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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437</id><updated>2024-03-07T14:11:27.751-05:00</updated><category term="seton hall news"/><category term="2008-2009 Game Previews"/><category term="Seton Hall Recruiting"/><category term="2007-2008 Game Previews"/><category term="2008-2009 Preview"/><category term="2007-2008 Preview"/><title type='text'>Big East Report Team Blog: Seton Hall</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default?start-index=26&max-results=25'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>126</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-5678814935354559524</id><published>2011-01-06T11:14:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-06T11:14:54.103-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="seton hall news"/><title type='text'>SETON HALL ROLLED BY LOUISVILLE AS WILLARD FACES FORMER MENTOR</title><content type='html'>After a Preston Knowles steal and a Mike Marra three-pointer at the 10:19 mark of the first-half, <a href="http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/big-east-team-pages/louisville/">Louisville</a> was up 24-2 on visiting <a href="http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/big-east-team-pages/seton-hall/">Seton Hall</a> in a BIG EAST conference game. Kevin Willard had already burned two of his timeouts and used two media timeouts to frantically make adjustments, but nothing was working as the Yum! Center crowd was put into a frenzy by the opening run of the Cardinals. In those first 9+ minutes, SHU turned the ball over 7 times and missed on 14 of their first 15 field goal attempts. Quite the rude homecoming for Willard, who served as an assistant and associate head coach to Rick Pitino for six seasons at <a href="http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/big-east-team-pages/louisville/">Louisville</a> and is the son of Ralph Willard, the Pitino's current Director of Basketball Operations. "We got off to a great start," Pitino said afterwards. "A lot of good things happen for you defensively when you get off to a start like that, but believe it or not, there are so many times in a game of basketball when you see a team up 18-2, 19-2, and the other team comes back. We did a very good job of making sure we kept that distance." The Pirates were never able to get within 12 points the rest of the game and after taking a 36-21 lead at the half, UL quickly pushed the lead to 28 points, 56-28, when Marra connected on three foul shots with 12:19 left in the game. "It was hard coming back," said Willard. "We knew coming in after the Kentucky game that they would be ready to go and they did a good job at jumping on us and taking advantage of mistakes we made. It's tough to come back when you're down 24-2." Freshman Fuquan Edwin led SHU with 18 points and 9 rebounds. "Fuquan has continued to play well all year," said Willard. "He brings a lot of energy in practice. He brings great energy in games. He going to continue to get better as the year goes on." The Pirates fall to 1-2 in the conference and just 7-8 overall. Next up for SHU is a home date with undefeated <a href="http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/big-east-team-pages/syracuse/">Syracuse</a>, Saturday at noon. <a href="http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/big-east-team-pages/seton-hall/">Seton Hall</a> is 15-44 all-time against the Orange. The Pirates have dropped their last four meetings with the Orange, including an 80-73 setback last year at the Prudential Center. As expected, no rest for the weary in the BIG EAST and the former mentor had some advice for his pupil, whose team has now lost four of their last five games. "Coach and I talk quite often," said Willard. "He just said keep your head up and keep working. The same thing he always says."</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/5678814935354559524/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=5678814935354559524' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/5678814935354559524'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/5678814935354559524'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2011/01/seton-hall-rolled-by-louisville-as.html' title='SETON HALL ROLLED BY LOUISVILLE AS WILLARD FACES FORMER MENTOR'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-3957676382318577458</id><published>2010-12-14T11:37:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-14T11:38:12.337-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="seton hall news"/><title type='text'>PATERSON CATHOLIC DUO LEADS SHU TO VICTORY</title><content type='html'>Paterson (NJ) Catholic products Jordan Theodore and Fuquan Edwin paced the Pirates in a 78-51 win over Longwood at the Prudential Center in Newark (NJ) Monday night. Theodore scored 17 points and added 7 assists while Edwin also scored 17 and grabbed 9 rebounds. Jeff Robinson contributed 15 points of his own. After the Pirates saw their 17-point halftime lead cut to nine, 56-47, with 10:20 remaining, SHU put the game away with a 16-0 run and cruised home to their second straight win and improved to 6-4 on the season. SHU scored 28 points off of 22 turnovers and held a 42-30 advantage on the glass. The Pirates return to action on Sunday, December 19, against NJIT. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/3957676382318577458/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=3957676382318577458' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/3957676382318577458'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/3957676382318577458'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2010/12/paterson-catholic-duo-leads-shu-to.html' title='PATERSON CATHOLIC DUO LEADS SHU TO VICTORY'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-6225895281114989702</id><published>2010-12-09T10:32:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-09T10:33:55.016-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="seton hall news"/><title type='text'>SETON HALL CAN'T COMPLETE COMEBACK; POPE SITS FOR DISCIPLINARY REASONS</title><content type='html'>The Big East has been flexing its muscles in the early part of the 2010-2011 college basketball season as the dominant conference thus far. Last night the SEC took a small bit of wind out of the sails of the conference by sweeping both contests in the DirecTV SEC/Big East Invitational played at Freedom Hall in Louisville (KY). In the opening contest, Arkansas got past <a href="http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/big-east-team-pages/seton-hall/">Seton Hall</a> by the score of 71-62 and the evening was closed out with No. 17 Kentucky using a strong second half to put an end to the undefeated start of No. 23 <a href="http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/big-east-team-pages/notre-dame/">Notre Dame</a>, 72-58. In the evening's earlier contest, Arkansas used an 11-0 second half run to regain control of the game after watching <a href="http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/big-east-team-pages/seton-hall/">Seton Hall</a> erase a 17-point 1st half deficit to take a 51-50 lead with 7:05 left on a pair of Jordan Theodore free throws. Theodore led the Pirates with a career-high 24 points and the junior point guard also added five assists and four steals in the contest. After starting the game on a 7-2 run, the Pirates fell apart and the Razorbacks took advantage with a 29-7 run to take a 31-14 lead with 5:39 left in the half. During the 10:18 stretch, <a href="http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/big-east-team-pages/seton-hall/">Seton Hall</a> was just three of 14 from the field and committed four costly turnovers. Already playing without leading scorer Jeremy Hazell, who had surgery to repair a broken bone in his non-shooting wrist, coach Kevin Willard sat starting power forward Herb Pope for the first half due to a violation of team rules. Pope finished the game with 8 points and 9 rebounds in just 17 second-half minutes and, along with Theodore, sparked the SHU second-half comeback. A Pope dunk sparked the 15-5 run that helped put SHU back in the lead, but Arkansas made key plays down the stretch while Seton Hall failed to execute and finish off their comeback. The Pirates are now just 1-3 without Hazell. Arkansas outrebounded Seton Hall 45-38 and had 42 points off the bench, led by Julysses Nobles scoring a career-high 19 points and Marshawn Powell adding 12 points and 10 rebounds. <a href="http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/big-east-team-pages/seton-hall/">Seton Hall</a> will continue to play away from home on Saturday night when they take on UMass in a non-conference road contest.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/6225895281114989702/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=6225895281114989702' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/6225895281114989702'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/6225895281114989702'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2010/12/seton-hall-cant-complete-comeback-pope.html' title='SETON HALL CAN'T COMPLETE COMEBACK; POPE SITS FOR DISCIPLINARY REASONS'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-5365350659373702106</id><published>2010-03-01T09:19:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2010-03-01T09:50:39.206-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="seton hall news"/><title type='text'>SETON HALL SUFFERS KNOCKOUT PUNCH IN HOME LOSS</title><content type='html'>Forgive the Seton Hall fan you know if he is a little cranky this morning. After all, his beloved Pirates took one in the gut yesterday on their home floor in the Prudential Center in an 84-83 overtime loss to Marquette. For the Golden Eagles, it was their third consecutive road win, all coming in overtime. When their three-game stretch began, they were 7-6 in the conference and very much on the NCAA Tournament bubble as SHU, who was 6-7 with two of their next three at home at the same point. But the Pirates lost two of their three and yesterday's loss dropped them to 0-4 in overtime games as the scene unfolded in a familiar pattern on Sunday. <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/college/basketball/seton_hall_ncaa_bubble_pops_after_QIg4wHoiSHTRPhPwMiupwI">Seton Hall's Bubble Pops After Coach Loses Cool</a> (NY Post) and Bobby Gonzalez added to his league leading total of technicals in the first half, costing his team a point, one I am sure he wished he had back. For Pirate fans the loss seemed to be as agonizing as seeing the dealer pull 21 from the deck in a hand of <a href="http://www.casinotop10.net/blackjack.shtml">blackjack</a> to better your hand of 20. This was a game that <a href="http://www.nbebasketball.com/w3/big-east-team-pages/seton-hall/">Seton Hall</a> needed for their NCAA Tournament chances as they were facing another bubble team on their home floor with an emotionally charged crowd on senior day. Following the <a href="http://blogs.mycentraljersey.com/hoopshaven/2010/02/28/bubble-burster/">Bubble Burster</a> (Hoops Haven) there was fingers pointed for the loss, mostly from the coach in direction of his two front court starters (quotes provided by Jerry Carino): “John Garcia is a wonderful guy, it’s Senior Day and I’m glad I started him," Gonzalez said after the game. "Unfortunately this might have been the worst team in the league to start him against because of the match ups. We really didn’t have anybody to put him on. Lazar Hayward took full advantage of that and made threes. I had to make a change right away. We got off to a rough start at home in a very important game, and then we played from behind pretty much the whole afternoon.” --John Garcia played two minutes. Watched a Marquette game