Pirates Talk

Seton Hall women's basketball coach Tony Bozzella joins this week's podcast as he discusses his team's start, its need to better, the Big East, and more.

Seton Hall is off to a 2-0 start but they face a huge test on Tuesday night against #4 ranked Michigan. Asbury Park Press and app.com writer Jerry Carino joins me to discuss tomorrow's matchup, the last time these teams met 32 years ago in Seattle (who can forget?), and to give the 411 on this year's Pirates squad.

Welcome to the third season of "Pirates Talk"! We kick things off with a visit from John Fanta, a rising media star and a fountain of information about college basketball, the Big East and Seton Hall. It's a preview of the 2021-22 college basketball season.

Jerry Carino is this week's guest as the college basketball writer for the Asbury Park Press discusses the Big East Tournament. Can Seton Hall bounce back from its four-game season-ending losing streak and make some NCAA noise? Plus, hear from head coach Kevin Willard on what happened during the streak and from Sandro Mamukelashvili as he accepts the Big East Player-of-the Year Award.

The Seton Hall women's basketball team traveled a bit of a rocky road this season en route to finishing third in the Big East Conference. Head Coach Tony Bozzella guided his team through COVID pauses, incorporating new faces into the lineup, his own harrowing experience with coronavirus, and more.

Harvey Araton, New York Times best-selling author, and former NBA columnist for The Times, is my guest this week as he discusses his latest book, "Our Last Season, A Writer, A Fan, A Friendship".

Seton Hall has righted the ship with two consecutive road wins, including Saturday's wire-to-wire victory over UConn. With the Pirates in the middle of a week off before their next game, I had a chance to speak with head coach Kevin Willard about where his team stacks up, what happened during that three-game losing streak, what lies ahead and more, including a good story about the late, great, hig...

Now in her eighth year as commissioner of the Big East Conference, Val Ackerman discusses her path to her current position, her Jersey roots, David Stern's influence, what the future holds, and more.

From waiting for the KGB (yes, THE KGB) to decide his fate, to his coming to America; and from his time at Seton Hall, to his work in the NBA; Arturas Karnisovas, the Chicago Bulls Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations, discusses his basketball travails and travels. What a ride it has been!

A member of the Seton Hall Athletics Hall-of-Fame, and currently an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors, Adrian Griffin is my guest on this edition of "Pirates Talk." We discuss how a kid from Kansas made it to South Orange, playing for P.J. Carlesimo, the pursuit of his PhD (getting close), and so much more!

I'm excited to hear what Zach Braziller has to say about the Pirates as they continue their run in the Big East Conference. The New York Post writer discusses the Hall, the Big East and offers his thoughts on the national scene as well.

From a walk-on role to a prime-time performer, it has been an incredible road traveled by Shavar Reynolds, Jr. And he's not done yet! Listen to him talk about living in Japan, his tryout for a walk-on role, and what lies ahead for the rest of this season. And, oh! Will Kevin Hart star in the Shavar Reynolds, Jr. bio-pic?

Robin Cunningham is my special guest on the latest edition of the show. She has essentially stayed at the Hall ever since stepping onto the campus as a freshman. One of the first two women to receive athletic scholarships to SHU, she made her mark on the basketball court, but, more importantly, has impacted the lives of thousands of student-athletes, and continues to provide service to the univers...

My guest this week is Dave Popkin. He and Gary Cohen bring Seton Hall basketball to life on the radio and form one of the great broadcast crews in college basketball. From how it all began to what his expectations are for this season and how COVID has changed broadcasting, Dave discusses life with the Pirates and more.

He never went far from his Jersey City home but Jerry Walker has traveled a mighty road. We discuss his time at St. Anthony High School, playing for Seton Hall and his Big East showdowns, his continued community service in his hometown, and more. Including how he overcame early physical disabilities to become a basketball standout.

The start of the SHU women's basketball season is right around the corner. Join me and my guest, women's basketball head coach Tony Bozzella, as we discuss the team's prospects for this season. Who will lead the way? Who might be a surprise? We discuss the return of UConn to the Big East and so much more.

COVID 19 has caused Seton Hall's men's basketball team to pause its practices. Will the season start on time? As the virus spreads, what are the implications in the Big East and around the college basketball landscape? Jerry Carino and John Fanta, two of the most respected voices in the game, discuss what lies ahead and whether or not there will be college basketball this season.

So many questions regarding the upcoming college basketball season. Will there be a season? How will it look? How will Seton Hall do in the Big East? There's one person who can help sort things out. Jerry Carino of the Asbury Park Press, one of the pre-eminent college basketball writers in the country, is my guest on the latest edition of "Pirates Talk".

I hope you enjoy this interview with former Seton Hall University baseball great, Rick Cerone. A first round pick by the Cleveland Indians in 1975, Rick had an 18-year career that included stints with the Yankees and Mets. He was a two-time All American at the Hall and helped the Pirates to two College World Series appearances. He reminisces about his time on campus, the friendships he made that a...

It didn't begin the way Andre Barrett hoped it would during his time at Seton Hall. But he stuck with it and ended up in the school's men's basketball record books. After traveling world-wide to pursue his pro career with stops in the NBA, Europe and South America, he's back home working for the NBA. We talk the Hall, hoops and dreams.

The head coach of the Pirates discusses the abrupt end to the season, his hopes for next year and why missing out on Myles Powell's graduation ceremony hurts so much.

I'm veering off the basketball tracks but staying true blue-and-white! John Valentin, a member of the Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fame, and a former player for the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets (one year) is my guest.

It was a coup for Seton Hall when Bryce Aiken announced he chose the Hall as his transfer destination. He talks about why he chose the Pirates, what next season looks like, getting ready to graduate from Harvard and more!

The Seton Hall Pirates were on the verge of their sixth post-season appearance in the seven years that Tony Bozzella has been the head women's basketball coach. Then it all came to a screeching halt because of covid-19. We talk about the abrupt ending, the season that was, what lies ahead and more.

My conversation with the outstanding NBA, NFL and college basketball play-by-play man including what it will take for Myles Powell to take it to the next level, where Ian was when the NBA shut down and more,