NCAAT - Seton Hall (8) vs TCU (9) - Friday 9:57pm

[SJUBBALL]

Reports say Willard is gone.

He’s done a good job at the Hall, but man what a bad way to leave things.

[Jet915]

Wow, it seems like the players probably knew thats why they played like dogshit.

[Omaha1]

1-5 in ncaa tourney. I’m honestly surprised Maryland isn’t willing to spend for someone more successful.

[Hall2012]

1-5 in ncaa tourney. I’m honestly surprised Maryland isn’t willing to spend for someone more successful.

They probably see a guy who made the tournament 5 out of 6 years (and easily would've been 6 of 7 without the covid cancellation) with a small fraction of their resources and think that at a "great basketball power" like Maryland, he'll be able to recruit better players and have more success in the tournament. Realistically, when hiring a coach I would expect his full body of regular season work to be a much better indicator of future success than a small sample of NCAA tournament games.

[Wizard of Westroads]

Question for Hall fans: Was Holloway the leading candidate before he beat Kentucky?

Who was his biggest previous noncon win this year, LIU Brooklyn? Hall fans would be familiar with him, but his resume looks underwhelming to an outsider.

[Hall2012]

Question for Hall fans: Was Holloway the leading candidate before he beat Kentucky?

Who was his biggest previous noncon win this year, LIU Brooklyn? Hall fans would be familiar with him, but his resume looks underwhelming to an outsider.

Can't speak to the administration, but he was the fan favorite for sure. He was Willard's right hand man and top recruiter from his time at Iona until he got the St. Peter's gig. He was widely considered to be Seton Hall's coach in waiting for when the time of Willard's departure came. He's a fan favorite from his playing days and while him leaving SHU for St. Peter's was disappointing, it was also widely viewed as his place to get some head coaching experience before coming home. Also, I can't stress enough just how difficult of a job St. Peter's is. Their athletic department has pretty much nil resources. It's a very difficult place to win and while his results there may not look overly impressive to an outsider, people in the NY Metro area consider his success level there to be a minor miracle.

Also, should Holloway get the Seton Hall job, expectation is that the next St. Peter's head coach will be current top SHU assistant Grant Billmeier.

[Wizard of Westroads]

Question for Hall fans: Was Holloway the leading candidate before he beat Kentucky?

Who was his biggest previous noncon win this year, LIU Brooklyn? Hall fans would be familiar with him, but his resume looks underwhelming to an outsider.

Can't speak to the administration, but he was the fan favorite for sure. He was Willard's right hand man and top recruiter from his time at Iona until he got the St. Peter's gig. He was widely considered to be Seton Hall's coach in waiting for when the time of Willard's departure came. He's a fan favorite from his playing days and while him leaving SHU for St. Peter's was disappointing, it was also widely viewed as his place to get some head coaching experience before coming home. Also, I can't stress enough just how difficult of a job St. Peter's is. Their athletic department has pretty much nil resources. It's a very difficult place to win and while his results there may not look overly impressive to an outsider, people in the NY Metro area consider his success level there to be a minor miracle.

Also, should Holloway get the Seton Hall job, expectation is that the next St. Peter's head coach will be current top SHU assistant Grant Billmeier.

Good info, thanks! The Hall is my favorite of the "eastern" teams.

[billyjack]

Great read Hall2012, thanks.

Yeah, I remember when the Peacocks' previous coach left (John Dunne), it was to go to Marist of all places. Talk was that Dunne was a genius coach but that no one can win at St Peter's.

Also, looks like in '20 Holloway had SP on track for an NCAA bid, but Covid got in the way.

I love that quote that Hall2012 pointed out from Holloway too. Perfect perspective and attitude.