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GO PIRATES!!!

I truly believe that we will see a radical improvement in our team between now and the end of the season. Our commitment to defense cannot be questioned and as the players get to know each other, the offense will come around. Nobody is going to want to face this group in the latter stages!!!

Can this be a bridge to further success? Let's see what the top 20 has to say.

Preseason edition


1. UConn

2. Creighton

3. SJU

4. Marquette

5. Xavier

6. Providence

7. SHU

8. Nova

9. Georgetown

10. Butler

11. DePaul

Sada NgaNga had 29 points and 12 rebounds yesterday. Imagine if we had Sada's firepower on this year's squad. What a shame we let a budding superstar slip through our fingers.

Seemed like it was Point guard by committee last night, but is it fair to say that Jenkins is a PG? Seems to have best IQ on the floor and can do a lot of things. Dual appeared to be primary handler when he was on the floor. I don’t like Dylan as PG. Thought Harmon was going to be more of a contributor but he got into early foul trouble and never found a way to get on the floor again after that.

Shaheen clearly trying to figure out the personnel he has and who to play where.

Right now, I’m going to say the best 5 we have regardless of position are;

Jenkins
Coleman
Addae Wusu
Toumi
I guess Prince although there is something about the way he played that made me think he is not as fierce on the boards as we need. Good FT shooting Godswill shows some potential.

Now we definitely have some good depth with Dual, Middleton, Tubek. I’m going to assume Harmon will offer more. Gus might give us 5 to 10 mins at the 5 but I don’t see too much coming from him.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Graduate student Faith Masonius (Spring Lake, N.J.) scored a game-high 22 points and the Seton Hall women's basketball team defeated Bryant, 55-39, on Saturday in Walsh Gym.

Seton Hall improves to a perfect 3-0 on the young season and has held all three of its opponents to fewer than 45 points.

Leading by only five points, the Pirates outscored the Bulldogs, 16-to-5, in the fourth quarter to pull away.

Masonius had a game-best 22 points on an efficient 9-for-14 shooting to go with seven rebounds and five assists. Graduate student Yaya Lops (Stamford, Conn.) had another strong all-around game with 10 points, seven rebounds, a career-high five steals and three blocks.

THE STORY:
Seton Hall flexed its defensive muscle right away, holding Bryant off the scoreboard for the first 5:45 of the contest and building an early 8-0 lead. The Pirates got cold after that, however, and Bryant closed out the quarter with a 7-0 run. The teams combined to go 1-for-13 from three-point range and neither squad shot over 30 percent from the floor in the first 10 minutes.

Both teams shot a little better in the second quarter, but neither could definitively pull away. The Hall took a 23-19 lead into the second half. The Hall's offense wasn't clicking, but its defense played excellent in the first half, holding the Bulldogs to just 20.7 percent shooting from the floor an forcing 11 turnovers.

Leading only 39-34, the Pirates found their shooting touch in the fourth quarter. The Hall opened the final stanza with a 12-0 run, highlighted by a pair of made three-pointers by Kaydan Lawson (Cleveland, Ohio). Lawson's second trifecta gave The Hall a commanding 51-34 lead with 6:19 left to play. From there, Bryant never got closer than a 15-point deficit.


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THE NUMBERS:

• Seton Hall was 20-for-57 (35.1%) from the floor for the game, while Bryant was 14-for-55 (25.5%). The Hall was 5-for-26 (19.2%) from three-point range, while the Bulldogs were 6-for-23 (26.1%).
• Masonius had a game-high 22 points on 9-for-14 shooting. She also had seven rebounds and five assists.
• Bryant out-rebounded The Hall, 41-to-36, which included an 11-to-9 edge on the offensive glass and a 7-to-4 advantage in second-chance points.
• Lops finished with 10 points, seven rebounds, a career-high five steals and three blocks.
• Seton Hall was 10-for-13 (76.9%) from the free-throw line, while Bryant was 5-for-6 (83.3%).
• Freshman Jada Eads (Orlando, Fla.) had nine points and three assists.
• Seton Hall forced 23 turnovers, while the Bulldogs forced 12. The Hall had a 15-to-6 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
• The Pirates had 26 points in the paint, compared to just 10 for Bryant.

