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>> 2017-18 Schedule >> GAME 10 | home game six DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT Nov. 10 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON ** FS2 W, 90-68 SAINT PETER’S (4-4) vs. Nov. 12 MONMOUTH ** FS1 W, 75-65 No. 15 SETON HALL (8-1) Nov. 15 INDIANA ! FS1 W, 84-68 | Nov. 18 NJIT FS2 W, 82-53 DATE: Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017 7 p.m. Nov. 23 vs. Rhode Island # ESPNU L, 74-75 LOCATION: Walsh Gymnasium | South Orange, N.J. Nov. 24 vs. Vanderbilt # ESPNEWS W, 72-59 vs TV: FS1 Nov. 30 vs. No. 22 Texas Tech % FS1 W, 89-79 TALENT: Brian Custer and Jim Spanarkel Dec. 3 at No. 17 Louisville ESPN2 W, 79-77 | Dec. 9 VCU $ FOX W, 90-67 RADIO: AM970 The Answer Sirius 137 / XM 380 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: FOX Sports GO | @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. • No. 15 ranked Seton Hall welcomes in-state • Tuesday marks the first meeting with the Jan. 13 GEORGETOWN * FS1 12 p.m. rival Saint Peter’s to Walsh Gymnasium on Peacocks since Dec. 13, 2015 when the Jan. 17 at Creighton * FS1 8:30 p.m. Tuesday night for the 88th all-time meeting Pirates came away with a 72-46 victory at Jan. 20 XAVIER * FOX 2:30 p.m. between the programs. Prudential Center. Angel Delgado tallied Jan. 28 at DePaul * CBSSN 4 p.m. 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Khadeen • The Pirates have won four consecutive Carrington scored a game-high 14 points. Jan. 31 PROVIDENCE * FS1 7 p.m. games - all against KenPom top-100 teams, Feb. 4 at Villanova * FOX 12 p.m. Seton Hall held Saint Peter’s to 32.7 percent including Vanderbilt (76), Texas Tech (17), shooting, and did not allow a double-digit Feb. 7 MARQUETTE * FS1 7 p.m. Louisville (28) and VCU (87). Feb. 10 at Georgetown * CBSSN 4 p.m. scorer. Feb. 14 at Xavier * FS1 9 p.m. • Desi Rodriguez continued the scorching hot • The Pirates are 45-7 at home and 63-24 Feb. 18 DEPAUL * FS1 1 p.m. start to his senior campaign against VCU on overall in the all-time series with Saint Feb. 21 at Providence * FS1 or FSN 6:30 p.m. Saturday, and finished with a team-high 17 Peter’s. Feb. 24 at St. John’s * FOX 12 p.m. points in the 90-67 blowout victory over the Feb. 28 VILLANOVA * FS1 8:30 p.m. Rams in the Never Forget Tribute Classic. • Seton Hall has won 25 consecutive non- March 3 BUTLER * TBA TBA A 10-0 Seton Hall run midway through the conference home games, good for the March 7-10 BIG EAST Tournament ^ FS1/FOX TBA opening frame led to a double-digit halftime 10th-longest streak in the country. lead. The Pirates then made seven of nine • Head coach Kevin Willard is 5-1 all-time All games in CAPS and BOLD are home games shots to open the second half, and take against the Peacocks. * BIG EAST game control of the game. ! Gavitt Tipoff Games • The Pirates have an all-time record of 421- • Rodriguez is averaging 19.7 points and 5.1 142 (.748) inside Walsh Gymnasium. # NIT Season Tip-Off rebounds per game, while shooting 54.5 ** NIT Season Tip-Off Campus Games percent from the field and 35.7 from three- • Sophomore Myles Powell is shooting % Under Armour Reunion at Madison Square Garden point range. The team is 7-0 when he is the 42.9 percent (27-for-63) from long range, $ Never Forget Tribute Classic leading scorer, and the Pirates are 28-8 all- and has scored in double figures in 11 & at Walsh Gymnasium in South Orange, N.J. time when he scores 15 or more points. consecutive contests dating back to last @ Garden State Hardwood Classic season. ^ 2017 BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden • At No. 15, Seton Hall has its highest AP Top- 25 poll ranking since Jan. 9, 2001. • Meanwhile, last year’s national rebounding leader, Angel Delgado, already has six double-doubles this season. Key Contributors No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. 2017-18 Stats Notes 0 Khadeen Carrington G 6-4 195 Sr. 12.0 ppg, 4.1 apg Positive assist-to-turnover ratio in 8 of 9 games 13 Myles Powell G 6-2 195 So. 14.7 ppg, 2.9 apg Career-high 5 assists vs. VCU, 42.9% 3FG overall 20 Desi Rodriguez G/F 6-6 220 Sr. 19.7 ppg, 5.1 rpg Scored team-high 17 pts, shot 7-of-10 in win vs. VCU 14 Ismael Sanogo F 6-8 215 Sr. 3.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg Has team-high 12 steals, a top defender in the BIG EAST 31 Angel Delgado C 6-10 245 Sr. 13.3 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 2.6 apg Only active DI player with 1,000+ pts & 1,000+ rebs 1 Michael Nzei F 6-8 205 Jr. 5.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg Has made 6 starts, team is 6-1 when he scores 10+ pts 23 Sandro Mamukelashvili F 6-10 230 Fr. 3.