Only 6 players to do that in SHU History.

Terry Dehere, Shaheen, Andre Barrett, Khadeen, MP13, AND KADARY RICHMOND

Add to that The Smooth Operator did all that in only 3 years. Imagine a 4th?

Cooper Flagg finishes on top and final thoughts on the class' future​

The final 2024 national basketball rankings are now live and we share our final thoughts on the senior class​

What a lousy two days,, We truly need some good news to make this Kadary SH_T go away. Anything up Dan????

OK.....not sure if this is a good idea, but lets try...

Below are my guestimates on NIL payouts and how we should spend the rest.

Am I way off or spot on?

2MM Budget

Coleman - $200K

Tubek - $50K

Middleton - $150K

Yalden - $50K

Prince - $50K

Chaunce - $75K

Wusu - $125K

#### How to spend the rest....

Dajuan Wagner - $500K

Great Osobar - $500K

A lot to unpack recently. Glad that Coleman and Tubek are back, Chaunce and Middleton are nice pickups, the two frosh are promising, and although Wusu has some deficiencies as a player, he'd provide continuity and toughness. Wusu did not find the financials he was looking for either initially here or elsewhere, so chances are he is back at a cost effective rate. Terrible to lose KR to a local rival, but I don't blame the kid. He's going to make probably $1 million +, and get to be near his family and the place he grew up. These are real life decisions, so I can't begrudge him his moment. Add on the fact that kids like KR and Dre have little shot at an NBA career, and the money they can make now will be 5 times what they'd make overseas.

There were times KR could take over a game and have stretches where he was dominant, so it's a loss, but we tend to forget the maddening bouts of inconsistency and lack of motivation at times. And I'm sure most know this, but those consecutive games he sat out later in the season were reportedly not due to injury or medical unavailability. The trio of Richmond, Davis, and Dawes will be greatly missed, but that's the hand we have been dealt.

The key to all this is Sha. The guy is just really good at what he does. He has a system rooted in toughness and defensive accountability, and a consistent culture. That transcends the revolving door roster so many schools face, and allows Seton Hall to put a consistent product on the floor each year. I'd say look for one more fairly significant addition via the portal and maybe a late '24 from the high school ranks. And then it is up to our coaching staff.

Ezra down to Seton Hall and NC State. This would be a huge get at the 4 spot for us

Maybe Sha’s approach is similar to Billie Beane’s in Moneyball. We have to find a way to replace Kadary in the aggregate. Sha definitely has shown he can get the most out of under appreciated kids like Jaden Bediako and Dre Davis.

I totally trust in Sha but if it doesn’t work and our attendance severely drops like the A’s maybe we have to move to Vegas.

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Providence, R.I. – The reigning champs are back. The Pirates travel to Providence this week to try and capture a second straight title at the BIG EAST Tournament, a quest which starts on Wednesday at 12 p.m. with a showdown against St. John's. With a win, the fourth-seeded Pirates would advance to face No. 1 seed Villanova on Thursday at 12 p.m. A defeat would mean Seton Hall would play an elimination game at 6 p.m. on Wednesday against the loser of the matchup between No. 3 Creighton and No. 6 Butler.

BIG EAST POSTSEASON AWARDS ANNOUNCED

Katey Brennan (Yardley, Pa.) was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Year on Tuesday, becoming the second Pirate in three years and third Seton Hall player overall to win the award (Taylor Hill '22, Alexis Walkden '15). Brennan was second on the team with a .363 batting average in BIG EAST play while leading the team in RBI (21) and hits (29) against league opponents. Brennan ranked in the top-10 in the conference in hits, RBI, doubles and total bases. In Brennan's 89 plate appearances in BIG EAST games, she struck out just eight times.

