On a night when Seton Hall coach Shaheen Holloway started five transfers, it was a freshman who stole the show.

Najai Hines , the 6-foot-10, 265-pound mountain masquerading as a man, wowed fans with a 12-point, 9-rebound, 6-block performance as the new-look Pirates dominated Holloway’s old team, Saint Peter’s, 77-50, at Prudential Center.

The highlight of the night came when a teammate deflected a ball into Hines’ hands near the Seton Hall basket and the big fella immediately passed to point guard Adam “Budd” Clark, the highly touted Merrimack transfer. Hines then raced upcourt stride-for-stride with the 5-10 Clark before the guard dished to the big man for a one-handed dunk on the other end as the crowd went wild.

“With that play, it was just a connection with me and Budd,” Hines, a

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