{"id":2377,"date":"2020-03-20T22:42:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T02:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportsreporting\/?p=2377"},"modified":"2020-03-23T09:25:52","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T13:25:52","slug":"new-jersey-schools-effected-in-march-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportsreporting\/2020\/03\/20\/new-jersey-schools-effected-in-march-madness\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey Schools affected in March Madness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year saw a nice change of scenery for many fans of New Jersey schools in college basketball. The state had a sort of college basketball renaissance that came to a disappointing, abrupt end with the cancellation of both conference tournament and the NCAA Tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Teams such as Seton Hall and Rutgers were poised to make the March Madness Tournament this year. Each team had a successful season that saw the Rutgers team crack the Top 25 and Seton Hall&#8217;s senior-laden team share a Big East regular season title for the first time since 1993 and spend all but three weeks in the Top 25.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2378\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2378\" style=\"width: 373px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2378\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportsreporting\/files\/2020\/03\/2019_20_MBB_Arms_Locked_1920x1089-373x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"373\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportsreporting\/files\/2020\/03\/2019_20_MBB_Arms_Locked_1920x1089-373x210.jpg 373w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportsreporting\/files\/2020\/03\/2019_20_MBB_Arms_Locked_1920x1089-889x500.jpg 889w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportsreporting\/files\/2020\/03\/2019_20_MBB_Arms_Locked_1920x1089-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportsreporting\/files\/2020\/03\/2019_20_MBB_Arms_Locked_1920x1089-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportsreporting\/files\/2020\/03\/2019_20_MBB_Arms_Locked_1920x1089.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seton Hall men&#8217;s basketball team 2019-2020 team photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2379\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2379\" style=\"width: 315px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2379 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportsreporting\/files\/2020\/03\/Team_Photo-315x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportsreporting\/files\/2020\/03\/Team_Photo-315x210.jpg 315w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportsreporting\/files\/2020\/03\/Team_Photo-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportsreporting\/files\/2020\/03\/Team_Photo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportsreporting\/files\/2020\/03\/Team_Photo-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportsreporting\/files\/2020\/03\/Team_Photo-177x118.jpg 177w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportsreporting\/files\/2020\/03\/Team_Photo.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rutgers men&#8217;s basketball team 2019-2020 team photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our season was cut short&#8230;but there were plenty of shining moments in this championship season that we will treasure. Thank you for being part of our Voyage. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OneShiningMoment?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OneShiningMoment<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HALLin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HALLin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ARDc017dFX\">pic.twitter.com\/ARDc017dFX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Seton Hall Men&#39;s Basketball (@SetonHallMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SetonHallMBB\/status\/1240421955985117184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Seton Hall finished this season with a record of 21-9 and had senior Myles Powell took home Big East Player of the Year honors, while senior Romaro Gill took home Defensive Player and Most Improved Player of the Year awards.<\/p>\n<p>The Hall was a projected 3-seed in the NCAA Tournament and fans and media members were getting ready for a deep run, some even projecting them to be a Final Four team and National Champion contender.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We had our fair share of shining moments this season.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-20 Rutgers Basketball season will forever be known as the year that changed it all.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udee1\u2694\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GardenStatement?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GardenStatement<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zVlRMS8IvT\">pic.twitter.com\/zVlRMS8IvT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rutgers Basketball \ud83c\udfc0 (@RutgersMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RutgersMBB\/status\/1240370432588595202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Scarlet Knights finished the regular season with a record of 20-11 with an 18-1 record at home. The Scarlet Knights surprised many this year and had their most competitive season since joining the Big Ten. The special year began early when Rutgers took the Garden State Hardwood Classic boardwalk trophy from the Pirates.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a0\ufe0f WARNING \u26a0\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>You might wanna take a seat before you watch this. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd34\ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GardenStatement?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GardenStatement<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lOYLHE0udk\">pic.twitter.com\/lOYLHE0udk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rutgers Basketball \ud83c\udfc0 (@RutgersMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RutgersMBB\/status\/1207494740247269376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rutgers went on a late season skid during a stretch of mainly road games, yet they remained a competitive team that seemed near unbeatable at home and came close to some major wins on the road.<\/p>\n<p>While these teams had tremendous regular seasons, the NCAA&#8217;s decision to cancel games due to fears about the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many to look at this season as a lost cause for both teams.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Information for Pirates fans interested in postseason tickets is available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ULOM9LDyKr\">https:\/\/t.co\/ULOM9LDyKr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HALLin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HALLin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Seton Hall Men&#39;s Basketball (@SetonHallMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SetonHallMBB\/status\/1236723666802683905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is not a mindset that people should have however, as both teams should be celebrated as bringing back an in state rivalry that saw two successful schools within the same state go head to head against each other.<\/p>\n<p>Residents and fans from each team should look forward of whats to come with New Jersey Basketball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year saw a nice change of scenery for many fans of New Jersey schools in college basketball. The state had a sort of college basketball renaissance that came to a disappointing, abrupt end with the cancellation of both conference tournament and the NCAA Tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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