Seton Hall Wins NIT Thriller, Nearly Flood Locker Room Celebrating 😅

Shaheen Holloway was almost washed away Thursday night time — because the coach was drenched in his locker room — moments after his Seton Hall males’s basketball crew stormed again from 7 down late to safe the NIT championship!

It was superior!

#1 seeded SHU defeated fellow #1 seeded Indiana State within the NIT title sport on Thursday … in entrance of a largely hostile crowd at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The sport was tied at 39 on the half and remained shut all through.

Regardless of being up 7 late within the second half, Seton Hall mounted a comeback, taking the lead, after which surviving as Indiana State jacked up a number of potential game-winning threes.

The pictures did not fall, and when the horn rang, the scoreboard learn Seton Hall 79, Indiana State 77.

Cue the confetti, it was time to have fun … and that is precisely what the Pirates did, each on the courtroom, and within the locker room.

Head coach Shaheen Holloway, a former star participant at SH, knew what was about to come back as he ready to enter the profitable locker room. Sha even eliminated his watch (good man!)

After unsuccessfully recruiting somebody to stroll in his place, Holloway opened the door … and cue the waterworks. Coach was doused with two large coolers stuffed with what gave the impression to be ice water.

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!🥶

There was additionally a touching second on the courtroom.

Indiana State star Robbie Avila, aka Cream Abdul-Jabbar, was devastated over the loss, and was slumped over on the courtroom. Holloway noticed Avila, and walked over to the breakout star to console him, urging the massive man to maintain his head up.

Seton Hall, after all, was snubbed by the NCAA tourney committee … they need to’ve been within the area, and the NIT win additional cements it.