ANGEL DELGADO Double of the Season (14 Pts, 13 Reb.) Mar
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#HALLIN /// 2015-16 @SETONHALLMBB GAME 9 • HOME GAME 4 • THURS., DEC. 10 SETON HALL PIRATES Go #HALLin on GAMEDAY (6-2, 0-0 BIG EAST) AT ON TELEVISION: FS1 - 8:01 P.M. • Justin Kutcher (PxP), Tarik Turner (Color) TROY TROJANS (4-4, 0-0 Sun Belt) PRUDENTIAL CENTER (10,862) • NEWARK, N.J. ON THE RADIO: AM970 THE ANSWER PREVIOUS STARTERS QUICK HITS • Gary Cohen (PxP), Dave Popkin (Color) # LAST GAME: Finished with 13 points and • PirateSportsNet.tv // 89.5FM WSOU 15 ISAIAH WHITEHEAD team-high four assists So. • G • 6-4 • 215 • Brooklyn, N.Y. Top-10 in BIG EAST in scoring (6th), assists (t-9th) ONLINE: FOX SPORTS GO // @SETONHALLMBB • and 3FGM (1.9/game, 9th) 2015-16 Statistics 2015-16 // SCHEDULE • 16-of-18 from the FT line in the 2nd half this DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT GP-GS PTS REB AST MIN season Nov. 13 DARTMOUTH YES W, 84-67 8-7 15.4 2.8 3.4 28.5 • Only 2 total TO in final five minutes of games Nov. 15 WAGNER^ FS1 W, 69-59 Nov. 19 vs. Long Beach St. ! ESPNU L, 80-77 # LAST GAME: Made second start of season Nov. 20 vs. Bradley ! ESPN3 W, 67-59 32 DERRICK GORDON and recorded 7 pts, 3 reb. and 1 ast Nov. 22 vs. Mississippi ! ESPN3 W, 75-63 Sr. • G • 6-3 • 205 • Plainfield, N.J. • 8.0 ppg in 2 starts / 9.2 ppg in six games off the Nov. 28 GEORGIA FS1 W, 69-62 bench (two double-digit scoring efforts) Dec. 2 at George Washington ASN L, 72-64 2015-16 Statistics • 48.3 FG% in second half (39.1 FG% in first half) Dec. 5 at Rutgers ESPNEWS W, 84-55 GP-GS PTS REB AST MIN Dec. 10 TROY FS1 8:00 PM • 20-of-36 FG (.556) in six wins (3-of-16, .188 FG% 8-2 8.9 2.4 1.9 26.1 in two losses) Dec. 13 SAINT PETER’S FS1 2:30 PM Dec. 19 WICHITA STATE FOX 12:00 PM Dec. 22 SOUTH FLORIDA FS2 6:30 PM # LAST GAME: Earned first career start, 33 VEER SINGH posting 3 pts, 2 reb. and 1 stl in 17 min Dec. 30 at Marquette* FS1 7:00 PM Fr. • G/F • 6-7 • 195 • New York, N.Y. Jan. 2 DE PAUL* FS1 11:00 AM • Fourth on team with 5 3FGM through 7 appearances Jan. 6 at Villanova* FS1 7:00 PM 2015-16 Statistics Jan. 9 CREIGHTON* FS1 2:00 PM • At least 1 3FGM in 4 of last 5 games GP-GS PTS REB AST MIN Jan. 16 at Providence* FS1 4:30 PM • Set a new career-high with 17 minutes played at 7-1 2.3 1.4 0.1 12.1 Jan. 20 VILLANOVA* CBSSN 9:00 PM Rutgers Jan. 23 at Xavier* FSN 2:00 PM Jan. 27 ST. JOHN’S* FS1 7:00 PM #1 MICHAEL NZEI LAST GAME: Notched first career double- Jan. 30 at Creighton* FSN 8:00 PM double (13 pts, 12 reb.) in first career start Feb. 3 MARQUETTE* FS1 8:30 PM RFr. • F • 6-7 • 200 • Makurdi, Nigeria • 18 reb. (8 off.) in 46 minutes played over last two Feb. 6 GEORGETOWN* CBSSN 9:00 PM games 2015-16 Statistics Feb. 10 BUTLER* FS1 7:00 PM • Team-best +15.12 rating per 40 minutes Feb. 17 at Georgetown* FS1 9:00 PM GP-GS PTS REB BLK MIN Feb. 21 at St. John’s* (MSG) FS1 12:00 PM 8-1 5.9 4.3 0.7 13.9 • Hauling in 14.9 percent of available offensive Feb. 25 PROVIDENCE* FS1 7:00 PM rebounds when on the floor (team-high) Feb. 28 XAVIER* FS1 12:30 PM # LAST GAME: Registered second double- Mar. 2 at Butler* FS1 8:30 PM 31 ANGEL DELGADO double of the season (14 pts, 13 reb.) Mar. 5 at DePaul* FSN 12:00 PM So. • F • 6-9 • 245 • Bajos De Haina, Dominican Republic • Named Joe Calabrese MVP of Garden State 2015-16 Statistics Hardwood Classic at Rutgers ^ Game played at Historic Walsh Gymnasium GP-GS PTS REB BLK MIN ! Gildan Charleston Classic at TD Arena • Double-digit rebounds in four-straight games * BIG EAST Conference game 8-8 7.9 9.8 1.2 28.5 (longest streak of career) Home games in BOLD CAPS played at Prudential Center • BIG EAST leader with 9.8 rpg (28th nationally) THE • .@SetonHallMBB’s Whitehead (15.4 ppg) and Carrington (15.0 ppg) are one of three @BIGEAST duos CHIRP averaging 30+ points per game #HALLin • Rock Solid: @SetonHallMBB is unbeaten in last 11 non-conf. home games and 31-4 (.886) at home against non-@BIGEAST foes under @KevinWillard Tweet-ready @SetonHallMBB • .@SetonHallMBB’s Angel Delgado, last year’s @BIGEAST rebounding champ, has 10+ boards in 4-straight notes in 140 characters or less games; the longest streak of his career 2015-16 @SETONHALLMBB #HALLin INSIDE THE HALL PIRATE POINTS GENERAL INFORMATION >> Seton Hall rolled to its second-straight Garden State Hardwood Classic title on Saturday, Location ........................................................South Orange, NJ 07079 racing past in-state rival Rutgers in an 84-55 road victory. Angel Delgado was named the Joe Founded ..........................................................................................1856 Calabrese MVP of the game after recording the 12th double-double of his career with 14 points Enrollment ...................................................................................... 