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg Finished with 6 pts, 3 reb in 15 minutes vs. VCU 22 Myles Cale G/F 6-5 200 Fr. 4.9 ppg, 1.4 rpg Averaging 16.3 min/g, scooped up four steals at UL 2 Jordan Walker G 5-11 155 Fr. 3.5 ppg, 2.0 apg DNP due to injury in each of the last seven games 4 Eron Gordon G 6-3 200 So. 2.4 ppg, 0.9 rpg Shooting 8-for-14, 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 percent (15-for-42) from long range. Founded ................................................................................................1856 » Seton Hall has flourished in the program’s » He earned BIG EAST Player of the Week on Enrollment .........................................................................................10,300 previous two seasons to the likes of which Dec. 4 averaging 26.5 points, 7.5 rebounds Affiliation ......................................................................... NCAA Division I the program has not seen in over 20 years, and 3.0 assists while shooting 55.9 percent Conference ...................................................................................BIG EAST and they are in pursuit of a truly special in two Seton Hall victories over ranked Nickname ...........................................................................................Pirates opponents. Colors .................................................................................. Blue and White 2017-18 campaign. » Against No. 22 Texas Tech at Madison Home Court (Capacity) ................................. Prudential Center (10,353) » The Pirates head into the holiday stretch Secondary Home Court (Capacity) ..................Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) with momentum coming off huge wins Square Garden, he posted a game-high 24 Interim President ............................................................. Dr. Mary Meehan over then-ranked No. 22 Texas Tech and at points on 7-of-16 shooting from the field, Vice President/Director of Athletics ........................................Patrick Lyons No. 17 Louisville, in addition to Saturday’s 3-for-6 from long range and 7-of-7 from Athletic Department Phone ................................................(973) 761-9498 blowout win over VCU, a KenPom top- the stripe. He also added four assists and Ticket Office Phone............................................................ (973) 275-HALL 100 team. The Hall is riding a four-game seven rebounds. winning streak heading into Tuesday night. » At No. 17 Louisville, the Bronx native went MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF off for a season-high and game-high 29 Head Coach ...........................................................................Kevin Willard points on 12-of-18 shooting from the field, Alma Mater/Year ............................................................... Pittsburgh/1997 Jersey STRONG on top of eight rebounds and two assists. Record at Seton Hall/Years .........................................136-103/seven years » Throughout the history of Seton Hall Career Record/Years .........................................................181-152/10 years basketball, the Pirates have proven they He connected on the game-winning layup Associate Head Coach ......................... Shaheen Holloway (Seton Hall ‘00) are The Garden State’s premier program, with 7.5 seconds remaining to lead The Assistant Coaches ....................................... Fred Hill (Montclair State ‘81) with an all-time record of 164-60 (.732) Hall to a 79-77 victory over the Cardinals, ................................................................... Grant Billmeier (Seton Hall ‘07) against teams from New Jersey. the program’s first win at Louisville since Director of Basketball Operations ............................ Kyle Smyth (Iona ‘12) Feb. 25, 1952. » The Pirates have won each of their Coordinators of Basketball Operations .........Kevin Lynch (Seton Hall ‘14) » The Pirates are now 7-0 this season when previous nine meetings against teams ......................................................................Charlie Butler (Seton Hall ‘15) Rodriguez is the team’s leading scorer, and from the state, including victories over Office Phone......................................................................... (973) 761-9070 28-8 all-time when he scores at least 15 Monmouth, Fairleigh Dickinson and NJIT points. TEAM INFORMATION this season. 2016-17 Record ....................................................................................21-12 » During the Willard era, Seton Hall is 18-7 BIG EAST Record/Finish ...........................................................10-8/T-3rd against New Jersey programs. Halftime Adjustments Postseason ...................................................................... NCAA First Round » Over the past five games the Pirates are Players Returning/Lost ............................................................................7/6 averaging a +9.2 scoring margin and Starters Returning/Lost ............................................................................4/1 In the Polls shooting 51.9 percent over the final 20 Newcomers ................................................................................................... 8 » The Pirates have secured a strong footing minutes.