Rebounding record cements Delgado in Big East lore

In 1987, Seton Hall head coach Kevin Willard got his first glimpse at what a dominant rebounder looked like.

As a ball boy for the 1987 Syracuse team that made it to the Final Four while his father was an assistant coach, Willard had a courtside seat to witness center Derrick Coleman pull down rebounds at a historic pace in his sophomore year. As the years passed, Coleman got better on the glass and finished his Big East career with 701 rebounds, a conference record.

Sarah Yenesel/Photography Editor“I don’t remember a game where Derrick didn’t bring it,” Willard said of Coleman’s rebounding prowess.

Twenty-eight years later, Willard has another first-hand look at a dominant rebounding force,…