Seton Hall basketball rally falls short against Georgetown on Mark Bryant Day

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NEWARK – The standing ovation lasted over two minutes, and for many of the 7,500 fans at the Prudential Center Sunday night, those cheers came straight from the heart.

They were for Mark Bryant, the cornerstone of Seton Hall basketball’s revival in the 1980s under P.J. Carlesimo – a Columbia High School star who stayed home and, eventually, led the Pirates to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.

Nearly four decades ago, Bryant launched the Hall’s rise from the ashes by leading two shocking wins over then-national power Georgetown in the 1986-87 season. It was a sign of things to come.

So it was fitting that “Mark Bryant Day” took place against the Hoyas. But the end result on this night was a reminder that there’s a long way for the current Pirates to go.

The Hall lost 61-60, rallying from 12 down only to fumble away the final possession as star guard Isaiah Coleman never touched the ball. Turnover-prone postgrad Dylan Addae-Wusu took it up court and, with Coleman faceguarded, lost possession as time expired.

Hall coach Shaheen Holloway said the play was supposed to be a dribble handoff for Coleman, who finished with 25 points and nine rebounds. During a timeout huddle before the sequence, Coleman said he wanted the final shot.

“You’ve got to go get that ball,” Holloway said afterwards in response to reporters’ questions about the play. “The play is for you – you’ve got to go get the basketball. You can’ t get denied. I don’t want to blame him (Coleman). That didn’t lose the game for us. What lost the game for us, we can’t keep spotting teams points in the first half.”

Holloway continued: “But the good ones and the great ones, they go get the basketball. I give him a lot of credit: He said, ‘Coach I want the ball.’ That’s why I switched the play up. Go ahead, go get it. Can’t get denied. He got denied and just stopped. I told Dylan at the same time, if you can’t get it to him, you go. He kind of got stuck and ran out of…

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Publish date : 2024-12-23 02:26:00

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