Well, as most of my friends would say, I'm clueless.

So I'll go with my heart.

SHU 68
JP's Pride 66

Feels weird

Minus one or two plus guys that had nagging injuries here and there? Because this much anemic offense is frightening

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Despite late-game heroics, the Seton Hall men's basketball team lost to Hofstra, 49-48, in a special Icons of the Game matchup at Nassau Coliseum on Wednesday night.

Chaunce Jenkins scored 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the floor (4-7 from three) for the Pirates (1-2), while also contributing two steals. The Pride (3-0) scored 13 points to the Pirates 1 on the fast break, while Pirates struggled again from the free-throw line shooting 47.1 percent for the game (8-of-17).

How It Happened

In the opening minutes, the Pirates dominated on the defensive end while struggling to find their footing on offense. Through two-and-a-half minutes of play, Chaunce Jenkins served as the Pirates' metronome on both ends of the floor, helping the Pirates to a quick 5-0 lead. The Rams responded by claiming a two-point lead after a trio of shots fell, with both teams quickly trading buckets and the lead back-and-forth in the aftermath. After coming off the bench, David Tubek would net a trio of free throws to put the Pirates back in front 12-11 with 8:05 left in the half. After a timeout, Godswill Erheriene scored two quick baskets in the paint, pushing the game into The Hall's favor with 16-13 scoreline. Entering the half, the Pirates held a 24-22 lead off the back an 8-3 advantage on the offensive boards and a 12-8 advantage in paint points.

A flurry of free throws and foul shots through four minutes of the second half left the game tied 27-27 before Chaunce Jenkins took over. Jenkins would outscore Hofstra 7-2 and grow the Pirates lead to 34-29 with 12:36 remaining in the half. The Pride would counter with a run of their own, shortening the Pirates lead to 36-34 with 9:26 remaining. Yacine Toumi and Dylan Addae-Wusu ended Hofstra's run, protecting the Pirates' lead, but the Pride soon countered with another run to claim a 40-39 lead with 5:12 remaining, their first since midway through the first half.

Over the next three-and-a-half minutes, the Pride went on a 10-5 run to earn a 49-45 lead with 1:45 remaining. In search of points, a Isaiah Coleman rebound lead to a Dylan Addae-Wusu three to draw the Pirates within one with 51 seconds remaining. After an impressive defensive stop, the Pirates received a chance to win the game with 14 seconds on the clock. After a deflection on the inbound, Coleman secured the ball on the second inbound and lofted a shot that bounced off the backboard as time expired to give the Pride a 49-48 win.

News & Notes

• This will be Seton Hall's first appearance at Nassau Coliseum since the 1978-79 season where the Pirates, led by head coach Bill Raftery, lost to Iona, 80-73, in the first round of the ECAC Tournament on March 1.
• The Hall's first and only other game at Nassau Coliseum came the season before in 1977-78, a narrow loss in the ECAC Tournament to a Mike Krzyzewski-led Army squad, 81-79, on March 2.
• This was the Pirates first game against Hofstra since The Hall's 60-58 victory over the Pride on January 31,1970.
• The Pirates are now 4-2 all-time against Hofstra.
• With 18 points on Wednesday, Jenkins now has surpassed 1000-career points (1002 pts).
• Jenkins now has 52 career double-figure scoring games and two this season.
• Addae-Wusu now has 45 career-double figure scoring games.
• With eight rebounds on Wednesday, Dylan Addae-Wusu is up to 8 career games with eight or more rebounds.

Up Next
The Pirates will return home to historic Walsh Gymnasium to face Wagner on Saturday, November 16, at 12:00 p.m. The game will be broadcast on FS2.

Here's hoping we see some improvement in ball movement, team rebounding, and pressure defense.

Yesterday I was invited to tour the Practice Facility and to watch approximately 1 hour of practice. Much of it 5 on 5.

I will now post info on both. Please know regarding the practice I will not disparage any player for poor play. I do that and it will be the last practice I attend.

Sure I saw a lot of good and some bad, but regarding the bad you'll have to read between the lines.

Also, below please understand we are talking less than 60 minutes in one particular workout so some of the info will not ring true as the season progresses.

*Press Release From Icons of the Game*


UNIONDALE, NY –  College basketball's newest event has a television partner that is nothing short of iconic.

