Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Famer Larry Keating Passes Away
5/26/2021 9:23:00 AM | General
South Orange, N.J. - Seton Hall Athletics is saddened to learn of the passing of Larry Keating, a 2019 Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fame inductee and the department's Director of Athletics from 1985-97. Keating was 76 years old.
Keating oversaw the Pirates during a very prosperous time for the department that included 10 BIG EAST championships and 15 NCAA Tournament appearances. Keating was at the helm when the men's basketball program, under head coach P.J. Carlesimo, had its signature moment in advancing to the NCAA Final Four and the national championship game in 1989. Seton Hall challenged for national championships on a few more occasions while Keating was in charge with the men's basketball team reaching the Elite Eight in 1991, the women's basketball team reaching the Sweet Sixteen in 1994 and the men's soccer team advancing to the NCAA quarterfinals in 1988.
In a tribute video to Keating at his 2019 Hall of Fame induction, Carlesimo said, "When you look back, the years that he was there, the people he hired, the improvement in the facilities, the improvement in the budgets, the money he raised and the camaraderie that he fostered in the department, you'd be hard pressed to find anybody that meant more to Seton Hall than Larry Keating."
A native of Long Island, Keating's career in college athletics spanned five decades, and most recently for 16 years at Kansas, where he served as senior Associate Athletics Director and as Special Assistant to the Athletics Director and was known for his work on the men's basketball team's schedule, consistently rated as one of the best in the nation.
Seton Hall Athletics sends its prayers and deepest condolences to the Keating family.
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Keating oversaw the Pirates during a very prosperous time for the department that included 10 BIG EAST championships and 15 NCAA Tournament appearances. Keating was at the helm when the men's basketball program, under head coach P.J. Carlesimo, had its signature moment in advancing to the NCAA Final Four and the national championship game in 1989. Seton Hall challenged for national championships on a few more occasions while Keating was in charge with the men's basketball team reaching the Elite Eight in 1991, the women's basketball team reaching the Sweet Sixteen in 1994 and the men's soccer team advancing to the NCAA quarterfinals in 1988.
In a tribute video to Keating at his 2019 Hall of Fame induction, Carlesimo said, "When you look back, the years that he was there, the people he hired, the improvement in the facilities, the improvement in the budgets, the money he raised and the camaraderie that he fostered in the department, you'd be hard pressed to find anybody that meant more to Seton Hall than Larry Keating."
A native of Long Island, Keating's career in college athletics spanned five decades, and most recently for 16 years at Kansas, where he served as senior Associate Athletics Director and as Special Assistant to the Athletics Director and was known for his work on the men's basketball team's schedule, consistently rated as one of the best in the nation.
Seton Hall Athletics sends its prayers and deepest condolences to the Keating family.
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Larry Keating was beloved by so many. Here was the video we played at his Hall of Fame induction ceremony two years ago. #HALLin pic.twitter.com/DriyewVRIs
— Seton Hall Athletics (@SHUAthletics) May 26, 2021
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