Seton Hall wins NIT championship thriller as Indiana State goes cold down stretch
Indiana State guard Isaiah Swope adjusted his size, stepping back off the dribble near the half-court line before stepping forward and confidently stepping into a deep 3-pointer. The shot went off the net and the Sycamores held a seven-point lead against Seton Hall in the NIT Championship Game with just over three minutes remaining. Seton […]
Seton Hall rallies past Indiana State late to win NIT title
INDIANAPOLIS — Dre Davis hit a layup with 16 seconds left to cap Seton Hall’s decisive late 9-0 run and give the Pirates a 79-77 victory over Indiana State on Friday night. It was their first NIT championship since 1953. Seton Hall (25-12) scored the final nine points in a battle of top seeds to […]
Seton Hall rips Georgia to roar into NIT title game
INDIANAPOLIS — Al Amir Dawes returned home for 20 points, Dre Davis had 19 points and nine rebounds, and top-seeded Seton Hall defeated fourth-seeded Georgia 84-67 on Tuesday night. They defeated them and advanced to the NIT Championship Game. This is the first time since winning in 1953. Seton Hall (24-12) will play Indiana State […]
Al-Amir Dawes, Seton Hall rout UNLV to reach NIT semifinals
The three Big East teams in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 serve as an example of just how bad the conference snub has been, with Seton Hall holding out until the end in the NIT. The Pirates defeated UNLV 91-68 on Wednesday at Walsh Gymnasium, advancing to the semifinals for the second straight time. That […]
Seton Hall squeaks past St. Joseph’s in OT to win NIT opener
Al-Amir Dawes scored a game-high 26 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer in overtime, to lead Seton Hall to an overtime game against St. Joseph’s in the first round of the NIT on Wednesday night at Walsh. led to a 75-72 victory.Gymnasium in South Orange, New Jersey Dawes scored 15 points in the second half, hitting […]
Seton Hall’s March Madness snub is ‘flat out wrong’: Rick Pitino
Rick Pitino isn’t thrilled about St. John’s being eliminated from the NCAA Tournament, but he’s especially upset that Seton Hall was snubbed. Seton Hall becomes the first team in the Big East’s 45-year history to be removed from March Madness after finishing five games over .500 in the conference, joining Providence, Marquette, Butler, St. John’s […]
Seton Hall feels disrespected on ‘every level’ after March Madness snub
One by one, desperate bid thieves burst the dizzying March Madness bubble that Shaheen Holloway and his Seton Hall Pirates were blowing. The bid thieves rose up against all odds last weekend, snatching misery from the mouths of jubilation with no remorse, turning the siren call of a dance into the cruelest teasing possible, and […]
Seton Hall on NCAA tourney bubble after loss to St. John’s
Now comes the difficult part. I’m in agony. Uncertainty. It’s strange. Seton Hall will have to wait until Sunday night to find out if it’s an NCAA Tournament team. They had a chance to secure an at-large bid, but were crushed 91-72 by No. 5 St. John’s in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals Thursday afternoon. […]
Seton Hall’s Dre Davis, Saint Peter’s Mikia Keith balancing basketball and parenthood
The sequel is “Love & Basketball.” This time, children were also involved. Meet Dre Davis and Mikia Keith, a couple who are raising a baby girl and playing college basketball. If you think managing a school or Division 1 sport is tough, imagine adding being a parent into the mix. Seton Hall Pirates guard Dre […]
What Seton Hall’s win means for St. John’s Big East tourney seeding
Seton Hall likely punched its ticket to the NCAA Tournament with a 66-56 win over Villanova on Wednesday night at the Prudential Center. But what does that mean for St. John’s? With the win, Seton Hall (19-11, 12-7 Big East) will be as good as the No. 4 seed in next week’s Big East Tournament. […]