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Former Ohio State guard Scotty Middleton chooses transfer destination

One former Buckeye hoops star has found his new home. #GoBucks

Former Ohio State guard Scotty Middleton is ready to submit his change of address form with the post office.

Middleton played quite a bit for the Buckeyes last season as a freshman and showed flashes of what made him a highly regarded prospect when former OSU coach Chris Holtmann landed him in the 2022 class. As with every year, the transfer portal became tempting for the young freshman and he jumped into it after a 2023-2024 season that did not go as well as many would have wanted in Columbus.

Now, after looking at his options, Middleton has decided to transfer to Seton Hall to begin anew according to an announcement he made on X (formerly Twitter) Wednesday.

We wish Middleton nothing but the best with the three years he has remaining and will look to follow how things go in South Orange, New Jersey, beginning this upcoming season.

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Game of the year? Creighton defeats Seton Hall in triple overtime

The Creighton Blue Jays defeated the Seton Hall Pirates, 97-94, in triple-overtime on Saturday in another instant classic Big East basketball game.

The Big East has a rich history of incredible conference battles. From the infamous ‘sweater game’ in 1985 between Georgetown and St. John’s, to the six overtime battle between Syracuse and UConn in 2009, this conference is never lacking in entertainment value.

That proved true yet again on Saturday when Creighton went to Seton Hall and escaped with a 97-94 victory in triple-overtime thanks to a monster performance from center Ryan Kalkbrenner, who had 28 points, nine rebounds, and seven blocked shots.

The game was close more or less from the opening tip, and when Blue Jays guard Steven Ashworth forced overtime with a lay-in to end regulation, it was clear this was a game folks would be discussing for a long time.

Creighton moves to 5-3 in the Big East and helped erase the sting of losing to UConn on the road earlier in the week. Meanwhile the Pirates see their six game winning streak snap and fall to 6-2 in league play. They had previously picked up wins over UConn, Marquette, Providence, and St. John’s, and had plenty of chances to collect another win over a ranked team.

However, Kadary Richmond, who posted a triple-double in regulation and finished with 21 points, missed quite a few shots in overtime and Seton Hall struggled to slow down Kalkbrenner on the block, resulting in the heartbreaking loss.

The Pirates will get a chance to restart their winning streak on Wednesday when they host Providence, while Creighton will host Xavier on Tuesday.

If we are lucky, more regulation games will rival this one in a Big East that is loaded with talent and physicality this year.

Seton Hall’s NCAA Tournament resume improves with win over Marquette

Seton Hall picks up another massive win in Big East play as they continue to build an NCAA Tournament resume.

There are no easy victories in the Big East conference, and no team is proving that more than Seton Hall. The Pirates are 3-1 in conference play with victories over the defending champion UConn Huskies, an excellent Providence team, and now the No. 7 ranked Marquette Golden Eagles, who they defeated 78-75 on Saturday.

The Pirates had a 10-point lead with 2:25 to go but a handful of turnovers allowed Marquette to come back within one before Seton Hall was able to put it away. Al-Amir Dawes had 23 points while Kadary Richmond added 21 with five assists.

Seton Hall is now 10-5 on the year and 3-1 in the Big East, with three huge victories masking an ugly 20-point loss to Xavier – which highlights the confusing story of Shaheen Holloway’s team this season.

The Pirates came into the day ranked 79th in the NET, with a 2-2 record in Quad 1 games but only a 0-2 record in Quad 2 and 1-1 in Quad 3.

However, the losses are all incredibly respectable: USC and Iowa on neutral sites, Baylor on the road, Rutgers at home, and Xavier on the road.

It’s incredibly hard to ignore a team that has wins over UConn, Marquette, and Providence, and it’s possible the team’s win over Missouri will age well if the Tigers can find success in the SEC.

All this to say, the Pirates are building a resume that could put them on the March Madness bubble, and further demonstrates the depth of the Big East just a few weeks into the conference season.

