Who is the host institution for the east region?

The three-point sharp-shooter will have three years of eligibility remaining and suit up for the Pirates this fall.
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Seton Hall women's basketball head coach Anthony Bozzella announced today the addition of La Salle transfer Nicole Melious (Staten Island, N.Y.) to the program.

After a strong freshman season at La Salle University, Melious will now suit up for the Pirates this fall and have three years of NCAA eligibility remaining.

Melious burst onto the collegiate scene last season and was rightfully named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team. A lethal long-distance shooter, she led La Salle with 10.7 points per game and drained 70 three-pointers, which ranked among the top-5 in the A-10 and the top-50 in the country. Against Fordham in the regular-season finale, Melious erupted for a career-high 28 points and set a new La Salle record with eight made three-pointers in only 10 attempts.

Prior to La Salle, Melious became a legend at Susan E. Wagner High School, setting the New York City all-time single-season scoring record with 1,137 points as a senior. The all-time leading scorer in Staten Island history, for both girls and boys competition, she scored over 3,000 career points and averaged an astonishing 43.4 points per game as a senior. A two-time New York State Sportswriters Player of the Year, she's the State of New York's all-time leader in three-pointers made with 410 for her high school career.

Should be a good matchup for the Pirates. Familiar with Hinkle with the only issue being this is a road trip, albeit to a neutral site.

Not getting off the bandwagon now.

SHU 73
Georgia 67

Does anyone know our new president’s commitment to major college basketball as a means to University prominence?

ESPN reporting 4.5 points

Just go inside every possession until/if they can stop it

6-2 early

By Colin Rajala


Whether or not you believe Seton Hall deserved a bid to the 2024 NCAA men’s basketball tournament last month, the Pirates are ascending at just the right time with the program making its case loud and clear to the college basketball community, particularly the selection committee, to take notice of its postseason performance.

While Seton Hall ultimately had to settle for the top overall seed in the National Invitational Tournament, the Pirates have jumped all over their opponents from the opening tip in the NIT’s quarter and semifinals.

Seton Hall (24-12) imposed its will from the get-go against SEC-foe Georgia (20-17) in route to a decisive 84-67 victory, another matchup in which the Pirates never trailed.

“I want to give my seniors their flowers ... We're still showing the world that Seton Hall is a really, really good team," Head Coach Shaheen Holloway said, in the post-game press conference.

Seton Hall is now set to square off with another team snubbed in this year’s NCAA tournament, Indiana State (32-6), which is having its best season since Larry Bird led the Sycamores to the NCAA title game. The Hall and Indiana State will square off for the NIT Championship Thursday at 7 p.m. in Butler’s Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Seton Hall has played well at Hinkle of late, winning seven of their last nine in the historic gymnasium, including four straight, and the Pirates will look to maintain their winning ways in a hostile environment as Indiana State is expected to pack the building.

“I know it’s going to be a tough game. They’re a really good team and it’s pretty much a home game for them … Any time you get to play for a championship, it’s super huge,” Holloway said.

Indiana State likes to push the ball and spread it around for open threes, but the Sycamores will have their hands full with the physical toughness and poise of Seton Hall’s five seniors, four of which scored in double figures in the semifinals against the Georgia Bulldogs.

Senior guard Kadary Richmond set the tone early against UGA, recording a steal and racing down the court for a transition layup just 14 seconds into the game and Seton Hall carried that momentum into the first media timeout with a 10-2 lead.

The Hall extended the lead to 13-2 as part of an 11-0 run on a three-pointer from the wing by graduate guard Al-Amir Dawes off the assist from senior forward Dre Davis before Richmond found Dawes on the wing on the next possession for another three pointer to give the Pirates a 16-3 advantage and force a timeout from Georgia Head Coach Mike White less than seven minutes into the game

Seton Hall extended its lead to 28-13 twelve minutes into the game on a layup by Richmond off the feed from sophomore guard Jaquan Sanders, who was filling in for freshman wing Isaiah Coleman who remains out due to an illness.

The Pirates extended their lead to 40-18, its largest of the first half, behind a 10-0 run that was capped by Dawes stealing the ball and getting it back from Davis for a transition layup before ending the first half up 42-25.

Seton Hall assisted on 10 of their 16 field goals in the opening 20 minutes with Davis, Dawes and Richmond combining for 31 of the team’s 42 points. The Pirates held Georgia to 9/33 (27.3%) shooting from the field and outrebounded the Bulldogs 24-16 as part of its opening half dominance.

The Hall took its biggest lead in the game less than five minutes into the second half, 60-36, when Dawes splashed another wing three off the dish from Richmond.

“It feels very good to be still playing in a championship. It feels real good just to put the ball in the hoop again and [try to] come out with the hardware,” Dawes said, after the game.

Georgia tried to chip away at the lead, drawing the score to 73-62 with just over five minutes remaining, but it was too little too late as Sanders connected on a runner in the lane and a three-pointer from the corner off the assist from senior wing Dylan Addae-Wusu to build the lead back up to 80-64 before the game’s end.

