2016-17 Seton Hall Men's Basketball Seton Hall Combined Team Statistics (As of Feb 18, 2017) All Games
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2016-17 SETON HALL MEN’S BASKETBALL 3x Champions - 1991, 1993, 2016 GAME 27 | HOME GAME 13 7:00 P.M. EST Go #HALLin on GAMEDAY WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22 ON TV: FS1 - 7:00 P.M. EST • Joe Davis (PxP), Donny Marshall (Color) ON THE RADIO: WMCA 570AM Prudential Center SETON HALL XAVIER • Gary Cohen (PxP), Dave Popkin (Color) MUSKETEERS Newark, N.J. PIRATES • Sirius 93, XM 201 (18-9, 8-6 BIG EAST) (16-10, 6-8 BIG EAST) • Also available at SHUPirates.com/PSN, the SHU Pirates app & the TuneIn app PROBABLE STARTERS QUICK HITS ONLINE: FOX Sports GO //@SETONHALLMBB #0 Khadeen Carrington • BIG EAST Player of the Week following career-high 41 points, 7 assists, 5 boards, 4 Jr. • G • 6-4 • 195 • Brooklyn, N.Y. steals vs. No. 20 Creighton Wednesday, and 22 points vs. No. 2 Villanova Saturday. 2016-17 // SCHEDULE • His 41 points are tied for most in a BIG EAST game in school history DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT GP-GS PTS REB AST MIN • Scored in double-figures in 24 of 26 games Nov. 11 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON FSN/YES W, 91-70 this season with 11 20-point outings 26-26 17.8 3.0 3.0 32 .9 • BIG EAST’s fifth leading scorer Nov. 13 CENTRAL CONN. FS1 W, 82-58 Nov. 17 at Iowa ! BTN W, 91-83 #1 Michael Nzei • Has two double-doubles in six starts • Finished with 11 points and 12 boards at Nov. 24 vs. Florida # ESPN2 L, 76-81 So. • F • 6-8 • 205 • Makurdi, Nigeria St. John’s Nov. 25 vs. Quinnipiac # ESPNU W, 90-79 • Thrown down team-best 13 dunks • Grabbed four or more rebounds in 13 games Nov. 27 vs. Stanford # ESPNU L, 52-66 • Shooting 68.8 percent (44-of-64) from the Dec. 1 COLUMBIA FS1 W, 95-71 GP-GS PTS REB BLK MIN field, which would rank second in the BIG EAST if qualified Dec. 6 vs. Hawaii $ FS1 W, 68-57 26-7 4.6 4.0 0.6 17.9 Dec. 7 vs. California $ FS1 W, 60-57 Dec. 12 vs. No. 16 South Carolina % FS1 W, 67-64 #20 Desi Rodriguez • League’s ninth-leading scorer in BIG EAST play (15.9 ppg), and is shooting 44.9 percent Dec. 17 DELAWARE FS2 W, 81-68 Jr. • F • 6-6 • 215 • Bronx, N.Y. from deep • Nine points away from reaching 1,000 for Dec. 23 RUTGERS FS1 W 72-61 his career Dec. 28 at No. 10 Creighton * FS2 L, 75-89 GP-GS PTS REB AST MIN • Scored a career-high 30 points at Marquette on Jan. 11 and has six 20-point outings Jan. 1 MARQUETTE * FS1 W, 69-66 26-26 15.2 5.1 1.7 30.7 • Has made a 3-pointer in 14 straight games Jan. 7 DEPAUL * CBSSN W, 87-56 Jan. 11 at Marquette * FS1 L, 86-89 (OT) #30 Madison Jones • Averaging 4.2 assists with a 2.9 assist-to- Jan. 14 at Providence * FSN/YES L, 61-65 turnover ratio in home games Jan. 16 at No. 1 Villanova * FS1 L, 46-76 Sr. • G • 6-2 • 160 • Raleigh, N.C. • Leads SHU, sixth in conference play with 3.6 assists per game, fifth overall in steals (1.7) Jan. 22 ST. JOHN’S * FS1 W, 86-73 and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9) Jan. 25 No. 11 BUTLER * FS1 L, 54-61 • Nine assists at Marquette and Xavier GP-GS PTS REB AST MIN • Scored a career-high 15 points against Feb. 1 at Xavier * FS1 L, 70-72 Delaware with four steals and four assists 26-24 5.6 2.5 3.5 28.7 Feb. 4 at Georgetown * FS1 W, 68-66 (OT) Feb. 8 PROVIDENCE * FS1 W, 72-70 (OT) #31 Angel Delgado • LEADS THE NATION IN REBOUNDING (13.2), Feb. 11 at St. John’s * CBSSN L, 70-78 FIRST IN OFFENSIVE REBOUNDING (4.8), Jr. • F • 6-10 • 240 • Dominican Republic and second in double-doubles (21) Feb. 15 No. 20 CREIGHTON * CBSSN W, 87-81 • Averaging 18.5 points and 15.3 rebounds Feb. 18 No. 2 VILLANOVA * FOX L, 70-92 per game in 12 home games this season • First player to record back-to-back 20+ Feb. 22 XAVIER * FS1 7 p.m. GP-GS PTS REB AST MIN rebound conference games in BIG EAST Feb. 25 at DePaul * FSN/YES 2 p.m. history with career-high 22 boards vs. Butler 26-26 15.3 13.2 2.0 32.8 • Reached 1,000 career pts last Wednesday Feb. 28 GEORGETOWN * FS1 6:30 p.m. Mar. 4 at Butler * TBA 2:30 p.m. KEY RESERVES Mar. 8-11 BIG EAST Championship FS1/FOX TBA #4 Eron Gordon • Fr. • 6-3 • 190 • Indianapolis, Ind. >> Totaled 6 points, 5 boards and 2 assists in 12 minutes vs. DePaul #13 Myles Powell • Fr. • 6-2 • 205 • Trenton, N.J. >> Team’s top 3-point threat, scored season-best 26 at Iowa and Xavier, 10.7 ppg All games in CAPS and BOLD are home games #14 Ismael Sanogo • Jr.. • 6-8 • 215 • Newark, N.J. >> Team’s best defender, eighth in the BIG EAST with 6.1 rebounds per game * BIG EAST game ! Gavitt Games #21 Dalton Soffer • So. • 6-6 • 195 • San Diego, Calif. >> Played in 11 games so far, scored 6 points with a pair of triples vs. DePaul # AdvoCare Invitational at HP Field House #22 Michael Dowdy • Sr. • 6-0 • 195 • Chicago, Ill. >> Has appeared in five games in 2016-17 $ FOX Sports Pearl Harbor Invitational at Bloch Arena #25 Rashed Anthony • So. • F • 6-9 • 235 • Orangeburg, S.C. >> Has appeared in 22 games as reserve center this season % Under Armour Reunion at Madison Square Garden #35 Manny Anderson • Fr. • 6-4 • 190 • Franklin, N.J. >> Joins The Hall after three years at the Hun School in Princeton, N.J. 2016 Champions 2016-17 @SETONHALLMBB #HALLin INSIDE THE HALL PIRATE POINTS GENERAL INFORMATION >> Seton Hall continues to push towards an NCAA Tournament bid and wraps up its three-game home stand when Location ................................................................South Orange, NJ 07079 Xavier comes to town Wednesday night for a pivotal BIG EAST matchup. The Pirates are on the heels of a 92-70 setback Founded ................................................................................................1856 to No. 2 Villanova Saturday afternoon in front of a sold out record crowd of 16,733 at Prudential Center. Junior Angel Enrollment .........................................................................................10,100 Delgado collected his 21st double-double and junior Khadeen Carrington scored 22 points, but the Wildcats shot 67.3 Affiliation ......................................................................... NCAA Division I percent from the field to keep the Pirates at arm’s length. Conference ...................................................................................BIG EAST >> While Seton Hall’s BIG EAST record currently stands at 6-8, its NCAA Tournament resume (see page 4) remains Nickname ...........................................................................................Pirates strong and can receive a big boost tonight from beating a Xavier squad that sits at No. 17 in the NCAA RPI and No. 36 Colors .................................................................................. Blue and White in the KenPom. In fact, if the Pirates win, it will be their fourth victory against a team currently in the NCAA Top 50 RPI. Home Court (Capacity) ................................. Prudential Center (10,353) As of Tuesday, Feb. 21, only 26 teams in the nation have at least four top-50 RPI victories on their resume this season. Secondary Home Court (Capacity) ..................Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) >> The Pirates hold a 9-6 lead in the all-time series with Xavier, and are 6-0 at home. The Musketeers edged SHU, 72- President ...................................................................Dr. A. Gabriel Esteban 70, in the last meeting between the teams at Cintas Center on Feb. 1. Trevon Bluiett drained a jumped with 4.4 seconds Vice President/Director of Athletics ........................................Patrick Lyons remaining for the game-winning basket. Freshman Myles Powell matched a career-high 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting Athletic Department Phone ................................................(973) 761-9498 from the field and was 6-of-12 from long range. Junior Angel Delgado tallied 13 points and 13 rebounds, while junior Ticket Office Phone............................................................ (973) 275-HALL Desi Rodriguez posted 16 points. Senior Madison Jones was outstanding at the point with eight points, nine assists, a career-high five steals and five rebounds. Eight of the nine meetings since 2010 have been decided by single digits. MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF >> The Hall is 10-2 at home this season and has been able to take advantage of conference opponents stepping into Head Coach ...........................................................................Kevin Willard its gym in recent history. It is 11-5 in its last 16 BIG EAST home games and has won seven of the last nine, including Alma Mater/Year ............................................................... Pittsburgh/1997 victories over Marquette, DePaul, St. John’s, Providence and Creighton this season and a victory over then No. 5-ranked Record at Seton Hall/Years ............................................. 123-100/six years Xavier in the 2015-16 home finale. Career Record/Years ..................................................... 168-149/nine years >> Fans have packed “The Rock” all season and SHU is averaging an attendance of 8,532 during its 11 games at Associate Head Coach ......................... Shaheen Holloway (Seton Hall ‘00) Prudential Center this season, up from 6,884 through 11 games in 2015-16. The Pirates have called downtown Newark Assistant Coaches ....................................... Fred Hill (Montclair State ‘81) home since the 2007 season and have now had eight games with attendance over 10,000 including Saturday’s record- ................................................................... Grant Billmeier (Seton Hall ‘07) breaking crowd and the Garden State Hardwood Classic against Rutgers on Dec. 23 (10,481). Director of Basketball Operations ...........................