UPDATED 9/1/99....For Breaking News on Recruiting you can now go to the new RIVALS.COM SETON HALL SITE. Go to www.setonhallhoops.com or http://setonhall.rivals.com... Recruiting news is under the feature of PIRATE RUMORS & TID BITS as well as other articles. The site is now public & hopefully it will become your preferred site for Pirate news & information......CURRENT STORIES INVOLVE NEW PIRATE RECRUITS, MARCUS TONEY-EL, ANDRE BARRETT, & EDDIE GRIFFIN ......St Patricks coach Kevin Boyle announced that SAM DALEMBERT has qualified to play next season........RIVALS.COM IS NOW UP & RUNNING - A ONLINE SITE DEVOTED TO SETON HALL BASKETBALL. THIS ONLINE MAGAZINE OF WILL FEATURE RECRUITING STORIES, PLAYER PROFILES, A MESSAGE BOARD AND OTHER SH BASKETBALL RELATED ITEMS. THIS MONTH. THE SITE IS BEING OPERATED FOR RIVALS.COM BY BOOSTER CLUB MEMBERS TOM K & ANN S. LAUNCH DATE WAS AUG.1, 1999....ALL STATER MARCUS TONEY-EL VERBALLED TO SETON HALL. TONEY-EL averaged 16.7 ppg & 7.7 rpg as he led his Seton Hall Prep team to the State Championship last season. He was a 1st team All Stater & is rated nationally a Top 50 prospect. MORE DETAILS WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY ON RIVALS.COM SITE....NOTICE: The ANNUAL BOOSTER CLUB INTERNATIONAL DINNER IS Oct. 8, 1999........DESMOND HEROD TO TRANSFER TO SHU. See below.....CHUCK MOORE has announced that he will be transferring out of SHU. MOORE has transfered to Vanderbuilt where he is seeking more playtime & a chance to start....Big East Briefs reports that RYAN PETERSON 5-11 PG originally from Seton Hall Prep who started the past 2 years at Buffalo Univ. will be transferring into SHU as a non scholarship walk on .....SHU will play in a Tournament at MCI Center in Washington DC next Dec. 4 & 5. Other teams are Maryland, Illinois & GW. The Booster Club is planning a trip to DC for that weekend.....ADRAIN GRIFFIN was named MVP of the Continenal Basketball Assn. .........BIG EAST BRIEFS REPORTS that DESMOND HEROD 6-5 wing player who was a freshman at UNLV this season WILL transfer to SH. Herod averaged over 30 ppg in HS the past 2 years at Adelphi Academy where he was a team mate of Charles Manga. He was a Top 75 HS player nationally.......RECRUITING UPDATE: 6-7 F KEVIN WILKINS of Tallahasee JC in Florida (originally from A.C., NJ) HAS SIGNED WITH SHU. WILKINS averaged 16 pts & 10 Rbs for the # 2 rated Juco team in the nation. He was also recruited by Texas A&M, Providence & RutgersTEAM LEADERS THRU REGULAR SEASON : POINTS PER GAME: SAUNDERS 13.7 KAUKENAS 13.2, HOLLOWAY 9.8, JORDAN 9.5.......REBOUNDS PER GAME: JORDAN 7.0, MANGA 5.5,SAUNDERS 5.0, KAUKENAS 4.7,.....ASSISTS: HOLLOWAY 5.4, SHINE 3.8,... SHOOTING PCT: JORDAN 52.4%, SAUNDERS 48.2%, KAUKENAS 46.0%....3pt PCT: KAUKENAS 40.7%, MOORE 39.5%, SAUNDERS 33.8%.....FT PCT: KAUKENAS 84.8%, SAUNDERS 78.4%, MOORE 77.8%, JORDAN 73.1%...OTHER LEADERS: BLOCKS: JORDAN 45, STEALS: HOLLOWAY 38 ....... Former pirates LAVELLE SANDERS & JOHN MORTON were at a recent SH game. Both are playing professionally in Europe. Morton in Spain & Sanders in the Czech Republic........ FOR INFORMATION ON MEMBERSHIP E-MAIL US........ .Any suggestions, additions or comments, please E-Mail us by clicking here.