For the second straight year, the Pirates placed three players on the All-BIG EAST First Team. Freshman of the Year Brennan joined first baseman Olivia Gilbert (Johnston, R.I.) and pitcher/utility Kelsey Carr (Ridgewood, N.Y.) on the team. It marks the first time in program history in which the Pirates have had three players on the First Team in back-to-back seasons. Carr, who was named to the First Team in 2023 after winning BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year, became the first Pirate to land on the First Team in consecutive seasons since Danielle DeStaso in 2014-2015.

NEWS & NOTES

• The Pirates are in search of their fourth BIG EAST Tournament title, and are looking to go back-to-back for the second time in program history (2004 & 2005).
• Kelsey Carr's no-hitter on April 23 was the 22nd in program history and was nearly one year to the day of the last no-no thrown by a Pirate (Shelby Smith on April 22, 2023 at Providence).
• Carr also picked up her 100th career base hit last week, doing so by hitting an RBI single in game one of Wednesday's doubleheader at Army.
• Taylor Hill is closing in on breaking the single-season record for runs scored for the second consecutive season. Hill has crossed the plate 47 times so far in 2024, nearing her mark of 48 runs set last season. Hill's 0.98 runs per game is tops in the BIG EAST and 42nd in the country.
• Seton Hall owns the best fielding percentage in country at .984. The Pirates have committed only 22 errors in 1,381 chances so far this season.
• Olivia Gilbert was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday after batting .625 over the series victory against DePaul last weekend.
• Taylor Hill picked up her 150th career hit earlier this season and also became just the fifth in program history to surpass the 40 double mark. Hill's .347 career batting average sits as the third-highest in program history.
• The Pirates have won at least 10 BIG EAST games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2004-2005.
• Seton Hall will finish with an overall record above .500 in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2005-2006.
• The Pirates have won 47 of their last 48 games when scoring six or more runs.
• Caye's walk-off home run against UIC on March 2 was the first non-run rule walk-off home run for the Pirates since Baylee Allender hit one against Georgetown on April 6, 2019.
• For Caye, it was her first home run since April 16, 2022 against Georgetown.
• The Pirates were picked to finish third in the BIG EAST preseason poll, behind second-place UConn and first-place Villanova. Seton Hall finished in third place in last year's standings.
• Seton Hall will be tasked with replacing some key producers from last year's squad. Centerfielder and last year's team leader in batting average Abby Wingo, second baseman Ashly Colonnetta, and left fielder Marisa Pla have all graduated along with reserves Grace Dawson, Ally Taylor and Jordan Tressler. Pitcher Shelby Smith, who was named the Most Outstanding Player of the BIG EAST Tournament, transferred to Houston. Catcher Regan Rand has also transferred to Division-II Indiana (Pa.).
• The Hall welcome in a pair of freshmen to the 2024 squad. Outfielder Katey Brennan and pitcher Karissa Dupuis will both look to be key contributors in South Orange this upcoming season.
• The Pirates earned several All-BIG EAST awards at the conclusion of the 2023 season. Kelsey Carr was named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year, Abby Wingo was named Defensive Player of the Year, and the coaching staff led by Angie Churchill was named BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year. Carr, Wingo and Shelby Smith were all named to the All-BIG EAST First Team, with Carr being a unanimous selection.
• Carr is the first Pirate pitcher to be named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year. The junior led the league in ERA (1.82), reaching that number after 61.2 innings of work. Carr only allowed more than two earned runs in a start just twice during BIG EAST play.
• Carr was one of just two players in the country last season to finish with a sub-2.00 ERA, hit 10+ home runs and drive in 50+ runs (Valerie Cagle, Clemson).
• Wingo was the first Pirate recipient of the Defensive Player of the Year award. The senior had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 31 chances in center field. Wingo had the third-highest number of chances among BIG EAST outfielders and had the most chances among center fielders in the league.
• Abby Wingo set new single-season records in base hits (71) and longest hitting streak (19 games) last season. Her .397 average led the club, and she only failed to collect a base-hit in consecutive games twice all year.
• Seton Hall's 18 BIG EAST victories last season were a new program record, and the team's 42 wins rank as the second-most in program history (46, 2004).
• Seton Hall's win over Villanova on Day Two of the BIG EAST Tournament was its 40th win of the season, reaching that plateau for just the second time in program history. Entering the year, Seton Hall had not won 30 games in a season since 2005.
• The Pirates finished with an overall record above .500 for the first time since 2006, when they finished 29-27.

