Jerry Carino

Seton Hall falls to St. John's in Big East semis, ending NCAA hopes 5 takeaways as the Pirates could not get over the hump against the regular-season champions. What's next?

Seton Hall's players made it crystal clear they want to keep playing, no matter what the tournament.
UPDATED with comments from Clark, Hines (who I spoke with at length), Staton-McCray and Dar. Plus Holloway on the Potter incident: app.com/story/sports...

Seton Hall falls to St. John's in Big East semis, ending NCAA hopes 5 takeaways as the Pirates could not get over the hump against the regular-season champions. What's next?

Final: No. 13 St. John's 78, Seton Hall 68
Johnnies won the physical battle again - no easy feat vs. the Hall.
Pirates' season is not over. More on what comes next and
5 takeaways, including the out-of-line Matt Potter:
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Rutgers basketball: Steve Pikiell showed he can still coach Rutgers basketball's season ended at 14-19, but there's some hope for next season.

If you’re a Rutgers fan looking for optimism, Steve Pikiell is no longer GM and chief fundraiser. He returns to being a full-time coach – something he did well down the stretch this season. Column:
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Seton Hall tops Creighton in Big East Tournament as Jacob Dar delivers 5 takeaways from Seton Hall's Big East Tournament quarterfinal

"This is the stuff you dream of as a kid – that’s what I came to the Big East for, that’s what I came to Seton Hall for.”
UPDATED Seton Hall-Creighton breakdown with quotes from the locker room and talk of the St. John's showdown:
www.app.com/story/sports... via @asburyparkpress

Seton Hall tops Creighton in Big East Tournament as Jacob Dar delivers 5 takeaways from Seton Hall's Big East Tournament quarterfinal

Final at MSG: Seton Hall 72, Creighton 61
The Jacob Dar Game, and a defensive clinic.
5 thoughts as the Pirates advance to the Big East semifinals for the first time since 2021: www.app.com/story/sports...

Tariq Francis sparks Rutgers past Minnesota in Big Ten Tournament 3 thoughts, 3 quotes on Rutgers' first Big Ten Tournament win since 2023. The Tariq Francis show continues

Final: Rutgers 72, Minny 67
The Tariq Francis show (29 points, 4 assists) continues, and so does RU’s vast improvement.
The program’s 1st Big Ten Tournament win since 2023.
3 thoughts, quotes coming:
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Seton Hall's Shaheen Holloway is unanimous Big East Coach of the Year Four Seton Hall boosters on the job Shaheen Holloway has done and what he needs from the university moving forward.

I interviewed four Seton Hall boosters -- serious, invested fans -- about Shaheen Holloway's unanimous selection as Big East Coach of the Year, and what the university has to do for him moving forward. They were candid: www.app.com/story/sports...

Monmouth basketball's Jack Collins, knee ripped up, went out a warrior The Hawks couldn't earn their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2006, but Manasquan's Jack Collins left an impressive legacy of loyalty.

Monmouth's Jack Collins played the last 12 games with a torn meniscus -- including the full 40 last night AND tonight (and he held Hofstra star Cruz Davis to 3-of-13 FGs).
On the Hawks' four-year warrior's final lesson in loyalty: app.com/story/sports...

Big East Tournament: Seton Hall's 2016 title, fan's guide, predictions A look back on Seton Hall's 2016 Big East Tournament title, 10 years later. Plus a look ahead to this year's event with no shortage of story lines.

My Big East Tournament preview:
--Looking back on Seton Hall's 2016 title run, 10 years later, with insight from that team's leader.
--The 'fan's guide,' an annual staple
--Game-by-game predictions
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Jersey Jump Shot with NJIT wing Ari Fulton - Jersey Jump Shot: Talkin' College Hoops in the Garden State TOP: NJIT forward Ari Fulton on his America East quarterfinal buzzer-beater and favorite door-dash order 14:00: Rutgers’ promising young core 28:15: Seton Hall and Shaheen Holloway wringing the spon...

Audio-platform version: omny.fm/shows/jersey...

