The New York Times Sports department is revisiting the subjects of some compelling stories from the last year or so. In March, the men’s basketball team from St. Peter’s University in Jersey City, N.J., became the highest seed in the history of the N.C.A.A. tournament to advance to the round of 8, eliminating second-seeded Kentucky, No. 7 Murray State and No. 3 Purdue.
Like a shooting star that briefly lit up the sky, it was over. Just days after St. Peter’s University’s magical run to the round of 8 in the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament as a 15th seed, its coach, Shaheen Holloway, was introduced as the new coach at Seton Hall.
At St. Peter’s, a tiny Jesuit school in the heart of Jersey City, N.J., just across the Hudson River from Manhattan, the players who had just showcased their talents on national television wanted to test the transfer waters. A mass exodus followed.
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