UConn crushed by Seton Hall as Donovan Clingan suffers ankle injury

The UConn Huskies got ran out of their own gym by the Seton Hall Pirates to open up Big East conference play.

UConn was absolutely rolling heading into the Big East conference opener at home against Seton Hall on Wednesday, boasting a 10-1 record with wins over Indiana, Texas, North Carolina, and Gonzaga and only a narrow loss to Kansas.

40 minutes of gameplay later and the Huskies had their tail between their legs after suffering a 75-60 loss at the hands of an 8-4 Seton Hall squad whose only other Power-6 win came against Missouri.

As if that wasn’t bad enough, UConn saw star center Donovan Clingan exit the game in the second half with what is being described as an ankle sprain, and his status for his team’s next game on Saturday against Saint John’s remains up in the air.

The Huskies were stymied by Seton Hall’s trademark aggressive defense, turning the ball over a whopping 17 times while shooting just 37.9% from the field and 19% (4-21) from three point land.

For the Pirates, veteran guard Kadary Richmond led the charge – dropping 23 points with eight steals, six rebounds, and five assists.

It was a clear reminder to UConn, and college basketball fans, that winning in the Big East is never ever easy, and while the Huskies remain a favorite to win the national title they are by no means impervious to a bad offensive night.

WATCH: Seton Hall coach Shaheen Holloway causes altercation in postgame handshake line

Seton Hall coach Shaheen Holloway got in a brief altercation with Wagner coach Donald Copeland following the Pirates win.

The Seton Hall Pirates advanced to 4-0 with a 72-51 win over the Wagner Seahawks on Saturday afternoon, becoming the first team in the Big East to hit four wins on the season.

However, the victory was marred by a postgame altercation between Pirates second year head coach Shaheen Holloway and Seahawks coach Donald Copeland.

The two were caught on camera arguing in the handshake line, before Holloway threw Copeland’s hand away in frustration, which led to assistant coaches separating the two.

“I take full responsibility for that,” Holloway said after the game, as reported by Jerry Carino of the Asbury Park Press. “I like Donald. I respect him. He’s a good person, a good player, and a good coach.”

The altercation seemed to stem from Copeland’s decision to put on a full-court press toward the end of the game – despite being down 20 points – which Holloway took issue with.

This is not the first time Holloway has had issues with postgame pleasantries, as the Seton Hall coach refused to shake hands with Xavier’s Sean Miller last year after Xavier guard Souley Boum took a three-point shot with 22 seconds left in an 82-57 blowout.

The Pirates will have a hard time advancing to 5-0, with a tough matchup against No. 16 USC slated for November 23 in San Diego as part of the San Diego Invitational.

Oklahoma’s nonconference schedule highlighted by games against UNC, Arkansas

Taking a look at Oklahoma’s nonconference schedule with marquee games against UNC, Arkansas on the schedule.

Oklahoma’s 2023-2024 men’s basketball season schedule is taking shape, and the nonconference portion is officially locked in.

Oklahoma’s nonconference opponents and the games’ dates, times, and locations were officially announced on Tuesday afternoon.

The out-of-conference slate includes a pair of headliners that will move the needle. They’ll face off against blueblood UNC in the Jumpman Invitational for Jordan Brand-affiliated schools. Then there’s the neutral court rematch with Arkansas, with whom Oklahoma will share a conference in 2024.

 

Outside of those two marquee matchups, the Sooners will host four nonconference games at home to start the season. The games should serve as an excellent opportunity for a team with an overwhelming amount of new faces to gel against lesser competition.

OU will face Central Michigan, Mississippi Valley State, Texas State, and UT-Rio Grande Valley. The Sooners have never lost to any of those teams.

Oklahoma’s first in-season tournament comes when they travel to San Diego, California, to participate in the Rady Children’s Invitational. The Invitational happens on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday at LionTree Arena on the UC-San Diego campus. Joining Oklahoma will be Seton Hall, USC, and Iowa. Iowa and USC made the NCAA Tournament this past season, and both should compete to make it again this year. The Trojans and the Hawkeyes will provide significant tests for the Sooners.

