Seton Hall Offers Peter Kiss, Awaits Word on Jordan Walker
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Seton Hall has offered
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Seton Hall has offered
By DENNIS CHAMBERS
NEW YORK — Against Villanova this time around, the ball didn’t bounce off the rim the way Seton Hall wanted it to.
Last season with 18 seconds left in Big East Tournament final, Isaiah Whitehead got his shot to tap the back of the rim before going in. His shot tied the game at 67, his following foul shot gave the Pirates a 68-67 lead that they ultimately held on to for the victory.
But this year, down 55-53 with the final possession the rim wasn’t so kind to the Pirates. Angel Delgado had a clear layup opportunity with three seconds remaining that didn’t find its way to the bottom of the net. As a result, Villanova got their revenge victory at Madison Square Garden over Seton Hall Friday night.
“I just missed it,” Delgado said about the blown opportunity. “Can’t really tell you nothing right now, I just missed. Something that never happened in my life. That’s the first time, and I gotta live with it.”
By ADAM ZAGORIA & DENNIS CHAMBERS
NEW YORK — It doesn’t happen often that a high-level recruit takes an official visit to a school during conference tournament time.
It happens even less that that recruit attends a conference tournament game at Madison Square Garden.
But that’s exactly what went down on Thursday with Trevon Duval and Seton Hall.
The uncommitted 6-foot-3 point guard from IMG Academy (FL) took his final visit to Seton Hall and was at the Garden when the Pirates beat Marquette, 82-76, in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals to advance to Friday’s semifinal showdown with reigning NCAA champion Villanova.
Duval had already taken officials to Kansas (vs. Baylor), Duke (vs. North Carolina), Arizona (vs. UCLA) and Baylor (vs. West Virginia). Now Seton Hall got to showcase a big-time environment at the Garden.
By DENNIS CHAMBERS NEW YORK -- In a familiar
The Big East Coach of the Year race is shaping up to be a dandy. There are at least five legitimate candidates among the league’s 10 head coaches.
Here’s a quick breakdown of those in consideration.
**Ed Cooley, Providence
The Friars were picked ninth in the 10-team league after losing Kris Dunn and Ben Bentil off of last year’s team. But they are now one of the hottest teams in the league heading into Saturday’s season-finale against St. John’s at Madison Square Garden. The Friars (19-11, 9-8) have won five straight, including beating No. 22 Butler at home and No. 23 Creighton on the road. They also downed Xavier and Marquette. ESPN’s Joe Lunardi currently has them among his “Last Four In,” along with Seton Hall and Marquette.
By DENNIS CHAMBERS
NEWARK — Just when you think Seton Hall is down and out, the Pirates pull themselves out of their grave and live to see another day.
On Tuesday night at the Prudential Center, Seton Hall won ugly again – the sixth time in eight games – sweeping Georgetown by way of a 62-59 victory.
For the Pirates, now 19-10 overall, 9-8 in Big East play, an eight-point halftime lead turned into a five-point deficit with just under nine minutes to play.
In a must-win contest, Seton Hall’s vocal leader delivered a much needed message of urgency.
“I told them I don’t wanna be a bubble team,” big man Angel Delgado said in the huddle to his teammates. “If you guys wanna lose this game and go home, just tell me. But that’s not what’s going to happen. I told them we gotta pick it up so people understand what’s our goal.”