about a week ago against Pittsburgh, Gary McGhee, not the most nimble player defending on the perimeter, was a dominant force at 6'10, 240 against the Golden Eagles and Hayward struggled. “I’m a little disappointed we didn’t get more out of Herb today," said Gonzalez. "I don’t know what it was. He kind of had an uneventful game. I keep asking him if he’s fresh, he looked fresh in practice. We gave them a couple of days off after the Rutgers game. He seemed bouncy. I don’t know . . . I expected Herb to do more.” --Pope would seem to be the player that would give MU the most fits inside with his size, but the Pirates have no understanding how to get him the ball, and haven't all season. Marquette plays small and if you play to them, they take advantage. SHU got a big game from Jeff Robinson, but Robert 'Stix' Mitchell, often their best all-around player this season, only got nine minutes. Keon Lawrence, their best perimeter defender, only played eight minutes. Lawrence seems over-used in most games, then nearly disappears today while the MU back court players carry the Golden Eagles offensively. Lawrence was in during the final SHU possession, done by three, despite being a 13% shooter from beyond the arc on the season, while Jordan Theodore, who was four of four on the day on three's, was not on the floor. The Pirates are 7-9 in a season with high hopes. They could win their last two and finish 9-9 and have the talent to make some noise in Madison Square Garden. However, they have to go on the road against Rutgers and Providence in what will be emotional atmospheres as both teams look to send off their seniors in style, liking nothing more than to beat the rival Pirates. The heart-breaking loss on Sunday can have this team go in many different ways. Can Gonzalez survive two losses and another 7-11 conference mark? 7-11 was not good enough for a NIT bid last season and might not do it again this year. That would be four consecutive seasons of not making the NIT as well as an NCAA. Do not forget, his predecessor, Louis Orr, made the Big Dance in two of his last three seasons, including the year he lost his job...</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/5365350659373702106/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=5365350659373702106' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/5365350659373702106'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/5365350659373702106'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2010/03/seton-hall-suffers-knockout-punch-in.html' title='SETON HALL SUFFERS KNOCKOUT PUNCH IN HOME LOSS'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-9162434514443462161</id><published>2010-01-27T12:09:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-27T12:10:29.277-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="seton hall news"/><title type='text'>SETON HALL GIVES BOBBY GONZALEZ BIGGEST WIN YET</title><content type='html'>by RAY FLORIANI NEWARK, NJ - Seton Hall’s 64-61 over Pitt at the Prudential Center on Sunday victory was significant on several counts. It was the first victory over a top ten (Pitt is ninth) team during Bobby Gonzalez’s tenure in South Orange. It was the Pirates second straight win, just three days after a thriller over Louisville. It was a game the Hall beat Pitt at what the Panthers normally do best, defend in a ‘grind it out game’, per Gonzalez. Possessions / Offensive Efficiency Pitt...........66...................92 Seton Hall.......65.................99 The offensive efficiency (points per possession multiplied by 100) signifies a defensive battle but one where the Hall defense was notable better. The Pirates forced 20 turnovers by Pitt (13 the first half) and held their opponents to a 35% shooting afternoon. The turnover situation was especially troublesome to Pitt coach Jamie Dixon considering the Hall did not utilize full court pressure. The miscues were forced through some tough half court defense. “We made some bad decisions especially in shot selection,” Dixon said. Jeremy Hazell of Seton Hall went to the bench with his third foul with 13 minutes left in the half. He returned after halftime but picked up his fourth foul six seconds into the half. Hazell retuned late and made a few big plays in the stretch. Overall Gonzalez had his junior guard only 16 minutes but he did score 9 points. In Hazell’s absence Herb Pope had a huge game. Setting up on the blocks Pope muscled his way for a team high 19 points , 9 rebounds. He shot 8 of 12 from the field, a significant mark as evidence the Hall was not solely perimeter oriented. In fact only 13 (23%) of their field goal attempts came from beyond the arc. Pitt trailed 30-19 with two minutes left in the half and closed out on a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to 30-26 at the break. The Panthers fell behind by eight the second half but battled back to make it a one possession game in the stretch. Ashton Gibbs missed a contested three with seconds left then missed a desperation heave near half court after getting a loose ball. Gibbs, a New Jersey native who starred at Seton Hall Prep, led all scorers with 23 points. He was 14 of 14 from the line and shot onl 4 of 15 from the floor. “We need guys to make shots,” Gonzalez said. “With Jeremy (Hazell) on the bench that long and winning , it shows we are a good team and can play different ways.” Dixon frequently referred to ‘execution’ as his team’s problem. “We have tp get a better understanding of how to play,” he said. “We still have some improvement to make.” The 66 possession pace is a half court tempo as Gonzalez pointed out. The Seton Hall mentor noted it was different than the faster paced Louisville game. Actually that contest was only two possessions faster but it did have more transition opportunities and breaks. The Pitt game was mainly half court with few transition possessions. Hall now faces a tough stretch, South Florida, Villanova and Pitt, all on the road.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/9162434514443462161/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=9162434514443462161' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/9162434514443462161'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/9162434514443462161'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2010/01/seton-hall-gives-bobby-gonzalez-biggest.html' title='SETON HALL GIVES BOBBY GONZALEZ BIGGEST WIN YET'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-7160204256829945058</id><published>2009-12-08T10:44:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-08T10:44:24.577-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="seton hall news"/><title type='text'>SHU IMPROVES TO 7-0 WITH ROUT OF UMASS</title><content type='html'>There is not much bite in the <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/big-east-team-pages/seton-hall/">Seton Hall</a> pre-conference schedule this year, so their Monday night match-up with UMass had some urgency to it as the Minutemen have a solid resume as a college basketball program. The Pirates played with the sense of urgency as well as <a href="http://www.nj.com/setonhall/index.ssf/2009/12/seton_hall_dominates_umass_86-.html">Seton Hall Dominates UMass 86-68 in a Game Players Saw as a 'Must Win'</a> (Star-Ledger). SHU, which improves to 7-0 on the season, raced out to a 44-19 halftime lead and cruised in the second half for the win. Sophomore transfer Herb Pope led the charge with 22 points and 15 rebounds, with 16 and 10 coming before halftime as <a href="http://www.northjersey.com/sports/college_sports/78747127.html">Pope Propels Seton Hall in a Laugher</a> (NorthJersey.com) despite battling a stomach virus that left some doubt prior to the game of his availability. Jeremy Hazell added 21 points and Robert Mitchell scored 13 and Jordan Theodore added 12 for the Pirates. The SHU defense held UMass to a sub 30% shooting percentage, 22-75, from the field and forced 16 turnovers, many in the first half that set the tone early. Melvyn Oliver, who was recently 'removed' from the team to concentrate on academics, returned to the team this week and played 9 minutes Monday. Oliver scored three points and grabbed three rebounds. <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/big-east-team-pages/seton-hall/">Seton Hall</a> is back in action at the Prudential Center this Saturday when they host VMI. After a week off the Pirates host Temple (12/19) in a game that will mark the debuts of transfer students Keon Lawrence (who has been suspended indefinitely from the team) and Jeff Robinson (sitting out NCAA mandated period as a transfer student) as Pirates in a regular season game.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/7160204256829945058/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=7160204256829945058' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/7160204256829945058'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/7160204256829945058'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2009/12/shu-improves-to-7-0-with-rout-of-umass.html' title='SHU IMPROVES TO 7-0 WITH ROUT OF UMASS'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-143148223664192679</id><published>2009-12-04T12:02:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-04T12:02:22.862-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="seton hall news"/><title type='text'>SETON HALL IMPROVES TP 6-0 WITH ROUT OF HARTFORD</title><content type='html'><a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/big-east-team-pages/seton-hall/">Seton Hall</a> continued their unbeaten start, moving to 6-0 on the season, as the <a href="http://www.nj.com/setonhall/index.ssf/2009/12/seton_hall_overcomes_slow_star.html">Pirates Overcome Slow Start to Take 89-56 Win Over Hartford</a> (Star-Ledger). Senior guard Eugene Harvey scored 11 points and added 14 assists and four steals, leading the balanced SHU attack. Jordan Theodore provided 17 points off the bench, and Jeremy Hazell and Robert Mitchell each added 15. Up next for <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/big-east-team-pages/seton-hall/">Seton Hall</a> is a contest with UMass at the Prudential Center in Newark on Monday. The Pirates close out the first semester 12/12 by hosting VMI and a week later, December 19th, SHU will host Temple. The Temple game is interesting because mid-year transfer Jeff Robinson, who was previously at Memphis, and Keon Lawrence are eligible to play. Lawrence found out yesterday that his team suspension will be lifted prior to the game with Temple and he can rejoin the team on the court. As coach Bobby Gonzalez awaits his reinforcements, he has been trying different combinations on the court as the <a href="http://www.northjersey.com/sports/college_sports/78495162.html">Seton Hall Men Audition in Victory</a> (NorthJersey.com) by playing in different roles and combinations. "In games like this you can do that," said Gonzalez in The Record. "You can shuffle guys in and out. You can send messages to guys. You have leeway."