OU returns to Norman on Nov. 30 to face Arkansas-Pine Bluff in McCasland Field House, which is meaningful to Oklahoma basketball. They played there for over 40 years until 1975. The Sooners last played there during the 2012-13 season.

After hosting Providence out of the Big East on Dec. 5, OU will continue the Crimson & Cardinal Classic series with another game against Arkansas at the BOK Center in Tulsa. Oklahoma won in 2021 but lost to Arkansas last year. The Razorbacks went on to make the Sweet Sixteen before bowing out to the eventual national champion, UConn.

OU gets to tune up against an aggressive Green Bay on Saturday, Dec. 16, before traveling to Charlotte, North Carolina, for the Jumpman Invitational. The Sooners will face North Carolina on Dec. 20. UNC beat Florida in the showcase last year.

And to wrap up nonconference and the 2023 calendar year, the Sooners end with a pair of home games over winter break against Central Arkansas and Monmouth on Dec. 28 and Dec. 31, respectively.

It’s not the most challenging schedule, but the possible matchups against some of their Power Five competition should give Oklahoma plenty of tests to gauge where this year’s team is at before they embark on what will be their final season in the Big 12.

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Gators add fourth transfer to men’s basketball team

Welcome to the Swamp, Tyrese Samuel! The former Seton Hall big man is headed to the Swamp for fifth and final year of collegiate eligibility.

After adding a pair of transfer players to the roster earlier in the week, the Florida men’s basketball team added former Seton Hall forward to [autotag]Tyrese Samuel[/autotag] on Sunday.

Samuel is a fifth-year player that saw success in 2022-23 after breaking into the starting rotation as a senior. The 6-foot-10-inch, 235-pound big man averaged 11 points and 4.3 rebounds per game last season and should be a key piece of Florida’s frontcourt rotation in 2023-24.

The Gators have also added forward [autotag]EJ Jarvis[/autotag], center [autotag]Micah Handlogten[/autotag] and guard [autotag]Walter Clayton Jr[/autotag]., who should all compete for significant minutes if not starting spots on the team.

Samuel might play a similar role to [autotag]Jason Jitoboh[/autotag], providing some size off the bench.Samuel is a strong rebounder, espescially on the offensive glass and he’s also known to force a turnover or two in each game, be it a block or steal.

The recent departure of [autotag]Alex Fudge[/autotag] β€” who declared for the 2023 NBA draft on Monday β€” could also mean that Samuel plays a starting role on the team. Jarvis and returner [autotag]Alek Szymczyk[/autotag] are the only expreienced forward big enough to play a traditional four. Freshmen [autotag]Alex Condon[/autotag] and [autotag]Thomas Haugh[/autotag] might aslo fit the bill.

Samuel chose Florida over Wake Forest after taking an official visit to the Swamp over the weekend. Associate head coach Carlin Hartman was already familiar with Samuel from his time recruiting for the Oklahoma Sooners, and the two rekindled the relationship during an in-home visit a week before the official trip, according to 247Sports.

The coaching connection helped Samuel land on Florida, and now he’s all in on restoring glory to the Gators name.

“I want to show people how I’m able to play pretty versatile and also I want to win games,” Samuel said. “Winning games is the main thing and making the tournament. Not just making the tournament but making a deep run and trying to get as far as possible.”

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Oklahoma Sooners pick up big win over Seton Hall 77-64, improve to 5-1

Led by Grant Sherfield’s 25 points, the Sooners picked up a big win over Seton Hall to move on to the ESPN Events Championship game. From @john9williams

Seton Hall guard Dre Davis gave the Pirates a 53-52 lead with 11:11 to go in the game and from that point on, it was all Oklahoma.

