Kaela Hilaire wanted to be a Pirate from the get-go.
Now, after rescinding her commitment to Albany, the Newsday girls basketball player of the year will be. Hilaire tweeted on April 16 that she had “committed to Seton Hall University,” with the accompanying hashtag “SecondTimeAround.”
“I’m glad Seton Hall offered me,” Hilaire said, explaining that SHU was her first choice. “I wanted to go there before I committed but they just never offered, so it’s pretty exciting now.”
A native of Floral Park, N.Y., the Long Islander originally planned on attending school in upstate New York.