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Bummer

Two weeks ago, if SHU beats Nova they are most likely in, if they beat Depaul they CLINCH the NCAA"s, and how conference tournaments dont really move the needle, now that we lost all of us suddenly changed?

Knocks out top seed quinn

By Zack Cziryak

Tournament runs and championships, even for dominant teams and programs, are always the culmination of lots of little things going in the same direction. None of those seemed to happen for the Seton Hall Pirates in a 91-72 loss to host St. John’s Thursday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.

After cutting a Johnnie lead to 39-38 with a 7-0 run, the Pirates (20-12) went into the half down 45-40 and proceeded to give up six straight points to start the second half and give the Red Storm their first double-digit lead of the game following a Glen Taylor Jr. offensive rebound and putback through contact with 17:35 to play in the second.

St. John’s (20-12) would keep the Pirates at bay from there as the extended the lead to its largest of 19 to end regulation.

Pirate guard Al-Amir Dawes led all scorers with 22 points on 9-15 shooting, 4-10 form beyond the arc and a perfect 5-5 elsewhere, while St. John’s transfer Dylan Addae-Wusu tallied 15 points and Kadary Richmond notched 13 to round out Seton Hall’s double-figure scorers.

The Red Storm got double-figures from 5 players, including a team high 18 points off the bench from RJ Luis, who’s first half buzzer beater extended the Johnnie lead to 45-40 and captured all the momentum heading into the break. Center Joel Soriano reached a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.

St. John’s shot only 34.8% from three but dominated inside the arc by shooting 24-39, including 15-20 from two in the first half, and knocked down 19-20 free throws for a sterling 95%. They also dominated inside the paint, typically the Hall’s recipe for victory, to the tune of 42-26.

The Pirates exit the Big East Tournament after their opening game for the second straight year, Shaheen Holloway’s first two as head coach of his alma mater, while St. John’s will face the #1 seed and reigning national champion Connecticut Huskies in the early game of the Friday night semifinals.

The Hall will now await their name (hopefully) being called on Selection Sunday.

If they lose to Drake and Darnell Brodie does an at large bid go away?

Was coaching high school hoops tens years ago, was discovered by bobby hurley for a recruit and now is top 5 AAV in ncaa

Grow a pair and have some hope

cmon man....

Is this the beginning of the end for Skip Bayless and ‘Undisputed’?​

By Jenna Lemoncelli

Providence men’s basketball coach Kim English was clearly caught off guard when he was asked if he is single in a postgame press conference after the Friars’ upset of Creighton in the Big East quarterfinal on Thursday.

English seemed surprised to hear one reporter say that he was “trending on Black Twitter” (currently X) after the No. 7 Providence beat the second-seeded Bluejays, 78-73, at Madison Square Garden.

“So, they’re wanting to know… What’s his marital status?” the reporter said.

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A moderator sitting next to English joked, “I think that’s our first marital question in tournament history,” which drew laughs from those in attendance.

“The exact question is: Is he single? Girls asked me to ask you?” the reporter continued.

The 35-year-old coach made a face and laughed before he declined to answer — and the moderator was heard saying, “You can pass,” referring to the question.

“No comment,” English said. “I’m locked in on this team. I’m locked in our team right now.”

The postgame moment even caught the attention of NFL Network host Rich Eisen, who wrote on X: “If he’s married, he wont be much longer if he’s asked about if he has a wife and says ‘no comment.'”

It’s unclear if English is married.

English, a Baltimore native, has two daughters, Celine and Ari, according to the Providence website.

The former NBA player was hired as head coach of the men’s basketball program at Providence in March 2023.

Prior to that, he held coaching positions at Tulsa, Colorado and Tennessee, and served two seasons as the head coach at George Mason.

The Detroit Pistons selected English with the 44th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, and he appeared in 41 games during the 2012-13 season.

He went on to play professionally overseas for two years and had a brief stint with the Chicago Bulls in 2014.

Providence will face the No. 3 ranked Marquette Golden Eagles on Friday at 8 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden.

It amazes me every year, agents broker lucrative compensation figures and most the time the school will piss away 7 to 15 million to get rid of the guy

This is a very difficult conference to navigate through. Defending National Champions and two other Top 10 level Teams. That being said The BigEast deserve 5 teams to be in the NCAA field. I feel UConn, Marquette, Creighton, Seton Hall and St.Johns. Unless Providence or Nova win The BE Tournament then those should be the teams that represent the conference and that's the bottom line.

LETS GO PIRATES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A lot of talk from the players this week about legacies and how they know March can be life changing. Maybe they put too much pressure on themselves because this was one of the sloppiest and laziest performances of the season.

Unforced errors, losing every loose ball, and looking lost on defense. If the eye test is a thing we 100% failed it. They probably still will get in, but no one to blame outside of themselves if they don’t.

