>> 2017-18 Schedule >> GAME eight | road game one DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT Nov. 10 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON ** FS2 W, 90-68 No. 17 LOUISVILLE (4-1) vs. Nov. 12 MONMOUTH ** FS1 W, 75-65 SETON HALL (6-1) Nov. 15 INDIANA ! FS1 W, 84-68 Nov. 18 NJIT FS2 W, 82-53 DATE: Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017 | 4 p.m. Nov. 23 vs. Rhode Island # ESPNU L, 74-75 LOCATION: KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky. Nov. 24 vs. Vanderbilt # ESPNEWS W, 72-59 vs TV: ESPN2 Nov. 30 vs. Texas Tech % FS1 W, 89-79 TALENT: Mike Crispino and Seth Greenberg Dec. 3 at Louisville ESPN2 4 p.m. Dec. 9 VCU $ FOX 3 p.m. RADIO: AM970 The Answer Dec. 12 SAINT PETER’S & FS1 7 p.m. SHU Pirates Mobile App | SHUPirates.com Dec. 16 at Rutgers @ BTN 12 p.m. TALENT: Gary Cohen (PxP), Dave Popkin (Color) Dec. 20 WAGNER FS1 7 p.m. ONLINE: WatchESPN | @SetonHallMBB Dec. 23 MANHATTAN FSN 12 p.m. Dec. 28 CREIGHTON * FS1 6:30 p.m. Dec. 31 ST. JOHN’S * FS1 5 p.m. >> THINGS TO KNOW >> OFF THE bat Jan. 6 at Butler * FS1 2:30 p.m. Jan. 9 at Marquette * CBSSN 9 p.m. • The Seton Hall Pirates visit the KFC Yum! • Head coach Kevin Willard returns to Jan. 13 GEORGETOWN * FS1 12 p.m. Center on Sunday afternoon to take on the Louisville where he was the associate head Jan. 17 at Creighton * FS1 8:30 p.m. No. 17 Louisville Cardinals in the first true coach from 2005-07 and an assistant from Jan. 20 XAVIER * FOX 2:30 p.m. road game of the season for The Hall. 2001-05. It is the first matchup between the former BIG EAST foes since the No. Jan. 28 at DePaul * CBSSN 4 p.m. • The matchup will be the second-consecutive Jan. 31 PROVIDENCE * FS1 7 p.m. 10 Cardinals hosted the Pirates on Feb. game for the Pirates against a team in the AP 23, 2013, and came away with a 79-61 Feb. 4 at Villanova * FOX 12 p.m. top-25. Feb. 7 MARQUETTE * FS1 7 p.m. victory behind Gorgui Dieng’s 23 points Feb. 10 at Georgetown * CBSSN 4 p.m. • On Thursday night, Seton Hall went on a on 10-of-11 shooting and eight rebounds. Feb. 14 at Xavier * FS1 9 p.m. late 20-9 run with daggers from sophomore Sophomore Aaron Cosby paced the Pirates Feb. 18 DEPAUL * FS1 1 p.m. Myles Powell to take down No. 22 Texas with 17 points. Feb. 21 at Providence * FS1 or FSN 6:30 p.m. Tech, 89-79, in the Under Armour Reunion at • Louisville is part of a challenging 2017- Feb. 24 at St. John’s * FOX 12 p.m. Madison Square Garden. 18 non-conference slate for the Pirates Feb. 28 VILLANOVA * FS1 8:30 p.m. • Senior Desi Rodriguez scored a game-high that includes matchups against six teams March 3 BUTLER * TBA TBA 24 points on 7-for-16 shooting from the field currently in the KenPom Top-100. The Hall March 7-10 BIG EAST Tournament ^ FS1/FOX TBA and a 7-for-7 performance at the line. Powell squares off with four teams that made the was on an absolute tear in the second half, NCAA Tournament last season, including All games in CAPS and BOLD are home games scoring 17 of his 19 points and shooting Louisville and VCU next Saturday. * BIG EAST game 6-for-8. ! Gavitt Tipoff Games • Angel Delgado, the Division I active # NIT Season Tip-Off • SHU has won seven of its last 12 games leader in double-doubles (54), was a ** NIT Season Tip-Off Campus Games against nationally ranked opponents. unanimous All-BIG EAST First Team pick after leading the nation in rebounding in % Under Armour Reunion at Madison Square Garden • Expectations are high for the Pirates this 2016-17, pulling down an astonishing 13.1 $ Never Forget Tribute Classic season, who have 90 percent of their scoring boards per game. So far this season, he is & at Walsh Gymnasium in South Orange, N.J. and rebounding back from a team that won averaging 13.7 points and 8.7 rebounds. @ Garden State Hardwood Classic 21 games in 2016-17, advanced to the BIG ^ 2017 BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden EAST Tournament semifinal, and reached • Carrington and Delgado were named to the NCAA Tournament for the second the Preseason All-BIG EAST first team, and consecutive season. Rodriguez earned an honorable mention nod. The Pirates were picked second behind Villanova in the league’s preseason Key Contributors poll. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. 2017-18 Stats Notes 0 Khadeen Carrington G 6-4 195 Sr. 11.0 ppg, 4.1 apg Team-best 2.4 assist-to-turnover ratio, seven steals 13 Myles Powell G 6-2 195 So. 14.7 ppg, 2.7 apg Shooting 41.7 percent from deep (20-for-48) 20 Desi Rodriguez G/F 6-6 220 Sr. 18.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg Back-to-back 20-point games, leads team in scoring 14 Ismael Sanogo F 6-8 215 Sr. 3.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg Has nine steals, considered a top defender in the BIG EAST 31 Angel Delgado C 6-10 245 Sr. 13.7 ppg, 8.7 rpg NCAA active career leader in rebounds (1,114) 1 Michael Nzei F 6-8 205 Jr. 5.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg Team is 5-1 when he scores in double-figures 23 Sandro Mamukelashvili F 6-10 230 Fr. 3.