I would imagine that Noem just killed her political career and any chance at VO just like she killed her 14 month puppy. Uhm you killed your puppy because it didn’t hunt well and killed a neighbors chickens? WTF. Perhaps try training the dog. Horrific story and I don’t know many people from Reds to Blues who would be not be upset at this story.

I rescued my dog when he was three months old. He was sweet as can be. By the time he turned 10 months he started to get aggressive. I had to get trainers to help me train my dog. It takes time. At 3 1/2, I am still training that dog and probably will never stop training him. It he he vastly improved. To kill a puppy at 14 months is ruthless.

Saw that KR had a trip to Oklahoma but has he gone on other official visits? Duke and Kentucky was mentioned but did he visit ? Curious as to his list ? Hopig that Shaheen is guiding him (along with family) as to the best fit for him basketball wise (and away from St. Johns)!!!

Player profile

• Position: Forward
• Height: 6-10
• Weight: 218
• Class: Sophomore
• Hometown: Luanda, Angola
• High School:AZ Compass Prep
• Prev School: Boise State

2023-24: Appeared in 19 games for the Pirates … Snatched career-high nine rebounds to go along with six points in 16 minutes of action against FDU (Nov. 11) … Recorded four points and three rebounds vs Wagner (Nov. 18) … Blocked two shots vs. Villanova (Feb. 11) … Scored seven points vs UNLV in the NIT Quarterfinal (Mar. 27).

2022-23 (Boise State): Appeared in 17 games...averaged 2.0 ppg and 2.5 rpg...made his collegiate debut against South Dakota State, logging two points in four minutes (Nov. 9)...scored five points on 2-of-4 shooting against Loyola Chicago (Nov. 18)...grabbed five rebounds against Utah Valley, including two on the offensive end (Nov. 26)...scored 13 points on 6-8 shooting while grabbing six rebounds against Eastern Oregon (Dec. 6)...logged five points and five board in 12 minutes of action against Oakland (Dec. 18).

HIGH SCHOOL: Rated as a top 100 recruit by both 247Sports (76th) and ESPN (86th)…rated as a four-star prospect by both recruiting services…the highest-rated recruit in program history at the time of his signing…played at Arizona Compass Prep in Phoenix.

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Just announced Jenkins is coming.

Big Money tournament in November getting each team a million in NIL, it sickens me that Rutgers is in this but the rest of the schools mentioned are not NIL poor

https://www.cbssports.com/college-b...millions-paid-to-schools-is-nearly-finalized/

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Piece by piece

Coach profile



Desire. Dedication. Discipline.

The Three D's are the foundation of head coach Shaheen Holloway's program and they are the words that he has lived by on and off the basketball court. It's a foundation that is centered around winning, personal and athletic development, and a commitment to Seton Hall basketball.

When Holloway, a former associate head coach and standout student-athlete at Seton Hall, was named the new head men’s basketball coach at his alma mater on March 30, 2022, he stated this was an opportunity that he couldn't mess up because "it's way too important to me." He bleeds Pirate Blue and, with The Three D's as the bedrock, he will look to build on a solid first season at the helm of his alma mater.

Holloway's first campaign was the best in the history of Seton Hall men's basketball for a first-year head coach. Holloway set program records for most wins (17), BIG EAST victories (10) and road wins (6) for a first-year head coach in school history. He was also the first Seton Hall head coach to lead the Pirates to a postseason berth in his first season since Tommy Amaker in 1997-98. Despite starting 0-3 in BIG EAST play, Holloway took a group of four returners and five newcomers and guided The Hall to a .500 record in league play for the eighth consecutive season.

