No. 10 to Jazz)
• Tristan da Silva (No. 18 to Magic)
• KJ Simpson (No. 42 to Hornets)

Colorado was one of three schools that produced multiple first-round picks. Williams has the potential to be the best two-way player in this class. Da Silva is a veteran forward capable of stepping into the Magic's rotation immediately. Simpson may be undersized for the position, but he's a pure scorer capable of taking over a game.

Baylor (2)​

• Ja'Kobe Walter (No. 19 to Raptors)
• Yves Missi (No. 21 to Pelicans)

Baylor's freshmen duo both went in the first round on Wednesday. Walter went to the Raptors with the No. 19 pick, while Missi went two picks later to the Pelicans at No. 21. Last year, Baylor coach Scott Drew helped Keyonte George become a first-round pick. Incoming five-star V.J. Edgecombe should be next in the 2025 NBA Draft.

Duke (2)​

• Jared McCain (No. 16 to 76ers)
• Kyle Filipowski (No. 32 to Jazz)

McCain was a popular landing spot for Philadelphia in mocks leading up to the NBA Draft and that's exactly where he landed on draft night. McCain is a skilled 3-point shooter and tenacious rebounder who should provide valuable depth behind Tyrese Maxey. As for Filipowski, he was a potential lottery pick who fell out of the first-round entirely.

Kansas (2)​

• Johnny Furphy (No. 35 to Pacers)
• Kevin McCullar Jr. (No. 56 to Knicks)

Kansas coach Bill Self produced two more NBA Draft picks with Furphy joining the Pacers and McCullar heading to the Knicks. Both were potential first-round picks at some point this draft cycle, but fell out of the first round.

Marquette (2)​

• Tyler Kolek (No. 34 to Knicks)
• Oso Ighodaro (No. 40 to Suns)

Kolek is a plug-and-play point guard who can immediately contribute to the Knicks rotation. In Phoenix, Ighodaro could compete for backup frontcourt minutes. Marquette was one of two Big East programs to produce multiple picks in the draft.

USC (2)​

• Isaiah Collier (No. 29 to Jazz)
• Bronny James (No. 55 to Lakers)

Once projected as a potential No. 1 pick, Collier fell to No. 29 to the Jazz. As for Bronny, he goes to the Lakers, where he will have a chance to play with his father, LeBron James. USC was one of two Pac-12 programs to produce multiple draft picks this cycle.

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Seems unlikely to me.

After Colin does the John Rothstein interview Zack will be talking to John Fanta next week. List your questions here.

So far not good, very long shot to make semis

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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior Writer

A group of 16 former men's college basketball players, including Kansas stars Mario Chalmers and Sherron Collins, UConn guard Byan Boatright and Arizona guard Jason Terry, have sued the NCAA and multiple conferences for the unauthorized use of their name, image and likeness in March Madness highlights.

Chalmers hit a game-tying 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left to tie Memphis and force overtime in the 2008 national championship game. After Chalmers made one of the most dramatic shots in NCAA men's basketball history, the Jayhawks dominated the Tigers in overtime to win 75-68 for their first national championship in 20 seasons.

Defendants in the class-action lawsuit, which was filed Monday in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York, also includes the Big East, Pac-12, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC, ACC and Turner Sports Interactive.

"Mario Chalmers, Sherron Collins, and other members of the 2008 Kansas Jayhawks National Championship men's basketball team have been paid nothing by the NCAA or its partner TSI for the continued use of their names, images and likenesses in promoting and monetizing March Madness," the lawsuit said. "The same is true for thousands of former NCAA athletes across all sports whose names, images, and likenesses are continuing to be displayed for commercial purposes by the NCAA, its member conferences, and its partners such as TSI."

The lawsuit accused the defendants of "systematically and intentionally" misappropriating the plaintiffs' publicity rights while "reaping scores of millions of dollars from Plaintiffs and similarly situated class members' participation in competition."

The lawsuit accused the NCAA and the other defendants of violating the federal Sherman Antitrust Act through unreasonable restraint of trade, group boycott and refusal to deal.

"The NCAA has for decades leveraged its monopoly power to exploit student-athletes from the moment they enter college until long after they end their collegiate careers," the lawsuit said. "The NCAA has conspired with conferences, colleges, licensing companies, and apparel companies to fix the price of student-athlete labor near zero and make student-athletes unwitting and uncompensated lifetime pitchmen for the NCAA."