NJ college basketball talk with NJIT wing Ari Fulton YouTube video by Asbury Park Press

Jersey Jump Shot!
TOP: NJIT forward Ari Fulton on his America East quarterfinal buzzer-beater and favorite door-dash order
14:00: Rutgers’ promising young core
28:15: Seton Hall and Shaheen Holloway wringing the sponge
42:30: Door’s open for Monmouth
youtu.be/uF9Cy0cWsAU?...

Rutgers basketball handles Penn State to finish regular season hot 5 takeaways as the Scarlet Knights' underclassmen continued to show promise with the Big Ten Tournament next

I asked Tariq Francis and Lino Mark about the odds of keeping the promising young core together for next season -- and Steve Pikiell addressed it, too, even invoking Donald Trump. This was a fascinating postgame filled with clues: www.app.com/story/sports...

Rutgers basketball handles Penn State to finish regular season hot 5 takeaways as the Scarlet Knights' underclassmen continued to show promise with the Big Ten Tournament next

Final: Rutgers 74, Penn State 62
An RU squad that some thought would win zero Big Ten games finishes 6-14 and with a bye in the league tourney.
More important: There are some promising young players on this squad. 5 takeaways: www.app.com/story/sports... via @asburyparkpress

Seton Hall basketball fights but falls to St. John's amid more bricks 5 takeaways as the Pirates ended the regular season with a great atmosphere but a familiar problem

Final: No. 18 St. John's 72, Seton Hall 65
Great atmosphere, great effort, terrible shooting.
Johnnies win the Big East -- a rematch is possible at MSG next week. 5 takeaways: app.com/story/sports...

Rutgers basketball: On Senior Day, managers have earned their moment In a transient sport, student-managers are a constant. Rutgers will honor five of them Sunday before the Penn State game.

Senior Day is different now. So I wrote about Rutgers' senior managers, who rebound for players at 11 pm and load planes in 10-degree weather. They don't get paid, don't transfer.
“What you put into the program, you’ll get back out.”
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Rutgers basketball nipped at Michigan State as freshmen guards impress As general manager Rob Sullivan rolls up his sleeves, some players are making a case to be prioritized while others are not.

Final: No. 8 Michigan State 91, Rutgers 87
As GM Rob Sullivan finalizes his valuations, RU's relentless freshmen guards are giving him something to think about.
On whose stock rose and whose fell: www.app.com/story/sports...

NJ's Joe Gallo is a star college basketball coach, and doing it his way The Milltown, Middlesex County native has Merrimack winning big and having fun. People throughout the sport are taking notice.

There's a landscaping store in Milltown that sells amazing sandwiches along with four varieties of mulch.
I learned this while going deep on Merrimack's Joe Gallo, who could be the next big college coaching star out of New Jersey: www.app.com/story/sports...

Seton Hall basketball: Senior Night for David Gabriel, 'a true Pirate' The walk-on guard from North Bergen is the lone four-year Pirate -- and may the last for years to come. His imprint is all over the program's culture.

Seton Hall will honor several players on Senior Night, but only one has spent four years in South Orange - and his imprint is all over the program's culture.
On North Bergen's David Gabriel, "a true Pirate". www.app.com/story/sports...

Seton Hall basketball wins at Xavier to clinch Big East Tournament bye 3 thoughts, 3 quotes as the Pirates win their 20th game

Final: Seton Hall 77, Xavier 68
Pirates clinch a bye in Big East Tourney, no worse than a 4th-place finish, 20 wins. All after going 2-18 last year and picked to finish last this year.
3 thoughts, 3 quotes on a significant night:
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Jersey Jump Shot with Rutgers AD Keli Zinn - Jersey Jump Shot: Talkin' College Hoops in the Garden State TOP: Rutgers AD Keli Zinn on fundraising, RAC renovation, RU’s hoops programs and much more 23:50 Seton Hall-UConn fallout 29:55: Mid-major & D-3 shout-outs 34:15: Happy 80th, Pops Carino

Here is the audio-platform version of Jersey Jump Shot featuring Rutgers AD Keli Zinn: omny.fm/shows/jersey...