The Pirates bought in to Holloway's philosophy on the defensive end of the floor in year one as they finished second in the BIG EAST and in the top 70 nationally in scoring defense (65.1 ppg), field goal percentage defense (41.5 percent), three-point field goal percentage defense (31.8 percent) and steals (8.2 steals per game). Seton Hall finished 20th in KenPom's adjusted defensive efficiency ranking.

Seton Hall notched multiple marquee victories in Holloway's first season back in South Orange; a buzzer-beating 70-69 win over Memphis at the ESPN Events Invitational on Thanksgiving, a come-from-behind 67-66 victory in the final seconds over eventual national champion UConn at Prudential Center on Jan. 18, 2023, retaining the Garden State Hardwood Classic Trophy in a 45-43 win over Rutgers at Jersey Mike's Arena on Dec. 11, 2022.

As is always the case with Holloway's teams, the Pirates excelled in the classroom in 2022-23. The Hall earned the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award, one of only two BIG EAST teams to earn the honor in 2023, and a program-best six Pirates were named to the NABC Honors Court for posting a cumulative GPA above 3.2.

Holloway returned to South Orange after leading Saint Peter’s on a miraculous run to the Elite Eight at the 2022 NCAA Tournament. The 2020 MAAC Coach of the Year, Holloway led the Peacocks to the 2022 MAAC Tournament title and three straight campaigns with 10-plus victories in conference play.

Holloway’s teams in Jersey City played with a toughness and intensity that mirrored the way he played the game at The Hall, where he holds the program record with 681 career assists and was inducted into the Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012. He's the first Seton Hall graduate to lead the men’s basketball program since all-time great Richie Regan ’53 led the Pirates from 1960-70.

Holloway led Saint Peter's to a run of three consecutive top-three finishes in the MAAC from 2020-22, a first for the program since the school’s first three seasons in the conference in the early 1980s. Under Holloway’s tutelage, Saint Peter’s produced five All-MAAC selections, the NCAA Division I leader in blocked shots, the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year, and 10 student-athletes that were named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.

Saint Peter’s steady climb under Holloway culminated in a run that made shock waves across the nation in March 2022. It started with the Peacocks earning the No. 2 seed in the MAAC Tournament and defeating Monmouth in the championship game to clinch the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Peacocks then did what many outside of Holloway’s squad thought was unthinkable, defeating second-seeded Kentucky in an overtime game in the first round before knocking off seventh-seeded Murray State in the second round and then toppling third-seeded Purdue in the Sweet Sixteen. Saint Peter’s became the first 15-seed ever to reach the Elite Eight. For his efforts, Holloway was named a finalist for the Hugh Durham Coach of the Year, Ben Jobe Coach of the Year and Skip Prosser Man of the Year awards.

Prior to his tenure at Saint Peter’s, Holloway helped build a foundation at his alma mater that turned it into a program that competes for NCAA Tournament bids and BIG EAST championships on a yearly basis. In eight seasons as associate head coach under Kevin Willard from 2010-18, the Pirates experienced a multitude of success both on and off the court. The Pirates had three Associated Press All-America honorable mention selections, 12 All-BIG EAST selections, three BIG EAST All-Rookies and 36 BIG EAST All-Academic team selections. From 2016-18, Seton Hall became one of the premier programs in the BIG EAST as it recorded three straight 20-win seasons, three consecutive NCAA Tournament selections, and three straight BIG EAST seasons of 10 wins or more. That three-year stretch was highlighted by the 2016 BIG EAST Tournament championship, a run that was capped off with a 69-67 victory over eventual national champion Villanova in the title game at Madison Square Garden.

The core of that 2016 BIG EAST championship team was brought together by Holloway. With Holloway serving as a lead recruiter, Seton Hall boasted a top-15 national recruiting class in 2014, led by Isaiah Whitehead, the program’s first McDonald’s All-American since 2001 who went on to become a 2016 NBA Draft pick; Angel Delgado, the 2018 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award National Center of the Year and BIG EAST all-time rebounds leader; and Khadeen Carrington, who finished his Seton Hall career as the ninth all-time leading scorer in program history. Holloway was also the lead recruiter for Jared Rhoden, who was named All-BIG EAST First Team as a senior and helped lead the Pirates back to the NCAA Tournament.

