Men’s basketball hires Tony Skinn as assistant head coach
The Seton Hall men’s basketball program took a bit over a week to fill its assistant coaching void, announcing on Thursday evening that Tony Skinn will join head coach Kevin Willard’s staff as an assistant coach. “We are very excited to welcome Tony, his wife Weyni, and their sons, Isaiah and Liam, to the Seton Hall basketball family,” Willard said in a statement. “Tony has had great success both as a student-athlete and as a coach...
Mike Nzei returning for post-grad season
One day after losing associate head coach Shaheen Holloway to the head coaching vacancy at Saint Peter’s, the Seton Hall men’s basketball program got some good news on Wednesday as the Asbury Park Press’ Jerry Carino tweeted that forward Mike Nzei plans to return for a post-graduate season in 2018-19. According to Carino, coach Kevin Willard said Nzei would be back at Seton Hall next season after completing a “high-powered” summer...
Seton Hall associate head coach Shaheen Holloway takes St. Peter’s head coaching job
The Seton Hall men’s basketball program was dealt a blow on Tuesday evening, when ZagsBlogs’ Adam Zagoria reported that associate head coach Shaheen Holloway will be leaving to take the head coaching job at Saint Peter’s University. Seton Hall later confirmed the report after Saint Peter’s announced the news on Wednesday. Seton Hall's Shaheen Holloway has just accepted the head coaching job at St. Peter's College, per source....
Angel Delgado wins 2018 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award
Angel Delgado will soon have to find room for another trophy. During ESPN’s College Basketball Awards, Delgado was recognized as the best center in college basketball as he was awarded the 2018 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award on April 6. The award was given to Delgado in Los Angeles, Calif. by the legendary big man who bears the award’s name. “I’m really happy that I’m meeting a great player like that in Kareem (Abdul-Jabbar), it’s...
Seton Hall lands Patrick School F Valdir Manuel
For the second straight recruiting cycle, a player from The Patrick School (Hillside, N.J.) is headed to Seton Hall. On Friday afternoon, 2018 power forward Valdir Manuel announced his intentions to play for coach Kevin Willard and the Pirates, committing to Seton Hall over offers from Syracuse, Illinois and Temple, among others. A three-star recruit according to 247Sports, Manuel comes to Seton Hall with a low-post game not typically...
Seton Hall seniors’ legacy lies in what they leave behind
Angel Delgado, Khadeen Carrington, Desi Rodriguez and Ismael Sanogo are leaving more than their accomplishments at Seton Hall – they are leaving a culture established in their four years in South Orange. It goes back to summer of 2014, when the four players along with Isaiah Whitehead pledged their allegiance to Seton Hall. The return of those men, even after Whitehead went to the NBA, year over year gave Seton Hall fans a group to...
Seton Hall fans take to Twitter to voice appreciation to seniors following NCAA Tournament exit
Seton Hall men’s basketball fans had some time before the final buzzer rang on Saturday to digest that the four-year run for a transformative group of players, and men, was over. Khadeen Carrington, Angel Delgado, Desi Rodriguez and Ismael Sanogo all stepped off the court as Pirates for the final time after the team’s 83-79 loss to Kansas in Wichita, Kan. With their collegiate careers now over, fans and media members took to Twitter...
Kansas has answer to defeat Seton Hall in seniors’ final bow
Seton Hall’s seniors have always been chasers. They chased rankings. They chased legacies. They chased greatness. In the team’s second-round NCAA Tournament game against Kansas on Saturday, that role was no different. A No. 8 seed against a No. 1 in an environment fit for a Kansas fan put Seton Hall as the chaser on the biggest stage the seniors have seen. It was only fitting Seton Hall found itself in that role throughout the game....
Is Big East play Seton Hall’s secret weapon against Kansas?
A neutral site for Seton Hall in Wichita, Kan. will turn largely into a Kansas home game as Jayhawk fans file in on Saturday night at Wintrust Arena. This is no secret to the Pirates, and as far as they know, they have been there, done that. Each Big East game provides a test for teams to prove their worth. A conference that sent six teams to the Big Dance, the Big East has its share of tough road venues to compete in. Playing on the...
Previewing Seton Hall-Kansas with The University Daily Kansan
The Seton Hall men’s basketball team plays the biggest game of an era on Saturday, going up against No. 1 seed Kansas. The Jayhawks come into the game as a favorite with longtime head coach Bill Self and integral seniors in Devonté Graham and Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, but much is unknown about the team beyond that. To help fill in the missing pieces, The Setonian got in touch with Kansas’ student voice, The University Daily Kansan, and...
NCAA Tournament win validates the result of hard work for Seton Hall
Once you get a taste of something sweet, usually you want another bite. Seton Hall got a taste of the sweet life on Thursday, defeating NC State for the seniors’ first NCAA Tournament victory. But the Pirates did not come to Wichita to win just one game — they want it all, and they want to work for it just like they have through their careers. While the future has yet to be determined, Seton Hall’s seniors have paved...
Victory at last – Seton Hall defeats NC State in high-scoring bout
Fists were pumping on Seton Hall’s bench with a minute to go. After weathering a Wolfpack run that saw NC State come within three of the Pirates, an 8-0 Pirate run opened the door for history. With a reinvigorated gameplan, Seton Hall drove itself to its first NCAA Tournament victory in 14 years and the seniors’ first of their careers in a 94-83 defeat of NC State in Wichita, Kan. “The four seniors have put so much time, effort...
