2017-18 Schedule >> GAME 25 | Road Game 8
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>> 2017-18 Schedule >> GAME 25 | road game 8 DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT SETON HALL (17-7, 6-5 BIG EAST) at Nov. 10 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON ** FS2 W, 90-68 Nov. 12 MONMOUTH ** FS1 W, 75-65 GEORGETOWN (13-10, 3-9 BIG EAST) Nov. 15 INDIANA ! FS1 W, 84-68 | Nov. 18 NJIT FS2 W, 82-53 DATE: Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018 4 p.m. Nov. 23 vs. Rhode Island # ESPNU L, 74-75 LOCATION: Capital One Arena | Washington, D.C. Nov. 24 vs. Vanderbilt # ESPNEWS W, 72-59 vs TV: CBS Sports Network Nov. 30 vs. No. 22 Texas Tech % FS1 W, 89-79 TALENT: Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Jamie Erdahl Dec. 3 at No. 17 Louisville ESPN2 W, 79-77 | Dec. 9 VCU $ FOX W, 90-67 RADIO: AM970 The Answer Sirius 83 / XM 83 Dec. 12 SAINT PETER’S & FS1 W, 84-61 SHU Pirates Mobile App | SHUPirates.com Dec. 16 at Rutgers @ BTN L, 65-71 TALENT: Gary Cohen (PxP), Dave Popkin (Color) Dec. 20 WAGNER FS1 W, 89-68 ONLINE: CBSsports.com | @SetonHallMBB Dec. 23 MANHATTAN FSN/YES W, 74-62 Dec. 28 No. 25 CREIGHTON * FS1 W, 90-84 Dec. 31 ST. JOHN’S * FS1 W, 75-70 >> THINGS TO KNOW >> OFF THE bat Jan. 6 at Butler * FS1 W, 90-87 • Seton Hall looks to make it a season sweep • Saturday marks the 105th all-time meeting Jan. 9 at Marquette * CBSSN L, 64-84 between Seton Hall and Georgetown. The Jan. 13 GEORGETOWN * FS1 W, 74-61 of the Hoyas when it visits Georgetown on Saturday in Washington, D.C. Hoyas lead the all-time series, 56-48, but the Jan. 17 at Creighton * FS1 L, 63-80 Pirates have won each of the last five contests Jan. 20 No. 11 XAVIER * FOX L, 64-73 • The Pirates are looking to get back on the right by an average of 6.8 points. Jan. 28 at DePaul * CBSSN W, 86-70 track after suffering an 88-85 setback at home • 02/06/16 - W, 69-61 (H) Jan. 31 PROVIDENCE * FS1 W, 73-57 against Marquette on Wednesday night. All • 02/17/16 - W, 72-64 (A) Feb. 4 at No. 1 Villanova * FOX L, 76-92 five Pirates starters scored 11 or more points with Desi Rodriguez leading the way with 21 • 02/04/17 - W, 68-66 OT (A) Feb. 7 MARQUETTE * FS1 L, 85-88 • 02/28/17 - W, 62-59 (H) Feb. 10 at Georgetown * CBSSN 4 p.m. on 6-of-14 shooting. Myles Powell scored 18 • 01/13/18 - W, 74-61 (H) Feb. 14 at Xavier * FS1 9 p.m. points on the strength of four made three- Feb. 18 DEPAUL * FS1 1 p.m. pointers, while Khadeen Carrington added • The last time the programs met was on Jan. 15 points and a team-best five assists. Angel Feb. 21 at Providence * FS1 or FSN 6:30 p.m. 13 at Prudential Center in Newark. Seton Hall Delgado and Ismael Sanogo each finished with celebrated the 25th anniversary of the 1992-93 Feb. 24 at St. John’s * FOX 12 p.m. 11 points. Feb. 28 VILLANOVA * FS1 8:30 p.m. BIG EAST Championship team, and used a 23-5 March 3 BUTLER * TBA TBA • Both teams shot the ball well from three-point run to end the first half to ultimately deliver March 7-10 BIG EAST Tournament ^ FS1/FOX TBA range on Wednesday night, with Marquette a 74-61 victory over the Hoyas. The Pirates going 12-of-19 (63.2 percent) and Seton Hall received a game-high 19 points from Myles Powell and Desi Rodriguez, while Khadeen All games in CAPS and BOLD are home games shooting 11-of-23 (47.8 percent). However, the Golden Eagles took advantage at the free throw Carrington led all players with six assists. * BIG EAST game line down the stretch, making all 16 attempts in ! Gavitt Tipoff Games • The Pirates have won three of the last four the second half, while the Pirates shot 14-of-21 meetings in D.C., and last year’s contest on # NIT Season Tip-Off over the final 20 minutes. ** NIT Season Tip-Off Campus Games Georgetown’s home floor was a classic in the historic series. Delgado exploded for 26 % Under Armour Reunion at Madison Square Garden • The core four offensive contributors for the Pirates - Delgado, Khadeen Carrington, points and 17 rebounds, but the hero was $ Never Forget Tribute Classic Rodriguez and Powell - have scored 60.7 points Rodriguez, who drilled the game-winning & at Walsh Gymnasium in South Orange, N.J. per game - 79.5 percent of the team’s total basket with 1:06 remaining in overtime as the @ Garden State Hardwood Classic points during BIG EAST play. Pirates pulled out a 68-66 win. ^ 2017 BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden • On the Road, Rodriguez is scoring a team-high • This year’s senior class that includes 16.0 points per game, while Powell averages Carrington, Delgado, Rodriguez and Sanogo, 15.0 points and is shooting 44.7 percent (21-of- has scored a collective 5,019 career points. 47) from long range and 94.7 percent (18-of-19) • Head coach Kevin Willard is 8-4 all-time at the free throw line. Key Contributors against Georgetown. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. 