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Jerry Carino

@NJHoopsHaven

2 years

When all is said and done, Saint Peter's is going to reap $100M worth of publicity from this run. It will transform the university. This is why you invest in college sports.

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Four months ago, at Saint Peter's home opener vs. LIU, the attendance was 434 (four hundred and thirty-four). The game was not televised. Tonight, the eyes of the nation are on the Peacocks. Only in college basketball.

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A reporter asked Doug Edert about his "Kobe-esque moment" of jumping on the press table in the postgame celebration. Holloway (shooting Edert a death stare): "You got up on the table?" Edert: Next question, next question.

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No surprise, but nonetheless: Shaheen Holloway is expected to finalize terms in the coming days to become Seton Hall’s next head coach. He’ll be introduced no later than Wednesday. A favorite son -- the favorite son -- is coming home.

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Student-fan to Cooley: "That's $7 million per win." Cooley walked over and said: "You know what, I'm rich as a motherfucker. I'm rich as shit." I swear that just happened.

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3 years

Myles Powell and Markus Howard, two first-team All-Americans who scored a combined 5,000 collegiate points, just went undrafted. Geez.

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The Big East won the NCAA Tournament and NIT titles. The Big East has won 4 of the past 8 national championships. Requiem my ass.

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2 years

Trust me on this: Everyone associated with basketball in New Jersey, at all levels, is pulling for Shaheen Holloway right now.

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@NJHoopsHaven

2 years

This is Tyler Cook, Rutgers’ head manager. Hails from Howell. This is his senior day too. Managers are the backbone of college sports.

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@NJHoopsHaven

27 days

More people watched Seton Hall-Indiana State (1.4 million) than watched a bunch of NCAA Tournament games. It also beat out some NBA and MLB ratings and was the most-watched Seton Hall game of the season. The decision to play in the NIT was a slam dunk for the program & its fans

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1 year

More people watched Saint Peters - North Carolina than any of the first five games of the World Series. It's time for college basketball.

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@NJHoopsHaven

1 year

Purdue NEVER wants to see a Jersey team again.

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@NJHoopsHaven

2 years

Ron Harper on his message to the fans: "I hope we made them proud. We put our heart and soul into this university, into the Block R we wear so proudly."

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Jerry Carino

@NJHoopsHaven

4 years

Villanova gave Myles Powell the game ball to mark his latest milestone (he became Seton Hall's all-time leader in 3-pointers). No hassle, nobody trying to pry it out of his arms. See how that works?

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1 year

Steve Pikiell says Rutgers "absolutely" will accept an NIT bid. Wants to give postgrad Caleb McConnell and the other guys a chance to keep playing. The right move. No question.

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1 year

Izzo: "I told Mulcahy and McConnell after the game, they've been great for the Big Ten. I really appreciate the way they play. I hope I never see them again."

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@NJHoopsHaven

1 year

One year removed from a 4-22, with a coach and a backcourt up from the Division 2 level, 16th-seeded FDU is sending the Big Ten champion home. The greatest upset in NCAA Tournament history but make no mistake -- the Knights were the better team tonight. Only in college hoops.

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2 years

Holloway on his future: "I'm not worried about that now. Right now I'm worried about those 15 young men whose hearts are broken."

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2 months

In 85 years of the D-1 NCAA Tournament, Shaheen Holloway will be the first coach ever to take two different New Jersey program dancing.

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2 years

This comment has been misread by some. SPU is not making $100M off this. The 6-plus hours of free national advertising on CBS, 10 days of being the biggest story in the NYC market & countless social-media impressions will change a school that had zero profile outside North Jersey

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2 months

Shaheen Holloway says his 5 starters made the decision to play in the NIT

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2 years

Seton Hall's coaching search.

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2 years

What looks like most if not all of Saint Peter's team just walked into Walsh Gym and got a standing ovation. Great moment.

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29 days

Third net Shaheen Holloway has cut down. Guy can coach.

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1 year

New Jersey's mid-majors have represented this great state so incredibly well. This is an epic chapter in the state's college basketball history.

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@NJHoopsHaven

2 years

Ron Harper. Rutgers legend. The bow was a nice touch.

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2 years

Geo Baker: "When we first came here nobody really believed in us. We just kept fighting...I love Rutgers University to the death."

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@NJHoopsHaven

2 years

I asked Holloway if he's putting Saint Peter's back on Seton Hall's schedule. Answer: "Absolutely."

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@NJHoopsHaven

5 years

Just got word: Kevin Willard is withdrawing from the Virginia Tech search and staying at Seton Hall. Here’s the story: via @AsburyParkPress

Seton Hall basketball: Kevin Willard pulling out of Virginia Tech search

A tug-of-war for the head coach ends in victory for the Pirates, who are poised for a big season in 2019-20.

www.app.com

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@NJHoopsHaven

2 years

This just in: Seton Hall has agreed to terms with Shaheen Holloway; announcement coming.