</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/143148223664192679/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=143148223664192679' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/143148223664192679'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/143148223664192679'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2009/12/seton-hall-improves-tp-6-0-with-rout-of.html' title='SETON HALL IMPROVES TP 6-0 WITH ROUT OF HARTFORD'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-4011874137321716650</id><published>2009-12-01T09:43:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-01T09:43:42.024-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="seton hall news"/><title type='text'>PIRATES ROUT NJIT; MORE SHU NOTES</title><content type='html'><a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/big-east-team-pages/seton-hall/">Seton Hall</a> improved to 5-0 by devouring the holiday pastry, otherwise known as NJIT, 93-53, before an announced Prudential Center crowd of 5,540. <a href="http://www.nj.com/setonhall/index.ssf/2009/11/herb_pope_and_jeremy_hazell_co.html">Herb Pope (22 points) and Jeremy Hazell (21 pts) Combine for 43 Points in the SHU Win over NJIT</a> (Star Ledger). Jamel Jackson connected on five three pointers to account for his fifteen points. In the game, Eugene Harvey got a quick hook and was replaced by Jordan Theodore, who also started the second half as <a href="http://www.northjersey.com/sports/college_sports/Seton_Hall_overpowers_NJIT_93-53.html">Seton Hall Overpowers NJIT</a> (The Record). “He [Harvey] started the game with three turnovers and we had a little exchange,” SHU coach Bobby Gonzalez said of Harvey in The Record. “That’s part of Eugene’s makeup. Sometimes he just gets down on himself. Now I can push a button and put somebody else in. He’s got to handle that.” Also, Ferrakohn Hall replaced John Garcia in the second half starting line-up and the Pirates put the game away with a 21-4 run after the break against the smaller NJIT line-up. The Pirates are in action again on Thursday at home against Hartford (2-4). They are still unlikely to have Keon Lawrence in the line-up as he remains on indefinite suspension for violation of team rules which resulted from his involvement in a 2:30 AM parkway crash where he was charged with DUI. Also, <a href="http://www.nj.com/setonhall/index.ssf/2009/11/seton_hall_center_melvyn_olive.html">Seton Hall Center Melvyn Oliver is 'Temporarily Removed' from the Team to Concentrate on Academics</a> (Star-Ledger). The announcement came prior to the SHU win over Long Island Saturday night. The Pirates will have Jeff Robinson, a mid-year transfer from memphis, available in just over two weeks after the first semester ends, which I believe is their December 19th game with Temple, most likely their biggest test before playing Syracuse and West Virginia to open conference play later in the month. That is also the timeframe that we are hearing for Lawrence's return, although nothing officially has been announced. The Pirates are still looking to get deeper and better...</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/4011874137321716650/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=4011874137321716650' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/4011874137321716650'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/4011874137321716650'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2009/12/pirates-rout-njit-more-shu-notes.html' title='PIRATES ROUT NJIT; MORE SHU NOTES'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-8469630107378309393</id><published>2009-11-12T11:04:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-12T11:05:07.931-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="seton hall news"/><title type='text'>KEON LAWRENCE UPDATE AS INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING</title><content type='html'>The situation of <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/big-east-team-pages/seton-hall/">Seton Hall</a> guard Keon Lawrence continues to be a hot topic with internet reporters and other media outlets as <a href="http://www.zagsblog.com/2009/11/11/police-processing-lawrence-blood-test/">Police are Processing Lawrence's Blood Test</a> (ZagsBlog.com) as evidence in the two-car accident Lawrence caused while driving the wrong way on the Garden State Parkway early Monday morning. Lawrence sat out last season after transferring from Missouri and the news is also being talked about in Columbia (MO) where Steve Walentik writes that the <a href="http://www.columbiatribune.com/weblogs/courtside-view/2009/nov/11/latest-news-about-keon-lawrence-leaves-me-sad/">'Latest News on Keon Lawrence Makes Me Sad'</a> (Columbia Tribune). At CBS Sports, Gary Parish weighs in <a href="http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/18238674">On His Clash With Bobby Gonzalez</a> over his questioning the character of some of the Pirate players in his recent Big East preview, where he picked <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/big-east-team-pages/seton-hall/">Seton Hall</a> to finish 10th. Apparently, the SHU coach and Parish have discussed the topic and Gonzo has also discussed the topic with local media members while defending his players. After the Lawrence incident, which, according to Jerry Carino in his <a href="http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20091110/SPORTS/91110081&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL">Lawrence Update</a> at mycentraljersey.com, sources close to the program have said Lawrence has had multiple disciplinary issues that have been handled internally over the past year, including being suspended for the team's recent exhibition game against Fordham, don't expect a retraction or an apology from Parish. The case and investigation continues on...and, for the Pirates, Friday night's opener with St. Peter's College probably can't get here soon enough so they can move on and get to playing basketball.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/8469630107378309393/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=8469630107378309393' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/8469630107378309393'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/8469630107378309393'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2009/11/keon-lawrence-update-as-investigation.html' title='KEON LAWRENCE UPDATE AS INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-745855661579841542</id><published>2009-11-10T10:27:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-10T10:27:33.056-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="seton hall news"/><title type='text'>SETON HALL'S LAWRENCE INVOLVED IN WRONG-WAY CRASH</title><content type='html'>While they are celebrating in central New York, the mood is much different around the <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/big-east-team-pages/seton-hall/">Seton Hall</a> program with police reporting that a <a href="http://www.northjersey.com/news/Police_Seton_Hall_player_drunk_in_wrong-way_crash.html">Seton Hall Player was Drunk in a Wrong Way Crash</a> (Bergen Record) just before 3 AM Monday morning. According to New Jersey state police, Keon Lawrence, 22, of Irvington was driving with a suspended license and had two outstanding traffic warrants when he struck a car driven by a 56-year-old Newark man. Lawrence was charged with driving while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license according to Sgt. Steven Jones. Lawrence played for the Missouri as a freshman and sophomore, averaging 11.0 points per game in the 2007-08 season. He made his debut with Seton Hall on October 30th, scoring 13 points in an 89-62 exhibition victory against Carleton University. NBE Sports learned that this came after Lawrence sat out of a scrimmage with Fordham as part of a suspension for violating team rules. Adam Zagoria of <a href="http://www.zagsblog.com/">ZagsBlog.com</a> also followed up on the story with Sgt Jones in his entry this morning that <a href="http://www.zagsblog.com/2009/11/10/shus-lawrence-arrested-suspended/">SHU's Lawrence was Arrested and Suspended</a> indefinitely from the team. Sgt. Jones told Zags in an interview that Lawrence is facing a DWI charge, although results from the blood test administered at the hospital are not in with an exact BAC. We will follow the story as it continues to develop. Not the way Bobby Gonzalez and the <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/big-east-team-pages/seton-hall/">Seton Hall</a> administration was hoping their promising season would kick off.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/745855661579841542/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=745855661579841542' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/745855661579841542'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/745855661579841542'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2009/11/seton-halls-lawrence-involved-in-wrong.html' title='SETON HALL'S LAWRENCE INVOLVED IN WRONG-WAY CRASH'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-608393421231342925</id><published>2009-04-24T09:08:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-04-24T09:22:58.005-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Seton Hall Recruiting"/><title type='text'>BIG EAST RECRUITING UPDATE: SETON HALL</title><content type='html'>April 24, 2009 Commitment Alert: Ferrakohn Hall, 6'8 F from White Station HS of Memphis (TN) <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/big-east-team-pages/seton-hall/">Seton Hall</a> picks up their second commitment in a week as they add a solid prospect in the spring recruiting period with Memphis White Station F Ferrakohn Hall committing. <a href="http://www.zagsblog.com/2009/04/24/hall-to-the-hall/">Hall to The Hall</a> (ZagsBlog.com) comes a week after a visit to the Seton Hall campus. Hall also considered UAB, Oklahoma, Baylor and others. 2009-2010 Projected Roster Seniors: Eugene Harvey (PG), John Garcia (C), Juniors: Jeremy Hazell (G/F), Brandon Walters (BF/C), Keon Lawrence**** (G), Robert Mitchell (G/F), Jeff Robinson*** (F), Jamel Jackson (G) Sophomores: Jordan Theodore (PG), Herb Pope* (PF) Freshmen: Melvyn Oliver** (C), Ferrakohn Hall (F) * After sitting out 2008-2009 per NCAA transfer rules, Pope has three years of eligibility left ** Oliver was ineligible to compete in the 2008-2009 season, but will have four years of eligibility beginning in 2009-2010 per the NCAA *** Per NCAA transfer rules, Robinson must sit out until end of Fall 2009 semester. Robinson, by definition of eligibility rules, will have two years of eiligibility left unless he is granted a medical redshirt for his sophomore season as he missed a few games because of an injury before leaving Memphis **** After sitting out the 2008-2009 season per NCAA transfer rules, Lawrence will have two years of eligibility left Read More...Click 'Read More' Below!!! <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/big-east-team-pages/seton-hall/">Seton Hall</a> and Bobby Gonzalez scored again on the recruiting trail, adding Ferrakohn Hall to their 2009 recruiting class. Hall stands nearly 6-foot-8 and weighs in about 200 pounds and is an athletic player that has the athletic ability to play away from the basket and the skills to go inside. Hall is an interesting prize as far as late period signees go. The 6-foot-7+ forward teammed with elite 2010 recruit Joe Jackson on Jesus Patino's state championship club this past season. While he is a 'tweener' at forward, trying to improve his ability away from the basket, he has excellent athletic ability and is a player of potential upside. While his size might be a disadvantage in the Big East as a power forward, as shown in the Bojangles shootout when he had a tough time against Pitt-commit Talib Zanna, his improving skills away from the basket could have him develop into an athletic and strong wing able to take opposing forwards inside and out. Hall had planned to take official visits to Baylor and Oklahoma before making a decision, but decided Seton Hall offered him the best opportunity and jumped on the offer, canceling his other planned visits according to ZagsBlog.com. Earlier this week, the Pirates add a familiar name as 2008 commit Jamel Jackson came back to the fold. Jackson has a specialty, and that is long-range shooting. As a sophomore at Technical Career Institute in Manhattan (NY), Jackson averaged 21.5 points a game. The Brooklyn native played at famed Lincoln HS for coach Tony Morton in what seemed like a career ago. After playing on a championship