Icons of the Game – dedicated to the coaching pioneers who broke barriers and paved the way for today's coaches – will host its inaugural doubleheader event at Nassau Coliseum on Wednesday, November 13. Both games of the twinbill – where UMass meets Louisiana Tech at 6 p.m. and Seton Hall takes on Hofstra at 8:30 p.m. – will air live on MSG Sportsnet and MSG+ in Gotham Sports App, the MSG Networks and YES Network collaborative direct-to-consumer and authenticated streaming service.

Popular NCAA basketball on-air reporter for entities like Turner Sports and Big Ten Network Andy Katz will deliver the play-by-play, with New York and Westchester Knicks analyst Tykera Carter breaking down strategies and highlighting the event's storylines. Between-game coverage will be anchored by MSG Networks' Westchester Knicks play-by-play caller David Resnick, who will deliver exclusive interviews with many of the Icons on-hand at Nassau Coliseum.

"We are delighted to partner with MSG Networks to bring this powerful celebration of iconic coaches and their legacies to its viewers. We are deeply grateful for MSG Networks' partnership and commitment to elevating the message and impact of Icons of the Game in what should be a thrilling early season college basketball event," said Jason Tilton, Executive Director of 44 Group.

The first-ever Icons event will pay tribute to several college and professional coaching legends who achieved significantly, both on and on the court. The 2024 honorees include John McLendon, Clarence "Big House" Gaines, John Chaney, John Thompson II, and more.

All four participating programs are led by head coaches – Shaheen Holloway of Seton Hall, Speedy Claxton of Hofstra, Frank Martin of UMass, and Talvin Hester of Louisiana Tech – who have established themselves as exemplary leaders on and off court, making positive impacts on their respective communities.

Icons of the Game are brought to you by The 44 Group and joined by coaching legend, Tubby Smith, supporting the event. Set to become a major annual college basketball happening, some of the nation's top men's and women's program will participate in 2025.

Tickets are on sale now: https://www.ticketmaster.com/icons-of-the-game-uniondale-new-york-11-13-2024/event/0000613083E5108B

About The 44 Group

The 44 Group is a sports and entertainment firm, specializing in event production and management, client representation, and sponsorship consulting. 44 Group also has a regular season men's college basketball tournament in Long Beach, CA, titled Battle at The Beach, set to tip in November 2025. For more information on the 44 Group, please visit 44grp.com.

About MSG Networks

MSG Networks, a pioneer in sports media, owns and operates two award-winning regional sports and entertainment networks (MSG and MSG Sportsnet) and MSG+, a direct-to-consumer and authenticated streaming product (included in the Gotham Sports App), that serve the nation's number one media market, the New York DMA, as well as other portions of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. The networks feature a wide range of compelling sports content, including exclusive live local games and other programming of the New York Knicks, New York Rangers, New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabers, as well as significant coverage of the New York Giants and Buffalo Bills. This content, in addition to a diverse array of other sporting events and critically acclaimed original programming, has established MSG Networks as the gold standard in regional sports. MSG Networks is part of the Sphere Entertainment Co. (NYSE: SPHR).

Is there anyone out there like me who has Hulu and can explain how I can watch the game? Hulu does not carry MSG. I downloaded the Gotham Sports App but cannot figure out how to purchase the game. Called Gotham, no answer.

SETON HALL PIRATES (1-1) vs. HOFSTRA PRIDE (2-0)

Date/Time: Wednesday, Nov. 13 • 8 p.m. Eastern
Site: Uniondale, N.Y. • Nassau Coliseum (14,500)
TV: MSG Networks • Andy Katz & Tykera Carter
Online: The Gotham Sports App
Radio: SHU Pirates Mobile App • Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin
SHUPirates.com • Varsity Network App
Seton Hall All-Time vs. Hofstra: 4-1
NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW

