As they fall to Wake.

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff Writer

We've had a conversation about the value of handshake lines for years. Every time there is a problem after a game, we begin to question their purpose.

As we should.

On Wednesday, the Southland Conference announced the suspensions of eight players from Incarnate Word and Texas A&M-Commerce after their postgame melee that began -- obviously -- in the handshake line.

The line itself isn't necessarily the problem, but collegiate sports could learn from the pros by not forcing athletes to shake hands after an emotional matchup. It should always be optional. That's one way to help avoid some of the postgame drama we've witnessed in recent years.

For 40 minutes, players battle in contentious games. Compelling them to shake hands has always been a risky move. It's time to make these handshake lines optional.

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Pirates Face Butler On Seton Hall vs. Cancer Night - Seton Hall University Athletics

Winners of four of its last five games, the Seton Hall men's basketball team returns to Prudential Center for another key BIG EAST contest against the Butler...

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Game 27: Butler Bulldogs (16-11, 7-9 BIG EAST) vs. Seton Hall Pirates (17-9, 10-5 BIG EAST)​

Saturday, Feb. 24 • Newark, N.J. • Prudential Center (10,481) • 8:30 p.m.​

TV: FS2 • Alex Faust & Vin Parise​

Web: FOXSports.com/Live​

Radio: SHU Pirates Mobile App / Pirate Sports Network / SiriusXM 388 / SXM App / Dave Popkin & Matt Loughlin​

Game Notes: Seton Hall | Butler​

Follow Along: Instagram | X | Live Stats​

GAME PROMOTIONS

• Men's basketball will be wearing shooting shirts bearing names on the back that were auctioned off in January. The proceeds from the auction are going to the V Foundation's Dick Vitale Pediatric Cancer Fund in honor of Seton Hall alumnus and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Dick Vitale!
• When you arrive, be sure to pick up a Stand Up to Cancer card on the concourse at either the skybridge entrance or at the marketing table behind section 19. You can write the name of a loved one who is afflicted by cancer. We will hold a Stand Up to Cancer moment during the under-8 media timeout of the first half.
• Pink Seton Hall vs. Cancer t-shirts will be on sale at the Bookstore pop-up merchandise stand behind section 19!

The Seton Hall University Department of Athletics is proud to iduct five individuals into the Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday. The Pirates Class of 2024 includes Fuquan Edwin '14 of the men's basketball team; Dawn Johnson '95 of the women's basketball team; Vickie Lamb '01 of the softball team; Kevin Morton '96 of the baseball team; and Peter Scavo '00 of the men's soccer team (posthumous induction).

The honorees will be inducted and celebrated at the Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fame Enshrinement Luncheon, which will take place on Saturday at the Seton Hall University Center Event Room at noon. Following the induction ceremony, the five will then be honored at the men's basketball game vs. Butler at Prudential Center.

NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Winners of four of its last five games, the Seton Hall men's basketball team returns to Prudential Center for another key BIG EAST contest against the Butler Bulldogs on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. at Prudential Center.
• Picked to finish ninth out of 11 teams in the BIG EAST preseason poll, the Pirates are in fourth place in the BIG EAST standings at 10-5 and they're tied with third place Creighton in the loss column.
• The Pirates are 7-7 vs. Q1 + Q2 opponents this season after picking up a Q2 win against Xavier on Feb. 14 and a Q1 road win at St. John's on Feb. 18.
• The victory gave Seton Hall its ninth consecutive season with at least 10 BIG EAST wins, the longest stretch in program history.
• Seton Hall's nine 10-win seasons since realignment in 2013-14 is tied for second in the BIG EAST:

10+ BIG EAST Win Seasons since 2013-14
1. Villanova - 10
2. Seton Hall - 8
Creighton - 8
Providence - 8
5. Marquette - 5

