Seton Hall’s N.I.T. Crown

Seton Hall, down seven points (77-70) in the last three minutes, rode a Dre Davis tiebreaking/last points/tournament winning layup, to a (79-77) win vs Indiana State, to win their second N.I.T. crown, the other coming in 1953.

Al-Amir Dawes, the tournament MVP, had 24 points while Kadary Richmond added 21 as ’89 NCAA runner-up, Seton Hall edged the ’79 runner-up, (Earvin and Kelser vs Larry — this Indiana State’s “Larry” put them ahead for the first time in the second half ) Indiana State.

The 1953 crown for Seton Hall was won under coach John “Honey” Russell.

The current “Hall” coach is Shaheen Holloway.

N.I.T. MVP, Al-Amir Dawes, pictured above.