Other plaintiffs in the lawsuit include Alex Oriakhi (UConn/Missouri), DeAndre Daniels (UConn), Roscoe Smith (UConn/UNLV), Vincent Council (Providence), Matt Pressey (Missouri), Eugene Edgerson (Arizona), A.J. Bramlett (Arizona), Jason Stewart (Arizona), Gerard Coleman (Providence/Gonzaga), Justin Greene (Kent State), Ron Giplaye (Providence, East Tennessee State) and James Cunningham (Arizona State/Tulsa).

On June 10, 10 members of the 1983 NC State men's basketball team sued the NCAA and the Collegiate Licensing Company in Wake County Superior Court in North Carolina for unauthorized use of their name, image and likeness. Known as the "Cardiac Pack," coach Jim Valvano's team defeated heavily favored Houston 54-52 on Lorenzo Charles' dunk in the final seconds.


"For more than 40 years, the NCAA and its co-conspirators have systematically and intentionally misappropriated the Cardiac Pack's publicity rights -- including their names, images, and likenesses -- associated with that game and that play, reaping scores of millions of dollars from the Cardiac Pack's legendary victory," the lawsuit said.

On May 22, the NCAA's Board of Governors voted to agree to settlement terms in the House v. NCAA and related antitrust cases. As part of the agreement, which has yet to be approved by a federal judge, the NCAA will provide more than $2.7 billion to former athletes over the next decade for back damages related to the association's name, image and likeness restrictions, sources previously told ESPN.

The conferences also agreed to create a system that will allow schools to pay roughly $20 million per year in revenue sharing to athletes.

ESPN's Dan Murphy and Pete Thamel contributed to this report.

An absolute disgrace he held the Lakers hostage by forcing them to draft his son who wouldn’t even start in college as a sophomore.

Countless legendary players before him never had the nerve to force nepotism on their employers because they were man enough to admit their kids weren’t good enough.

I’m not even sure Bronny belonged in major D-1 let alone being drafted.

The drool fest on ESPN has begun

Latest data is from 2021 and indicates top 1% pay 46% of federal income tax and top 5% pay 66% Dems always talk about rich should be paying their fair share but never give specific numbers.Maybe one of the Dems on this board will give me the secret number.Should it be 60% for top 1% and 80% for top 5%?

Arthur Kaluma boosts Texas as Longhorns give SEC most selections in Top 25 And 1​

The transfer from Kansas State adds to a roster with NCAA Tournament expectations next season​

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And Iron Sheik family should get something out of this

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - Seton Hall women's volleyball head coach Shannon Thompson announced today the hiring of Robert Patzer as the Pirates' new assistant coach.

"I am thrilled to be adding Robert to our staff and Seton Hall family," Thompson said. "He did a great job conveying his message goals for our student athletes. Robert has had great success in his previous roles and has a high volleyball IQ that will be a great fit for pushing this program forward. I am excited to add him to the team and have him start implementing his ideas and working with the players."

Patzer comes to South Orange after spending the last year as the assistant coach and recruiting
coordinator for women's volleyball and assistant coach for men's volleyball at Merrimack College. Under his guidance, the women's team had its best record since transitioning to Division I. Among several responsibilities, he scouted opponents with student athletes, recruited, handled travel logistics, conducted bi-weekly team meetings and executed practice plans.

Prior to his time at Merrimack, Patzer was a graduate assistant coach at Daemen University.

A 2022 graduate of Daemen, the 6-foot-6 Patzer was a talented opposite hitter / setter and collected match highs of 20 kills, 43 assists and 14 digs throughout his career.

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The first Drop Shop was a success, do not miss out on this one. All purchases support Onward Setonia.

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CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. – For the first time in program history, every member of the Seton Hall women's golf roster was named an All-American Scholar. The Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) announced the prestigious listing on Monday, which included Anne-Sofie Ekman (Copenhagen, Denmark), Renee Rane (New Delhi, India), Ana Sarrias Pro (Cadiz, Spain), Lara Todorovic (Belgrade, Serbia), Kasumi Tran (Swansea, Wales) and Ginevra Zavagli (Rome, Italy).

A total of 1,497 women's collegiate golfers were recognized across Divisions I, II and III for 2023-24. The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent in all of college athletics. The minimum cumulative GPA to qualify is 3.50. The candidate must have also played in 50% of the school's regularly-scheduled competitive rounds during the year.

Zavagli, who graduated in May, is receiving the prestigious academic honor for the fourth time.