Pirates Talk Matt Loughlin

Dave Popkin is the guest this week. In the aftermath of Seton Hall being snubbed by the NCAA Basketball Committee, we talk about the whys and how comes, and discuss what to expect as the Pirates begin play in the NIT as the number one seed.

Adam Zagoria of nj.com joins me for a postmortem following Seton Hall's loss to Saint John's in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals. What happened and why? Where do the Pirates go from here?

What does Jerry Carino think about tomorrow's Seton Hall game against St. John's in the Big East Tournament? The dean of college basketball writers is my guest on this week's show. You'll also hear of an initiative of Onward Setonia honoring Dan Gioseffi, a great friend of The Hall, and the man behind PirateCrew on Rivals.com as Onward Setonia continues to develop NIL initiatives for Seton Hall student-athletes.

Noted bracketologist Brad Wachtel joins the show to discuss where Seton Hall sits in the NCAA Tournament bid picture. Are the Pirates a bubble team? Are they in? Is there a margin for error? Brad explains why a team that is in third place in the Big East and has wins over nationally-ranked opponents needs to perform down the stretch.

Dana O'Neil, senior writer for The Athletic, is my guest on the latest "Pirates Talk". We spoke earlier in the week before Creighton's big win over UConn about the final month of the Big East, Seton Hall's NCAA Tournament bid chances, the national college hoops scene and more.

I'm pleased to be joined by Seton Hall guard Al-Amir Dawes, the senior guard from Newark, NJ, who is second on the team in scoring, leads the team in three-point field goals and is fifth in the nation in free throw percentage. He's a big reason why The Hall is the surprise team in the Big East Conference with a very good chance of making the NCAA Tournament.