Seton Hall Basketball: Biggest takeaways from 2019 Battle 4 Atlantis

Seton Hall Basketball finished with a 2-1 record and came in 5th place at the Battle 4 Atlantis. Here are the biggest takeaways from the event for the Pirates.

Seton Hall Basketball went into this week’s Battle 4 Atlantis looking to pick up a high quality win over a ranked team or two.

A devastating loss to Oregon in the opener (Seton Hall blew a 19-point lead) ensured that it would be the only game the Pirates played against a ranked team, but they took care of business and won their remaining games against Southern Miss and Iowa State.

Now sitting at 5-2 after going 2-1 this week, what did we learn from Seton Hall’s play in Atlantis that can carry over moving forward?

Here are Seton Hall’s biggest takeaways from the event:

1) Myles Powell is the National Player of the Year favorite

As if there was any question, Myles Powell is still really, really good at basketball. The Pirates have known that he’s their leader going back to this time last year but Powell reiterated to everyone around the country that he’s unstoppable.

His 74 points during Seton Hall’s three games in Atlantis were a tournament record.

Of course, this is not to say that Powell was perfect. His shot selection isn’t always the best (a byproduct of some of the crazy shots he does make) and he had more turnovers than assists in each game.

Improving in those areas can help Powell take his game to another level. That said, he leaves Atlantis as the very clear frontrunner for National Player of the Year. Given his performances against Michigan State, Oregon, and Iowa State, no one has been better on bigger stages – despite the losses to the Spartans and Ducks.