Defense wins championships, but Seton Hall’s defense isn’t the same as last year’s Big East Championship team.
The team has taken a dip in one key area: blocks.
Entering Wednesday’s game with Xavier holding a 13-7 record, Seton Hall ranks last in the Big East in both blocked shots per game (2.6) and total rejections (51).
Twenty games into last season, with a 14-6 record, SHU averaged 4.3 blocks per game with 86 total, both ranking fourth in the conference.
A factor in this drop in performance comes from the absence of former Pirate and current Brooklyn Net Isaiah Whitehead.