GAME 1 vs. LOUISVILLE • LOUISVILLE, KY. • KFC YUM! CENTER GAME INFORMATION Date/Time: Friday, Nov. 26 / 4 p.m. Eastern SETON HALL PIRATES (0-0) Site: KFC Yum! Center (22,000) / Louisville, Ky. HEAD COACH: Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh, ‘97) TV: ESPN2 • Mike Couzens & Fran Fraschilla RECORD AT SETON HALL: 190-137, 11th Season | CAREER RECORD: 235-186, 14th Season Online: WatchESPN vs Radio: AM970 • Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin LOUISVILLE CARDINALS (0-0) SHU Pirates Mobile App • TuneIn HEAD COACH: Chris Mack (Xavier, ‘92) Satellite: XM 380 Seton Hall All-Time vs. Louisville: 6-14 RECORD AT LOUISVILLE: 44-21, Third Season | CAREER RECORD: 259-118, 11th Season INSIDE THE SERIES: LOUISVILLE scored 1,090 points and issued 174 assists in 65 career games with Harvard. 2020-21 SCHEDULE • Seton Hall is 6-14 in the all-time series with • His success in Cambridge impressed enough BIG Louisville. EAST coaches that Aiken was named Preseason DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT • The Pirates’ last trip to the KFC Yum! Center was a All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention entering his first kind one as Desi Rodriguez’s game-winning layup season in the conference. Nov. 27 at Louisville ! ESPN2 4 PM lifted The Hall to a 79-77 win over No. 17 Louisville. • The second transfer is Takal Molson (Buffalo, N.Y.), Dec. 2 at Rhode Island CBSSN 7 PM • Head coach Kevin Willard is as familiar with the 2018 MAAC Rookie of the Year and a first-team Louisville as anyone, having served as the All-MAAC selection at Canisius. Dec. 6 at Penn State BTN 8 PM associate head coach from 2005-07 and assistant • In 65 career games, Molson is averaging 14.8 Dec. 8 WAGNER FS1 5 PM from 2001-05. points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game with * • He is 1-6 all-time against the Cardinals (1-5 at 50 career double-digit scoring performances. Dec. 11 DePAUL CBSSN 4:30 PM Seton Hall). * Dec. 15 at Xavier FS1 8 PM MAMU’S READY * WILLARD VS. THE ACC Dec. 17 at Marquette FS1 9 PM • After dealing with a difficult 2019-20 season * • Since arriving at Seton Hall in 2010, Willard and Dec. 20 PROVIDENCE FS1 4:30 PM that saw him lose 10 games due to a wrist injury, * his Pirates have a very brief history against ACC Sandro Mamukelashvili (Tbilisi, Georgia) went Dec. 23 GEORGETOWN FS1 5 PM opponents. But it’s a successful one as The Hall is through the NBA Draft process over the summer 6-2 against ACC programs: before electing to return for his senior year. All games in CAPS and BOLD are home games. All home games are played at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. unless noted otherwise. • Late last season, he showed why he could be a Game times and opponents are subject to change. Nov. 22, 2010 - vs. Clemson, 54-58 L force in the league this season. In his final eight Dec. 10, 2011 - vs. Wake Forest, 68-54 W games, he averaged 15.1 points and 7.8 rebounds Dec. 8, 2012 - at Wake Forest, 71-67 W * BIG EAST game while shooting 57 percent from the field and 50 ! Wade Houston Tipoff Classic Nov. 23, 2013 - vs. Virginia Tech, 68-67 W percent from three. Dec. 3, 2017 - at Louisville, 79-77 W • He’s been named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST March 15, 2018 - vs. NC State, 94-83 W first team and watch lists for the Naismith Trophy Nov. 25, 2018 - vs. Miami, 83-81 W and the Karl Malone Award. Dec. 1, 2018 - vs. Louisville, 65-70 L PRONUNCIATIONS COMING OFF A HISTORIC CAMPAIGN RELOADED, NOT REBUILDING Myles Cale ............................................KALE • The 2019-20 season came to an unfortunate Jahari Long . juh-HAR-ee • Despite losing three very critical members of the demise due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, Sandro Mamukelashvili...........ma-MOO-kell-osh-VEE-lee 2019-20 team, Seton Hall still returns 44 percent it was still an incredible year for the Pirates, who Takal Molson......................................tah-CALL of its scoring, 63 percent of its rebounding and captured their first BIG EAST regular season Jeff Ngandu.................................nuh-GHAN-doo 50 percent of its three-pointers made from last championship since 1992-93 with a 13-5 record. season’s BIG EAST Championship squad. Dimingus Stevens............................ dih-MING-gus • Although The Hall shared the title with Villanova • Plus, the Pirates gain the services of two transfers and Creighton, the Pirates were the only team to who have combined for over 2,000 points at the be in first place wire-to-wire, opening the league Div. I level. schedule with eight straight wins and remaining PIRATE NOTABLES • One of those transfers is Bryce Aiken (Randolph, there until clinching on March 1. N.J.), a two-time All-Ivy League honoree who • 13 Seton Hall is one of only 13 Div. I programs to earn a berth into each of the last four NCAA Tournaments (2016- 19). 