• Seton Hall is one of only 19 teams in Division I and one of five BIG EAST teams (UConn, Creighton, Marquette, Providence) with at least five Quad 1 wins.
• The Hall's five Q1 victories are more than 45 teams that are ranked ahead of the Pirates in the NET.
• Seton Hall is one of 18 teams in the country with multiple wins over top 10 teams.
• The Pirates have swept the season series against the Bulldogs the last two seasons.
• Seton Hall has won five straight in the season series against Butler and its won each of the last six meetings at Prudential Center.
• Kadary Richmond was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday after averaging 19.0 pts, 9.5 reb, 7.5 ast and 2.0 stl in a 2-0 week.
• After posting the best season by a first-year head coach in program history, Shaheen Holloway is once again raising the bar for Seton Hall head coaches as he approaches two milestones for second-year head coaches in South Orange.
• Seton Hall's win over St. John's on Feb. 18 tied Holloway with Kevin Willard for most wins by a Seton Hall head coach in his first two seasons.
• The Pirates' 76-70 win over Georgetown on Feb. 7 gave Holloway 18 BIG EAST victories as head coach at Seton Hall, the most in program history for a head coach in his first two seasons:

Most Wins -------- Most BIG EAST Wins
1. Kevin Willard (2010-12) - 34 -------- 1. Shaheen Holloway - 20
1 Shaheen Holloway (2022-24) - 34 -------- 2. Tommy Amaker - 17
3. Tommy Amaker (1997-99) - 30 -------- 3. Louis Orr (2001-03) - 15
3 Richie Regan (1960-62) - 30 -------- 4. Kevin Willard - 15

• Holloway is one of only eight coaches in BIG EAST history to win 10 BIG EAST games in each of his first two seasons, joining Bob Huggins (West Virginia), Jamie Dixon (Pitt), Mike Brey (Notre Dame), Paul Evans (Pitt), Buzz Williams (Marquette), Mike Jarvis (St. John's) and Chris Holtmann (Butler).
• Since Richmond's return to the lineup at DePaul on Jan. 30, the Pirates have gone 4-1 and he's posted two 20-point games and two double-doubles in wins over Xavier and St. John's.
• Dre Davis is making a case for being the BIG EAST's Most Improved Player of the Year as he's gone from averaging 18.8 minutes and 9.6 points per game last season to 31.6 minutes to 13.8 points per game this season.
• Jaden Bediako ranks second in the BIG EAST and eighth in Division I averaging 3.9 offensive rebounds per game.
• The Pirates are 15-4 this season when Al-Amir Dawes scores in double figures and 7-2 when he's the team's leading scorer.
• Seton Hall ranks third in the BIG EAST and 17th nationally shooting at a 78 percent clip from the free throw line.

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Some would call this a Must game and others might not. Without question Seton Hall needs this one. No excuses and the crowd including the students better be dialed in. Butler is desperate and dangerous. They are well coached and have a good deal of talent. Their starting five are all capable of putting up strong point production. They certainly bring a certain confidence with them on the road.

The good news is that they haven't really put up a huge number of points in their road games, usually in the 60's especially during conference play. The only deviation was the upset at Creighton, where they put up 99 in a perfect offensive game on a college level. They also had 75 at Providence, but that was an OT game.

For Seton Hall they must play one of their top-notch defensive games. Aside from Rutgers at home and the Providence game the team puts up surprisingly nice numbers at home. So, if they can just be on par offensively and play a Sha expected level of defense, The Hall should be OK. Every team puts up around 10 three point made shots against SHU, but they have been able to overcome that at least at home. The key is to keep Butler off the line, that's very important this time. Khadary just needs to lead and doesn't have to overdo it. Dawes is 13 for his last 28 from three (46%) Hopefully, Addae-Wusu can somehow get back on track. He's 4 for his last 31 from three (13%). He is helping out in other ways though. Davis and Bediako play well at The Rock. The bench players also seem to relax at home. So, Coleman, EHE and Sanders must add to the equation on Saturday night. Get this one, take two shots on the road for marquee wins and then it's time to settle the score with Villanova.

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Atlanta, Ga. --Danny Melnick (Hamilton, N.J.) went 4-for-5 with three RBI, two doubles and a home run and Daniel Frontera (Red Bank, N.J.) picked up his first win of the season following six strong innings as the offense for the Seton Hall baseball team scored a season-high 14 runs in a 14-5 win over Georgia State on Friday afternoon.

