NEW YORK – Seton Hall remains alive in the Big East tournament and alive for an NCAA tournament berth.
But they didn’t make it easy on themselves.
The No. 10 Pirates blew a 29-point second-half lead and advanced to the second round of the Big East with a 109-106 victory over No. 15 Providence after Friars freshman [...]

NEW YORK – The storylines surrounding UConn coach Jim Calhoun and St. John’s coach Norm Roberts were intriguing even before their two teams squared off Tuesday in the Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden.
How close is the aging and ailing Calhoun to the end of his own career? What’s left in the cupboard at [...]

Lance Stephenson will likely return to Cincinnati for his sophomore season instead of declaring for the NBA Draft, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported.
“I think I’m going to stay and keep working,” Stephenson told the newspaper. “I don’t think I’ve had an NBA season this year so the best choice for me is to stay.”
“Lance really likes [...]

Dane Miller has joined some elite company.
By winning his third straight Big East Rookie of the Week honors, Miller  joined Carmelo Anthony as the only conference frosh ever to win three straight such awards.
Anthony did it during the 2002-3 season when he led Syracuse to a national championship.
Brooklyn’s Lance Stephenson of Cincinnati was named the [...]

The Big East Rookie of the Year race is turning into a photo finish.
Brooklyn’s Lance Stephenson of Cincinnati was named the Preseason Rookie of the Year by the coaches and many expected “Born Ready” to run away with the postseason honors.
But Rutgers’ freshman forward Dane Miller and Villanova freshman guard Maalik Wayns may have something [...]

NEW YORK — Three years ago, I wrote a cover story for Slam magazine on four of the best high school guards in the nation — Brandon Jennings, Jrue Holiday, Tyreke Evans and Lance Stephenson.
The cover read, “Final 4 – Jennings, Holiday, Evans & Stephenson. Who’s the best guard in the country?”
Three years later, three [...]

Brooklyn’s Lance Stephenson was named the Big East Preseason Rookie of the Year, and Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin says Stephenson is on track to win that award.
The 6-foot-5 Stephenson, New York State’s all-time leading scorer, is averaging a team-best 12.2 points and 4.8 rebounds for the Bearcats (13-7, 4-4 Big East).
“He’s had a good year,” [...]

NEW YORK – Lance Stephenson’s return to Madison Square Garden began with a chorus of boos and ended with a disastrous turnover in the final seconds that led to two game-winning foul shots by St. John’s guard Dwight Hardy.
With Cincinnati and St. John’s tied at 50 with 7.6 seconds remaining, Stephenson tried an in-bounds pass to [...]

Lance Stephenson won a record four Public Schools Athletic League titles with Lincoln High School and experienced his greatest triumphs at Madison Square Garden.
Yet when he returns to the Garden Wednesday for the first time as a collegian to face St. John’s (10-5, 0-3 Big East), he doesn’t expect a friendly response.
“Yeah, of course. Everyone [...]

Seton Hall has already faced several of the top players in this year’s Big East.
Wesley Johnson of Syracuse, Da’Sean Butler and Devin Ebanks of West Virginia and Jerome Dyson and Stanley Robinson of UConn have all played — and beaten — the Pirates this season.
Now here comes Cincinnati and Lance Stephenson, the Big East Preseason [...]