Prior to joining Seton Hall, Holloway served on Willard’s staff at Iona, where he helped turn the Gaels program around. Inheriting a team that went 2-28 in 2006-07, Holloway and Willard recruited and coached student-athletes to one of the greatest turnarounds in college basketball history as their 2009-10 team won 21 games to complete a 19-win turnaround in only the third year of the administration.

During his original stint on the Seton Hall coaching staff, Holloway was an administrative assistant from 2006-07. Holloway was responsible for coordinating film exchange, analyzing game tapes and assisting with scouting of opponents. He supervised fall conditioning as well as the year-round weight training program. Holloway was also responsible for academic progress reports for team members as well as the organization of all aspects of team travel for the Pirates. Holloway made his way back to his alma mater after serving as an assistant coach at the high school level at Bloomfield Tech.

He was a four-year standout at Seton Hall from 1996-00 and helped lead his team to the 2000 NCAA Sweet Sixteen, which included hitting the game-winning layup in overtime to defeat Oregon in the NCAA first round. Holloway ranks 18th all-time in program history with 1,588 points and also recorded 231 steals (fourth all-time) and hit 185 three-pointers (eighth all-time) in 116 games. In 2000, he was named the BIG EAST’s Most Improved Player, while earning All-BIG EAST status three times and All-Metropolitan accolades in each of his four seasons at Seton Hall. A native of Queens, Holloway was a McDonald’s All-American who played at St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth, N.J.

After his collegiate success Holloway played professionally in England for the Chester Jets and London Towers as well as a season in Ulm, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey. Back in the U.S. he had stints with the Brooklyn Kings of the USBL and Newark, Las Vegas and Chicago in the ABA. He was invited to three preseason NBA camps with the Knicks, Nets and Golden State Warriors.

Holloway is married to his wife Kim, a 2001 Seton Hall graduate, and he is a proud father of three; daughter Shatanik, a 2018 Seton Hall graduate, and sons, Xavier and Tyson.

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Reg season
20-11
13-7

Big East tournament
0-1
20-12

NIT
5-0
25-12

NEW YORK – Seton Hall graduate student Wenliang Xie, Burbank, Calif.) was named to the All-BIG EAST Men's Golf First Team and the Seton Hall coaches, led by head coach JT Harper, netted BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year as named by the BIG EAST Conference on Monday.

Xie is currently enjoying one of the greatest single-year golf efforts in Seton Hall history. In 10 tournaments during the 2023-24 academic year, he tallied six top-10 finishes, 15 sub-par rounds and six sub-par tournaments, all career-highs. At the Jack Grier Shocker Invitational last fall, Xie tied for third place at a remarkable 11-under-par. Most recently, Xie led Seton Hall to its second BIG EAST Championship in three years with an even-par, 70-74-72-216, which tied for third overall and earned him All-Tournament status.

Xie's 71.61 stroke average this year ranks second-lowest in Seton Hall history.

In only his second year at the helm, head coach JT Harper, along with assistants Gary Dunne and Ian Lagowitz, lifted Seton Hall to the BIG EAST Championship on April 29, despite being ranked fourth in the conference entering the event. Harper's Pirates enjoyed an incredibly successful season from the start, finishing third or better in six of their 10 tournaments, and are coming off back-to-back victories at the Shark Invitational and BIG EAST Championship. Collectively, the Pirates averaged 288.73 strokes per round this year, which ranks second-best in program history.

It's the second time in three years that Seton Hall has earned BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year.

Xie and the rest of the Pirates will return to the links on May 13-15 for three rounds of golf at the 2024 Rancho Santa Fe NCAA Regional at The Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.