team with the Railsplitters, Jackson began an oddysey that led hom to the now defunct Boys to Men Academy in Chicago for two years of prep school and the last two seasons at TCI in a quest to make it into a Division 1-A program. That quest is now complete as Jackson will provide guard depth for the Pirates next season and an additional source of perimeter shooting to take some pressure off of Jeremy Hazell. Jackson had hoped to finish his JUCO requirements after just one season at TCI, but one of his courses last summer was not accepted by SHU and Jackson returned to the JUCO ranks for a second season, leaving him two years to compete as a Pirate. Jackson will in effect replace Paul Gause on the roster, who graduated after the 2008-2009 season. Ironically, both were members of the high school senior class of 2005 and one is just starting his 1-A career while the other just finished his... While Jackson is currently the only newcomer signed for 2009-2010, the Pirates will have plenty of new faces attempting to mesh together on the court to get the Pirates to the post-season for the first time under coach Bobby Gonzalez. Much-anticipated transfers such as Herb Pope, Keon Lawrence and Jeff Robinson will take the floor as will big man Melvyn Oliver, who sat out the 2008-2009 season due to academics. Lawrence probably never should have left New Jersey out of high school. The 6'2, 175 lb guard from Newark (NJ) Weequahic High School chose Missouri, although second thoughts entered his mind often. After a sophomore season where he led the Tigers in minutes played (29.2) a game, starting 20 of 32 games and leading Mizzou in field goal attempts (307), Lawrence took his 11 points a game average and transferred back home to SHU and will play a significant role in the backcourt next season. Pope is the mega-talented forward from Aliquippa (PA) but has run into trouble on more than one occasion in recent years. Pope was sent home from his final AAU Tournament as a member of the Pittsburgh Jots for an altercation with a coach, an incident that did not seem to surprise many familiar with his past. Things actually got worse from there as Pope was shot several times outside a party in the Pittsburgh-area in April of his senior year of high school after being in an altercation outside the party. Pope survived the gunfire and headed off to school at New Mexico State. While at New Mexico State, Pope was having trouble clearing the NCAA eligibility department as an online course he took in high school as a core course was challenged by the NCAA. While NM State worked to get him cleared, Pope was arrested for DUI when police found him asleep behind the wheel of a car with the engine running in a traffic lane. Pope finally did make it onto the court at NM State after a court order was issued. Pope played well after all of the trials and tribulations that followed him in the recent past and he averaged 11 points and nearly 7 rebounds a game in the 16 games he was deemed eligible for at New Mexico State. Pope then decided to leave New Mexico late this past summer to be closer to home. He ended up enrolling at Seton Hall and hoped to be granted a hardship waiver to play this season. However, that was denied by the NCAA and Pope will sit out the 2008-2009 season and be ready to suit up next year, giving the Pirates a much needed talent boost at power forward next year. Another forward likely to make an impact next season is former St. Patrick's star Jeff Robinson, who left Memphis in the middle of his sophomore season. By rule, Robinson has to sit out one year as a transfer student and will be eligible in the second half of the season next year. Since he played with the Tigers early on in the 2008-2009 season, Robinson will have just two years of eligibility. He did miss a few games because of injury prior to leaving the Memphis program, so there is some thought that Robinson could apply for a medical redshirt and get that lost year back. Robinson is an athletic specimen that should fit well in the style of play the Pirates prefer, but added skill level will definitely help his game a lot. Melvyn Oliver's long wait on his qualifying status from the NCAA is finally over. Oliver was declared ineligible for the 2008-2009 season, however, the NCAA did rule he was eligible for a scholarship and after sitting out this season, he will have four years of eligibility left. The situation is similar to Louisville redshirt freshman George Goode, who had a similar ruling from the NCAA last season. it is unclear how these two situations get around the Big East rule on partial qualifiers, but apparently it does. The Pirates have also hosted another forward in recent days and remain in the hunt for Hutchinson CC forward Cliff Dixon, who verbally committed to the Pirates last November before withdrawing that commitment. At the time of his commitment, Dixon had been recently suspended by HCC head coach Ryan Swanson for a violation of team rules. With his future uncertain, Dixon tells Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.com he made a hasty decision. ``I got worried and Seton Hall tried to rush me into saying I was committed,” Dixon told Goodman. “They pressured me into it and I panicked.” Even though <a href="http://www.zagsblog.com/2008/12/16/dixon-decommits-from-seton-hall/">Dixon Decommits from Seton Hall</a> (ZagsBlog.com), he still considered the Pirates, and with the Pirates still needing a forward, hightened by the decision of sophomore Mike Davis to transfer, the Pirates hosted Dixon on a visit recently. Dixon is also considering, per ZagsBlog.com, Missouri, Western Kentucky, Memphis and Kentucky and has yet to make a decision. Hall left SHU after his visit without making a commitment and is likely to take a visit to Baylor and, possibly, Oklahoma, before deciding. The Pirates have also been quite active in the class of 2010 already, being among the leaders for local standouts <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/2009-big-east-recruit-database/fuquan-edwin/">Fuquan Edwin</a> of Paterson Catholic and <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/2009-big-east-recruit-database/kyrie-irving/">Kyrie Irving</a> of St. Patrick's. More players will emerge as top targets in the 2010 class including New Heights forwards <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/2009-big-east-recruit-database/devon-collier/">Devon Collier</a>, <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/2009-big-east-recruit-database/ashton-pankey/">Ashton Pankey</a>, <a href=" http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/2009-big-east-recruit-database/derrick-williams/">Derrick Williams</a> and <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/2009-big-east-recruit-database/jayvaughn-pinkston/">Jayvaughn Pinkston</a>. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/608393421231342925/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=608393421231342925' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/608393421231342925'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/608393421231342925'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2009/04/big-east-recruiting-update-seton-hall_24.html' title='BIG EAST RECRUITING UPDATE: SETON HALL'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-266600584186081986</id><published>2009-04-21T11:35:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-20T09:04:43.467-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Seton Hall Recruiting"/><title type='text'>BIG EAST RECRUITING UPDATE: SETON HALL</title><content type='html'>April 21, 2009 Commitment Commitment Alert: Jamel Jackson, 6'3 SG from Technical Career Institure (NY) 2009-2010 Projected Roster Seniors: Eugene Harvey (PG), John Garcia (C), Juniors: Jeremy Hazell (G/F), Brandon Walters (BF/C), Keon Lawrence**** (G), Robert Mitchell (G/F), Jeff Robinson*** (F), Jamel Jackson (G) Sophomores: Jordan Theodore (PG), Herb Pope* (PF) Freshmen: Melvyn Oliver** (C) * After sitting out 2008-2009 per NCAA transfer rules, Pope has three years of eligibility left ** Oliver was ineligible to compete in the 2008-2009 season, but will have four years of eligibility beginning in 2009-2010 per the NCAA *** Per NCAA transfer rules, Robinson must sit out until end of Fall 2009 semester. Robinson, by definition of eligibility rules, will have two years of eiligibility left unless he is granted a medical redshirt for his sophomore season as he missed a few games because of an injury before leaving Memphis **** After sitting out the 2008-2009 season per NCAA transfer rules, Lawrence will have two years of eligibility left In an annual rite of spring, Jamel Jackson commits to <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/big-east-team-pages/seton-hall/">Seton Hall</a> for the second spring in a row. So, on the same day the staff learned they had missed out on top target <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/2009-big-east-recruit-database/jarrid-famous/">Jarrid Famous</a>, the sting is dulled slightly with the news of <a href="http://www.zagsblog.com/2009/04/20/jamel-jackson-to-seton-hall/">Jackson to Seton Hall (Again)</a> (ZagsBlog.com). Read More...Click 'Read More' Below!!! It looks like you can finally score one for <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/big-east-team-pages/seton-hall/">Seton Hall</a> on the 2009 recruiting scoreboard as the Pirates add a familiar name as 2008 commit Jamel Jackson is back in the fold. Jackson has a specialty, and that is long-range shooting. As a sophomore at Technical Career Institute in Manhattan (NY), Jackson averaged 21.5 points a game. The Brooklyn native played at famed Lincoln HS for coach Tony Morton in what seemed like a career ago. After playing on a championship team with the Railsplitters, Jackson began an oddysey that led hom to the now defunct Boys to Men Academy in Chicago for two years of prep school and the last two seasons at TCI in a quest to make it into a Division 1-A program. That quest is now complete as Jackson will provide guard depth for the Pirates next season and an additional source of perimeter shooting to take some pressure off of Jeremy Hazell. Jackson had hoped to finish his JUCO requirements after just one season at TCI, but one of his courses last summer was not accepted by SHU and Jackson returned to the JUCO ranks for a second season, leaving him two years to compete as a Pirate. Jackson will in effect replace Paul Gause on the roster, who graduated after the 2008-2009 season. Ironically, both were members of the high school senior class of 2005 and one is just starting his 1-A career while the other just finished his... While Jackson is currently the only newcomer signed for 2009-2010, the Pirates will have plenty of new faces attempting to mesh together on the court as the Pirates hope to improve their <a href="http://www.bodoglife.com/sports-betting/ncaa-college-basketball.jsp">college basketball odds</a> and reach the post-season for the first time under coach Bobby Gonzalez. Much-anticipated transfers such as Herb Pope, Keon Lawrence and Jeff Robinson will take the floor as will big man Melvyn Oliver, who sat out the 2008-2009 season due to academics. Lawrence probably never should have left New Jersey out of high school. The 6'2, 175 lb guard from Newark (NJ) Weequahic High School chose Missouri, although second thoughts entered his mind often. After a sophomore season where he led the Tigers in minutes played (29.2) a game, starting 20 of 32 games and leading Mizzou in field goal attempts (307), Lawrence took his 11 points a game average and transferred back home to SHU and will play a significant role in the backcourt next season. Pope is the mega-talented forward from Aliquippa (PA) but has run into trouble on more than one occasion in recent years. Pope was sent