2020-21 SCHEDULE • After More Than a Week Off, Seton Hall Returns 11Th with 3.0 Blocks Per Game
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GAME 15 at VILLANOVA • VILLANOVA, PA. • FINNERAN PAVILION GAME INFORMATION Date/Time: Tuesday, Jan. 19 • 9 p.m. Eastern SETON HALL PIRATES (9-5, 6-2 BIG EAST) Site: Finneran Pavilion • Villanova, Pa. HEAD COACH: Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh, ‘97) TV: FS1 • Scott Graham & Jim Spanarkel RECORD AT SETON HALL: 199-142, 11th Season | CAREER RECORD: 244-191, 14th Season Online: FSGo.com vs Radio: WMCA570 • Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin NO. 3 VILLANOVA WILDCATS (8-1, 3-0 BIG EAST) SHU Pirates Mobile App • TuneIn HEAD COACH: Jay Wright (Bucknell, ‘88) Satellite: XM 387 RECORD AT VILLANOVA: 480-183, 20th Season | CAREER RECORD: 602-268, 27th Season Seton Hall All-Time vs. Villanova 43-77 NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW • Junior Ike Obiagu (Abuja, Nigeria) ranks fourth in the country with 42 total blocked shots and ranks 2020-21 SCHEDULE • After more than a week off, Seton Hall returns 11th with 3.0 blocks per game. to the court on Tuesday when it travels to No. 3 DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT Villanova. INSIDE THE SERIES: VILLANOVA • The Pirates have won eight of their last 10 games Nov. 27 at Louisville ! ESPN2 L, 70-71 and are in the middle of a stretch where they will • Seton Hall will face Villanova for the 121st time on Nov. 30 IONA FS1 W, 86-64 have played five of six games on the road. Tuesday. • Seton Hall’s only two wins over the No. 3 team in • Villanova is Seton Hall’s most frequently played Dec. 2 at Rhode Island CBSSN L, 63-76 the country have both come against Villanova in opponent in program history. Dec. 4 vs. No. 21 Oregon^ FS1 L, 70-83 the 2014 and 2016 BIG EAST Tournaments. • The Pirates have won two of the last four games • Seton Hall’s 6-2 start to BIG EAST play matches in the series. Dec. 6 at Penn State BTN W, 98-92 (OT) the 1999-00 team for the second-best conference • Over those last four games, the average margin of Dec. 8 WAGNER FS1 W, 78-45 eight-game start in program history. The 2019-20 victory is 3.5 points. * team last year started 8-0 before going on to win • The two teams split last year’s season series with Dec. 11 ST. JOHN’S CBSSN W, 77-68 the regular season championship. each program winning as the road team. Dec. 17 at Marquette * FS1 W, 70-63 • The Pirates rank second in the BIG EAST in free- • Seton Hall’s win at Villanova on Feb. 8, 2020 was Dec. 20 PROVIDENCE * FS1 L, 77-80 (0T) throw percentage (73.9) and rank 11th nationally the Pirates’ first victory over the Wildcats on their in free throw attempts (326 FTA). home floor since 1994. Dec. 23 GEORGETOWN * FS1 W, 78-67 • The Pirates have won their last 15 BIG EAST • Tuesday’s game will be the Pirates’ first time Dec. 30 at Xavier * FS1 W, 85-68 conference games when holding their opponent playing on campus at Villanova since 2016-17. under 70 points. • The Hall’s five wins against Villanova since BIG Jan. 2 BUTLER * FS1 W, 68-60 • Junior Jared Rhoden (Baldwin, N.Y.), who was EAST realignment in 2013-14 are the most in the Jan. 6 at No. 7 Creighton* FS1 L, 53-89 named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Jan. conference. 11, ranks in the top 11 in the BIG EAST in scoring Jan. 9 at DePaul * FS1 W, 76-68 (10th, 15.6 ppg), rebounding (11th, 7.1), free- MAMU’S LIVING UP TO EXPECTATIONS Jan. 16 XAVIER *% CBSSN Postponed throw percentage (4th, 83.1) and minutes (6th, * 34.1 mpg). • Through the first 14 games of his senior season, Jan. 19 at No. 3 Villanova FS1 9 PM * • Senior Sandro Mamukelashvili (Tbilisi, Georgia) Sandro Mamukelashvili is living up to the Jan. 22 at Butler FS1 9 PM ranks fifth in the conference in scoring (18.1 ppg), preseason accolades and expectations bestowed * 12th in rebounding (6.9 rpg) and 14th in assists upon him. Jan. 27 CREIGHTON FS1 7 PM * (3.2 apg). (continued on page 2) Jan. 30 VILLANOVA FOX 3 PM * Feb. 3 at Providence FS1 TBA INSIDE THE RESUME (THROUGH GAMES ON JAN. 17) * • Seton Hall ranks 44th in KenPom, has a NET schedule ranks 11th in the nation. Feb. 6 at Connecticut FOX/FS1 TBA ranking of 52 and has played seven games • The Pirates boast the 24th toughest schedule Feb. 14 MARQUETTE * FOX/FS1 TBA against “Quad 1” opponents, which is tied for the among Power Six programs so far, according to second-most in the country. KenPom, and the second-most difficult in the Feb. 17 DePAUL * TBA TBA • The Pirates are 3-4 in “Quad 1” games and are BIG EAST. Feb. 20 at Georgetown * CBSSN TBA one of only 11 teams in the country with three • Seton Hall is tied for the most games played in March 3 CONNECTICUT * FS1 TBA or more “Q1” wins. the BIG EAST so far (14) and challenged itself • The Hall’s NET non-conference strength of early with 10 games in the season’s first 27 days. March 6 at St. John’s * FOX/FS1 TBA All games in CAPS and BOLD are home games. All home games are LAST GAME’S STARTERS 2020-21 STATISTICS played at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. unless noted otherwise. No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% Game times and opponents are subject to change. 