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@NJHoopsHaven

2 years

How many times has Geo Baker delivered for Rutgers over the years? Maybe his critics will shut the hell up for 5 minutes.

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@NJHoopsHaven

1 year

Rutgers fans who are here, take a bow. You made this feel like a home game today.

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Jerry Carino

@NJHoopsHaven

4 years

So yes, there was an impassioned halftime speech that had Rutgers coming out of the break ready to run through a brick wall. It wasn't by Steve Pikiell. It was by Geo Baker. There is NO metric for the power of great leadership.

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1 year

Caleb McConnell earned his bachelor's degree last week. He's the first member of his family to do so.

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@NJHoopsHaven

1 year

FINAL SCORE: Seton Hall 67, No. 15 UConn 66 If there was ever a signature win under Shaheen Holloway, this is it.

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2 years

Rutgers OWNS Indiana. That's seven of the last eight vs. the Hoosiers. Every time, RU got it done in the second half. The tougher program -- by a mile.

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2 years

Willard on job rumors: "When I get home tomorrow I will discuss things with my agent. I'll be honest: If I'm not here next year, if Shaheen Holloway is here, that would be the happiest thing that ever happened to me"

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3 years

Geo Baker handled his 8-minute press conference with incredible class, grace and thoughtfulness. It has to be hard to be the only player to speak for the team in a spot like this. He has earned a high, high place in the Rutgers Athletics pantheon.

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1 year

No-star recruits. No NIL. No alumni collective. No football money. FDU joins Saint Peter’s & Princeton in thumbing its nose at the big boys as New Jersey carries the banner for March Madness. Column on a historic moment for a state and a sport:

March Madness: FDU stunner over Purdue is another glorious moment for Jersey hoops

FDU, Princeton, Saint Peter's remind everyone that in March Madness, hype doesn't matter.

www.northjersey.com

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@NJHoopsHaven

2 years

Myles Johnson is going to the Sweet 16 with UCLA. Yes he’s a reserve and a role player. But a great guy and model student-athlete. Represented Rutgers with class and I know most RU fans are happy for him.

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@NJHoopsHaven

4 years

The AP Top 25 Poll is in: Historic day for Jersey hoops as Seton Hall ranks 10th, Rutgers breaks in at 24th. First time ever they’ve appeared in the same AP poll.

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2 years

Mark your calendar: Seton Hall at Rutgers, Sunday, Dec. 11.

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2 years

Congrats to the Rutgers marching band on its invitation to join the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in 2023. That’s a big deal in the marching-band world.

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3 years

It's a crying shame Baker can't get an 8,000-person standing ovation for that final walk off the court.

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3 years

Rutgers has climbed to No. 11 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, the program’ highest ranking since the 1975-76 Final Four season.

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3 years

Ron Harper Jr. was named national Player of the Week by ESPN but not Big Ten Player of the Week. Tough crowd at the B1G.

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@NJHoopsHaven

2 years

Rutgers is IN. vs. Notre Dame, Alabama waiting. Huge roar---good for these seniors. They earned it.

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@NJHoopsHaven

2 years

If you're not tuned into Rutgers-Seton Hall Sunday night, you need a pulse check.

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Jerry Carino

@NJHoopsHaven

4 years

Get this: Fox wanted Powell for the postgame interview and Myles insisted on having Ro do the spot with him. Another reason why Myles Powell is in a class by himself.

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2 years

I’m deeply saddened to say good friend and well-respected scribe J.P. Pelzman has passed away. J.P. was such a good guy and a pro’s pro of a sportswriter. It was a privilege to spend many nights with him courtside and in the press room covering Seton Hall basketball. (more...)

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28 days

When you love what you do, you never work a day in your life

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1 year

New AP Top 25 poll: Rutgers breaks into the poll at # 23.

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3 years

Rutgers center Myles Johnson is working a 25-hour-a-week internship at IBM this semester. He's got the laptop in Indy right now. I spoke with his boss at IBM. Suffice it to say the office has a special interest in March Madness: via @asburyparkpress

March Madness: How Myles Johnson juggles IBM internship, Rutgers basketball

'There is a lot of pride in the IBM team seeing his presence on the court as an engineer,' Johnson's boss said.

www.app.com

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Jerry Carino

@NJHoopsHaven

1 month

Butler-Minnesota in the NIT featured higher-quality basketball than Colorado State-Virginia, by a lot. That's what happens when the selection committee chair doesn't know the difference between metrics and "the matrix."