• The Seton Hall men's basketball team will go up against Hofstra for the first time since 1970 in a special Icons of the Game matchup at Nassau Coliseum on Wednesday evening.
• This will be Seton Hall's first appearance at Nassau Coliseum since the 1978-79 season where the Pirates, led by head coach Bill Raftery, lost to Iona, 80-73, in the first round of the ECAC Tournament on March 1.
• The Hall's first and only other game at Nassau Coliseum came the season before in 1977-78, a narrow loss in the ECAC Tournament to a Mike Krzyzewski-led Army squad, 81-79, on March 2.
• Despite their fairly reasonable proximity in the Metropolitan Area, Hofstra and Seton Hall have only played five times in their histories and they all occurred between 1965 and 1970.
• Head coach Shaheen Holloway and Hofstra head coach Speedy Claxton have crossed paths many times, especially on the local AAU circuit with Holloway growing up in Queens before playing high school basketball at St. Patrick in Elizabeth, N.J. and Claxton growing up on Long Island before attending high school in Queens at Christ The King.
• Later, ironically enough, Claxton and Hofstra were eliminated by the same Oklahoma State team that ended Holloway and Seton Hall's run in the Sweet 16 in the 2000 NCAA Tournament.
• With the Pirates entering Wednesday's game at 1-1, Holloway has preached patience with his group, stating that his team's get better as the season goes along and the numbers back that up:

Holloway Record By Month, Last 4 Full Seasons (excluding 2020-21)
November: 11-11
December: 11-13
January: 22-11
February: 19-12
March: 18-4
Nov.-Dec.: 22-24 (.478) Jan.-March: 59-27 (.686)

• Prince Aligbe has scored in double-figures in his first two games in a Seton Hall uniform, scoring 10 points and grabbing three rebounds in the win over Saint Peter's and dropping 10 points with seven rebounds against Fordham.
• Chaunce Jenkins led all scorers in the season-opening victory over the Peacocks with 19 points and six rebounds in 33 minutes.
• Jenkins currently sits at 984 career points entering Wednesday night.
• Wednesday's game will be a homecoming of sorts for freshman Godswill Erheriene, who played high school basketball at prep powerhouse Long Island Lutheran in Brookville, 13 miles from Nassau Coliseum.
• Similar to last season where the Pirates were picked to finish ninth in the BIG EAST preseason coaches poll but went on to finish fourth, Seton Hall was picked to finish 10th in the 11-team BIG EAST in this year's poll.
• Seton Hall's 25 wins last season tied for the fourth-most victories in program history and were the most wins for the Pirates since 2015-16 when they also won 25 games.
• Seton Hall's 13 BIG EAST wins tied for the second-most conference victories in program history with the 2019-20 squad and was one victory shy from tying the 1992-93 team's 14 BIG EAST wins.
• After finishing with 13 BIG EAST victories last season, Seton Hall has won 10 or more BIG EAST games eight times since the league realigned in 2013-14, which is tied for the third most in the conference.
• The Pirates last season were the first BIG EAST team to ever finish at least five games over .500 in conference play and not make the NCAA Tournament.
• Holloway's teams have finished below .500 in conference play just once in six seasons when his first Saint Peter's team went 6-12.

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We can't sugarcoat the loss. It was bad and unexpected. The season is off to a shaky start. I thought the defense was very good against St. Peter's and decent vs Fordham, but not good enough. No real defensive bull in the paint nor on the boards as of yet. The young guys have been OK so far.

The offense is bad and the free throw shooting very disappointing. It will be a long season if guys can't make free throws at crunch time. At this point it's hard to say who the floor general will be. Several candidates on the roster and time will tell. Sha has to give the keys to someone, or we may see more of the same. Personally, I'd use Jenkins until he proves he can't. I believe Dual might be better suited for the 2 at least in the short term. So, Coleman starts and Dual the backup 2G. Harmon would be the backup PG. Wusu's strength is off the ball and not an initiator in my opinion. Middleton should be a focal point off the bench. Right now, he's a catch and shoot weapon. We need to see what Okorafor can add to the equation. Prince/Toumi at the 4 along side Okorafor would lend balance and give the team much needed length on the court. Also, Sha needs to have some confidence in Gus down the stretch.

Finally, Sha loves a team that is peaking at the end of the season. That's a good thing. However, I think he gets caught up at times in winning the phycological battles with his players early in the season. Losing these OOC games or experimenting too much can cost big. Now there is a true sense of urgency. Can't slip up again in the non-conference. He has an extremely tough job of getting the team to mesh with all the new players. The season is not over. Today lowered our expectations without question. Long way to go.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2024
FORDHAM (1-1) at SETON HALL (1-0)
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Walsh Gymnasium
7:00 p.m. ET

LIVE VIDEO: Pirate Sports Network on FloHoops
(Ryan Johnston & Phil Stern)
LIVE AUDIO: 89.5 FM WSOU or WSOU.net
(Patrick Corsello & Kyle Ferreira)
FOLLOW ALONG: StatBroadcast | Instagram | X (Twitter)
GAME NOTES: SETON HALL | FORDHAM

THE GAME
Seton Hall will return to action on Tuesday, November 12 when it hosts local non-conference rival Fordham. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

MEDIA
The game will be streamed live by the Pirate Sports Network and will be available for FloHoops subscribers with Ryan Johnston and Phil Stern on the call. As usual, the game will also be available over the airwaves at 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net. Patrick Corsello and Kyle Ferreira will describe the action on the radio. Live stats will also be available.