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg Totaled 11 points, nine rebounds, four blocks vs. NJIT 22 Myles Cale G/F 6-5 200 Fr. 5.3 ppg, 1.7 rpg Averaging 16.7 min/g, is 5-of-11 (.455) from three 2 Jordan Walker G 5-11 155 Fr. 3.5 ppg, 2.0 apg DNP due to injury in each of the last five games 4 Eron Gordon G 6-3 200 So. 2.9 ppg, 0.9 rpg Shooting 7-for-11, buried pair of threes vs. Texas Tech 2017-18 GAME NOTES 1 #HALLin @SETONHALLMBB >> INSIDE THE HALL >> PIRATE POINTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location ................................................................South Orange, NJ 07079 #PiratePursuit including Louisville, Vanderbilt, Rhode Founded ................................................................................................1856 » The Pirates have flourished in the Island and VCU. Enrollment .........................................................................................10,300 program’s previous two seasons to the » The Pirates have gone 10-2 during non- Affiliation ......................................................................... NCAA Division I likes of which the program has not seen in conference play in each of the past three Conference ...................................................................................BIG EAST over 20 years, and they are in pursuit of a years. Nickname ...........................................................................................Pirates Colors .................................................................................. Blue and White truly special 2017-18 campaign. Home Court (Capacity) ................................. Prudential Center (10,353) » The program has gone to back-to-back Halftime Adjustments Secondary Home Court (Capacity) ..................Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) NCAA Tournaments for the first time since » Over the past three games the Pirates are Interim President ............................................................. Dr. Mary Meehan reeling off four straight appearances from averaging a +11.7 scoring margin over the Vice President/Director of Athletics ........................................Patrick Lyons 1991-94. final 20 minutes. Athletic Department Phone ................................................(973) 761-9498 » Last year’s campaign secured the » The defense has been locked in, as Ticket Office Phone............................................................ (973) 275-HALL program’s first back-to-back 20-win opponents are shooting just 28.6 percent seasons since 1992-93, and first back- (26-of-91) from the field and 16.7 percent MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF (5-of-30) from three-point range during Head Coach ...........................................................................Kevin Willard to-back BIG EAST Conference winning Alma Mater/Year ............................................................... Pittsburgh/1997 seasons since 2003-04. the second half of the previous three Record at Seton Hall/Years .........................................134-103/seven years » On Sunday, the Pirates are playing in their games (Vanderbilt, Rhode Island, Texas Career Record/Years .......................................................179-1521/10 years first true road game of the season. Tech). Associate Head Coach ......................... Shaheen Holloway (Seton Hall ‘00) » Last year, in the road opener, Seton Hall » The Pirates have won two games this Assistant Coaches ....................................... Fred Hill (Montclair State ‘81) handed Iowa a 91-83 defeat in the Gavitt season when trailing at the break, and are ................................................................... Grant Billmeier (Seton Hall ‘07) Tipoff Games. shooting 49.0 percent from the field in the Director of Basketball Operations ............................ Kyle Smyth (Iona ‘12) second half. Coordinators of Basketball Operations .........Kevin Lynch (Seton Hall ‘14) ......................................................................Charlie Butler (Seton Hall ‘15) Up to the Challenge Office Phone......................................................................... (973) 761-9070 » Since head coach Kevin Willard’s arrival in HOLD THE DOOR! » The Pirates pride themselves on defense, 2010-11, The Hall has shown consistent and have proven the ability to hold off late TEAM INFORMATION ability to perform well against nationally pushes by the opposition. 2016-17 Record ....................................................................................21-12 ranked opponents. BIG EAST Record/Finish ...........................................................10-8/T-3rd » In fact, Seton Hall is 50-3 in its last 53 Postseason ...................................................................... NCAA First Round » On Sunday, the Pirates can pick up their games (dating