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Two members of Seton Hall basketball program test positive for coronavirus

Seton Hall’s basketball program hit the pause button Monday following two positive COVID-19 tests, a source told The Post. The school announced the pause Wednesday, but declined to offer any...

Big East teams bracing for COVID-19 challenge: 'Total s--t show'

Basketball felt like an afterthought on Wednesday. Big East coaches and players talked about their hopes and goals for the upcoming men’s basketball season. There was a preseason poll and...

'Sucks for us': UConn's Big East return stirs up coaching drama

Privately, a number of Big East coaches weren’t exactly thrilled about the league adding Connecticut, a publicly-funded state school, unlike the other 10 members. On Wednesday, Seton Hall coach Kevin...

Big East coach: Delaying college hoops season would be wrong

Waiting is not the best policy in this situation, Kevin Willard believes. As more and more conferences postpone fall sports, football season hangs in the balance and talk has picked...

Seton Hall lands highly recruited guard as reload continues

The best programs in the country don’t rebuild. They reload. They replace stars with stars. They develop, they recruit well and they build upon previous select group success annually. Seton...

Seton Hall lands 'stud' Harvard transfer to ease Myles Powell hurt

The day was Sept. 19, 2015. Myles Powell committed to Seton Hall during an official visit and would later become one of the program’s all-time greats. That same day, his...

Rick Pitino on Iona plans, Knicks drama, impact of NCAA exile

New Iona coach Rick Pitino — who has also been at the helm for the Knicks and Kentucky Wildcats and was ousted by Louisville amid a scandal before coaching in...

Ex-Seton Hall star reviving St. Peter's in non-traditional way

Shaheen Holloway reacted to the question as if it were a shaky foul call. To most onlookers, his program at St. Peter’s is ahead of schedule. But the Peacocks’ coach...

A major Seton Hall disappointment

OMAHA, Neb. — It seemed like a formality after Seton Hall’s 8-0 start in Big East play. After the Pirates won at Villanova on Feb. 8 for the first time...

St. John's may play fewer games at MSG in future

The biggest win of the year for St. John’s came at Carnesecca Arena. The Red Storm also beat Providence there and nearly knocked off Butler. At the Garden, however, St....

Seton Hall star's goodbye comes with promise of 'better days ahead'

It was beauty no one wanted to see. It was warmth no one wanted to feel. It was a night no one wanted to come. Myles Powell and a record-setting...

Seton Hall's Big East clinching party is on hold

In the movies, Myles Cale would get the shot off in time and it would drop through the net. A wild celebration would follow, capping an emotional, teary-eyed Senior Night...

The March intangible Seton Hall has that makes anything possible

This is around the time every year when the most serious basketball teams declare themselves, when the grind of a long season begins to yield to the encroaching light of...

Seton Hall wins buzzer-beater thriller to keep Big East lead

Sandro Mamukelashvili missed so much of the fun. When Seton Hall upset No. 7 Maryland without Myles Powell and captured its first seven Big East games — en route to...

Seton Hall falls victim to Providence court storm

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Alpha Diallo scored a career-high 35 points and Providence upset No. 10 Seton 74-71 on Saturday night much to the joy of Friars fans who stormed the...

Myles Powell's off-night sinks Seton Hall

Myles Powell stared at the basket in disbelief. Now, with just 1.4 seconds left on the clock and the result decided, the ball finally dropped through the hoop. The superstar...

P.J. Carlesimo gives this Seton Hall team the ultimate praise

P.J. Carlesimo sees a superstar guard. He sees loads of size. He sees an elite defensive team. He sees experience and depth. When he looks at this Seton Hall team...

Seton Hall win over Villanova would be 'huge on all levels'

Two birds, one stone. It’s all in front of No. 12 Seton Hall on Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia. The chance to end a 17-game road losing streak to Villanova that...

Myles Powell awakens late as Seton Hall grinds out win

The ball finally dropped through the hoop, and Myles Powell came lightly jogging back the other way with a smile — backpedaling to the opposite baseline and slapping fives with...

Myles Powell's greatness makes anything possible for Seton Hall

Ultimately, Seton Hall is here because a chubby freshman became a chiseled star senior. The Pirates will reach a school-record fifth straight Big Dance because a coach who went 82-80...