Dawes led all scorers with 20 points, including 4/7 from long range, while Davis tallied 19 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks with Richmond contributing 15 points, nine rebounds, six assists, three steals and a block. Graduate center Jaden Bediako tallied 14 points, seven boards, two blocks and a steal with Sanders coming off the bench to tie a career high with 11 points on 3/5 shooting from deep.

The Pirates finished the game shooting 32/68 (47.1%), including 8/20 (40%) from distance, while dominating the glass 45-32.

“At the end of the day, this is a business trip and we’re coming to compete for a championship,” Davis said, after the game.

Appreciate this team for making the most of an opportunity and finishing the season strong. Hopefully they get rewarded with a win on Thursday. will not be easy, but the team is used to being the Visitor at Hinkle.

https://www.searchlogistics.com/learn/statistics/twitter-user-statistics/

We all had our opinions when Musk acquired Twitter, but two years later, it looks like he’s done pretty well. Interesting that there has been significant international growth, and that the platform has moved up two spots on social media rankings.

Top 25 by followers and age demographics interesting as well. At the end of the day he’s a pretty smart guy.

After what Sha did, foregoing a major bump in salary and what our three seniors have done all year, we REALLY need a major bump in our NIL.

How badly do you want Richmond, Wusu and Davis to return? That is only going to happen with us helping to fortify the NIL pot.

Sha believes in us, let's prove him right.

C'mon guys and gals. Give any amount you can. Be it $10 or $100, or more.

We need you.

By far the most production stretch in a very low-usage season

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Apologies if you’re a Mets fan. And the voice of Phil Rizzuto.

Let's go Utes!

If Seton Hall plays in title game will Coleman be able to travel?

Let’s go🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️!!!!

Colin Rajala

Thirty-five years and two days after routing UNLV in a 23-point victory in the Elite 8 on their way to within one point of the NCAA Championship, Seton Hall did its best to recreate that history, this time in
the National Invitational Tournament quarterfinals.

Seton Hall (23-12) ran the Runnin’ Rebels (21-13) off the court on way to a 23-point victory, 91-68, in front of a sold-out crowd at Walsh Gymnasium on Wednesday evening.

“I’m just in the moment right now. I’m happy for these guys, happy they were able to play in front of a good home crowd,” Head Coach Shaheen Holloway said in the post-game press conference.

The Hall advanced to the NIT semifinals with the win, which marks the program’s first trip to the tournament’s final four teams since winning the championship in 1953 when it defeated Manhattan 76-58 in the semis before downing St. John’s 58-46 in the title game.

This year’s NIT quarterfinals was all Seton Hall all the way as the Pirates led for the entirety of the game, led in all but one major statistical category and had all five starters score in double figures, while getting bench contributions despite the sixth and seventh players in the rotation missing the game.

“It was tough the last couple days ... we couldn’t do some things, it was a tricky weekend. But I thought for the most part, these guys came in and understood the game plan. That’s what happens when you
have good senior leadership,” Holloway said.

The Pirates jumped out to an 11-2 lead less than four minutes into the game with four of the five senior starters scoring. UNLV would cut the score to within six points, 24-18, with less than eight minutes
remaining in the half, but Seton Hall went on a 20-9 run to end the half, including a 7-0 tear over the final two minutes jumpstarted by a three-pointer from senior guard Kadary Richmond and slammed shut by senior guard Dylan Addae-Wusu’s steal and emphatic runaway dunk with just one tick remaining on the clock for the 44-26 advantage.

Graduate guard Al-Amir Dawes connected on three shots from long range in the first two minutes of the second half with the last shot being a deep heat check to blow the roof off of Walsh Gymnasium and
force a UNLV timeout as Seton Hall took a 53-26 lead, its largest of the game as the Pirates cruised to victory.

Seton Hall was led by Richmond’s efficient double-double of 16 points on 7/9 shooting from the field and 2/2 from long distance and 10 assists to go along with four rebounds, five steals and one block.
Richmond’s final numbers did not look a whole lot different than they did at the half – 13 points, six assists, four boards and three steals – and they didn’t have to as he single handedly pushed the Pirates
ahead by scoring or assisting on 21 straight points from 19-14 with less than 10 minutes remaining to 40-26 with just over a minute and a half remaining in the half.

Dawes was the game’s leading scorer with 21 points on 4/7 shooting from three alongside six rebounds and three assists, while senior forward Dre Davis recorded 14 points, seven rebounds, four assists, two
steals and one block.

Addae-Wusu put up 12 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals with graduate center Jaden Bediako finishing with 11 points, four rebounds and four blocks.

Seton Hall shot 35/62 (56.5%) from the field and 11/25 (44%) from three, while dishing out 22 assists. The Pirates recorded nine steals, six blocks and 13 turnovers, which they converted into 17 points.

Seton Hall returns to action against Georgia in the NIT semifinals at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday, April 2.

Another migrant murderer.

RIP

Interesting read on SHU and Frank and the power of local influences

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Should have been $6M higher, minimally.