THE NOTES:

• Seton Hall improves to 3-0 on the young season, while Bryant drops to 3-1.
• The Hall is now 3-0 all-time against Bryant and has an average margin of victory in the series of 30.0 points per game.
• The Pirates improve to 129-49 in Walsh Gym during the Bozzella era. Furthermore, the Pirates are now 67-12 against non-conference opponents at home.
• Eads made her collegiate debut and scored nine points with three assists.
• Seton Hall has started the season 3-0 for the first time since the 2019-20 season and the sixth time under head coach Anthony Bozzella.
• Seton Hall has held each of its first three opponents under 45 points for the first time in program history.
• Masonius has topped 20 points in two of her first three games as a Pirate.
• The Hall held Bryant to 39 points, 14 made field goals and a 25.5 field goal percentage, all season-lows for an opponent.
• With three steals tonight, Wright moved into a tie for 15th place with Gloria Bradley on Seton Hall's career list with 166.
• With seven rebounds tonight, Masonius surpassed the 600-rebounds mark for her career.
• With 10 points tonight, Lops surpassed the 900-points mark for her career.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Monday, Nov. 18 when it travels to former BIG EAST rival Cincinnati. Tip-time is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. The game will be streamed live by ESPN+. As always, 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net will also carry the contest.

Played 17 minutes had 14 points on 3 - 7 shooting and was 6 - 6 from the free throw line and tied for the team lead with 6 rebounds for Mamu

Can't believe we'll lose 3 in a row to lower level D1 schools

SHU 66
Wagner 54

Starting to see all the commitments for next year.… Wonder which month we will hear something

Or maybe Jeff from point Pleasant a.k.a. car wash boy will have some information for us since he always seems to be in the know

3 of their kids just put up over 20 in their last win. 2 strong, explosive older guards. They have a big 6 foot 10 inch who was a freshman in 2018.

It would be a strong effort by shu upcoming if they make the champ or 3rd place game. I feel 5th place game is the reality.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. — With a defensive effort that South Orange hadn't seen in over 75 years, the Seton Hall men's basketball team defeated Wagner, 54-28, in their final regular season game scheduled in historic Walsh Gymnasium.

Chaunce Jenkins lead the Pirates once again with 16 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the floor (3-5 from three) for the Pirates (2-2), while also providing a season-high four assists. The Seahawks (1-3) struggled mightily from the field (11-of-46), while Pirates produced their best shooting day of the season (45.5% from the field, 44.4% from three).

How It Happened

In the opening minutes, Wagner came out of the gate netting their first two shots and quickly finding themselves with a 5-0 lead after less than 90 seconds. The Pirates refused to let the Seahawks establish a lead for long, however. After streaking across the baseline, Yacine Toumi converted a baseline run into a nifty layup, igniting the Pirates offense. Toumi would contribute seven points on a 14-7 Pirates run, giving The Hall a 14-12 lead with 9:31 remaining in the half.

As the half came to a close the Pirates' stifling defense suffocated Wagner over the final 10 minutes. The Hall held Wagner to 1-10 shooting from the field scoreless for 9:28 until the Seahawks scored with 28 seconds remaining to make it a 24-14 Pirates lead. The Pirates entered the half with a 26-14 after going on a 12-4 run over the final ten minutes, with six points coming from a pair of Chaunce Jenkins threes.


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With 14 total points allowed in the first half, it was the lowest first half total allowed since The Pirates allowed 14 in the first half against Georgetown on February 28, 2004. Without the Wagner score with 28 seconds remaining, it would have been the lowest since the Pirates allowed 11 points in the first half against Liberty on November 29, 2003.
Through the first ten minutes of the second half, the Pirates continued to dominate on both ends of the floor in the same manner they did at the end of the first half. Through ten minutes, the Pirates expanded their lead to 40-20 thanks to a 14-4 run largely scoring by committee. During that run, Emmanuel Okorafor scored his first points of the season in his season debut on a dunk with 13:52 remaining.

With nine minutes remaining, Wagner attempted a comeback after putting together a quick 5-2 run, but the Pirates' size and length stifled the Staten Island school before they could do any more damage. Isaiah Coleman scored seven points in the final nine minutes as the Pirates held the Wagner to eight points during that same timespan, securing a 54-28 victory. The 28 total points allowed was the lowest total allowed in over 75 years, with the last time the Pirates allowed 28 points being their 51-28 victory over Panzer College in 1947. Later in that season, the Pirates would allow even fewer points when they defeated Rider 32-20 on February 17, 1947.

