After winning the NIT championship in early April and losing nine players to the transfer portal, Shaheen Holloway didn’t have a ton of time to remake his roster. The portal actually opened on March 18, but Seton Hall continued its postseason run for several weeks after that. “It was challenging,” Holloway said Tuesday on a Zoom call.
“It’s draining for me...
I haven’t had a chance to breathe for a second.” But with summer workouts now underway and his new team starting to take shape, Holloway sounds optimistic about his team, saying that he recruited players who he believes can compete in the rugged Big East -- as opposed to past years where he felt he had to add players just so his team could practice and fill out a roster. The new roster includes eight transfers plus two incoming freshmen, Holloway said.
“This year I wanted to bring in guys that could f***ing compete,” he said. “My mindset was I’m bringing in a bunch of guys that could play and compete and I think that brings the best out of a team.” Asked what he was looking for from the portal, Holloway said, “I wanted more guys that could play multiple spots.
I wanted more size as far as at the guards’ spot. I wanted more guys that could get to the basket. I wanted some shooters.
I just wanted a team where I could play 10-11 guys, where I don’t have to play one guy 30-35 minutes.” He added: “If you watch my teams over the years, we get better as the year goes on. To our fans, it’s goin.
