2020-21 SCHEDULE • Just in Time for Senior Night and the Final Home (2Nd, 85.4) and Minutes (6Th, 34.2 Mpg)
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GAME 24 vs. CONNECTICUT • NEWARK, N.J. • PRUDENTIAL CENTER GAME INFORMATION Date/Time: Wednesay, Feb. 3 • 6:30 p.m. Eastern SETON HALL PIRATES (13-10, 10-7 BIG EAST) Site: Newark, N.J. • Prudential Center HEAD COACH: Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh, ‘97) TV: FS1 • Joe Davis & Jim Jackson RECORD AT SETON HALL: 203-147, 11th Season | CAREER RECORD: 248-196, 14th Season Online: FSGo.com vs Radio: AM970 • Dave Popkin & Joe DeSantis CONNECTICUT HUSKIES (12-6, 9-6 BIG EAST) SHU Pirates Mobile App • TuneIn HEAD COACH: Dan Hurley (Seton Hall, ‘96) Satellite: XM 381 RECORD AT CONNECTICUT: 47-35, 3rd Season | CAREER RECORD: 198-140, 11th Season Seton Hall All-Time vs. Connecticut: 20-44 NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW top 15 in the BIG EAST in scoring (10th, 14.6 ppg), rebounding (11th, 6.5), free throw percentage 2020-21 SCHEDULE • Just in time for Senior Night and the final home (2nd, 85.4) and minutes (6th, 34.2 mpg). game of the 2020-21 season, Seton Hall will have • The Hall is 4-1 in games where Rhoden is the DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT fans in the seats at the Prudential Center against team’s leading scorer. Connecticut at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. • Junior Ike Obiagu (Abuja, Nigeria) ranks sixth in Nov. 27 at Louisville ! ESPN2 L, 70-71 • The program will honor four seniors on Wednesday the country with 63 total blocked shots and ranks Nov. 30 IONA FS1 W, 86-64 night: Sandro Mamukelashvili (Tbilisi, Georgia), 10th with 2.7 blocks per game. Myles Cale (Middletown, Del.), Shavar Reynolds, Dec. 2 at Rhode Island CBSSN L, 63-76 Jr. (Manchester, N.J.) and Bryce Aiken (Randolph, WHAT’S THE SCENARIO? Dec. 4 vs. No. 21 Oregon^ FS1 L, 70-83 N.J.). • Seton Hall is 4-1 on Senior Night over the last five • With two games remaining in the regular season, Dec. 6 at Penn State BTN W, 98-92 (OT) years. the Pirates control their destiny for a top-three Dec. 8 WAGNER FS1 W, 78-45 • Seton Hall stands in fourth place in the BIG EAST finish in the BIG EAST Conference for a sixth * with a 10-7 record – mere percentage points consecutive season. Dec. 11 ST. JOHN’S CBSSN W, 77-68 * behind Connecticut – and two games to go. • If the Pirates defeat Connecticut and St. John’s, Dec. 17 at Marquette FS1 W, 70-63 • A win would give Seton Hall its third season series The Hall will have a 12-7 record and a .632 winning * sweep of the season after beating both Marquette percentage. UConn’s best possible winning Dec. 20 PROVIDENCE FS1 L, 77-80 (0T) and DePaul twice. percentage from there would be .588 and Xavier’s Dec. 23 GEORGETOWN * FS1 W, 78-67 • The victory over DePaul on Feb. 17 gave The Hall its best possible winning percentage is .615. Dec. 30 at Xavier * FS1 W, 85-68 10th BIG EAST win of the season, marking the fifth • Splitting this week’s games would at least ensure time in the last six seasons that the Pirates have that Seton Hall will receive a first-round bye in next Jan. 2 BUTLER * FS1 W, 68-60 collected at least 10 conference wins. week’s BIG EAST Tournament. Jan. 6 at No. 7 Creighton* FS1 L, 53-89 • The Pirates are 144-66 (.686) all-time at Prudential * Center. GETTING BACK TO DEFENSE Jan. 9 at DePaul FS1 W, 76-68 • Since 2015-16, the Pirates are 37-17 (.685) against Jan. 16 XAVIER *% CBSSN Postponed BIG EAST competition in the building. • A point of emphasis entering the home stretch of * • Sandro Mamukelashvili ranks second in the the season for the Pirates has been getting back Jan. 19 at No. 3 Villanova FS1 L, 74-76 conference in scoring (17.8 ppg), eighth in to the program’s roots of being a strong defensive Jan. 27 No. 17 CREIGHTON * FS1 L, 81-85 team. rebounding (7.1 rpg) and 14th in assists (3.1 apg). * • Junior Jared Rhoden (Baldwin, N.Y.) ranks in the • Jan. 30 No. 3 VILLANOVA X FO L, 72-80 * Feb. 3 at Providence FS1 W, 60-43 INSIDE THE RESUME (THROUGH GAMES ON FEB. 28) * • Seton Hall ranks 42nd in KenPom, has a NET • The Pirates’ six true road wins are tied for the Feb. 6 at Connecticut X FO W, 80-73 ranking of 53 and has played nine games against second most among power conference teams. Feb. 14 MARQUETTE * FS1 W, 57-51 “Quad 1” opponents, which is tied for the most in • Seton Hall’s 12 road games are tied for the second the BIG EAST. most among power conference programs in the Feb. 17 DePAUL * FS1 W, 60-52 • The Pirates’ 10 projected Q1 games are the most country. Feb. 20 at Georgetown * CBSSN L, 75-81 in the conference. • The Pirates boast the 30th toughest schedule in * • The Hall’s 16 projected Q1+Q2 games ranks third Division I so far, according to KenPom, and the Feb. 24 at Butler CBSSN L, 52-61 in the BIG EAST. second-most difficult in the BIG EAST. * • Seton