NEWARK, N.J. -- When Seton Hall opens the season against in-state rival Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday at the Prudential Center, it will do so with its highest preseason ranking in 17 years.
The No. 23 Pirates began the 2000-01 season at No. 10 but finished a disappointing 16-15.
This season should have a different ending.
Led by guards Khadeen Carrington and Desi Rodriguez and center Angel Delgado, the only active trio of 1,000-point scorers in the country, Seton Hall is picked to finish second in the Big East behind Villanova.