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    • Recruiting, Seton Hall

    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.

    Big East

    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.

    Seton Hall

    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.”

    Seton Hall

    By DENNIS CHAMBERS

    NEWARK — In front of a sell-out crowd of 16,733 on Saturday against the reigning national champions, Seton Hall didn’t do any favors to its NCAA tournament résumé.

    Instead, following the 92-70 beatdown they received from No. 2 Villanova at Prudential Center, the Pirates laid out the crystal clear path they need to take in order to have a shot at returning to the Big Dance.

    As it stands, Seton Hall (16-10, 6-8) is sixth in the Big East with four games remaining on their schedule. Conventional wisdom says the Pirates need to finish at the very worst 9-9 in conference play – anything below an even record wouldn’t warrant a tournament invite.

    Up next for the Pirates is their second meeting with Xavier, this time at home on Feb. 22. By all indications, the last game of their current three-game home stand is a must-win.

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