Hall’s six Q1+Q2 wins are tied for third most • The Hall’s NET non-conference strength of March 3 CONNECTICUT FS1 6:30 PM in the conference. schedule ranks 35th in the nation and 12th among March 6 at St. John’s * FS1 7 PM major conference teams. All games in CAPS and BOLD are home games. All home games are played at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. unless noted otherwise. LAST GAME’S STARTERS 2020-21 STATISTICS Game times and opponents are subject to change. No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% * BIG EAST game 14 Jared Rhoden G Jr. 6-6 210 14.6 6.5 2.0 .428 .317 .854 ! Wade Houston Tipoff Classic 21 Ike Obiagu C Jr. 7-2 270 4.7 4.3 0.1 .667 .000 .596 ^ CHI Health Center Omaha (Omaha, Neb.) 22 Myles Cale G Sr. 6-6 210 12.0 3.7 0.8 .463 .379 .727 % Walsh Gym 23 Sandro Mamukelashvili F Sr. 6-11 240 17.8 7.1 3.1 .456 .346 .730 33 Shavar Reynolds, Jr. G Sr. 6-2 185 7.7 2.4 4.3 .429 .377 .880 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 .200 .200 .500 Sandro Mamukelashvili...........ma-MOO-kell-osh-VEE-lee 1 Bryce Aiken G Sr. 6-0 180 5.5 1.1 1.7 .300 .226 1.000 Takal Molson......................................tah-CALL 2 Tray Jackson F So. 6-9 205 1.0 0.5 0.0 .250 .000 1.000 Jeff Ngandu.................................nuh-GHAN-doo 4 Tyrese Samuel F So. 6-10 235 5.8 3.5 0.6 .554 .342 .308 Ike Obiagu ..............EYEK (not eye-kee) oh-bee-AH-goo 15 Takal Molson G Jr. 6-5 205 5.7 3.0 1.0 .381 .184 .673 Dimingus Stevens............................ dih-MING-gus 25 Jahari Long G Fr. 6-5 210 1.0 0.5 0.3 .385 .333 1.000 2020-21 GAME NOTES 1 #HALLin @SETONHALLMBB • Seton Hall has done just that over their last six • Since 2015-16, The Pirates are 94-15 (.862) in INSIDE THE HALL games where its also gone 4-2. games where they have more FT attempts than • The Pirates have allowed opponents to average their opponents. GENERAL INFORMATION only 60.1 points per game and shoot just under • Four Pirates own free throw shooting Location ............................................................... South Orange, NJ 07079 40 percent from the floor (39.6) over their last percentages at 70 percent or higher; Shavar Founded .....................................................................................................1856 six games. Reynolds, Jr. (88.0), Jared Rhoden (85.4), Myles Enrollment ............................................................................................. 10,400 • Opponents have scored 60 points or less in Cale (72.7) and Sandro Mamukelashvili (73.0). Affiliation .............................................................................. NCAA Division I Conference.........................................................................................BIG EAST four games this season, the most since 2012-13 • Senior Bryce Aiken (Randolph, N.J.) is a perfect Nickname ............................................................................................... Pirates when The Hall allowed less than 60 points also 23-of-23 from the charity stripe this season. Colors ...................................................................................... Blue and White in four games. • Currently, the most marked improvement Home Court (Capacity) .............................. Prudential Center (10,481) • The Pirates are 18-1 over their last 19 BIG EAST belongs to Myles Cale, who at 72.7 percent is Secondary Home Court (Capacity) .........Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) games when holding their opponent under 70 shooting more than 20 percent better at the President ...........................................................................Dr. Joseph E. Nyre points. line than he did last season and more than 12 Director of Athletics ......................................................................Bryan Felt • It starts in the front court with senior Shavar percent better than his career average. Athletic Department Phone ............................................(973) 761-9498 Reynolds, Jr. (Manchester, N.J.) whose • Big man Ike Obiagu is shooting at a 59.6 percent Ticket Office Phone ............................................................(973) 275-HALL aggressive on-ball defense produces 1.6 steals clip from the line after shooting just 31.6 per game, which ranks fourth in the BIG EAST. percent from the stripe as a freshman at Florida MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF • Jared Rhoden also ranks in the top 10 in the State. Head Coach ...............................................................................Kevin Willard conference in steals with 1.3 swipes per contest. Alma Mater/Year ...............................................................Pittsburgh/1997 • Myles Cale – a versatile, athletic and veteran MAMU PROPELS THE PIRATES Record at Seton Hall/Years .....................................