NJ college basketball talk with Rutgers AD Keli Zinn YouTube video by Asbury Park Press

Jersey Jump Shot!
TOP: Rutgers AD Keli Zinn on fundraising, RAC renovation, RU’s hoops programs and much more
23:50 Seton Hall-UConn fallout
29:55: Mid-major & D-3 shout-outs
34:15: Happy 80th, Pops Carino
youtu.be/vQd4tMJD4xM?...

Division 3 NCAA Tournament: Three NJ basketball teams make the bracket Manasquan HS grad Matthew Solomon has special motivation in leading red-hot TCNJ. Montclair State, Stevens also repping the Garden State.

The D-3 NCAA bracket is out. Here's the draw info for Montclair State, TCNJ and Stevens -- and the incredible story of TCNJ's Matt Solomon, whose viral finish to the NJAC final was dedicated to his late father and 3-year-old cousin: www.app.com/story/sports...

NJ basketball bracketology: March Madness paths for Seton Hall, others Breaking down the road to March Madness for Seton Hall, Monmouth, Saint Peter's, NJIT, FDU, Rutgers heading into championship week.

New Jersey bracketology: Where six Garden State teams stand as championship week approaches:
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Rutgers basketball wins at Maryland as Buchanan carries small lineup 3 thoughts, 3 quotes as Rutgers completed the season sweep of Maryland and eyes a bye in the Big Ten Tournament

"June was ready to play, coming back home."
By carrying Rutgers' front line in a 69-65 win at Maryland, Darren Buchanan continues to show why he should be part of next season's roster.
3 thoughts, 3 quotes:
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Seton Hall basketball nipped at No. 6 UConn amid tough whistles 3 thoughts, 3 quotes as the Pirates brought the fight with their backs to the wall

Final: No. 6 UConn 71, Seton Hall 67
Pirates took a big swing, but tough whistles hurt down the stretch.
This version of the Hall can make a run in the Big East Tournament: www.app.com/story/sports...

Seton Hall basketball: Josh Rivera loves repping NJ, and plays like it The Middlesex County native has been a glue guy in his homecoming season with the Pirates, who visit UConn with an NCAA Tournament berth in mind.

In the preseason, Josh Rivera broke his hand and didn't even realize it.
“That fire translates well to the game," he said.
On Seton Hall's junkyard dog -- a Middlesex County native who's making the most of his homecoming:
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Rutgers basketball: Latest loss reminder of desperate need at center Former Scarlet Knight Lathan Sommerville started for Washington and the Huskies beat Rutgers up inside. It's a familiar refrain.

Final: Washington 79, Rutgers 72
The Huskies' demolition of Rutgers' bigs--despite the best effort of RU's guards and wings--is the most salient reminder yet that spending big on a proven center is priority No. 1 this offseason. Column: www.app.com/story/sports...

Monmouth U grad Bryan Sosoo on this 'amazing' Winter Olympics moment Former Monmouth University track star Bryan Sosoo on representing Team USA in the four-man bobsled -- and a particular moment he'll never forget.

What's it like to hear a crowd chanting "USA!" as you're about to begin your Olympic event? @MonmouthHawks grad Bryan Sosoo on his experience in Cortina and which U.S. athletes were especially supportive of the bobsledders:
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Jersey Jump Shot with Merrimack coach and NJ native Joe Gallo - Jersey Jump Shot: Talkin' College Hoops in the Garden State Intro music by Jason Reiser TOP: Merrimack coach and Milltown’s own Joe Gallo on building a winner, Budd Clark, and more 25:00: Can Seton Hall and Najai Hines find that extra gear? 37:40: On Rutger...

Here is the audio-platform version of the latest Jersey Jump Shot featuring Merrimack coach and Central Jersey native Joe Gallo: omny.fm/shows/jersey...

NJ college basketball talk Merrimack coach and Milltown native Joe Gallo YouTube video by Asbury Park Press

Jersey Jump Shot!
TOP: Merrimack coach and Milltown’s own Joe Gallo on building a winner, Budd Clark, and more
25:00: Can Seton Hall, Najai Hines find an extra gear?
37:40: Rutgers and Tariq Francis
42:30: NJ mid-major shout-outs
youtu.be/3tjpbenBUfY?...