Melnick's home run was one of four on the day for the Pirates (3-1). Kevin Milewski (Wallingford, Conn.) and Aiden Robbins (Yardley, Pa.) both hit their first collegiate home runs and Zack Sylvester (Montville, N.J.) got the scoring started with a two-run home run in the top of the first.

How It Happened

After Sylvester's home run in the top of the first, Robbins followed with a two-run shot of his own in the top of the second that extended Seton Hall's lead to 4-0. An RBI double for Melnick in the top of the third made it 5-0 Pirates as Frontera worked his second 1-2-3 inning of the ballgame in the home half of the third.

Milewski's first career jack led off the top of the fourth before the Panthers got on the board in the bottom half on a sacrifice fly that made it 6-1 Pirates. The floodgates opened in the top of the fifth where The Hall pushed across six runs, including one on a sac fly by Pat D'Amico (Lynnfield, Mass.) and a two-run base hit off the bat of Jonathan Luders (Lynnfield, Mass.). Despite allowing three runs in the next two frames, Frontera settled and got out of trouble in the bottom of the sixth with the Pirates leading by a score of 12-4.

Melnick fittingly drove in the final Seton Hall runs of the game on a two-run blast in the top of the eighth that made it 14-4. After Georgia State pushed a run across in the eighth that made it 14-5, Colin Dowlen (Middletown, N.J.) closed the door with a perfect ninth inning that featured a strikeout for the third out.

Inside The Box Score

• Melnick's four hits is a career high and he now has 23 career multi-hit games.
• Sylvester has now hit seven career home runs.
• Robbins' first career home run was also part of his first career multi-hit game.
• Staus Pokrovsky (Pittsgrove, N.J.) crossed the plate three times, a career high.

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

"I am delighted to have Jacob joining our staff and Seton Hall family," Thompson said. "His high volleyball IQ and vast playing experience will help propel our team into the next era of Seton Hall volleyball. He is a gritty, determined and highly-motivated individual who will bring his knowledge into all aspects of our program. He will be a great role model for our student athletes, and I am thrilled for him to be working with our team and staff."

Vander Beek switches coasts after establishing himself as a talented coach and professional volleyball player in California for the prior 15 years. On the sidelines, he has spent the last year as an assistant coach for both indoor and beach volleyball at Fullerton College. At Fullerton, Vander Beek immersed himself in film study, player recruitment and student-athlete development. Before landing at Fullerton, he helped lead Canyon High School to the league championship as its varsity assistant coach and junior varsity head coach.

As a player, Vander Beek continues to excel on the professional volleyball circuit as an outside hitter for the Las Vegas Ramblers. He also went overseas for a stint with the Team Durham Palatinates in England, leading them to their first-ever Premier League championship.

A 2020 graduate of Westcliff University in Irving, Calif., Vander Beek was a First Team All-Cal Pac selection and president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

BUTLER

LOCATION Indianapolis, IN

CONFERENCE Big East

LAST SEASON 14-18 (.437)

CONFERENCE RECORD 6-14 (9th)

STARTERS RETURNING/LOST 1/4

NICKNAME Bulldogs

COLORS Blue & White

HOMECOURT Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000)

OFFICIAL WEBSITE Butlersports.com

COACH Thad Matta (Butler ’90)

RECORD AT SCHOOL 38-26 (2 years)

CAREER RECORD 463-162 (18 years)

ASSISTANTS
Mike Pegues(Delaware ‘00)
Maurice Joseph (Vermont ‘10)
Alex Barlow (Butler ‘15)

WINS (LAST 5 YRS.) 16-22-10-14-14

KENPOM RATING (LAST 5 YRS.)

72-25-120-121-119

2022-23 FINISH Lost in Big East first round.

They have some terrible Big Ten obligations to show.

Also St John's noon CBS Sunday and SHU/UConn the following weekend

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SHU has the #1 ranked 2026 recruit class, in the entire nation……(for now)

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It upsets me watching this because LSU is a .500 team and under in conference, yet when they hit shots and won that building is rocking, the support was amazing...... We need that