Taurean Thompson ready to make an impact at Seton Hall after transferring from Syracuse

By ADAM ZAGORIA

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. — Taurean Thompson hasn’t had a cell phone ever since losing his during his freshman year at Syracuse.

Now he stays in touch with his family, friends and teammates with an Apple laptop computer (he’s on Instagram, too), but that doesn’t stop his new Seton Hall teammates from having fun with him about it.

“When we out, he can’t even give a girl his number,” teammate Myles Powell cracked. “I’m going to give you my laptop?”

Powell added: “He’s a funny guy, he’s probably the funniest guy we got on the team. We love ‘T.'”

The 6-foot-10 Thompson will suit up for the Pirates this season after sitting out last year following his transfer from Syracuse. The New York City native averaged 9.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.0 blocks during his freshman season at Syracuse in 2016-17.