Seton Hall missed out on some key transfer portal targets for NIL reasons, but head coach Shaheen Holloway has still engineered a dramatic turnaround from a year ago.

After Wednesday’s impressive 77-61 win over Central Connecticut State inside Walsh Gym, the Pirates are 8-1 and have already eclipsed last year’s sorry win total in a year they finished 7-25. The Pirates’ only loss this season was a 2-point defeat to eventual Maui Invitational champion USC in Hawaii.

Seton Hall sits at No. 46 in the NET Rankings (used to help determine the NCAA Tournament field) and are the fifth-ranked Big East team in the Rankings after being picked to finish last in the conference. Of the Big East’s four Top-25 victories in the non-conference, UConn owns three and Seton Hall one.

After Wednesday’s

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