home from his final AAU Tournament as a member of the Pittsburgh Jots for an altercation with a coach, an incident that did not seem to surprise many familiar with his past. Things actually got worse from there as Pope was shot several times outside a party in the Pittsburgh-area in April of his senior year of high school after being in an altercation outside the party. Pope survived the gunfire and headed off to school at New Mexico State. While at New Mexico State, Pope was having trouble clearing the NCAA eligibility department as an online course he took in high school as a core course was challenged by the NCAA. While NM State worked to get him cleared, Pope was arrested for DUI when police found him asleep behind the wheel of a car with the engine running in a traffic lane. Pope finally did make it onto the court at NM State after a court order was issued. Pope played well after all of the trials and tribulations that followed him in the recent past and he averaged 11 points and nearly 7 rebounds a game in the 16 games he was deemed eligible for at New Mexico State. Pope then decided to leave New Mexico late this past summer to be closer to home. He ended up enrolling at Seton Hall and hoped to be granted a hardship waiver to play this season. However, that was denied by the NCAA and Pope will sit out the 2008-2009 season and be ready to suit up next year, giving the Pirates a much needed talent boost at power forward next year. Another forward likely to make an impact next season is former St. Patrick's star Jeff Robinson, who left Memphis in the middle of his sophomore season. By rule, Robinson has to sit out one year as a transfer student and will be eligible in the second half of the season next year. Since he played with the Tigers early on in the 2008-2009 season, Robinson will have just two years of eligibility. He did miss a few games because of injury prior to leaving the Memphis program, so there is some thought that Robinson could apply for a medical redshirt and get that lost year back. Robinson is an athletic specimen that should fit well in the style of play the Pirates prefer, but added skill level will definitely help his game a lot. Melvyn Oliver's long wait on his qualifying status from the NCAA is finally over. Oliver was declared ineligible for the 2008-2009 season, however, the NCAA did rule he was eligible for a scholarship and after sitting out this season, he will have four years of eligibility left. The situation is similar to Louisville redshirt freshman George Goode, who had a similar ruling from the NCAA last season. it is unclear how these two situations get around the Big East rule on partial qualifiers, but apparently it does. While the Pirate staff but a ton of effort into recruiting Westchester CC center <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/2009-big-east-recruit-database/jarrid-famous/">Jarrid Famous</a> since early last fall, the Pirates have also been hosting a couple other forwards in recent days and remain in the hunt for Ferrakohn Hall of Memphis (TN) White Station HS and Hutchinson CC forward Cliff Dixon, who verbally committed to the Pirates last November before withdrawaing that commitment. At the time of his commitment, Dixon had been recently suspended by HCC head coach Ryan Swanson for a violation of team rules. With his future uncertain, Dixon tells Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.com he made a hasty decision. ``I got worried and Seton Hall tried to rush me into saying I was committed,” Dixon told Goodman. “They pressured me into it and I panicked.” Even though <a href="http://www.zagsblog.com/2008/12/16/dixon-decommits-from-seton-hall/">Dixon Decommits from Seton Hall</a> (ZagsBlog.com), he still considered the Pirates, and with the Pirates still needing a forward, hightened by the decision of sophomore Mike Davis to transfer, the Pirates hosted Dixon on a visit recently. Dixon is also considering, per ZagsBlog.com, Missouri, Western Kentucky, Memphis and Kentucky and has yet to make a decision. Hall is an interesting possibility as far as late period signees go. The 6-foot-7 forward teammed with elite 2010 recruit Joe Jackson on Jesus Patino's state championship club this past season. While he is a 'tweener' at forward, trying to improve his ability away from the basket, he has excellent athletic ability and is a player of potential upside. While his size might be a disadvantage in the Big East as a power forward, as shown in the Bojangles shootout when he had a tough time against Pitt-commit Talib Zanna, his improving skills away from the basket could have him develop into an athletic and strong wing able to take opposing forwards inside and out. Hall left SHU after his visit without making a commitment and is likely to take a visit to Baylor and, possibly, Oklahoma, before deciding. Former South Florida commitment Eugene Teague, a 6'7 power forward, also had made it onto the SHU radar. Teague, who failed to qualify as a 2008 recruit, is now enrolled at the Apex Academies for another year of prep and took an unofficial visit to Seton Hall for an exhibition game last year, but seemed to have since cooled on Teague. SHU has an attractive offer to spring recruits of playing time and a chance to play in the Big East. Also, the Pirates are interested in Florida transfer Allen Chaney and could have some interest in Quintrell Thomas, who recently left Kansas. Chaney was a player that they pursued while in high school and could be a strong fit for their program. The Pirates have also been quite active in the class of 2010 already, being among the leaders for local standouts <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/2009-big-east-recruit-database/fuquan-edwin/">Fuquan Edwin</a> of Paterson Catholic and <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/2009-big-east-recruit-database/kyrie-irving/">Kyrie Irving</a> of St. Patrick's. More players will emerge as top targets in the 2010 class including New Heights forwards <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/2009-big-east-recruit-database/devon-collier/">Devon Collier</a>, <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/2009-big-east-recruit-database/ashton-pankey/">Ashton Pankey</a>, <a href=" http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/2009-big-east-recruit-database/derrick-williams/">Derrick Williams</a> and <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/2009-big-east-recruit-database/jayvaughn-pinkston/">Jayvaughn Pinkston</a>. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/266600584186081986/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=266600584186081986' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/266600584186081986'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/266600584186081986'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2009/04/big-east-recruiting-update-seton-hall.html' title='BIG EAST RECRUITING UPDATE: SETON HALL'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-6234438128275734839</id><published>2009-03-30T23:02:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-03-30T23:16:28.608-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Seton Hall Recruiting"/><title type='text'>QUINCY HANKINS OFF THE BOARD</title><content type='html'>March 30, 2009 A source with knowledge of the situation has informed us that Seton Hall men's basketball target Quincy Hankins has committed to Nebraska of the Big 12. The 6-foot-8, 230-lb power forward was in his second year at Polk CC in Florida. Hankins, a native of Roosevelt (NY), helped lead Polk CC to the Suncoast Conference championship this season and a final record of 25-5. Hankins had expressed an interest in returning to school in the Northeast. However, according to sources, Hankins was not offered by Seton Hall and others did not have scholarship room for him at this time. The Pirates remain hopeful they can close the deal on Westchester CC center Jarrid Famous and are also involved in the recruitment of JUCO guard Jamel Jackson of Technical Career Institute and Memphis White Station forward Ferrakohn Hall. Some will remember that Jackson, who originally played at Lincoln HS in Brooklyn before spending two post-graduate years at the now defunct Boys to Men Academy in Chicago, signed with the Pirates last spring, but did not have enough accepted credits from TCI in summer school classes to gain acceptance into the University. Jackson is a deep shooting threat that was supposed to re-open his recruitment, but it is unclear who else is involved at this point. It appears that SHU is no longer involved with prior verbal commitments DeAndre Kane of the Patterson School nor JUCO forward Cliff Dixon of Hutchinson CC.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/6234438128275734839/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=6234438128275734839' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/6234438128275734839'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/6234438128275734839'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2009/03/quincy-hankins-off-board.html' title='QUINCY HANKINS OFF THE BOARD'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-2258282852739956610</id><published>2009-03-11T13:23:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-03-11T14:33:03.242-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2008-2009 Game Previews"/><title type='text'>BET GAME PREVIEW: SETON HALL VS SYRACUSE</title><content type='html'>March 11, 2009 Seton Hall just will not go away. And, if you think Syracuse is in for a walk through Central Park tonight, think again. The Pirates dispatched South Florida in the Bulls Garden debut last night, 68-54, as NYC natives Jeremy Hazell (23), Eugene Harvey (16) and Robert Mitchell (13) combined for 52 points as the Pirates rallied from a two-point halftime deficit. With friends and family in the stands again tonight, look for SHU to give the Orange everything they have left. Syracuse comes into the <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/2009-big-east-tournament-tickets/">2009 Big East Tournament</a> as the #6-seed, having won four in a row, highlighted by Saturday's overtime victory at Marquette. Syracuse aims to increase their momentum heading to the <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/2009-ncaa-tournament-tickets/">2009 NCAA Tournament</a> as they look to make their return after back-to-back NIT appearances. Here are some pregame stories and previews on tonight's nightcap: <a href="http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1236762100240200.xml&coll=1">Orange Survived, Then Thrived</a> (Syracuse Post-Standard) <a href="http://blog.