News & Notes

• This was the 36th meeting all-time between the two programs, with the Pirates now holding a 30-6 all-time against Wagner.
• The Hall allowed 14 total points allowed in the first half. The last time the Pirates allowed 14 points in the first half was against Georgetown on February 28, 2004. The Pirates also allowed 11 points in the first half against Liberty on November 29, 2003 that same season. The Pirates won both games
• The last time the Pirates allowed 28 total points allowed was their 51-28 victory over Panzer College on January 30, 1947. They would allow even fewer points when they defeated Rider 32-20 on February 17, 1947 that same season.
• The Hall out-rebounded Wagner 33-26.
• The Pirates out-scored Wagner 20-14 in the paint.
• Toumi now has 21 career-double figure scoring games.
• Jenkins now has 53 career double-figure scoring games and three this season.
• With five rebounds on Wednesday, Dylan Addae-Wusu is up to 22 career games with Seton Hall having five or more rebounds.

Up Next
The Pirates will travel to Charleston, South Carolina, on Thursday, November 21, to take on VCU in the first game Charleston Classic at 5:00 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2.

I can see the upside from Okorafor. He’s very athletic and moves well for his size; recovers really well on defense, key for the type of switching and ball pressure Sha likes. With him, Erheriene, and Yalden that spot may be OK, we’ll see if can be league average combined.

And it definitely frees up Toumi to give us offense.

Funny, I’m now more concerned about PG than center. There’s no PG play on this team and here I was thinking we’d be better there with Dual and Harmon, neither of whom played today. 🤷‍♂️

Damn. Is the state of affairs that bad there isn’t a game thread?

They look a lot better today.

I DONT KNOW WHOS IN THE GAME haha.... 2 many new #'s and 2 many in and outs....... Dual is an amateur Daniel Jones, got paid and sits now haha gotta love America!

Right now the majority of the game has the ball in the hands of players who don’t know how to initiate the offense. Assuming we’re calling plays on every possession. Idk what the philosophy is but there’s nothing purposeful. It looks like we’re simply spreading the floor to create a driving lane, but nobody drives them? Guys get the ball on the elbow and get stuck with the shot clock winding down.

And get this all GOP in Congress

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It was a battle of styles in Wednesday evening’s Icons of the Game matchup at the Nassau Coliseum between Seton Hall, known for its physicality and defensive chops under Head Coach Shaheen Holloway, and Hofstra, a high-scoring team that’s been at the top of the CAA since alum and former NBA player Speedy Claxton took over the helm three years ago,.

Seton Hall slowed down Hofstra to nearly a grinding halt after the Pride averaged 89.5 points in their first two games entering the matchup, but the Pirates saw a former player come up clutch as they fell in the neutral site matchup 49-48, their second straight to a mid-major in as many games.

Jaquan Sanders, who transferred to Hofstra in the offseason from Seton Hall after its NIT Champion run, buried a three with less than two minutes remaining to give Hofstra the lead, 49-45, which they would not relinquish.

Dylan Addae-Wusu connected on a three from the wing off the assist from fellow graduate player Chaunce Jenkins to close the score to one with 50 seconds remaining before Seton Hall secured a defensive rebound with 19 seconds remaining to give themselves an opportunity to escape Long Island with a win. The Pirates have struggled to look cohesive offensively through the early part of the season and it proved to be their undoing once again as they came out of their final timeout and ultimately settled for a jumper from the corner, and not a particularly clean look at that.

It was more of the same missteps and miscues abound for a Seton Hall team sporting 10 new players and returning only one starter from a year ago as they committed 14 turnovers, scored one fast break point despite causing 14 turnovers and shot 47.1% from the charity stripe (8/17), 35.4% from the field (17/48) and 30% from three (6/20).

Leading Hofstra was Jean Aranguren with 13 points and six assists, while Sanders registered 12 points and four rebounds.

Pacing Seton Hall was Jenkins with 18 points, five rebounds, two steals and an assist and Addae-Wusu with 11 points, eight rebounds, four assists and a steal, while freshman Godswill Erheriene tallied six points, six rebounds a block and an assist in his third collegiate start.

