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    • Seton Hall

    By DENNIS CHAMBERS

    GREENVILLE, S.C. — This week last year was a whirlwind for Seton Hall.

    The Pirates had just won their first Big East Tournament championship in 23 years, ended a 10-year NCAA Tournament bid drought and flown across the country in the span of two days.

    As a result, the high times came crashing down rather quickly for Seton Hall. Unable to regain their composure, the Pirates fell to Gonzaga in their first tournament game in a decade 68-52, in Denver.

    But that’s old news to the current core of Seton Hall’s team. Angel Delgado, Khadeen Carrington and Desi Rodriguez are back for another shot at notching the Pirates’ first tournament win since 2004. After dropping their last NCAA game as the higher seed, these Pirates aren’t taking anything for granted this time around.

    Seton Hall

    By DENNIS CHAMBERS

    NEWARK — Make that 21 straight wins by Seton Hall when Angel Delgado double-dips.

    The junior big man powered the Pirates to a 72-61 win over Rutgers behind his 19 points and 16 rebounds. It was the third straight win for Seton Hall in the Garden State Hardwood Classic, and Delgado’s performance garnered his second straight Joe Calabrese MVP of the game trophy.

    “I feel great,” Delgado said after the win. “We keep showing that we’re the best team in New Jersey.”

    Delgado set fire to Twitter last week after Seton Hall’s win over Delaware when he said that Rutgers could be the No. 1 team in the nation, but the Pirates were still going to beat them.

    After starting the game slow – along with the rest of the Pirates who shot just 24 percent from the field in the first half – Delgado stepped up in the second half to become the difference-maker, finishing 7-of-19 from the field.

    Seton Hall

    By DENNIS CHAMBERS

    NEWARK — After a picture-perfect win following a two-loss trip in the AdvoCare Tournament, Seton Hall freshman Myles Powell said “Cheese” to Columbia as the Pirates eased past the Lions 95-71 behind Powell’s seven three-pointers.

    The Pirates rookie – making his first career start – registered 21 points in the win and continues to provide consistent outside scoring to a team that shot just 34 percent from deep last year.

    Head coach Kevin Willard sees the fruits of Powell’s labor over the long summer in the early goings of this season.

    “He can play longer,” Willard said of Powell losing 45 pounds over the summer. “He’s not just shooting three’s, he’s getting to the rim, his game has really changed because he has worked so hard to change his body … Once I saw his dedication to his work ethic and how good he was, I sat there and said ‘the sky is the limit for this kid.'”

    Seton Hall

    SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Nets rookie Isaiah Whitehead sat courtside for Seton Hall’s season-opener, but two of his former classmates carried the day without him.

    On opening night in Walsh Gymnasium, the Pirates found their answer in a most familiar spot: Angel Delgado and Khadeen Carrington.

    The two juniors, who came to South Orange in the same recruiting class as Whitehead, unloaded on Fairleigh Dickinson – an NCAA tournament team last year – for a combined 49 points in the team’s 91-70 win.

    Seton Hall unveiled two banners, one for winning the Big East Tournament title, and a second for making the NCAA Tournament.

    Carrington scored 27 points, making five shots from downtown, while Delgado muscled his way to 22 points and 14 rebounds.

    With the vacancy left by Whitehead after he jumped to the NBA, attention turned to these two Pirates to step their game up. But for them, it was business as usual.

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