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OT- John Sterling

Bit of sad news. Remarkable that he's had the run he did and still performing at a high level with his unmatched enthusiasm. With the season looking so promising would have loved to see him stick around to see the Yankees win their 28th this year.

Prince Aligbe

Spoke with a couple hardcore BC fans on our potential new addition and got surprisingly good feedback despite the poor numbers/end of season:

“I think he could be special if he could figure it out. Lots of talent, but bad shot selection and looked a little lost on court. Was solid freshman year but took step back sophomore. Could be a very good fit in a lesser role at Seton Hall. Talent and athleticism definitely there. Just not a pure scorer”

“Haha he’ll make you want to rip your hair out. The good is NBA caliber, but the bad is BAD. He just needs to find a happy medium. Should thrive under Holloway though. For BC, he was a starter. As a depth piece, that’s a great get. He was a guy out of HS. Went to Chet’s HS in Minnesota”


I like this as a low cost, high upside depth add by Sha

Transfer Portal… Boomerang SHU recruits???

As the transfer portal starts to heat up, familiar names are starting to pop up. I had a feeling a lot of the guys who stood up Seton Hall at the altar would end up available again at some point.

Most noticeably, Scotty Middleton and Ty-Lahr Johnson made their way onto the portal the last couple of days.

I believe we were finalists with these two the first time around.

Personally I’d inquire about Scotty. Not sure about Johnson especially with the whole uniform issue that he almost sat out a game with Louisville this year.

Pirates Chop Down Sycamores; NIT Champs Again

By Zack Cziryak


The Seton Hall Pirates are NIT champions for the second time after a comeback victory over Indiana State on Thursday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Dre Davis’ twirling layup through traffic with under 30 seconds left would cap a 9-0 run and 79-77 lead that would mark the final score after a final defensive stand and a flurry of late Sycamore attempts failed to drop. The outburst from the Pirates (25-12) followed an 8-0 run from Indiana State that left the game at 77-70 in favor of the pseudo home team.

Davis finished 18 points, 3 rebounds and 3 blocks while Kadary Richmond notched a double-double with 21 points and 13 rebounds to go along with 5 assists. Al-Amir Dawes, the tournament’s most outstanding player, led all scorers with 24 points and swiped the ball 4 times.

The two squads, each among the NCAA Tournament’s first four out, traded the lead several times late in the game, with Richmond converting an and-1 off a pass from the top of the key from Elijah Hutchins-Everett to give the Pirates a 70-69 lead.

Moments earlier Dawes re-tied the game at 65 with a three-pointer after a Sycamore 8-0 run took the lead for Indiana State (32-7).

The Hall was in control much of the game but squandered its largest lead in the first half after a Dre Davis 3-pointer with 3:31 remaining would be the last Pirate points and an 11-0 run tied the championship bout at 39 apiece heading into intermission. Undeterred, they jumped out of the gates with a 12-3 run to start the second half on the back of three-pointers by Richmond and Davis.

The Pirates’ defense generated 6 blocks to 1 from Indiana State and forced 15 turnovers on 8 steals, turning them into 20 points, which helped offset being outrebounded 37-31 and outshot 46.7% to 45.2%. The Hall did reach the charity stripe 19 times, converting 17 times for 89.5% compared to 9-10 for Indiana State.

Four Indiana State players reached double digits, paced by Isaiah Swope’s 19 points in addition to 18 points from Julian Larry and 13 points apiece from Robbie Avila and Jayson Kent.

The Sycamores shot 12-32 from beyond the arc, with Indianapolis native Ryan Conwell, who shot 41.7% from three this season, hitting just 1 of 9 attempts for 3 points to go along with 12 rebounds.

The victory results in some hardware for the Pirates’ trophy case and moved the Hall to 3-0 at Hinkle this season after a road victory in conference play at host Butler and an NIT semifinal matchup against Georgia on Tuesday night.

Virginia law allows schools to pay athletes for NIL

More I only give a crap about me............


"If this law gets us closer to a federal or a national solution for college athletics then it will be more than worthwhile," University of Virginia athletic director Carla Williams said. "Until then, we have an obligation to ensure we maintain an elite athletics program at UVA."



Pitiful. Like this has nothing to do about giving her school a tremendous recruiting advantage.


CPI vulnerable

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