PISCATAWAY, NJ– Seton Hall first year coach Shaheen Holloway knows how to get the most out of lesser talent, as we saw last spring when he led St. Peter’s to a Cinderella trip to the NCAA Elite Eight, beating heavyweights Kentucky and Purdue along the way.
For Rutgers, losing a big game at home, in a building that is considered to be the best home court advantage in the Metropolitan area– had to sting. The Knights only has one more chance at a quality non-conference win — Saturday when they host ACC middle of the road team Wake Forest. the Hall (7-4) already has two– Memphis on a neutral site and Rutgers on the road.
Dick Weiss is a sportswriter and columnist who has covered college football and college and professional basketball for the Philadelphia Daily News and the New York Daily News. He has received the Curt Gowdy Award from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and is a member of the national Sportswriters Hall of Fame. He has also co-written several books with Rick Pitino, John Calipari, Dick Vitale and authored a tribute book on Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski.
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