2017-18 Stats Notes 0 Khadeen Carrington G 6-4 195 Sr. 14.0 ppg, 4.4 apg During BIG EAST play - 15.1 ppg, 44-of-50 (88.0%) FT 13 Myles Powell G 6-2 195 So. 14.7 ppg, 2.6 apg In 7 road games - 15.0 ppg, 44.7% 3FG, 94.7% FT (18-of-19) 14 Ismael Sanogo F 6-8 215 Sr. 5.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg Shooting 58.3 percent (21-of-36) from the field on the road 20 Desi Rodriguez G/F 6-6 220 Sr. 17.6 ppg, 5.0 rpg Leads team in scoring, shooting 50.3 percent from field 31 Angel Delgado C 6-10 245 Sr. 13.3 ppg, 11.8 rpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Senior CLASS Award Finalist 1 Michael Nzei F 6-8 205 Jr. 4.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg Started 14 games, had 8 points, 3 rebounds at DePaul 23 Sandro Mamukelashvili F 6-10 230 Fr. 2.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg Averaging 9.6 min/game, appeared in all 24 games 22 Myles Cale G/F 6-5 200 Fr. 3.8 ppg, 1.5 rpg Highlight reel dunker, playing 14.8 mins/game 2 Jordan Walker G 5-11 155 Fr. 1.9 ppg, 0.8 apg Finished with 6 points, 2 steals vs. Marquette Weds. 4 Eron Gordon G 6-3 200 So. 1.8 ppg, 1.0 apg Shooting 14-for-28, scored 5 points at DePaul Jan. 28 2017-18 GAME NOTES 1 #HALLin @SETONHALLMBB >> INSIDE THE HALL >> PIRATE POINTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location ................................................................South Orange, NJ 07079 #PiratePursuit Ice in their Veins Founded ................................................................................................1856 » Seton Hall has flourished in the program’s » Shooting free throws on the road in a previous two seasons to the likes of which the hostile environment is one of the toughest Enrollment .........................................................................................10,300 program has not seen in over 20 years, and assignments in college basketball, but Powell Affiliation ......................................................................... NCAA Division I they are in pursuit of a truly special 2017-18 and Carrington have been calm and collected Conference ...................................................................................BIG EAST campaign. so far this season. Nickname ...........................................................................................Pirates » The Pirates concluded non-conference play » In seven road games, Powell is 18-of-19 (94.7 Colors .................................................................................. Blue and White with a handful of resume-boosting victories percent) and Carrington is 24-of-29 (82.8 including four over teams currently in the percent) at the charity stripe. Home Court (Capacity) ................................. Prudential Center (10,481) KenPom Top-100. Seton Hall is also 3-2 against Secondary Home Court (Capacity) ..................Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) ranked opponents this season. Sanogo Stepping Up Interim President ............................................................. Dr. Mary Meehan » Although widely regarded as the team’s top Vice President/Director of Athletics ........................................Patrick Lyons In the Polls defender, Ismael Sanogo has shown the ability Athletic Department Phone ................................................(973) 761-9498 » The Pirates head into Saturday afternoon to step in and contribute on the offensive end receiving votes in both the AP Poll and USA and on the glass. Ticket Office Phone............................................................ (973) 275-HALL Today Coaches Poll. » Over his last eight games, Sanogo has » It is the third time this season the Pirates have averaged 8.6 points and 5.9 rebounds. In MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF not been ranked in either poll. his previous 15 games this season, he had Head Coach ...........................................................................Kevin Willard » Earlier this season Seton Hall was No. 13 in the averaged 3.7 points and 4.1 boards. Alma Mater/Year ............................................................... Pittsburgh/1997 rankings, the highest since Jan. 2, 2001. » He has gone 7-for-12 (58.3 percent) from three- » Seton Hall has been in the weekly national point range over the last eight games. Entering Record at Seton Hall/Years .........................................145-109/seven years rankings 111 times in program history, and 11 the season, he was 1-for-6 in his career from long Career Record/Years .........................................................190-158/10 years times this season. range. He also began the season 0-for-7 from Associate Head Coach ......................... Shaheen Holloway (Seton Hall ‘00) deep. Assistant Coaches ....................................... Fred Hill (Montclair State ‘81) Building a Resume » Sanogo does an excellent job of filling out the box ..................................................................