2020-21 SCHEDULE • Seton Hall Has Won Two-Straight and Three of Its MAMU’S LIVING up to EXPECTATIONS Last Five Entering Its BIG EAST Opener Against St
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GAME 7 vs. ST. JOHN’S • NEWARK, N.J. • PRUDENTIAL CENTER GAME INFORMATION Date/Time: Friday, Dec. 11 • 4:30 p.m. Eastern SETON HALL PIRATES (3-3) Site: Prudential Center • Newark, N.J. HEAD COACH: Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh, ‘97) TV: CBS Sports Network • Jason Horowitz & Steve Lappas RECORD AT SETON HALL: 193-140, 11th Season | CAREER RECORD: 238-189, 14th Season Online: CBSSportsNetwork.com/cbs-sports-network/ vs Radio: AM970 • Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin ST. JOHN’S RED STORM (5-1) SHU Pirates Mobile App • TuneIn HEAD COACH: Mike Anderson (Tulsa, ‘82) Satellite: XM 380 RECORD AT ST. JOHN’S: 22-16, Second Season | CAREER RECORD: 391-216, 19th Season Seton Hall All-Time vs. St. John’s: 43-60 NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW • Willard is 11-6 in his career against the Red Storm. 2020-21 SCHEDULE • Seton Hall has won two-straight and three of its MAMU’S LIVING UP TO EXPECTATIONS last five entering its BIG EAST opener against St. DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT John’s on Friday inside the Prudential Center. • In the early goings of his senior season, Sandro • The Pirates are coming off of a convincing 78-45 Mamukelashvili is living up to the preseason Nov. 27 at Louisville ! ESPN2 L, 70-71 victory over Wagner on Tuesday. accolades and expectations bestowed upon him. Nov. 30 IONA FS1 W, 86-64 • The win against the Seahawks concluded a stretch • “Mamu”, as he’s affectionately known, was named Dec. 2 at Rhode Island CBSSN L, 63-76 of five games in nine days in four different states. to the Preseason All-BIG EAST first team and watch • Junior Ike Obiagu (Abuja, Nigeria) dropped a lists for the Naismith Trophy and the Karl Malone Dec. 4 vs. No. 21 Oregon^ FS1 L, 70-83 career-high 20 points on 12-of-15 shooting from Award in the preseason. Dec. 6 at Penn State BTN W, 98-92 (OT) the free throw line and posted eight blocks, which • This week, he was named to the BIG EAST’s Dec. 8 WAGNER FS1 W, 78-45 ties former teammate Romaro Gill for the most by Weekly Honor Roll after averaging 20.8 points, 7.0 a Seton Hall player in Prudential Center history. rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in a 2-2 week Dec. 11 ST. JOHN’S * CBSSN 4:30 PM • The Pirates are 20-21 all-time in BIG EAST openers for the Pirates. Dec. 15 at Xavier * FS1 8 PM but they’re 8-2 all-time under head coach Kevin • In the comeback win at Penn State, Mamukelashvili Dec. 17 at Marquette * FS1 9 PM Willard. dropped a career-high 30 points – 22 of which • The Hall is also 8-2 under Willard and 23-18 overall came in the second half – to go along with five Dec. 20 PROVIDENCE * FS1 4:30 PM in BIG EAST openers at home. rebounds and four assists. Dec. 23 GEORGETOWN * FS1 5 PM • Seton Hall has won its last six BIG EAST home • He kicked things off the right way against openers. Louisville where led the Pirates with 22 points and All games in CAPS and BOLD are home games. All home games are • Senior Sandro Mamukelashvili (Tblisi, Georgia) 10 rebounds for his eighth career double-double. played at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. unless noted otherwise. ranks seventh in the BIG EAST in scoring with 18.5 • His second double-double in three games came Game times and opponents are subject to change. points per game and he’s tied for 10th with junior against Rhode Island where he put up 25 points Jared Rhoden (Baldwin, N.Y.) in rebounding with and 10 rebounds. * BIG EAST game 7.2 boards per game. • Mamukelashvili’s strong start follows a difficult ! Wade Houston Tipoff Classic 2019-20 season that saw him lose 10 games due ^ CHI Health Center Omaha (Omaha, Neb.) INSIDE THE SERIES: ST. JOHN’S to a wrist injury and go through the NBA Draft process over the summer before electing to return • Seton Hall trails the all-time series with St. John’s, for his senior year. PIRATE NOTABLES 43-60, but the two teams are knotted up at 34-34 • He averaged 15.1 points and 7.8 rebounds while all-time in BIG EAST regular season games. shooting 57 percent from the field and 50 percent • The Pirates have won nine of the last 12 games in from three over the final eight games of 2019-20. • 7 The Hall is 103-13 (.887) since 2015-16 when its lead the series dating back to 2014-15. gets to seven points. • The Pirates are 5-3 all-time against the Red Storm in BIG EAST openers PIRATES SHOW GRIT IN PENN STATE WIN • 80 Under head coach Kevin Willard, the Hall is 80-8 • Seton Hall is 9-1 all-time and has won its last six • Playing its fourth game in seven days, Seton