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@NJHoopsHaven

2 years

When I arrived at school to pick up my daughter this afternoon, her math teacher (who I'd never met) asked me how Rutgers stacks up against Notre Dame. March Madness has hit New Jersey.

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5 months

He ran off just about the entire roster he inherited, then went 4-8. This is an award that's been won by Muhammad Ali, Arthur Ashe, Billie Jean King, the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team. It's sad what a punchline Sports Illustrated has become.

Sports Illustrated

@SInow

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Coach Prime is here, and he's just getting started Deion Sanders is SI's 2023 Sportsperson of the Year!

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2 years

THIS is why college basketball blows away any other sport.

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@NJHoopsHaven

1 year

Derek Simpson -- 3-star my ass. Some things can't be scouted in a weekend showcase.

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@NJHoopsHaven

29 days

Al-Amir Dawes wins NIT most outstanding player. What a way to end his career.

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@NJHoopsHaven

4 years

During the interview session, Myles Powell asked if he could borrow my phone/recorder. Then he jumped into the media scrum and asked Ro Gill how it feels to be the best big man in the country. Classic. There's only one Myles Powell.

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Jerry Carino

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2 months

It's unacceptable and unprecedented for the Big East, home of 3 of the past 7 national champions, to be a 3-bid league (in 1993, 20-win Syracuse was ineligible). Obviously atrocious luck was involved, but I'm sure league officials will take a hard look at scheduling too.

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2 years

Associated Press photo: Aaron Doster

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@NJHoopsHaven

28 days

Just had a long talk with Jaden Bediako, the unsung Pirate. More on that later, but he signed off the interview by saying, “I’m a Pirate for life.” Indeed he is.

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Jerry Carino

@NJHoopsHaven

6 years

Seton Hall 79, Louisville 77: Hall just recorded the Selection Sunday equivalent of a triple-word score: Ranked win, road win, non-conference win. Massive.

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2 years

The marks the first time since 1991 that Rutgers and Seton Hall both made the NCAA Tournament. And if RU advances -- they'll BOTH be in San Diego. Guess who else will be there, writing his ass off?

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19 days

From ⁦ @Mamukelashvili5 ⁩’s Instagram — former Hall teammates swapping jerseys in the league. Two composite 3-star recruits, by the way. Hard work matters.

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1 year

North Carolina turning its nose up at the NIT is an embarrassment and a clown-show. See how Steve Pikiell responded to the NCAA snub, take notes.

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@NJHoopsHaven

3 months

The student section has been told to tone it down by the officiating crew. I sit right there and heard nothing unusual. Grow some skin, for crying out loud.

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@NJHoopsHaven

2 years

This is Rutgers' most impressive win of the season -- even better than beating No. 1 Purdue at home. First time the program ever has beaten three straight ranked foes. The Scarlet Knights probably are 3 home wins away from returning to the NCAA Tournament. WOW.

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@NJHoopsHaven

1 year

Here's a gym-photo tweet that tells the story -- where Tobin Anderson coached last year compared to where he coached last night.

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@NJHoopsHaven

6 years

84 wins, 3 NCAA Tournaments, 1 Big East title and the most important stat of them all: 5 college degrees.

Seton Hall Men's Basketball

@SetonHallMBB

6 years

Congratulations to our 5 @SetonHall Graduates! #HALLin

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5 years

The dream comes true for Shavar Reynolds, who drills a 3-pointer with less than a second left as Seton Hall stuns St. John's 76-74. Not just a win for the Pirates, but for every walk-on every under-recruited kid, every gym rat with a vision. You can't make this stuff up!

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6 years

Jay Wright on the Big East and NYC: “We own it. It’s natural and authentic for the Big East . . . When the ACC or Big Ten comes in, it’s not natural for them. If they get to enjoy it, that’s good. It’s our home. It’s what we’ve done and who we are.”

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1 year

Princeton guys are raving about dinner at Vincenzo's last night. Big-time Italian restaurant in Louisville. Not the typical fare for the Tigers on the road.

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@NJHoopsHaven

3 years

Sounds like Myles Johnson is going to graduate Magna Cum Laude. Engineering major. A shining example of the student-athlete model.

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@NJHoopsHaven

1 year

Mike Woodson: "This is my first trip to Rutgers. Wasn't real pleasant."

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@NJHoopsHaven

2 years

Here are the composite recruiting rankings of Rutgers' top seven players. I will never tire of tweeting this: Geo Baker (414), Caleb McConnell (335), Ron Harper (175), Paul Mulcahy (156), Cliff Omoruyi (51), Dean Reiber (398), Aundre Hyatt (360).