Led by [autotag]Grant Sherfield[/autotag]’s 25 points, the Sooners outscored Seton Hall 24-12 over the final 11 minutes to pick up a huge win in the ESPN Events Invitational. [autotag]Tanner Groves[/autotag] was big down the stretch, scoring five points in the final three minutes to help Oklahoma ice the game. Groves scored on a putback after gathering an offensive rebound. He followed that up with a three-pointer before coming up with a huge steal with under two minutes to play.

The Sooners had a fantastic night from the field, shooting 51.8% and hitting 50% of their three-point attempts. While they lost the rebounding battle, Oklahoma took care of the basketball, finishing with just eight turnovers in the game.

Led by Sherfield, four Sooners scored in double figures. [autotag]Sam Godwin[/autotag] had 12 points off the bench, and [autotag]Jacob Groves[/autotag] and [autotag]Jalen Hill[/autotag] each chipped in 10 point to help the Sooners continue their winning streak.

At 5-1 on the season, Sooners now move on to the championship of the ESPN Events to take on 6-0 Ole Miss. The Rebels earned a berth in the finals with a 74-62 win over Siena.

Twitter Takeaways from Iowa’s gritty road victory at Seton Hall

Twitter reacted to Kris Murray’s career high and the Hawkeyes’ big win as Iowa took care of Seton Hall, 83-67, in the Gavitt Tipoff Games.

How about that for a big road victory!

Just three games into the season, Iowa has defeated a solidly notable opponent in the Big East’s Seton Hall. They were dominant defensively, really throwing their opponents off of their game despite being on the road.

The Pirates shot under 36% from the field, and had double the turnovers (16) as Iowa. For most of the first half, Seton Hall looked absolutely unable to score. That really aided an Iowa offense that struggled a bit early on to score as well.

Thankfully, they did pick it up on the back of a Kris Murray 29 point performance. That matched Murray’s career high as he finished 10-of-20 from the floor and drained a trio of 3-pointers.

They don’t look like they are in midseason form yet, but Iowa showed a ton of exciting things against Seton Hall. There was excitement about their defensive potential heading into the season, and they locked down tonight. Filip Rebraca in particular was a force on the interior, Tony Perkins pestering the Pirates as well.

It is a win that can prove to be big come the end of the season, and here are the top social media reactions.

Can Rutgers women’s basketball team crack Top 25?

After a nice 73-68 victory over Hofstra University last night, are fans slowly starting to hope that this season is a bounce-back year for the Rutgers women’s basketball team? Can head coach Coquese Washington return the Scarlet Knights to their once powerhouse form?

After a nice 73-68 victory over Hofstra University last night, are fans slowly starting to hope that this season is a bounce-back year for the Rutgers women’s basketball program? Can this team begin to stack wins in not just out-of-conference play but in a deep Big Ten?

Granted it is only one victory but getting off on the right foot is an excellent confidence booster. The next test for the Scarlet Knights will be this Friday night, November 11, 2022, against the Seton Hall Pirates. The last time the two local New Jersey universities faced off was back in December 2017, when the Scarlet Knights defeated the Pirates 70-45. The Pirates are going to give the Scarlet Knights more of a challenge than Hofstra, especially since Hofstra hasn’t had a winning season in the last six years.

After the retirement of legendary head coach C. Vivian Stringer, the Rutgers women’s basketball program was left wondering. Wondering if the once-successful program can return to the top. With the victory over Hofstra, the women Scarlet Knights ushered newly head coach Coquese Washington to the win column.

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Can Washington return the Scarlet Knights to their once powerhouse form? Watching the game last night, it was nice to see the Scarlet Knights put up points, something they lacked all last season.

Hopefully, Washington can carry on Stringer’s defensive mindset, something she implemented in her program for many years. In the years leading up to Stringer’s retirement, Rutgers had issues scoring, but would win games because of their strong defense. Stringer always made a case that a strong defense is a good offense, but nowadays that doesn’t work, since many teams have elite scoring. If Washington can get her girls to play tough defense and continue to run an efficient offensive scheme, Rutgers can make a tremendous improvement from last season, possibly cracking the NCAA Women’s Basketball top 25 rankings.

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