Player from Old dominion almost came to us two years ago. He is in the transfer portal. Any interest?

What is wrong with this guy?

Tom Izzo Wants NCAA to Look Into Eliminating Automatic Bids for Mid-Major Programs​

Nice pick you committee clowns!!!

UVA is totally a much better team than Seton Hall!!

U kidding me!! 14 first half points!!!

They’ll lose by > 30 by the end of this!!

Did not score for the last 10 minutes of the half!!!

Committee Clowns!!🤡

I’m glad we have a game. It sucks to be so close to the season’s goal especially after the comeback we made in the BE season and it’s been two days of complaining and debating, which everyone has a right to do.

It’s the NET, I get it. But let’s win some games, huh?

We were 12/14. Good

They were 2/3. That’s a sign of lack defense.

Although we were each whistled for 12

Really good article from a Georgetown blogger acknowledging how G-Town and DePaul are hurting the Big East in the age of metrics. https://www.casualhoya.com/2024/3/1...town-ed-cooley-seton-hall-st-johns-providence

How come the women didnt make the WNIT, I saw Butler did who was under 500

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If the NCAA Tournament selection committee was hoping to move past the criticism of who did and didn’t make this year’s tourney, Virginia did little to help its cause — and there were more than a few people ready to throw shade.

The selection committee came under fire from Big East teams like St. John’s, Providence and Seton Hall not making the tournament while a team like Virginia did.

Well, it only looked worse when Virginia scored 14 points in the first half against Colorado State in its First Four matchup and went nearly an hour before scoring another basket in a 67-42 rout.

It was Colorado State advancing to face Texas in the Midwest Regional at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina on Thursday.

It left Big East basketball fans feeling a certain way, even prompting Villanova alumnus and Knicks star Josh Hart to comment.

“They really picked this Virginia team over the Big East teams,” wrote Hart, who helped the Wildcats win a national championship in 2016.

St. John’s shooting guard Daniss Jenkins purportedly weighed in during the course of the night with his own post on X and a repost of Hart’s remark.

“Really crazy!!!!!” Jenkins wrote, adding two hand smacking face emojis.

The exclusion of so many Big East teams had many basketball fans up in arms, and committee chair Charles McClelland’s reasoning for leaving several out only enraged fans further.

“When you start talking about St. John’s, they were 4-10 in Quad 1,” McClelland explained on Mad Dog Radio on Sunday. “They had seven opportunities at the Top 3 teams from the Big East and went just 1-6 with a home win over Creighton and not a non-conference win of real note.”

The last four teams in this year were Virginia, Colorado State, Boise State and Colorado.


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Seton Hall had been one of the first four teams out.

St. John’s had hoped to get into the Tournament for the first time since 2019 and grab a win for the first time since 2000, but instead was on the outside looking in.

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By Ryan Henry

South Orange, N.J. -- Late inning heroics propelled the Seton Hall Pirates to a 6-5 victory, walking it off in the bottom of the ninth. Zack Sylvester (Montville, N.J.) led the way for Seton Hall, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.

Anthony Ehly (Glenside, Pa.) pitched five innings and allowed just three earned runs. Michael Gillen (Rochelle Park, N.J.) picked up the win, improving to 2-0 on the season. Aiden Robbins (Yardley, Pa.) recorded two hits and reached base safely in every at-bat.

How It Happened

The first three innings were a pitcher's duel. Ehly got into a little bit of trouble in the top of the first inning. He had two runners on with two outs but was able to force a groundout to end the inning. On the other side, Nick Tamburro only allowed one hit in the first three innings.

Monmouth was the first team to score. Ehly allowed the first two runners to get on base with Harry Padden up to bat. Padden connected on a pitch and went yard, bringing home three runners. Ehly retired the remaining batters, but the Hawks led 3-0.

The Pirates had an opportunity to respond when Robbins led off the inning with a triple. Robbins went to tag up after a Danny Melnick (Hamilton, N.J.) flyout, but the freshman never crossed home plate and was tagged out.

It would only take two innings for the Pirates to convert those chances into runs. After a dominant top half of the frame where Nate Espelin (Belmont, Mass.) struck out two batters, the Pirates' offense went to work. Robbins led a two-out rally after reaching base safely after a Monmouth error. The next four batters proceeded to get on base. Sylvester got the Pirates on the board with an RBI single and Staus Pokrovsky (Pittsgrove, N.J.) came up with the bases loaded and brought home two himself with a single. It was a 3-3 game after six innings.

In the eighth inning, the Hawks got two runners on with only one out. Jackson Balzan (Medford, N.J.) came in relief for Espelin and shut down the door. He forced a double play with bases loaded to keep the game tied.

In the bottom half of the frame, Cole Zak (Cleveland, Ohio) came in to pinch hit for Joey Calabretti (Perkasie, Pa.). With a runner on first and two outs, Zak ripped one into the left-center gap for a triple. The Pirates led 4-3 heading into the ninth.

Gillen came in to close the game, but Monmouth came back. The Hawks got two runners on base then proceeded to score their fourth and fifth runs of the game after back-to-back errors from the Pirates.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Pirates were unfazed. Kyle Lyons (West Chester, Pa.) and Max Viera (Greenwood Lake, N.Y.) started the inning with a single and a hit-by-pitch respectively. Robbins got on base after Monmouth committed an error, allowing Lyons to score. Sylvester walked it off with a sacrifice fly, giving Seton Hall the 6-5 victory.

Inside the Box Score

• Pokrovsky recorded his 100th career hit
• Robbins has five multi-hit games this season
• Eight of the nine starting batters reached base safely

Up Next

The Pirates are back at The Shep tomorrow when they host NJIT at 3:30 p.m. for the second part of their home-and-home series. The game will be broadcasted on the Pirate Sports Network via FloSports.

If you need a good laugh to get you through our snub, this may help.


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Their screw up was second only to that of John Clougherty.

My longtime basketball companion and daughter, Hannah, will not be able to attend tomorrow evening's game. Let me know if you are interested in sitting next to a loud and loyal Pirate fan. The ticket is free. Email me at walshtrips@comcast.net

I'm picking up my tickets at Will Call around 6:15.

GO PIRATES!!!

Needs some work on his acting career…

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Jerry with the background story of Cope and Bashir. Good read

Get #$%& NCAA and anyone defending them. Virginia objectively should have stayed home instead of the Hall. oregon and nc state winning has nothing to do with it.

the fix is in