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2009/03/orange_scouting_report_syracus_10.html">Orange Scouting Report: SU vs. SHU</a> (Syracuse Post-Standard) <a href="http://www.nj.com/setonhall/index.ssf/2009/03/seton_hall_knocks_off_south_fl.html">SHU Knocks off USF in Big East Tournament</a> (Star-Ledger) <a href="http://www.nj.com/setonhall/index.ssf/2009/03/seton_hall_coach_bobby_gonzale_3.html">Seton Hall Coach Bobby Gonzalez Surviving, Maturing</a> (Star-Ledger) This is a game that Bobby Gonzalez can not wait to coach in. These two teams met to open Big East play just prior to the New Year, but 'Gonzo' was not on the Pirate bench due to a one-game suspension for remarks and actions following a loss to Rutgers to conclude the 2007-2008 regular season. The Pirates were embarrassed in the Carrier Dome that night, in a game that was really not even that close. While SHU was firing away blanks from beyond the arc, going 2-27 from three-point range, they were letting Syracuse do anything they wanted to on the offensive end. The Orange put five in double figures, led by Andy Rautins' 26 points. That was then, this is certainly 'the now.' The Pirates were without John Garcia in that game and they are a much better team with him available. His size and experience will allow him to go toe-to-toe with SU big man Arinze Onuaku. The Orange definitely have the size advantage as they also start 6'9 sophomore Rick Jackson, and although SHU will use a smaller line-up, SU will not likely be deterred as they will employ their standard 2-3 zone defense against SHU. In the first game tge SU zone led to the Pirates just bombing away from three-point range to no avail. Tonight, in order to compete, it will be imperative for Eugene Harvey to run an efficient zone offense, attacking the seams and finding players in position for good shots. In the first game, SHU also pushed tempo and the game quickly turned into something you would see in the summer on the AAU circuit. It is a style that the Orange love to play with Jonny Flynn, Paul Harris and Eric Devendorf attacking the basket in transition for lay-ups and if, by chance, SHU got back on defense, Andy Rautins was open for the three. And, on the rare occasions they missed, Jackson or Onuaku were there to gobble up second chance opportunities. SHU simply can't afford to let the game turn into that kind of track meet against the Orange again. They will need to play defense, try and keep SU off the boards and strike quickly, but intelligently on offense. Syracuse is playing pretty well right now and they are mighty confident. While that trait seems to be pretty consistent with this group, their play has been backing up the confidence they have in themselves of late. In the end, they are the better, deeper and more experienced team, and that will lead to a solid win, but expect SHU to make their share of runs at them. NBE Blogger Prediction: Syracuse 81 Seton Hall 72</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/2258282852739956610/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=2258282852739956610' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/2258282852739956610'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/2258282852739956610'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2009/03/bet-game-preview-seton-hall-vs-syracuse.html' title='BET GAME PREVIEW: SETON HALL VS SYRACUSE'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-2115679819954772394</id><published>2009-03-10T14:22:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-03-10T14:22:23.809-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2008-2009 Game Previews"/><title type='text'>BET GAME PREVIEW: SOUTH FLORIDA VS SETON HALL</title><content type='html'>March 10, 2009 Another recent rematch from two weeks ago takes place in the nightcap of the opening round of the <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/2009-big-east-tournament-tickets/">2009 Big East Tournament</a> when Seton Hall faces South Florida. Seton Hall earned the 11th seed in the conference tournament when they rallied in the second half and ended up beating Cincinnati in overtime on the road Saturday. Bobby Gonzalez's team has continued to play hard all season with just seven eligible scholarship players and will look to earn a Big East Tourney win at the Bulls' expense. Tonight is a first for the USF program as they are competing in their very first conference tournament game since joining the Big East. Previously, the Big East only invited the top 12 finishers to Madison Square Garden for the annual 'Garden Party', but with the expansion of the conference tourament to all 16 teams, the Bulls have been welcomed in. Here are some pregame stories and previews from around the internet: <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/sports/basketball/college/article982406.ece">At Last, USF Bulls Feels they Belong in Big East</a> (St. Pete Times) <a href="http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/mar/09/092333/sp-bulls-back-at-garden/">Bulls Back at Garden</a> (Tampa Tribune) <a href="http://www.nj.com/setonhall/index.ssf/2009/03/seton_hall_enters_big_east_tou.html">Seton Hall Enters Postseason with chip on their Shoulder</a> (Star-Ledger) <a href="http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/mar/09/bulls-arrive-garden-good-spirits/news-breaking/">Bulls Arrive in 'Garden' in Good Spirits</a> (Tampa Tribune) The Bulls are coming off a pitiful performance on Saturday afternoon when they lost at Rutgers 45-42. USF shot just 29.8% from the field as they fell to 4-14 in the Big East. While the four wins represented the most in a single Big East season for USF, they still have a long ways to go to become a challenger in this conference. On February 25th, USF saw Seton Hall pull away from a two-point halftime lead to beat the Bulls 75-60 at the Prudential Center, just across the river from NYC in Newark (NJ). In that game, Dominique Jones (20), Augustus Gilchrist (20) and Alex Rivas-Sanchez (18) combined for 58 of the USF 60 points. Only Eladio Espinosa added another two points to the total. The Bulls will need similar games from that trip as well as some production from Chris Howard and senior Jesus Verdejo, who has missed much of the last three weeks because of injury. Verdejo gave it a go against SHU the first time, but the Bulls second leading scorer was held scoreless in 21 minutes. Jerem Hazell led SHU in the first meeting, scoring 20, and he also had help from Robert Mitchell (17) and Eugene Harvey (15) in the win. While the Pirates are not deep, neither are the Bulls, and the top five or six that Seton Hall will use is more talented, especially offensively. The <a href="http://www.betus.com/sports-betting/ncaa-basketball/">NCAA Basketball Odds</a> have Seton Hall favored by 5 1/2-points tonight. This should be a relatively easy win for Bobby Gonzalez's team. NBE Blogger Prediction: Seton Hall 78 South Florida 68</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/2115679819954772394/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=2115679819954772394' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/2115679819954772394'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/2115679819954772394'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2009/03/bet-game-preview-south-florida-vs-seton.html' title='BET GAME PREVIEW: SOUTH FLORIDA VS SETON HALL'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-3224919403790952009</id><published>2009-03-07T08:20:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-07T08:21:35.163-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2008-2009 Game Previews"/><title type='text'>BIG EAST GAME PREVIEW: SETON HALL @ CINCINNATI</title><content type='html'>March 7 , 2009 Cincinnati will host Seton Hall in the Big East regular season finale for both teams on Saturday afternoon. The Bearcats will look to finish the regular season at .500 (9-9) in the Big East and hold out hope that a few wins next week in the <a href=http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/2009-big-east-tournament-tickets/>2009 Big East Tournament</a> will get them back into the NCAA Tournament discussion. For Seton Hall, hopes of at least an NIT bid seem to be fading and a loss in this contest will certainly put those dreams to rest. The Pirates are 6-11 in the Big East, losers of five of their last six, and 15-14 overall. Here are some pregame stories and previews found on the internet: <a href=http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090306/SPT0101/303060045>Unusual Senior Day for UC</a> (Cincinnati Enquirer) <a href=http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090306/SPT0101/903060379>Bearcats Plan Includes more Fans</a> (Cincinnati Enquirer) This game will bring a contrast of style as Seton Hall will look to push the pace and outscore their opponent while Cincinnati will work for good shots and create opportunities with their defense. One area Seton Hall can exploit Cincinnati is with their fullcourt press. The Bearcats are a little short on ballhandlers as Deonta Vaughn is forced to double as the point guard and top scoring threat, leaving him surrounded by young backcourt mates that could get in a hurry as Seton Hall pushes the pace towards frantic levels. On the other hand, SHU does not have much depth inside and Yancy Gates is a strong freshman in the paint that could have a very big game. Even with the absence of Mike Williams, UC has size and depth in the paint. The Pirates will have Jeremy Hazell bombing away from the outside with Eugene Harvey breaking down the defense and Robert Mitchell scoring in a variety of ways. This is a game with the amount of offensive talent SHU has, they can compete and even win if they were to dedicate themselves on defense and finding one more player to help on the boards inside. However, in the season finale, expect the home team to be able to play the game on their terms and this will lead to a win for UC. NBE Blogger Prediction: Cincinnati 73 Seton Hall 67</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/3224919403790952009/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=3224919403790952009' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/3224919403790952009'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/3224919403790952009'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2009/03/march-7-2009-cincinnati-will-host-seton.html' title='BIG EAST GAME PREVIEW: SETON HALL @ CINCINNATI'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-8589938068400770677</id><published>2009-03-05T15:37:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-05T15:38:45.933-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="seton hall news"/><title type='text'>SETON HALL FALLS TO LOUISVILLE IN BIG EAST ACTION</title><content type='html'>March 5, 2009 <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/big-east-team-pages/louisville/">Louisville</a> fans got to send out seniors Terrence Williams, Andre McGee and Will Scott, as well as junior Earl Clark, in style as the <a href="http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090305/SPORTS02/903050447/1002/SPORTS">Cards Rock a Couple of Halls</a> (Louisville Courier-Journal) with a 95-78 win over <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/big-east-team-pages/seton-hall/">Seton Hall</a> last night in Freedom Hall. Earl Clark had a career-high 27 points and added 14 rebounds, Terrence Williams finished with 14 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks and Williams surpassed the 500-assist mark in the game, making him the only player in U of L history to reach 1,400 points, 800 rebounds and 500 assists. Rounding out the night's honorees was Andre McGee added 11 and Will Scott chipping in two points. Seton Hall fell to 6-11 in the Big East and will close the regular season at <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/big-east-team-pages/cincinnati/">Cincinnati</a> Saturday before heading over to New York City for the <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/2009-big-east-tournament-tickets/">2009 Big East Tournament (& Tickets)</a> beginning on Tuesday. The Pirates got 24 points from Robert Mitchell in the loss.