He's the only braketologist that has us out of the NCAA's. Every other one has us as an 11 seed. Does anyone know if Palm has been good or bad in his picks? Or does he have some bad vibes against us? Seems odd that he's the only one.

Funny how it works and relative to all others. The Hall only dropped 1 spot.

St. John’s went up 7 to #32. Sort of helping out profile too since we beat them twice.

Villanova went up to #39, but they have to be toast by now. Providence #57.

Star Los Angeles Rams pass-rusher Aaron Donald, a three-time Defensive Player of the Year who has been selected to 10 Pro Bowls and was named a first team All-Pro eight times, announced his retirement from the NFL on Friday.

"Throughout my career, I have given my everything to football both mentally and physically -- 365 days a year was dedicated to becoming the best possible player I could be. I respected this game like no other and I'm blessed to be able to conclude my NFL career with the same franchise that drafted e. Not many people get drafted to a team, win a World Championship with that team and retire with that team. I do not, and will not, take that for granted," he said in a statement posted to social media.

Donald, 32, has 111 sacks in his career.

"We are so grateful for Aaron's dedication to greatness and for leading our franchise on and off the field for the past decade," Rams Stan Kroenke said in a statement. "He has left his mark on generations of football fans and his accomplishments, coupled with his work ethic and passion, continue to inspire his teammates, coaches and athletes across the globe. It is a privilege to have witnessed one of the greatest players of all time and we are proud that Aaron Donald will forever be part of NFL history as a member of the Rams."

5 teams are not on the bubble. Meaning 6 teams are.

I will post their remaining schedules below. One at a time in alphabetical order.

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New York, N.Y. — The Seton Hall men's basketball team pulled within single digits late in the second half, but the Pirates were unable to overcome the efficient shooting of St. John's in a 91-72 defeat on Thursday afternoon in the BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals at Madison Square Garden.

Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J.) led all scorers with 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting, and Dylan Addae-Wusu (Bronx, N.Y.) and Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) each also recorded double digit scoring outputs.

How It Happened

It was a tight first 10 minutes. Seton Hall held the largest lead by five following a three by Dawes at the 16:02 mark that made it 13-8. With the Pirates leading by three, 21-18, after a made jumper by Davis and a fastbreak layup by Dawes, St. John's used a 13-3 run that turned a three-point deficit into a seven-point lead for the Red Storm, 31-24.

With Seton Hall trailing by eight, 39-31, with 4:20 left in the first half, Dawes connected on Seton Hall's seventh three-pointer in the first half and Richmond scored four consecutive points that made it a one-point game, 39-38. It was still a one-point game after a Richmond steal and score with 1:42 to go before halftime but St. John's scored the final four points of the first half to take a 45-40 lead into the locker room.

It was an ominous start to the second half for Seton Hall as St. John's used an 11-3 run to balloon its lead to 13, 56-43, at the 15:28 mark in the second half. St. John's was up 61-47 with just over 12 minutes left when a steal by Richmond led to an Addae-Wusu fastbreak layup, kicking off a 7-0 run that cut the Pirates' deficit to seven, 61-54. However, St. John's answered a three-pointer on the other end that pushed its lead back to 10 points, 64-54.

A 9-2 run for the Pirates capped off by a Davis dunk with less than 10 minutes to go made it an eight-point game, 75-67, but it would be the closest The Hall would get the rest of the way. The Red Storm used a 10-2 run to push their lead to double-digits again, 85-69, and they score the final five points of the game.

Inside The Box Score

• Seton Hall shot 43 percent from the floor and allowed St. John's to shoot 51 percent.
• St. John's went 19-of-20 from the free-throw line and the Pirates went 14-of-21.
• St. John's had the upper hand on the glass, finishing plus-10 on the boards.
• Seton Hall had 26 points in the paint to St. John's 42.
• The Pirates dished out 17 assists and committed 14 turnovers.

News & Notes

• St. John's snaps a three-game losing streak to Seton Hall at Madison Square Garden with the win.
• The loss was Seton Hall's first as the number four seed at the BIG EAST Tournament.
• Dawes' 22 points gave him his eighth 20-point game of the season and 16th of his career.
• With four three-pointers this afternoon, Dawes has made 150 threes in his Seton Hall career.
• Richmond now has 15 five-assist games this season and 48 in his career.
• Richmond's nine assists put him at 390 for his career at Seton Hall, moving him past Khadeen Carrington and Bryan Caver on the program's all-time assists list.
• Richmond's three steals puts him at 170 for his Seton Hall career, one away from matching Danny Hurley for 12th on the program's steals list.
• Addae-Wusu has scored in double-figures the last two games and now has nine this season and 41 in his career.

Selling 2 tickets in section 224. Will sell at steep discount to other Alum. Go hall.

This is to both semifinal games tomorrow.

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