Seton Hall to start Hammer of Dill?

February, 23, 2012
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When Seton Hall plays Rutgers on Saturday at the Prudential Center, it appears there will be a new Pirate in the starting lineup -- and he's only played seven minutes this season.

Peter Dill -- the walk-on who became a YouTube sensation with his wild celebrations during Seton Hall's 75-63 win over then-No.8 UConn on Jan. 3 -- is listed as a probable starter in Seton Hall's media notes for Saturday's game.

(Why Hammer of Dill? Watch the clip. There's also a Twitter account -- @HammerofDill -- but Peter doesn't run it.)

It will be Senior Night at The Rock, and Dill is one of three seniors on the roster, along with leading scorers Jordan Theodore and Herb Pope. Coach Kevin Willard has raved about Dill to the media numerous times this season, even saying he'd like to hire him after graduation. And it sounds like he is going to give Dill a special send-off on Saturday afternoon.

The crowd will eat it up -- Dill hears his name chanted by the crowd practically every game these days. Tip-off is at 5 p.m.
Kieran Darcy is a staff writer for ESPNNewYork.com, covering college sports in particular. He joined ESPN in August of 2000, after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, where he played four years of JV basketball for the Quakers.
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