Pirates To Open With VCU At 2024 Charleston Classic

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Pirates To Open With VCU At 2024 Charleston Classic - Seton Hall University Athletics

Seton Hall men's basketball will face VCU in its first game at the 2024 Charleston Classic, ESPN Events announced Thursday. The annual men's college basketba...

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South Orange, N.J. - Seton Hall men's basketball will face VCU in its first game at the 2024 Charleston Classic, ESPN Events announced Thursday. The annual men's college basketball tournament will be played on November 21, 22, and 24 at TD Arena in Charleston, S.C., and the Pirates and Rams will square off on Nov. 21 at 5 p.m., live on ESPN2.

The Pirates are 2-0 all-time against VCU with the last meeting being a 90-67 victory on Dec. 9, 2017 at Prudential Center. This will be The Hall's third trip to the Charleston Classic, where the Pirates are 4-2 all-time. Seton Hall's first showing was in 2011-12, a runner-up finish, and its last visit came in 2015-16, a fifth-place finish. In fact, in 2011-12, The Hall's first round opponent in Charleston was also VCU, and the Pirates won the game, 69-54.

The winner of the Seton Hall-VCU game will take on the winner of the Nevada-Vanderbilt game in the semifinals on Nov. 22 at 5 p.m. The other four teams in the event - Drake, Florida Atlantic, Miami and Oklahoma State - are on the other side of the bracket. The Pirates are seeking their first Thanksgiving holiday tournament championship since capturing the Wooden Legacy in November 2018.

The family-friendly event offers teams a week of practice, play, and experiences in and around historic Charleston. Information on travel packages, tickets and more are available at the Charleston Classic website. Tickets will be available for purchase following the announcement of the complete tournament schedule later this summer. In the meantime, fans can secure up to $25 off each all-tournament ticket by signing up for the pre-sale at www.charlestonclassic.com. Pirate Blue will be hosting events the week of the tournament and they will be announced at a later date.

Seton Hall is coming off of a historic 2023-24 season that saw them go 25-12 overall, 13-7 in the BIG EAST and win the 2024 National Invitation Tournament. The Pirates' 25 victories is tied for fourth-most in school history and it was their most wins in a single season since 2015-16. Despite being picked to finish ninth out of 11 teams in the BIG EAST's preseason coaches poll, Holloway led The Hall to a 13-7 mark in conference play and a fourth-place finish in the league standings.

 

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[NYShoreGuy]

Tyler powell rematch looms on day 2

 

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[Hall Berry]

VCU, who beat Villanova in the NIT last year and returns their top three scorers, including Max Shulga, will likely be favored against us at this point. And if we do beat them, I wouldn't sleep on Vanderbilt, if they beat Nevada. They revamped their roster with AJ Hoggard (Big NIL Payday) and Chris Manon. It's not an easy draw but if we ultimately view ourselves as a Tournament team, these are teams we have to beat. I feel like Miami would eventually become the only team in this tournament viewed at season's end as a "good" loss.

 

[TheHall87]

Tyler powell rematch looms on day 2

Only if Eastern Washington subs in. Tyler transferred from Nevada after sitting out last season with an injury.

Former Nevada guard Tyler Powell commits to Eastern Washington

Former Nevada basketball player Tyler Powell has found a new home.The ex-Wolf Pack guard committed Saturday to play for Eastern Washington. It will be the third

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[NYShoreGuy]

Only if Eastern Washington subs in. Tyler transferred from Nevada after sitting out last season with an injury.

Former Nevada guard Tyler Powell commits to Eastern Washington

Former Nevada basketball player Tyler Powell has found a new home.The ex-Wolf Pack guard committed Saturday to play for Eastern Washington. It will be the third

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He should have went to lmu pepperdine or usd

 

[Piratz]

VCU, who beat Villanova in the NIT last year and returns their top three scorers, including Max Shulga, will likely be favored against us at this point. And if we do beat them, I wouldn't sleep on Vanderbilt, if they beat Nevada. They revamped their roster with AJ Hoggard (Big NIL Payday) and Chris Manon. It's not an easy draw but if we ultimately view ourselves as a Tournament team, these are teams we have to beat. I feel like Miami would eventually become the only team in this tournament viewed at season's end as a "good" loss.

This. These are going to be critical chances for quality wins. I think Seton Hall can be the best team in the field but will things be running smooth by Nov 21?

 

[TheHall87]

It's a solid field -- some mid-majors with good recent track records and some P4s who are coming off down years but could bounce back.

We have to do well here because outside of Rutgers and Hofstra there don't appear to be any quality wins on the OOC. The lack of quality wins outside the BE is what cost us an NCAA bid last year.

 

[Fishjam]

Good opponent and the game takes added significance since we have a fairly weak OOC. Winning the first game and advancing in the winners bracket usually means we play more highly-ranked opponents in games 2 & 3.

VCU was 24-14 with a NET of 71, KP of 75 and finished 4th in A10. Our NET was 67 and KP was 50. They had a 1st year coach who was able to retain most of his talent heading into Year 2.

Continuity will be a strength as they return 7 core players including their 3 top scorers- all 5th year players who averaged double figures. Their starting Center returns and they added 2 more 5th year transfers.

They didn't expect Shugla to return after he committed to Nova so they brought in a 5th yr PG. Now that Shugla returned, they could have a really good team. Tough early test for our unknown group.