2019-20 STATISTICS No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% • 17 The Pirates have won 17 games against nationally 0 Dimingus Stevens G/F Fr. 6-6 180 ranked opponents over the last five seasons, including six 1 Bryce Aiken # G Sr. 6-0 180 16.7 1.9 1.7 41.2 36.1 87.2 against top-10 teams. 4 Tyrese Samuel F So. 6-10 235 3.2 2.7 0.3 37.5 32.7 44.0 14 Jared Rhoden G Jr. 6-6 210 9.1 6.4 1.1 44.1 33.7 62.3 • 20 Kevin Willard has led Seton Hall to six 20-win seasons, 15 Takal Molson * G Jr. 6-5 205 16.9 5.4 2.0 42.2 26.8 75.4 including five years in a row (2016 20). It’s the most 20-win 21 Ike Obiagu C Jr. 7-2 270 2.4 2.0 0.0 67.6 0.0 57.9 seasons by a Pirates head coach in school history. 22 Myles Cale G Sr. 6-6 210 6.0 3.7 0.9 38.7 28.4 58.3 23 Sandro Mamukelashvili F Sr. 6-11 240 11.9 6.0 1.4 54.0 43.4 65.8 • BLM Seton Hall and the other 10 members of the BIG 25 Jahari Long G Fr. 6-5 210 EAST Conference will all wear Black Lives Matter patches on 30 Sylwester Granda G Fr. 6-4 195 their uniforms in 2019-20 to help raise awareness to and 32 Jeff Ngandu G Fr. 6-9 230 eradicate racism & social injustice. 33 Shavar Reynolds, Jr. G Sr. 6-2 185 4.2 1.8 1.0 43.0 47.8 82.8 # 2019-20 season at Harvard * 2018-19 season at Canisius 2020-21 GAME NOTES 1 #HALLin @SETONHALLMBB • In addition, the Pirates were in the national of the Seton Hall Pirates, and he is fourth all- INSIDE THE HALL rankings for 16 out of a possible 20 weeks, time in program history in victories with 190, mostly in the top15, and reached as high as No. which is two wins away from surpassing Frank GENERAL INFORMATION 8, the program’s first top-10 appearance since Hill for third. Location ............................................................... South Orange, NJ 07079 2000. • Last season, he passed P.J. Carlesimo for the Founded .....................................................................................................1856 most BIG EAST Conference wins in program Enrollment ............................................................................................. 10,400 history. Affiliation .............................................................................. NCAA Division I ROAD WARRIORS Conference.........................................................................................BIG EAST • He now has 84 league wins, six more than • Last season, Seton Hall had unprecedented Nickname ............................................................................................... Pirates Carlesimo had in his 12 seasons. Colors ...................................................................................... Blue and White success away from home, winning a school- • When including BIG EAST Tournament wins, Home Court (Capacity) .............................. Prudential Center (10,481) record seven BIG EAST road games, including a Willard’s 94 conference victories are 12th most Secondary Home Court (Capacity) .........Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) pair against top-10 teams. in BIG EAST history. President ...........................................................................Dr. Joseph E. Nyre • The Hall’s eight “Quad 1” road wins on the Director of Athletics ......................................................................Bryan Felt season were tied with Kansas for most in the All-Time Coaching Victories Athletic Department Phone ............................................(973) 761-9498 country. 1. Honey Russell (1936-43; 1949-60).....294 Ticket Office Phone ............................................................(973) 275-HALL • The Pirates’s seven BIG EAST road wins were a 2. P.J. Carlesimo (1982-94) ..............213 school record and their eight road wins were 3. Frank Hill (1911-30) . 191 MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF the most in the Kevin Willard Era. 4. Kevin Willard (2010-present) . 190 Head Coach ...............................................................................Kevin Willard 5. Bill Raftery (1970-81) .................154 Alma Mater/Year ...............................................................Pittsburgh/1997 RHODEN IS EXPLODIN’ Record at Seton Hall/Years ......................................... 190-137/10 years All-Time BIG EAST Coaching Victories Career Record/Years ...................................................... 235-186/13 years • Junior forward Jared Rhoden (Baldwin, N.Y.), 1. Kevin Willard (2010-present) ........ 84 Assistant Coaches .................................Grant Billmeier (Seton Hall ‘07) blossomed in BIG EAST play last season when 2. P.J. Carlesimo (1982-94) ...............78 ....................................................................Tony Skinn (George Mason ‘06) turned into one of the Pirates’ top rebounders 3. Louis Orr (2001-06)....................38 ....................................................Duane