Former Seton Hall guard Jeremy Hazell will play for the Atlanta Hawks in the Las Vegas Summer League, according to a Tweet by his agent, Seth Cohen.

“They’ve been high on Jeremy for a while and they want him to travel straight from mini-camp to the Vegas Summer League,” Cohen told SNY.tv. by phone.

The mini-camp runs July 9-12 and then he plays in the Summer League from July 13-22.

Hazell participated in training camp with the Phoenix Suns a year ago and then was invited to join their D-League affiliate for the postseason.

A 6-5, 180-pound guard, Hazell played briefly with Lucentum Alicante in Spain. An All-Big East Third Team selection, Hazell averaged 19.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 2.4 steals in 18 games his senior season in 2010-11. He finished his career ranked third all-time in scoring at Seton Hall with 2,146 points and set a Big East Conference record with 201 made three-pointers in conference games.

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Former Iona shooting guard Kyle Smyth has committed to Seton Hall and expects to be eligible for the 2012-13 season.

“I decided to make things official and commit to Seton Hall,” the 6-foot-4, 190-pound guard from Don Bosco Prep told SNY.tv by phone.

Smyth, who averaged 5.7 points and 2.0 rebounds last season for the Gaels, picked Seton Hall over Boston College after visiting a week and a half ago.

This will be his fifth year after redshirting as a freshman and he expects to be eligible right away, along with fellow transfers Gene Teague and Brian Oliver.

“By all accounts, I’m going to be eligible,” he said. (more…)

Seton Hall officially announced Monday that former Texas guard Sterling Gibbs has transferred to the University.

Gibbs is seeking a hardship waiver due to a family illness and hopes to be eligible for the upcoming season, sources told SNY.tv.

“We’re excited to add Sterling to our family,” Pirates head coach Kevin Willard said.  “He’s the type of player that will contribute to our backcourt efforts over the next few years.  He’s also a player that knows Seton Hall, its mission and culture well.  Sterling will be a nice fit.” (more…)

Savon Goodman is one of the most athletic wing players still available in the Class of 2012 and he will being his visit schedule by tripping unofficially to Seton Hall on Friday, not Thursday as I had originally understood.

Philly Constitution coach Rob Moore informed SNY.tv of the news and said he’s also working on setting up official visits to UNLV and Pitt.

“The kid is looking to start school in June and be on campus somewhere working towards a degree so this process is going to move very quickly,” Moore told SNY.tv Thursday. (more…)

Savon Goodman will visit Seton Hall early next week and Pittsburgh sometime after that, Philly Constitution coach Rob Moore told SNY.tv.

Moore spoke Monday with Pirates associate head coach Shaheen Holloway to plan the visit.

“He may visit Sunday or early next week,” Moore said of the 6-foot-6 Goodman, an athletic 2012 wing. “They feel he can do what Jeff [Robinson] did there.”

After transferring from Memphis to Seton Hall, Robinson was an athletic, strong wing who complemented Jordan Theodore, Jeremy Hazell and Herb Pope. (more…)

“Done deal, Sterling is a Pirate.”

That’s what a Seton Hall source told SNY.tv at about 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

The Texas transfer was on campus all day Thursday and multiple current and former players earlier said Gibbs had decided to join the program.

Gibbs, who has an ill family member, would have to obtain a hardship waiver — similar to what Lamont “Momo” Jones did at Iona — in order to suit up next year.

“Congrats to my bro @SterlingGibbs13. He’s finally a Pirate!” Tweeted outgoing point guard Jordan Theodore. (more…)

Former Texas point guard Sterling Gibbs is currently on his official visit to Seton Hall, sources told SNY.tv.

The former Seton Hall Prep standout averaged 2.6 points and 0.7 assists in 7.5 minutes per game this season at Texas.

“I’ve had a great year at Texas,” Gibbs said when announcing his transfer. “I’ve improved as a basketball player and as a person during my time here. If my decision had to do with basketball only, I would not be leaving Texas. But my decision is family-related and involves more than basketball.”

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St. Patrick coach Chris Chavannes says he doesn’t know where Western Kentucky guard Derrick Gordon will wind up, but he’d like to see him come home to Seton Hall.

“For me personally, I’d love to see him come home,” Chavannes told SNY.tv Friday by phone. “It would be very beneficial to him. Jeff Robinson came home [from Memphis] and had a great end of his college career. This would help both ways, both basketball-wise and for his family.” (more…)

In the last organized basketball game they played, the Seton Hall senior duo of Jordan Theodore and Herb Pope lost an NIT game to UMass in the cozy confines of Walsh Gym.

With both players now at the Portsmouth Invitational in front of a slew of NBA scouts, Pope sprained his ankle Thursday night after managing just 4 points and 4 rebounds and is done for the rest of the event.

Theodore, meantime, was anxious to get a win under his belt.

“That was was a point of emphasis,” Theodore told SNY.tv by phone Friday morning. “I told the guys in the locker room, ‘Let’s get a win coming out in my first professional game.’” (more…)

Junior college point guard Trivante Bloodman visited Seton Hall over the weekend and remains open in his recruitment.

“It went great,” the 6-foot, 180-pound Manhattan native told SNY.tv Wednesday by phone. “I went [to The Prudential Center]. It was nice, big arena and everything.”

Seton Hall is actively seeking a point guard with the graduation of Jordan Theodore and the ACL injury to Tom Maayan. The news of Bloodman’s visit to Seton Hall was first reported by SNY.tv and he said head coach Kevin Willard is offering the chance to play major minutes.

“Yeah, I would have a chance to be the starting point guard,” Bloodman said. “I would like to play in the Big East Conference but right now I’m trying to choose the school that would really fit me. (more…)