9,800 and 13 rebounds. Seton Hall trailed 20-11, early in the first half but held RU to 12-of-50 (.240) Affiliation ....................................................................... NCAA Division I shooting over the final 33 minutes to record the most decisive victory in the history of the Conference ...............................................................................BIG EAST series which dates back to 1916. It was also SHU’s largest win away from home since an 89-58 Nickname .................................................................................... Pirates win at LIU-Brooklyn on December 22, 2012 and The Hall now has at least one road victory by a Colors ............................................................................. Blue and White 20+-point margin in five of its six seasons under Kevin Willard; totaling six such victories on the Home Court (Capacity) ......................... Prudential Center (10,862) road during his tenure President ........................................................... Dr. A. Gabriel Esteban >> Delgado, who leads the squad with 24 consecutive starts, has been on a rebounding tear of Vice President/Director of Athletics .......................... Patrick Lyons late with 11.2 rebounds/game over the last four outings for The Hall. Last season’s BIG EAST Athletic Department Phone ......................................(973) 761-9497 rebounding champion and Rookie of the Year, the 6-foot-9 sophomore has pulled down at least Ticket Office Phone .....................................................(973) 275-HALL seven boards in all but one of those 24 games with a five-rebound effort against Long Beach State at the Gildan Charleston Classic serving as the lone exception MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF Head Coach ...................................................................... Kevin Willard >> Freshman Michael Nzei also had a tremendous impact in what was his first career start, collecting his first career double-double as well behind a 13-point, 12-rebound effort. Nzei Alma Mater/Year ..................................................... Pittsburgh/1997 knocked down 10-of-12 FG attempts in two road games last week and has totaled 5+ rebounds Record at Seton Hall/Years ..................................88-83/sixth year in four games despite coming off the bench in the first seven. The efforts of Delgado and Nzei Career Record/Years .......................................133-132/ninth year marked the fifth time in the last three seasons that two Pirates have recorded a double-double Associate Head Coach ...............Shaheen Holloway (Seton Hall ‘00) in the same game and the third that Delgado has been a part of a duo that has accomplished the Assistant Coaches ............................. Fred Hill (Montclair State ‘81) feat .............................................................. Grant Billmeier (Seton Hall ‘07) Director of Basketball Operations ... Ryan Whalen (Saint Joseph’s ‘08) >> Sophomore guard Khadeen Carrington made his own case to take home MVP honors, leading Coordinators of Basketball Operations ..........Kyle Smyth (Iona ‘12) the team in scoring for the second-straight game and finishing 2 points shy of his third-straight 20-point performance after posting 18 points in 31 minutes off the bench. Carrington has now .................................................................. Kevin Lynch (Seton Hall ‘14) scored in double-digits in 20 of his 39 career appearances and the Pirates have amassed a Office Phone ................................................................(973) 761-9070 14-6 record in those games TEAM INFORMATION >> Standout Isaiah Whitehead continued to shine as the team’s primary point guard, delivering 2014-15 Record ......................................................................... 16-15 13 points and a team-high four assists after earning Joe Calabrese MVP honors in the inaugural BIG EAST Record/Finish ....................................................6-12/T-7th Garden State Hardwood Classic as a freshman. Whitehead has now recorded at least 10 points Postseason ..................................................................................... None and four dimes in the same game in four of eight games this season after totaling seven such Players Returning/Lost ................................................................. 7/6 efforts in 19 appearances as a freshman Starters Returning/Lost ................................................................. 2/3 >> As one of the top backcourt tandems in the BIG EAST, Whitehead (15.4 ppg) and Carrington Newcomers ............................................................................................ 6 (15.0 ppg) join Providence’s Kris Dunn and Ben Bentil and Marquette’s Henry Ellenson and Luke Fischer as one of three pairs of teammates in the conference averaging over 15.0 ppg. To date, PROGRAM HISTORY Whitehead and Carrington have particularly shouldered the load down the stretch of games this First Season ............................................................................. 1903-04 season; accounting for 119 of the team’s 258 points in the final frame (.441) including 41 of the All-Time Record .............................................................1,433-1,042-2 team’s 72 points inside the final five minutes of regulation (.569) NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last) .............................