South Orange, N.J. — A favorite son of Seton Hall University is returning home.
Shaheen Holloway, a former associate head coach and standout student-athlete at Seton Hall, has been named the new head men’s basketball coach at his alma mater, Director of Athletics Bryan Felt announced Wednesday. Holloway will be introduced to the media and the entire University community at a press conference inside historic Walsh Gymnasium on Thursday, March 31 at 1:30 p.m.
Holloway returns to South Orange after leading Saint Peter’s on a miraculous run to the Elite Eight at this year’s NCAA Tournament. The 2020 MAAC Coach of the Year, Holloway led the Peacocks to the 2022 MAAC Tournament title and three straight campaigns with 10-plus victories in conference play.
Holloway’s teams in Jersey City played with a toughness and intensity that mirrored the way he played the game at The Hall, where he holds the program record with 681 career assists and was inducted into the Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012. He becomes the first Seton Hall graduate to lead the men’s basketball program since all-time great Richie Regan ’53 led the Pirates from 1960-70.
“I am incredibly excited to welcome Shaheen Holloway and his family home to Seton Hall,” Felt said. “Shaheen is a winner in every sense of the word, and he is not only an incredible coach, but also an incredible educator of young men. He works tirelessly to put his student-athletes in a position to succeed, and he makes them believe that they can achieve anything with hard work and determination. That is evidenced by his historic NCAA Tournament run this month.
“Shaheen made an unforgettable impact here at Seton Hall first as a student-athlete and then again as an assistant coach, and now we’re ready to watch him take over our men’s basketball program…