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/8589938068400770677/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=8589938068400770677' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/8589938068400770677'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/8589938068400770677'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2009/03/seton-hall-falls-to-louisville-in-big.html' title='SETON HALL FALLS TO LOUISVILLE IN BIG EAST ACTION'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-3930667722615921788</id><published>2009-03-04T09:56:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-04T09:56:55.341-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2008-2009 Game Previews"/><title type='text'>SETON HALL LOOKS TO HALT CARDS' BIG EAST TITLE CHASE</title><content type='html'>March 4, 2009 Louisville has (T-)willed themselves into position to claim the Big East regular season crown and there is going to be a lot of emotion in Freedom Hall tonight as the fans take the opportunity to bid farewell to the seniors on the UL roster. They will also get a chance to honor Earl Clark, a junior, who has made his intentions of heading to the NBA after this season very clear. Terrence Williams, Andre McGee and Will Scott will be the trio of seniors playing their final game in Freedom Hall and the Louisville faithful will be very determined to help send them out on a high note with a win over visiting Seton Hall. The Pirates also have something to play for as they hope to do enough in the regular season to have a shot at a bid to the NIT following the <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/2009-big-east-tournament-tickets/">2009 Big East Tournamant</a> next week at Madison Square Garden. The Pirates are 15-13 overall, 6-10 in the Big East, so the odds are quite slim as a win over Louisville or Cincinnati, both road games, will likely be needed prior to NYC. Here are some pregame stories and previews on tonight's game: <a href=http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090304/SPORTS02/903040499/1002>Farewell to four Who Fared Well</a> (Louisville Courier-Journal) <a href=http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=523757>Louisville’s Scott Closing in on MBA, Not NBA</a> (SportingNews.com) <a href=http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090303/SPORTS02/90303042>UL Senior Day: Feast for the Eyes, Ears</a> (Courier-Journal) Last season Seton Hall upset Louisville in the Prudential Center, a fact that Rick Pitino will likely use to help motivate his squad, who last season finished one-game behind Georgetown in the regular season standings. This season, Louisville can claim at least a share of the regular season crown by beating the Pirates and West Virginia this week to close out the regular season. So, with senior night and the regular season title on the line, not to mention the possibility of a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament as well, there is plenty at stake for the Cards. Seton Hall seemed to unravel a bit against Pittsburgh in their final home game before a sell-out crown Saturday night at 'The Rock' in Newark (NJ). The Pirates lost 89-78, but Pitt led by as much as 19 before a surge in the final minute against the Panthers' walk-ons made the final a bit more cosmetically pleasing. Seton Hall was assessed three technical fouls in the game and their frantic team personality seems to wear on opponents, officials and, even in some cases, each other at times. The Pirates will likely try and create a frantic pace against UL and turn Cardinal miscues into quick points, usually with Jeremy Hazell firing away from the three-point line. However, unlike most nights, SHU will see a team looking to press them as well, so while the pace of the game may be in the SHU comfort zone, UL just has more players, and more talented players, to make it work for them. The <a href="http://www.bodoglife.com/sports-betting/ncaa-college-basketball.jsp">college basketball betting</a> odds list UL as a 16 1/2-point favorite in tonight's game. With the emotion and high stakes for the Cards, expect them to put forth a strong effort, especially on the defensive end of the court. NBE Blogger Prediction: Louisville 85 Seton Hall 67</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/3930667722615921788/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=3930667722615921788' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/3930667722615921788'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/3930667722615921788'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2009/03/seton-hall-looks-to-halt-cards-big-east.html' title='SETON HALL LOOKS TO HALT CARDS' BIG EAST TITLE CHASE'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-3673395650238608741</id><published>2009-02-27T23:22:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-28T00:40:09.875-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2008-2009 Game Previews"/><title type='text'>BIG EAST GAME PREVIEW: PITTSBURGH @ SETON HALL</title><content type='html'>February 28, 2009 Seton Hall and Pittsburgh meet Saturday night at the Prudential Center in Newark (NJ) in front of a sellout crowd as the Pirate faithful hope to send off senior Paul Gause a winner in his home finale. In order to do so, they will have to do a first in their history, knock off the #1 team in the country. While Pitt may be ranked #1, it certainly seems to have been forgotten as the Panthers were stunned on Tuesday night in Providence. The Frairs swarmed a lethargic group of Panthers, closing the first half on a 15-1 run to take a 44-26 halftime lead and held off a charge from Pitt that was too little too late in a 81-73 upset. While it took Pitt nearly 30 minutes to wake up on Tuesday as they cut a 20-point deficit to five, that lack of focus to begin the game costs them. They will be heading into another charged atmosphere on Saturday night, but you can definitely expect the Panthers to be playing with a little more urgency on both ends of the floor to begin the game Saturday. Seton Hall is likely to come out and try to push the Panthers into a frantic pace and hope to draw some fouls against the Panthers, especially big man DeJuan Blair. The Pirates are very thin, but they have some offensive talent and could cause some problems for Pitt on defense with dribble penetration and spreading the floor. If they can get Pitt on their heels and able to break down the defense off the dribble, they could challenge Blair and possibly get him in foul trouble. The other aspect offensively that SHU will hope to have clicking is the three-ball, especially from Jeremy Hazell. If Hazell can knock down a few three’s, it could cause Pitt to go to a smaller line-up to match-up with the Pirates and it will also get the crowd in a frenzy. Hazell has the ability to get on a big time roll from the arc, and if that happens, look out. Pitt will need Levance Fields to control the tempo and feed Sam Young and Blair on offense. Those two should be nearly unstoppable near or around the basket and SHU will likely have to concede some points in the paint. The dangerous one is Young, when he gets his offense going, his all-around game seems to pick up considerably. If he attacks the basket and knocks down some mid-range shots early, he is tough to stop and opens more room for Blair to dominate the offensive boards. John Garcia will have his hands full against Blair, who is bulkier and more athletic than Garcia. Seton Hall is likely to put up one of their best efforts of the season in this game. However, Pitt coming off the loss at PC will likely have the Panthers ready to put forth a big effort on their end. While SHU will excite the home crowd at times, look for Pitt to slowly take control and use their depth and strength inside to come up with a win. NBE Blogger Prediction: Pittsburgh 78 Seton Hall 72 <a href=http://www.nj.com/setonhall/index.ssf/2009/02/seton_hall_determined_to_make.html>Seton Hall Determined to Make Postseason for Paul Gause</a> (Star-Ledger) <a href="http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/s_613825.html">Pitt Hopes to Avoid Deja Vu Against Seton Hall</a> (Tribune-Review) <a href="http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/s_613828.html">Young, Fields Flying Under the Radar</a> (Tribune-Review)</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/3673395650238608741/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=3673395650238608741' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/3673395650238608741'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/3673395650238608741'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2009/02/big-east-game-preview-pittsburgh-seton.html' title='BIG EAST GAME PREVIEW: PITTSBURGH @ SETON HALL'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-5549109663055406343</id><published>2009-02-25T09:52:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-25T10:20:06.694-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2008-2009 Game Previews"/><title type='text'>BIG EAST GAME PREVIEW: SOUTH FLORIDA @ SETON HALL</title><content type='html'>February 25, 2009 Seton Hall, 5-9 in Big East and 14-12 overall, hostsd South Florida, 3-11 Big East and 8-18 overall, in a Big East conference match-up Wednesday night at the Prudential Center in Newark (NJ). The Pirates look to return home after a road loss at St. John's Sunday evening and snap a three-game losing streak at the expense of the Bulls. After dropping their first six conference games, SHU rebounded with five straight wins to build some momentum and reach 5-6 in the Big East. It was the second straight year the Pirates have had a five-game winning streak in Big East play, the hope to make sure those are not the only five wins in the conference. USF had a season highlight win over Marquette earlier this month. They have matched their Big East-best three conference wins by also sweeping DePaul in their home and home and now will try to get their fourth conference win tonight as they travel to Newark. Last season the game between USF and SHU went right down to the wire with Seton Hall pulling out a 79-75 win at USF. If the Bulls are able to reverse the tables and grab a win on the road they will need Dominique Jones to carry the load offensively and also a healthy Jesus Verdejo to be a strong offensive contributor. Despite a thin roster, SHU does possess some offensive firepower, led by shooter Jeremy Hazell and will look to push the tempo and get the Bulls into a track meet. If that gameplan is to be successful in the Big East, they will need a strong floor game from point guard Eugene Harvey, who is coming off a horrible game at St. John's. Feeling the effects of an allergic reaction, Harvey finished the game scoreless and committing five turnovers. SHU can not afford for Harvey to go into a tailspin to close out the season, similar to last season, so a bounceback game from Bobby Gonzalez's point guard is needed. All in all, SHU has more talent than USF and should find scoring to be quite easy against the Bulls. While USF is certainly going to put forth the effort, they simply do not have the size or the depth to take advantage of the SHU shortcomings. NBE Blogger Prediction: Seton Hall 76 South Florida 63 <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/sports/colleges/article978861.ece">USF Continues to Fight as Season Nears End</a> (St. Pete Times) <a href="http://blogs.tampabay.com/usf/2009/02/guard-verdejo-p.html">Bulls' Guard Verdejo Probable for Seton Hall</a> (St. Pete Times)</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/5549109663055406343/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=5549109663055406343' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/5549109663055406343'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/5549109663055406343'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2009/02/big-east-game-preview-south-florida.html' title='BIG EAST GAME PREVIEW: SOUTH FLORIDA @ SETON HALL'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-3043985076387514460</id><published>2009-02-23T13:56:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-23T13:57:00.719-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="seton hall news"/><title type='text'>SETON HALL FALLS TO ST. JOHN'S IN QUEENS</title><content type='html'>February 23, 2009 <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/recruiting-rivals-reunite-tonight/">Recruiting Rivals Reuinited</a> in Queens before a sell-out crowd in Carnesecca Arena to witness <a href="http://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/ny-spstorm236046628feb23,0,799216.story">St. John's Hold Off Seton Hall</a> (Newsday), 70-65. <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/big-east-team-pages/st-johns/">St. John's</a> dominated the backcoards, outrebounding <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/big-east-team-pages/seton-hall/">Seton Hall</a> by a 49-31 margin and overcoming their 36.5% (23-63) shooting performance by accumulating 27 offensive boards, an astounding number. Justin Burrell (15 points, 11 rebounds) and Sean Evans (10 points, 13 rebounds) each posted double-doubles in the game and DJ Kennedy had a team-high 21 points as <a href="http://www.nj.com/setonhall/index.ssf/2009/02/st_johns_knocks_off_seton_hall.html">St. John's Beats Seton Hall</a> (Star Ledger), handing the Pirates their third straight loss and dropping them to 5-9 in the Big East. Jeremy Hazell led SHU with 22 points and the Pirates have a date with South Florida at the Prudential Center next prior to a home date with No. 1 Pittsburgh this weekend. SHU finishes the regular season with road games at Louisville and Cincinnati prior to the <a href="http://w3.nbebasketball.com/index.php/2009-big-east-tournament-tickets/">2009 Big East Tournament</a>.