The Hall jumped out to an early 5-0 lead to start the contest, but was unable to grow the lead further as they turned it over and missed three layups leading to a three minute scoring drought, which allowed the Pride to take an 8-7 lead halfway through the opening half.

Down 13-12 with just over six minutes to go in the first half, the Pirates put together a 7-0 run as Erheriene faked a screen, dove to the hoop and dunked the ball off the dish from Addae-Wusu then put back an offensive rebound on the next possession before Jenkins hit a three for a 19-13 lead, which would grow to the team’s largest, 22-15, just a possession later as Addae-Wusu connected on a triple.

Seton Hall committed three turnovers and missed two layups over the final four minutes of the half to enter halftime up just two, 24-22.

Hofstra kept the game tight throughout the second half and it was evident with just under eight minutes remaining that the Pirates would not do themselves any favors in the contest as they proceeded to go 1/6 from the free throw-line over the course of one possession that saw Yacine Toumi go 0/4 from the charity stripe, while Addae-Wusu corralled two offensive rebounds and missed the first of two freebie attempts for a 39-36 lead.

Over the course of the final six minutes, Seton Hall committed three turnovers and converted on just one of three attempts from the foul line to allow Hofstra to come away with the win despite leading for just five minutes all night.

Thoughts/Musings

While there’s not much too look forward to with this team right now, try and enjoy what Jenkins brings to the squad. Loved seeing him attack the hoop early and play off the attack shortly thereafter and step into a three.

Hate to think about how this game would have looked without Jenkins/Addae-Wusu.

Addae-Wusu is a truly maddening player to watch as a fan. Early and late in the first half he has miscues and lost the ball, but at the same time he played through a pick and roll two on one, shielding the ball away from his defender and scored. I think at the end of the day I just don’t love him as a lead facilitator particularly because it seems like we get into sets even later than we have historically.

Zion Harmon played on the court with Addae-Wusu in the first half and wasn’t the primary ball-handler, which can be viewed as frustrating. He needs to find a way to earn Sha’s trust and earn some time on the court and fast.

Sanders was not impressive and looked very much like the same player that he was at Seton Hall, but we sure could use a guy that knows how to put the ball through the hoop.

Another example of this team being disjointed and pressing came after Yalden attempted a long three early, which I was relatively fine with. Later he hoisted another three attempt when he would’ve been better suited to pass it up and make the extra pass to the open man on the wing.

The Godswill dunk off the fake screen and drive before the offensive rebound putback and the Jenkins three was probably the three best consecutive possession the team has had all year.

Toumi, who is rail thin in the mold of someone like Robert ‘Stix’ Mitchell, as the second unit center seems to lead to him racking up fouls. I would like to see more of Toumi at the four with Godswill at center, who been challenging well at the rim and really looks like he belongs at the high D1 level as a freshman.

This team needs Coleman to just do more, plain and simple. It’s probably more than a bit unfair to ask the world of him as a sophomore, but he has one of if not the highest ceiling on the team and he needs to find a way to impact the game more if this team is going to win.

Maybe a few more car washes and bake sales and we’ll get to the top

As of this morning. I am still picking my jaw off of the floor. This tracks from what we see on TV so I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but it's still jarring to see.


Seton Hall - Net 5.12 Rating (112/364)
Offensive rating: 100.6 (258/364)
Defensive rating: 95.5 (27/364)
Adjusted Tempo: 67 (357/364)
Luck Rating: -255 (364/364)

Stats

WAGNER

LOCATION Staten Island, NY

CONFERENCE Northeast

LAST SEASON 17-16 (.515)

CONFERENCE RECORD 7-9 (6th)

STARTERS RETURNING/LOST 2/3

NICKNAME Seahawks

COLORS Green & White

HOMECOURT Spiro Sports Center (2,100)

OFFICIAL WEBSITE Wagnerathletics.com

COACH Donald Copeland (Seton Hall ’06)

RECORD AT SCHOOL 32-29 (2 years)

CAREER RECORD 32-29 (2 years)

ASSISTANTS
Kevin Lynch (Seton Hall ’14)

WINS (LAST 5 YRS.) 8-13-21-15-17

KENPOM RATING (LAST 5 YRS.) 329-224-149-313-292

2023- 24 FINISH Lost in NCAA first round.

Yesterday marked the beginning of the signing period and we got--


Is there any word on Payday or are we SOL?