2016-17 SETON HALL MEN’S BASKETBALL 3x Champions - 1991, 1993, 2016 GAME 28 | ROAD GAME 9 2:00 P.M. EST Go #HALLin on GAMEDAY SATURDAY, Feb. 25 ON TV: FSN/YES Network - 2:00 P.M. EST • Brian Custer (PxP), Dickey Simpkins (Color) ALLSTATE ARENA DEPAUL SETON HALL ON THE RADIO: 970AM The Answer BLUE DEMONS Rosemont, Ill. PIRATES • Gary Cohen (PxP), Dave Popkin (Color) (9-19, 2-13 BIG EAST) (17-10, 7-8 BIG EAST) • Also available at SHUPirates.com/PSN, the SHU Pirates app & the TuneIn app PROBABLE STARTERS QUICK HITS ONLINE: @SETONHALLMBB #0 Khadeen Carrington • BIG EAST Player of the Week following career- high 41 points, 7 assists, 5 boards, 4 steals Jr. • G • 6-4 • 195 • Brooklyn, N.Y. vs. No. 20 Creighton last Wednesday, and 22 points vs. No. 2 Villanova Saturday. 2016-17 // SCHEDULE • The 41 points are tied for most in a BIG EAST game in school history DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT GP-GS PTS REB AST MIN • Scored in double-figures in 24 of 27 games Nov. 11 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON FSN/YES W, 91-70 this season with 11 20-point outings 27-27 17.3 3.1 3.1 32 .9 • BIG EAST’s fifth leading scorer Nov. 13 CENTRAL CONN. FS1 W, 82-58 Nov. 17 at Iowa ! BTN W, 91-83 #1 Michael Nzei • Has two double-doubles in eight starts • Finished with 11 points and 12 boards at Nov. 24 vs. Florida # ESPN2 L, 76-81 So. • F • 6-8 • 205 • Makurdi, Nigeria St. John’s Nov. 25 vs. Quinnipiac # ESPNU W, 90-79 • Thrown down team-best 13 dunks • Grabbed four or more rebounds in 13 games Nov. 27 vs. Stanford # ESPNU L, 52-66 • Shooting 69.2 percent (45-of-65) from the Dec. 1 COLUMBIA FS1 W, 95-71 GP-GS PTS REB BLK MIN field, which would rank second in the BIG EAST if qualified Dec. 6 vs. Hawaii $ FS1 W, 68-57 27-8 4.5 3.8 0.6 17.6 Dec. 7 vs. California $ FS1 W, 60-57 Dec. 12 vs. No. 16 South Carolina % FS1 W, 67-64 #20 Desi Rodriguez • League’s eighth-leading scorer in BIG EAST play (16.3 ppg), and is shooting 42.9 percent Dec. 17 DELAWARE FS2 W, 81-68 Jr. • F • 6-6 • 215 • Bronx, N.Y. from deep • Reached 1,000 career points after scoring Dec. 23 RUTGERS FS1 W 72-61 22 in Wednesday’s win over Xavier Dec. 28 at No. 10 Creighton * FS2 L, 75-89 GP-GS PTS REB AST MIN • Scored a career-high 30 points at Marquette on Jan. 11 and has seven 20-point outings Jan. 1 MARQUETTE * FS1 W, 69-66 27-27 15.4 5.1 1.7 30.9 • Has made a 3-pointer in 15 straight games Jan. 7 DEPAUL * CBSSN W, 87-56 Jan. 11 at Marquette * FS1 L, 86-89 (OT) #30 Madison Jones • Leads SHU, eighth in conference play with Jan. 14 at Providence * FSN/YES L, 61-65 3.6 assists per game, fourth overall in steals Jan. 16 at No. 1 Villanova * FS1 L, 46-76 Sr. • G • 6-2 • 160 • Raleigh, N.C. (1.7) and seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9) Jan. 22 ST. JOHN’S * FS1 W, 86-73 • Nine assists at Marquette and Xavier Jan. 25 No. 11 BUTLER * FS1 L, 54-61 • Scored a career-high 15 points against GP-GS PTS REB AST MIN Delaware with four steals and four assists Feb. 1 at Xavier * FS1 L, 70-72 • Has recorded at least four assists 12 times 27-25 5.6 2.6 3.5 28.8 Feb. 4 at Georgetown * FS1 W, 68-66 (OT) Feb. 8 PROVIDENCE * FS1 W, 72-70 (OT) #31 Angel Delgado • LEADS THE NATION IN REBOUNDING (13.1), Feb. 11 at St. John’s * CBSSN L, 70-78 FIRST IN OFFENSIVE REBOUNDING (4.8), Jr. • F • 6-10 • 240 • Dominican Republic and second in double-doubles (22) Feb. 15 No. 20 CREIGHTON * CBSSN W, 87-81 • Averaging 18.3 points, 15.4 rebounds during Feb. 18 No. 2 VILLANOVA * FOX L, 70-92 current nine game double-double streak • First player to record back-to-back 20+ Feb. 22 XAVIER * FS1 W, 71-64 GP-GS PTS REB AST MIN rebound conference games in BIG EAST Feb. 25 at DePaul * FSN/YES 2 p.m. history with career-high 22 boards vs. Butler 27-27 15.7 13.1 1 .9 32 .9 • Reached 1,000 career pts last Wednesday Feb. 28 GEORGETOWN * FS1 6:30 p.m. Mar. 4 at Butler * FOX 2:30 p.m. KEY RESERVES Mar. 8-11 BIG EAST Championship FS1/FOX TBA #4 Eron Gordon • Fr. • 6-3 • 190 • Indianapolis, Ind. >> Totaled 6 points, 5 boards and 2 assists in 12 minutes vs. DePaul Jan. 7 #13 Myles Powell • Fr. • 6-2 • 205 • Trenton, N.J. >> Team’s top 3-point threat, scored season-best 26 at Iowa and Xavier, 10.6 ppg All games in CAPS and BOLD are home games #14 Ismael Sanogo • Jr.. • 6-8 • 215 • Newark, N.J. >> Team’s best defender, eighth in the BIG EAST with 6.0 rebounds per game * BIG EAST game ! Gavitt Games #21 Dalton Soffer • So. • 6-6 • 195 • San Diego, Calif. >> Played in 11 games so far, scored 6 points with a pair of triples vs. DePaul # AdvoCare Invitational at HP Field House #22 Michael Dowdy • Sr. • 6-0 • 195 • Chicago, Ill. >> Has appeared in five games in 2016-17 $ FOX Sports Pearl Harbor Invitational at Bloch Arena #25 Rashed Anthony • So. • F • 6-9 • 235 • Orangeburg, S.C. >> Has appeared in 23 games as reserve center this season % Under Armour Reunion at Madison Square Garden #35 Manny Anderson • Fr. • 6-4 • 190 • Franklin, N.J. >> Joins The Hall after three years at the Hun School in Princeton, N.J. 2016 Champions 2016-17 @SETONHALLMBB #HALLin INSIDE THE HALL PIRATE POINTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location ................................................................South Orange, NJ 07079 >> Junior Angel Delgado secured his ninth straight double-double with 25 points and 13 rebounds as Seton Hall continued to bolster its tournament resume with a 71-64 victory over Xavier at Prudential Center Wednesday Founded ................................................................................................1856 night. Junior Desi Rodriguez scored 22 points on 7-of-14 shooting and became the 43rd Pirate in school history Enrollment .........................................................................................10,100 to score 1,000 career points. Freshman Myles Powell scored eight points and senior Madison Jones filled the box Affiliation ......................................................................... NCAA Division I score for the Pirates with seven points, three assists, three rebounds and a pair of steals without a turnover. Conference ...................................................................................BIG EAST Nickname ...........................................................................................Pirates >> While Seton Hall’s BIG EAST record currently stands at 7-8, its NCAA Tournament resume (see page 4) Colors .................................................................................. Blue and White remains strong and received a big boost from beating a Xavier squad Wednesday that sits at No. 22 in the NCAA Home Court (Capacity) ................................. Prudential Center (10,353) RPI and No. 38 in the KenPom. It was the Pirates’ fourth victory against a team currently in the NCAA Top 50 RPI and second over a team in the top-30 in the last three games. As of Thursday, Feb. 23, only 28 teams in the Secondary Home Court (Capacity) ..................Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) nation have at least four top-50 RPI victories on their resume this season. President ...................................................................Dr. A. Gabriel Esteban Vice President/Director of Athletics ........................................Patrick Lyons >> The Pirates head to Chicago seeking a season sweep of DePaul for the second year in a row. The Pirates Athletic Department Phone ................................................(973) 761-9498 defeated the Blue Demons, 87-56, at Prudential Center on Jan. 7 when Delgado and Rodriguez shot a combined Ticket Office Phone............................................................ (973) 275-HALL 18-of-22 from the field for 45 points. Rodriguez scored 23 of his game-high 25 points in the first half alone. He was 5-of-5 from three-point range and 9-for-9 from the field over the first 20 minutes, and was later recognized as BIG EAST Player of the Week. MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF Head Coach ...........................................................................Kevin Willard >> In the last meeting between the teams at Allstate Arena, Isaiah Whitehead delivered 33 points, five rebounds Alma Mater/Year ............................................................... Pittsburgh/1997 and five assists as The Hall closed the regular season with an 80-66 triumph at DePaul. The Pirates have a 13-6 Record at Seton Hall/Years ............................................. 124-100/six years lead in the all-time series and are 4-5 on the road. Head coach Kevin Willard is 7-4 overall and 3-3 on the road Career Record/Years ..................................................... 169-149/nine years against the Blue Demons. Associate Head Coach ......................... Shaheen Holloway (Seton Hall ‘00) Assistant Coaches ....................................... Fred Hill (Montclair State ‘81) >> Willard and the Pirates have proven the ability to make in-season adjustments and take advantage of experience against BIG EAST competition. Since the start of the 2015-16 season, Seton Hall is 13-5 when facing ................................................................... Grant Billmeier (Seton Hall ‘07) an opponent for the second or third time in the same season. Director of Basketball Operations ............................ Kyle Smyth (Iona ‘12) Coordinators of Basketball Operations .........Kevin Lynch (Seton Hall ‘14) >> The Pirates have endured several tightly contested games that have come down to the wire. SHU is tied for Office Phone......................................................................... (973) 761-9070 the league lead with five games decided by three points or fewer, the most in a single season under head coach Kevin Willard. The Pirates also played five such games during the 2013-14 campaign.