WSOU is also airing a postgame "Hall Line" show following its women's basketball games. Be sure to tune in after the final buzzer.

STREAM INFORMATION
The contest will streamed on FloHoops, one of the leading streaming services in the world. Special Seton Hall pricing is available only through this link for fans who want to subscribe to watch Seton Hall events, home and away, as well as all other live events on the FloSports platform. Fans with an .edu school address can purchase a subscription for $6.99 per month, and all other fans can purchase a subscription for $12.50 per month. The non-Seton Hall pricing on FloHoops is normally $29.99 per month.

LAST GAME
Graduate student Faith Masonius (Spring Lake, N.J.) had a career-high 23 points as the Pirates routed Wagner, 84-40, in the season-opener Thursday in Walsh Gym. The Hall trailed Wagner, 14-13, with 4:24 left in the first quarter, but outscored them, 71-26, the rest of the way. The suffocating Seton Hall defense forced 26 turnovers and held the Seahawks to just 33.3% shooting from the floor.

Playing in her first regular season game in a Seton Hall uniform, Masonius filled the box score with 23 points, six rebounds, three steals and four assists, one of which was a highlight reel, behind-the-back dime to Kaydan Lawson (Cleveland, Ohio).

Graduate student Yaya Lops (Stamford, Conn.) finished with 15 points, a new high for her Seton Hall career, to go with six rebounds. Amari Wright (Jacksonville, Fla.) nearly had a double-double, finishing with nine points, 10 assists, only one turnover and four steals.

Seton Hall All-Time vs. the Fordham: Seton Hall leads, 8-5
Last Meeting:
Seton Hall 78, Fordham 72 (F) – December 17, 2022 (Rose Hill Gym)

AGAINST FORDHAM
Seton Hall and Fordham will meet for the 14th time in history on Tuesday with the Pirates having won eight of the prior 13 meetings. Most recently, The Hall defeated the Rams, 78-72, in the Bronx on Dec. 17, 2022. The Pirates have won three of the last four meetings. Their last meeting in Walsh Gym, however, was an 82-63 victory for Fordham on Nov. 13, 2021.

SCOUTING FORDHAM
Fordham is coming off a 13-17 season a year ago, which included a 8-10 mark in Atlantic 10 Conference play. The Rams caught fire down the stretch, winning six of their final seven games of the regular season, but exited the Atlantic 10 Tournament with a one-point loss in the first round to Loyola-Chicago.

Taylor Donaldson led the Atlantic 10 with 17.9 points per game and ranked second in steals per game, earning Second Team All-Conference and All-Met honors at season's end. Following her stellar senior campaign, Donaldson elected to return for a fifth season, and will look to lead the Maroon and White once again this year.

This year, the Rams were picked to finish ninth in the 15-team league according to the preseason coaches' poll. Donaldson was named a Preseason First-Team All-Conference selection.

Fordham enters Tuesday's contest with a 1-1 record. The Rams dropped a 58-50 decision to Adelphi in the season-opener, but bounced back with a 66-51 victory over Cal St. Fullerton on Friday. Through two games, Chae Harris leads the team with 11.5 points per game. Irene Murua is averaging 8.5 points and a team-best 7.5 rebounds per game.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Saturday, November 16 when it hosts non-conference foe, Bryant. Tip time is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. The contest will be streamed live by the Pirate Sports Network and available for FloHoops subscribers. 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net will also carry the game.

NewsNation calls it as a Republican House at 219.

By Ryan Glasspiegel

Rarely/barely gets in games. Did briefly tonight and did well enough to get to the podium:

Really good podcast episode

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Yesterday was absolutely brutal. Needed a while before posting my Top 20.