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/3043985076387514460/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=3043985076387514460' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/3043985076387514460'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/3043985076387514460'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2009/02/seton-hall-falls-to-st-johns-in-queens.html' title='SETON HALL FALLS TO ST. JOHN'S IN QUEENS'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-1325115445289380990</id><published>2009-02-22T10:29:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-22T10:30:14.121-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2008-2009 Game Previews"/><title type='text'>BIG EAST GAME PREVIEW: SETON HALL @ ST. JOHN'S</title><content type='html'>February 22, 2009 In a rematch of a February 5th contest, won by Seton Hall 91-81, St. John’s looks to even the score between the two teams when they meet on the SJU campus in Carnesecca Arena Sunday afternoon. Once again it is a season of streaks for SHU. After beginning conference play 0-6, the Pirates rattled off five straight wins against the lower third of the Big East. Since that streak, SHU has lost two in a row, although they played fairly well, against UConn and Marquette. Now, with USF coming to Newark on Wednesday, the Pirates hope to build some momentum for a tough finishing stretch. St. John’s made a late rally to make the final score in Thursday’s match-up with Duke look closer than the game really was. The Redstorm are 3-10 in the Big East and are currently mired in a five-game losing streak. This is a key game for both programs who recruit many of the same players in the NYC/NJ metro area. Bobby Gonzalez has made it pretty clear he circles the local rivalry games and thus far this season they have already swept NJ-rival Rutgers and are looking to complete the sweep against SJU, but much to his dismay, it will have to be accomplished on the Queens campus at Carnesecca Arena and not at Madison Square Garden. The Redstorm has been hit hard by injuries all season long. They are likely as healthy as they will be for this game with Malik Boothe, Justin Burrell and Rob Thomas all in the line-up after missing some time throughout the season. Their best player, Anthony Mason Jr, was lost for the year in November. The key to this game will be the Redstorm defense on Jeremy Hazell. A good strategy would be to put DJ Kennedy on him and make his assignment to contest everything. SHU does have other scoring options outside of Hazell, but his three’s seem to ignite the Pirates and for them to win on the road he is likely to need to be ‘on’. This should be a pretty intense game, but the SHU pressure defense really pushed the pace in the first meeting, leading to the SHU win. If the Redstorm do not get better guard play and control the pace, the same thing is likely to happen. NBE Blogger Prediction: Seton Hall 80 St. John’s 75</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/1325115445289380990/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=1325115445289380990' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/1325115445289380990'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/1325115445289380990'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2009/02/big-east-game-preview-seton-hall-st.html' title='BIG EAST GAME PREVIEW: SETON HALL @ ST. JOHN'S'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-4008452867723374558</id><published>2009-02-17T01:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-17T01:02:00.550-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2008-2009 Game Previews"/><title type='text'>BIG EAST GAME PREVIEW: SHU LOOKS TO KNOCK OFF MARQUETTE</title><content type='html'>February 17, 2009 Marquette broke their brief two-game slide Saturday by returning home and bouncing St. John's, 73-59, behind a strong defensive effort, much better than the one that allowed 102 points in their previous game. After beginning conference play 9-0, Marquette lost on the road to South Florida and Villanova before the win of the Redstorm this weekend. Seton Hall started conference play 0-6 before a five-game win streak breathed life back into the Pirates. That streak was ended on Saturday in a 62-54 loss on their home floor to UConn. Despite a valiant effort by junior John Garcia, the Pirates fell as Hasheem Thabeet dominated with 25 points, 20 rebounds and 9 blocked shots. Marquette is led by the school's all-time leading scorer Jerel McNeal and his senior classmate backcourt partners Dominic James and Wesley Mathews. They will be tested by the SHU trip of Eugene Harvey, Paul Gause and Jeremy Hazell. Each team will use a small forward as their 'big' forward with Lazar Hayward of the Golden Eagles matched up with SHU's Robert Mitchell. John Garcia has a favorable match-up in the paint in this one, if the pace of the game is played more in his favor, like it was on Saturday. Seton Hall went to a more deliberate pace against UConn this weekend, something out of the norm for the Pirates. While they never really threatened in the game, they kept it close and fought to the end. Marquette will look to push the tempo and if SHU gets pulled in, it will be very interesting, because this is one game where SHU would have an advantage in size AND depth in the paint. However, the home team with the veteran backcourt is usually more effective in dictating the pace. If that is the case, Marquette should be very comfortable in this game and score a lot of points. The track meet could make Garcia a non-factor and lead to a Golden Eagles win. NBE Blogger Prediction: Marquette 91 Seton Hall 77</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/4008452867723374558/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=4008452867723374558' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/4008452867723374558'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/4008452867723374558'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2009/02/big-east-game-preview-shu-looks-to_17.html' title='BIG EAST GAME PREVIEW: SHU LOOKS TO KNOCK OFF MARQUETTE'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-4452050221413449977</id><published>2009-02-14T23:10:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-14T23:11:19.520-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="seton hall news"/><title type='text'>UCONN CONTINUES MASTERY OVER SETON HALL</title><content type='html'>February 15, 2009 Hasheem Thabeet showed why he might be the biggest game-changer in the college game today. With the Connecticut perimeter offense stalled in their first game without the injured Jerome Dyson, <a href="http://www.bristolpress.com/articles/2009/02/14/sports/doc4997785f2764a414749784.txt">UConn Gets 25 Points, 20 Rebounds & 9 Blocks from Thabeet in Win over Seton Hall</a> (Briston Press). The Husk defense limited the Pirates to 31% shooting, despite a career day from John Garcia, in the 62-54 win. Seton Hall had won five consecutive games after starting the season 0-6 in Big East play. However, their perimeter offense went south in this one as Robert Mitchell (4-19), Jeremy Hazell (3-13) and Eugene Harvey (5-22) combined to shoot 12-54 from the field. Garcia hit 10 of 13 shots from the floor and grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked 6 shots himself, to go along with 22 points. Thabeet's partner in crime Jeff Adrien added 14 points and 15 rebounds as UConn overcame their own perimeter scoring troubles as both AJ Price and Craig Austrie shot 2-10 from the floor. Husky fans will hope the duo got that out of their system with Pitt coming to Hartford on Monday. Seton Hall falls to 5-7 in the Big East and travels to Milwaukee to face Marquette on Tuesday night.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/4452050221413449977/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=4452050221413449977' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/4452050221413449977'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/4452050221413449977'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2009/02/uconn-continues-mastery-over-seton-hall_14.html' title='UCONN CONTINUES MASTERY OVER SETON HALL'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15754437.post-2095802026447078165</id><published>2009-02-14T23:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-14T23:11:15.896-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="seton hall news"/><title type='text'>UCONN CONTINUES MASTERY OVER SETON HALL</title><content type='html'>February 15, 2009 Hasheem Thabeet showed why he might be the biggest game-changer in the college game today. With the Connecticut perimeter offense stalled in their first game without the injured Jerome Dyson, <a href="http://www.bristolpress.com/articles/2009/02/14/sports/doc4997785f2764a414749784.txt">UConn Gets 25 Points, 20 Rebounds & 9 Blocks from Thabeet in Win over Seton Hall</a> (Briston Press). The Husk defense limited the Pirates to 31% shooting, despite a career day from John Garcia, in the 62-54 win. Seton Hall had won five consecutive games after starting the season 0-6 in Big East play. However, their perimeter offense went south in this one as Robert Mitchell (4-19), Jeremy Hazell (3-13) and Eugene Harvey (5-22) combined to shoot 12-54 from the field. Garcia hit 10 of 13 shots from the floor and grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked 6 shots himself, to go along with 22 points. Thabeet's partner in crime Jeff Adrien added 14 points and 15 rebounds as UConn overcame their own perimeter scoring troubles as both AJ Price and Craig Austrie shot 2-10 from the floor. Husky fans will hope the duo got that out of their system with Pitt coming to Hartford on Monday. Seton Hall falls to 5-7 in the Big East and travels to Milwaukee to face Marquette on Tuesday night.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/feeds/2095802026447078165/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15754437&postID=2095802026447078165' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/2095802026447078165'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15754437/posts/default/2095802026447078165'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bebballreportshu.blogspot.com/2009/02/uconn-continues-mastery-over-seton-hall.html' title='UCONN CONTINUES MASTERY OVER SETON HALL'/><author><name>NBE Blogger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00131410270773415112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>

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