14 Jared Rhoden G Jr. 6-6 210 15.6 7.1 1.8 46.1 32.7 83.1 21 Ike Obiagu C Jr. 7-2 270 5.6 4.9 0.1 65.1 00.0 62.2 * BIG EAST game ! Wade Houston Tipoff Classic 22 Myles Cale G Sr. 6-6 210 11.6 3.1 0.9 45.9 38.7 77.1 ^ CHI Health Center Omaha (Omaha, Neb.) 23 Sandro Mamukelashvili F Sr. 6-11 240 18.1 6.9 3.2 46.4 31.7 76.7 % Walsh Gym 33 Shavar Reynolds, Jr. G Sr. 6-2 185 7.7 2.6 4.6 46.4 48.4 85.3 PRONUNCIATIONS KEY RESERVES Myles Cale ............................................KALE Jahari Long . juh-HAR-ee 0 Dimingus Stevens G/F Fr. 6-6 180 0.8 0.2 0.0 20.0 20.0 50.0 Sandro Mamukelashvili...........ma-MOO-kell-osh-VEE-lee 1 Bryce Aiken G Sr. 6-0 180 3.3 0.9 0.8 24.1 11.8 100.0 Takal Molson......................................tah-CALL 2 Tray Jackson F So. 6-9 205 1.3 1.3 0.0 25.0 00.0 100.0 Jeff Ngandu.................................nuh-GHAN-doo 4 Tyrese Samuel F So. 6-10 235 6.4 3.4 0.8 55.9 34.6 23.5 Dimingus Stevens............................ dih-MING-gus 15 Takal Molson G Jr. 6-5 205 6.7 3.1 1.4 36.3 25.0 65.9 25 Jahari Long G Fr. 6-5 210 1.3 0.6 0.5 44.4 40.0 100.0 2020-21 GAME NOTES 1 #HALLin @SETONHALLMBB • “Mamu”, as he’s affectionately known, was teams that have played at least 10 games), and INSIDE THE HALL named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST first team five of the team’s returners from last season are and watch lists for the Naismith Trophy and the all shooting a higher percentage this season GENERAL INFORMATION Karl Malone Award in the preseason. than their career average. Location ............................................................... South Orange, NJ 07079 • The Georgian is one of only five players in the • Seton Hall lead the BIG EAST and rank 11th in Founded .....................................................................................................1856 Power Six conferences to register multiple the country in free throw attempts with 326 and Enrollment ............................................................................................. 10,400 30-point games this season, joining Stanford’s rank seventh in free throws made with 241. Affiliation .............................................................................. NCAA Division I Conference.........................................................................................BIG EAST Oscar da Silva, Illinois’ Ayo Dosunmu, Iowa’s • Since 2015-16, The Pirates are 90-14 (.865) in Nickname ............................................................................................... Pirates Luka Garza and Minnesota’s Marcus Carr. games where they have more FT attempts than Colors ...................................................................................... Blue and White • Mamukelashvili is the only player in the BIG their opponents. Home Court (Capacity) .............................. Prudential Center (10,481) EAST who is averaging at least 18 points, six • Three Pirates rank in the top 15 in the Secondary Home Court (Capacity) .........Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) rebounds and three assists per game. conference in free throw shooting percentage; President ...........................................................................Dr. Joseph E. Nyre • Mamukelashvili picked up BIG EAST Player Shavar Reynolds, Jr. (2nd, 85.3), Jared Rhoden Director of Athletics ......................................................................Bryan Felt of the Week honors, his fourth conference (4th, 83.1) and Sandro Mamukelashvili (11th, Athletic Department Phone ............................................(973) 761-9498 accolade of the season, on Jan. 4 after leading 76.7). Ticket Office Phone ............................................................(973) 275-HALL the Pirates with 18 points, seven rebounds and • Currently, the most marked improvement three steals in the win at Xavier (Dec. 30) and belongs to Myles Cale, who at 77.1 percent is MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF had game highs of 24 points, nine rebounds shooting more than 20 percent better at the Head Coach ...............................................................................Kevin Willard and six assists in the win over Butler (Jan. 2). line than he did last season and more than 12 Alma Mater/Year ...............................................................Pittsburgh/1997 • He was named to the BIG EAST’s Weekly Honor percent better than his career average.