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@NJHoopsHaven

2 years

Holloway has privately and publicly endorsed Ryan Whalen as Saint Peter’s “coach in waiting.” Momentum seems to be gathering behind his right-hand man to take the torch. Might also help ward off poachers of a solid core of undergrads.

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@NJHoopsHaven

4 years

I'm told there are 14,000 tickets out for Seton Hall-Villanova. This team deserves more. Myles Powell, Quincy McKnight & Ro Gill deserve more. Don't want to hear about the tip time. Have more coffee Thursday. This is a once-in-a-generation moment. Time for fans to seize it.

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29 days

Richmond nodded his head as fans chanted “one more year!”

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1 year

An emotional Jim Nantz signs off by telling viewers: "Thank you for being my friend." What a run for the pride of Colts Neck and Marlboro High School.

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2 years

Steve Pikiell said no one could hear Paul Mulcahy calling out instructions today because of the noise. A reminder of how tough of a venue Mackey is. The Big Ten has some incredible home courts.

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2 years

Ron Harper Jr. says this is the most confident he's been that Rutgers can win the Big Ten Tournament because the team chemistry is "levels above" where it's been in the past.

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@NJHoopsHaven

3 years

Paul Mulcahy just listed every member of the scout team by name and said "those guys put us in the position we're in now." Sounds like a future coach.

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3 years

That is the absolute best-case draw for Rutgers.

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@NJHoopsHaven

1 year

I'm not going to repost it and add to the BS, but @RexChapman tweeting a photo of the wrong FDU gym (from its D-3 affiliate campus in Morris County) and saying "Look where these guys play!" is malpractice. The Rothman Center, the Knights' actual home, is a nice facility.

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1 year

Final score in OT: Rutgers 68, Ohio State 64 Rutgers evens the score against the Buckeyes, improves to 13-5 overall and 4-2 in the Big Ten -- and most likely will appear in the Associated Press Top 25 tomorrow. How about Mawot Mag? Player development, folks. Player development.

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5 years

7 years ago today, Miriam was born at 2 pounds. We don't have any photos because she was completely purple and immediately whisked to the NICU. The doctor said she had an 85 percent chance to make it. This morning: "Daddy, this balloon is as big as your tummy." I'll take it.

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4 years

If you live in New Jersey and you're not excited about this college basketball season, please get your pulse checked.

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@NJHoopsHaven

2 years

I’ve covered Kevin Willard since the day Seton Hall hired him. Early in that first year he said something I’ve never forgotten. As he prepares to move on, my column assessing his tenure and the state of the program. Maryland fans should read this, too.

Kevin Willard's legacy with Seton Hall basketball: He fixed a mess

As his jump to Maryland looms, assessing Willard's 12-year tenure in South Orange.

www.app.com

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1 year

Tobin Anderson on his coaching path: "I was told, 'go back and be a Division 1 assistant. We won't hire a Division 2 coach.' "If I ever retire I'm going to start a search firm, because I can find 10-12 small-college coaches who can do just as good a job as we did here."

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3 years

Rest in peace Joe Boylan. We spoke for 45 minutes Tuesday. The last thing he told me: "Never delay gratitude." It's a lesson I'll carry the rest of my life.

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4 years

No Powell. No Mamu. No quit. Seton Hall stuns No. 7 Maryland 52-48 in a gutsy, season-saving upset for the ages. via @AsburyParkPress

Seton Hall basketball, shorthanded, stuns seventh-ranked Maryland

5 takeaways from a gutsy, season-salvaging win at the Rock.

www.app.com

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2 months

Shaheen Holloway said he's 'heartbroken for my team' over the snub and called it 'disrespectful' to Seton Hall and the Big east.

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@NJHoopsHaven

2 years

Ron Harper: "Paul got robbed of Big Ten Player of the Week and I'll take that to the grave."

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@NJHoopsHaven

2 years

The block. The student section. A work of art. Photo by USA TODAY's Vinnie Carchietta

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@NJHoopsHaven

1 year

Jersey guys in the Final Four: Dan Hurley (UConn) St. Anthony HS/Seton Hall U Adama Sanogo (UConn) Patrick School Isaiah Wong (Miami) South Brunswick/Notre Dame HS Nick Boyd (FAU) St. Mary's-Rutherford Jalen Gaffney (FAU), Columbus There is ALWAYS a Jersey connection.

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1 year

After hearing Steve Pikiell and Shaheen Holloway talk about the NIT -- and embrace and opportunity and privilege to play more ball -- I will be ripping North Carolina to absolute shreds on the Jersey Jump Shot. Taping now, dropping around lunchtime.

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1 year

Louisville is a great host city for a regional. Everything's walkable. Well-designed arena. Had an outstanding dinner at Jack's Fry -- good call by @MarkCannizzaro . Hope it stays in the rotation.

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