MIAMI — Shaheen Holloway was the star level guard at Kyrie Irving’s highschool earlier than Kyrie Irving. As an assistant coach, Holloway almost efficiently recruited Irving to Seton Corridor.
So there’s a longstanding connection between Irving and the brand new darling of the NCAA Event, Holloway, who coached tiny Saint Peter’s of Jersey Metropolis to the Elite 8.
“What a approach to embrace New Jersey basketball, I'll inform you that. I'm grateful to see Shaheen doing his factor,” stated Irving, who grew up in West Orange, N.J. “He recruited me after I was in highschool. All of us have nice relationships amongst the New Jersey basketball tradition.”
If each groups proceed to advance, there’s an opportunity St. Peter’s faces Irving’s former workforce, Duke, within the Closing 4. Irving wasn’t going to select a possible rooting curiosity.
“I’m going to go for each groups,” Irving stated. “I can’t lose on that.”
Holloway is already rumored to be the subsequent head coach at Seton Corridor, the place he starred as a degree guard and graduated in 2000.
“We’ll see what occurs,” Irving stated. “I’ve been an enormous supporter and an enormous fan of Seton Corridor since I used to be like 11 years outdated. If I didn’t go to Duke that was most likely the varsity I used to be going to go to and keep near house. It’s like 5 minutes from the place I grew up so if [Holloway] goes there, nice. I simply need him to be completely satisfied and transfer on to the subsequent degree. If which means persevering with at Saint Peter’s or go some place else, I want him the perfect.”
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