Shaheen Holloway was introduced as the new head coach at Seton Hall on Thursday, but he made very clear that his departure from Saint Peter’s was as amicable as it could be.
Holloway took over at Seton Hall, his alma mater, less than a week after leading the Peacocks to the Elite Eight as a No. 15 seed. His former Saint Peter’s players were in attendance as Holloway was introduced at Seton Hall, and Holloway opened the press conference by recognizing them.
Holloway said he would not have landed the Seton Hall job without their efforts, at which point the Saint Peter’s players got a pair of standing ovations — the second at Holloway’s insistence.
College coaches that move from one job to another can leave behind bitterness and negative feelings, particularly when swapping one big job for another. Clearly, there is none of that here. Holloway’s former players would not show up to see him introduced at his new job if that was the case. The mutual respect is pretty awesome to see.
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