In no particular order



1. Did my eyes deceive me?

Wasn't sure from where I was sitting and I did not watch the replay at home. BUT, I had the CBS news on last night and it showed the final seconds. There is no way that Aligbe even touched the shooter on the 3 point attempt late, The kid just fell down and suckered the ref. Cost SHU the game. Not sure why this hasn't been brought up anywhere.


2. And then....

Seconds to go SHU up 1. What is your best foul shooter (93.2% last year) and best ball handler Harmon doing on the bench? It didn't matter because the Pirates broke the press before Addae-Wusu fumble the ball. But that's not the point.


3. And speaking of Harmon....

Why has he been glued to the bench? The guards have been struggling just getting the ball over half court and you don't give your best ball handler and an excellent defender some PT.


4. Seton Hall's French Connection

For the second game in a row Toumi played an excellent first half and then virtually disappeared in the second stanza.


5. The future

Let's hope the two frosh big men stay in the years to come. Godswill and The Gus Bus are showing a lot of promise. But that said each has a ways to go as expected from players that have only played 2 games to date.


6. They're free guys

The free throw shooting in the first two games has been abysmal. 8-16 and a missed front end of a 1-1 cost the team the game yesterday.

A question. With the five guys on the court on our last offensive play who did you want to get fouled?


7. Situational BB

Seconds to go up 1. Why was Addae-Wusu so anxious to catch the ball and then take it to the basket. The clock is your enemy not Fordham. You dribble out as many seconds as possible and then get fouled in the frontcourt. Instead Dylan tried to score and fumbled the catch.


8. Up 8 and....

The Pirates had the crowd rocking going on a run middle of the second half to take an 8 point lead. I told my seatmate a good team will now extend the lead and the game will be over. A bad team will immediately let Fordham back in the game. The latter happened as Fordham after calling a timeout came back on the court and hit back to back 3s and the lead evaporated in a very short time.


9. Scotty, where are you?

He played so well in the workout I saw but he looks completely lost on the court to date. 0-2 from the field yesterday with 2 costly turnovers in almost 8 minutes of play. That's 1 of 8 (an uncontested layup) in two games. This team needs offense and I was sure it would come from #7. Now I'm not so sure.


10. Wasting time

Throughout the game the backcourt struggled to get the ball over halfcourt. And then often when they did, especially with DAW having the ball he dribbled aimlessly at the top of the court wasting more time on the shot clock. Get into the offense quicker and if we continue to struggle with that aspect of the game give Harmon some run.


11. You practice like you play

Fordham coach Keith Urgo said his team had the two best practices of the year coming into yesterday's game. Conversely Holloway said just the opposite for his team. We saw the result in the game.



12. Right Turn Clyde

Both Clint Eastwood and Shaheen Holloway made the 'right' call. But the Pirates defense allowed Jackie Johnson III to drive left and loft a game winner over IsaIah Coleman despite instructions from the bench to force him right.



13. Where's the individual D?

Dual is struggling on offense but I was sure his D would be outstanding. Not yesterday at Walsh. He was constantly beaten by his defensive assignment with penetration leading to a team worse plus/minus of -7.



14. Only the final score matters

SHU had the lead in the game for 32:38 but Fordham having no more than a 1 point lead in the second half won the game at the buzzer.



15. D vs O

When you hold two teams to 36.5% and 35.7% shooting from the field you should have 2 easy wins. But when your offense only manages to shoot 31.8% and 40.7% of it's own..well 1-1 seems fair.



16. Waste of time

DAW and Aligbe were the players who came into the post game. They were at the podium for about 4 minutes and were so down they were barely audible to the media. If you think the fans were disappointed walking out of Walsh the players were absolutely devastated.



17. Crooked numbers

DAWs had a weird statistical game

3-6 from the field

1-1 from the arc

1-2 from the line

4 rebounds

5 assists

4 turnovers

4 steals

8 points

But the only play he'll remember is the last time he touched the ball.



18. Jenkins

Had a quiet offensive game but made few mistakes and led the team with a +8 in the 1 point loss.



19. The stars are not aligning

Almost half our points came from the bench (25). Much better than last year. But we have no Dawes, no Richmond and no Davis on this team and that is going to lead to a very long year.



20. Hope he's right

This post game with Sha reminded me a lot of last year's one after the Rutgers' game. Sha was emotionally gutted. But he did leave a message for the fanbase when he guaranteed this squad will right the ship and asked for the support of the fanbase. For good or bad he believes in this team. We'll see moving forward.