Hall (.908) when it scores 80 points or more. meetings against St. John’s at the Prudential trailed at Penn State by 19 points and instead of Center. playing out the string, the Pirates played to win. • The Hall swept the season series against St. John’s • Seton Hall scored 50 second-half points to force • 1,000 Junior Takal Molson – a transfer from Canisius last year, winning 82-79 at Madison Square Garden overtime, and then senior Shavar Reynolds, Jr. who’s in his first season as a Pirate – collected his 1,000th on Jan. 18 and 81-65 on Feb. 23. (Manchester, N.J.) sank the three-pointer that put career point in the overtime win at Penn State. • 20 Willard has led Seton Hall to six 20-win seasons, LAST GAME’S STARTERS 2020-21 STATISTICS including five years in a row (2016 20). It’s the most 20-win No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% seasons by a Pirates head coach in school history. 14 Jared Rhoden G Jr. 6-6 210 15.7 7.2 2.0 44.1 33.3 76.5 21 Ike Obiagu C Jr. 7-2 270 6.8 4.8 0.0 64.7 00.0 63.3 • BLM Seton Hall and the other 10 members of the BIG 22 Myles Cale G Sr. 6-6 210 9.8 3.0 1.0 43.5 30.4 75.0 EAST Conference will all wear Black Lives Matter patches on 23 Sandro Mamukelashvili F Sr. 6-11 240 18.5 7.2 2.5 47.1 35.7 72.4 their uniforms in 2019-20 to help raise awareness to and 33 Shavar Reynolds, Jr. G Sr. 6-2 185 9.5 2.8 5.7 48.6 61.5 81.3 eradicate racism & social injustice. PRONUNCIATIONS KEY RESERVES Myles Cale ............................................KALE Jahari Long . juh-HAR-ee 0 Dimingus Stevens G/F Fr. 6-6 180 1.3 0.3 0.0 33.3 33.3 50.0 Sandro Mamukelashvili...........ma-MOO-kell-osh-VEE-lee 1 Bryce Aiken G Sr. 6-0 180 3.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 00.0 100.0 Takal Molson......................................tah-CALL 4 Tyrese Samuel F So. 6-10 235 6.8 3.3 0.6 54.8 33.3 25.0 Jeff Ngandu.................................nuh-GHAN-doo 15 Takal Molson G Jr. 6-5 205 8.3 3.8 1.7 37.5 35.7 71.4 Dimingus Stevens............................ dih-MING-gus 25 Jahari Long G Fr. 6-5 210 1.0 0.8 0.8 50.0 50.0 00.0 2020-21 GAME NOTES 1 #HALLin @SETONHALLMBB the Pirates up for good in a 98-92 win over the assists (5.7 assists per game), third in steals INSIDE THE HALL Nittany Lions. (2.2 spg) and is tied for fourth in free throw • It’s the largest deficit Seton Hall has overcome percentage (81.3 pct.). GENERAL INFORMATION in a game since coming back from down 23 to • His 61.5 three-point shooting percentage (8-of- Location ............................................................... South Orange, NJ 07079 beat Robert Morris on Nov. 18, 2007, and it’s the 13) leads the conference among players with a Founded .....................................................................................................1856 largest road comeback since at least 2007-08 minimum of 10 attempts. Enrollment ............................................................................................. 10,400 when the Pirates pieced together a 15-point • His propensity to hit big shots started with his Affiliation .............................................................................. NCAA Division I Conference.........................................................................................BIG EAST comeback at Providence on Jan. 24, 2008. game-winning three-pointer vs. St. John’s in Nickname ............................................................................................... Pirates • The Hall had trailed 37-18 with just over six 2018-19. It returned on Dec. 6 at Penn State Colors ...................................................................................... Blue and White minutes to go in the first half, trailed at halftime when he hit a three with under 50 seconds left Home Court (Capacity) .............................. Prudential Center (10,481) by 11, 45-34, took a three-point lead, 56-53, in overtime to put the Pirates ahead for good, Secondary Home Court (Capacity) .........Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) with 14:31 to go second half and then trailed by 93-91. President ...........................................................................Dr. Joseph E. Nyre eight, 84-76, with 1:58 remaining in regulation • In the win over Iona, Reynolds, Jr. dished out a Director of Athletics ......................................................................Bryan Felt before coming back yet again. career best eight assists to go along with five Athletic Department Phone ............................................(973) 761-9498 • The Pirates had six players in double figure steals and five points. Ticket Office Phone ............................................................(973) 275-HALL scoring for the first time since Dec.