2018-19 SETON HALL pirates MEN’S BASKETBALL record book 2018-19 SETON HALL MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Quincy McKnight Jr. G 6-4 185 Bridgeport, Conn. (Sacred Heart) 1 Michael Nzei Sr. F 6-8 205 Makurdi, Nigeria (Our Savior New American - N.Y.) 2 Anthony Nelson Fr. G 6-4 175 New York, N.Y. (South Kent School – Conn.) 13 Myles Powell Jr. G 6-2 195 Trenton, N.J. (Trenton Catholic) 14 Jared Rhoden Fr. G/F 6-6 205 Baldwin, N.Y. (Our Saviour Lutheran) 15 Taurean Thompson So. F 6-11 215 New York, N.Y. (Syracuse) 21 Ike Obiagu* So. C 7-1 255 Abuja, Nigeria (Florida State) 22 Myles Cale So. G/F 6-6 210 Middletown, Del. (Appoquinimink) 23 Sandro Mamukelashvili So. F 6-10 230 Tbilisi, Georgia (Montverde Academy – Fla.) 30 Asiah Avent Jr. G 6-3 190 Springfield, N.J. (Hartford) 32 Darnell Brodie Fr. F 6-9 265 Newark, N.J. (Montverde Academy – Fla.) 33 Shavar Reynolds So. G 6-2 195 Manchester, N.J. (Manchester Township) 35 Romaro Gill Jr. C 7-2 255 St. Thomas, Jamaica (Vincennes University) * Will sit out 2018-19 season due to NCAA transfer regulations Head Coach: Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh ’97), ninth season Assistant Coach: Grant Billmeier (Seton Hall ’07) Assistant Coach: Tony Skinn (George Mason ’06) Assistant Coach: Duane Woodward (Boston College ’98) Director of Basketball Operations:Kyle Smyth (Iona ’12) Coordinator of Basketball Operations:Kevin Lynch (Seton Hall ’14) Coordinator of Basketball Operations:Charlie Butler (Seton Hall ’15) Graduate Assistant: Brandon Hall (Saint Peter’s ’12) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Asiah Avent ......................... Isiah Darnell Brodie..................... bro-DEE Myles Cale .......................... KALE Sandro Mamukelashvili ...... ma-MOO-kell-osh-VEE-lee Michael Nzei ....................... EN-zee Ike Obiagu ........................... EYE-key O-bee-ah-goo 2018-19 seton hall men’s index basketball quick facts Media Information ..............................................2 GENERAL INFORMATION Pirate Notables ....................................................3 Location ............................................................ South Orange, NJ 07079 Head Coach Kevin Willard ................................4-6 Founded ...........................................................................................1856 Assistant Coaches & Support Staff ......................7 Enrollment ....................................................................................10,400 Affiliation ........................................................................ NCAA Division I Michael Mzei ....................................................8-9 Conference ............................................................................... BIG EAST Myles Powell ................................................10-11 Nickname ......................................................................................Pirates Myles Cale ....................................................12-13 Colors .............................................................................. Blue and White Sandro Mamukelashvili ................................14-15 Home Court (Capacity) ................................ Prudential Center (10,481) Shavar Reynolds & Romaro Gill .........................16 Secondary Home Court (Capacity) .................Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) ............17 Interim President .......................................................Dr. Mary J. Meehan Quincy McKnight & Taurean Thompson Director of Athletics............................................................. Patrick Lyons Ike Obiagu & Anthony Nelson ...........................18 Athletic Department Phone ............................................ (973) 761-9498 Jared Rhoden, Darnell Brodie & Anthony Avent .. 19 Ticket Office Phone .......................................................... (973) 275-HALL 2017-18 Season Statistics ..................................20 2017-18 Conference Only Statistics ...................21 MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF Seton Hall Basketball History ........................22-23 Head Coach .........................................................................Kevin Willard Alma Mater/Year ...........................................................Pittsburgh/1997 Basketball Retired Numbers .........................24-25 Record at Seton Hall/Years ......................................150-114/eight years Year-By-Year Records .........................................26 Career Record/Years ....................................................195-163/11 years Coaching History................................................27 Assistant Coaches .................................. Grant Billmeier (Seton Hall ’07) All-Time Awards & Honors ...........................28-30 ................................................................Tony Skinn (George Mason ’06) Individual Career Leaders .............................31-33 ....................................................Duane Woodward (Boston College ’98) 1,000-Point Scorers ......................................34-38 Director of Basketball Operations ..........................Kyle Smyth (Iona ’12) Coordinator of Basketball Operations ..........Kevin Lynch (Seton Hall ’14) 500-Point Scorers ..............................................39 Coordinator of Basketball Operations ...... Charlie Butler (Seton Hall ’15) Individual Single-Season Leaders .................40-41 Graduate Assistant .................................Brandon Hall (Saint Peter’s ’12) Team Single-Season Leaders.........................42-43 Office Phone ................................................................... (973) 761-9070 Individual Single-Game Leaders ........................44 Team Single-Game Leaders ...............................45 TEAM INFORMATION 2017-18 Record ..............................................................................22-12 Year-By-Year Leaders .........................................46 BIG EAST Record/Finish ..........................................................10-8/T-3rd In-Season Tournament History ..........................47 Postseason.........................BIG EAST Quarterfinals/NCAA Second Round Seton Hall’s Prudential Center History ..............48 Players Returning/Lost ...................................................................... 7/8 Prudential Game-By-Game Results ...................49 ...................................................................... 1/4 Starters Returning/Lost Seton Hall at Madison Square Garden ..............50 Newcomers.............................................................................................5 Seton Hall’s BIG EAST Tournament History ........51 PROGRAM HISTORY Seton Hall’s BIG EAST Tournament Records ......52 First Season .................................................................................1903-04 Seton Hall’s Year-By-Year in the BIG EAST .....53-59 All-Time Record ....................................................... 1,495-1,072-2 (.582) Seton Hall in the BIG EAST by Venue ............59-60 NCAA Tournament Appearances ..........................................................12 Seton Hall’s Postseason Tournament History ....61 NIT Appearances ..................................................................................17 Seton Hall’s NCAA Tournament Records .......62-63 BIG EAST Championships .........................................3 (1991, 1993, 2016) New Jersey’s NCAA Tournament Team ..............64 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE Seton Hall in the NCAA Tournament ............65-77 Associate Athletics Director for Digital Media & Communications Seton Hall vs. the Associated Press Top 25 ...78-80 Men’s Basketball Contact ...................................................Thomas Chen Seton Hall in the Associated Press Top 25 ....81-84 Athletic Communications Phone .................................... (973) 761-9493 Year-By-Year Results .....................................85-97 E-mail .................................................................. [email protected] Overtime History ...............................................98 Assistant Director of Digital Media & Communications Record vs. All Opponents ..................................99 Secondary Men’s Basketball Contact .......................................Jon Turner E-mail ..............................................................jonathan.turner@shu.edu All-Time Series ..........................................100-108 Athletic Communications Fax ......................................... (973) 761-9061 All-Time Roster .........................................109-111 Press Row Phone .............................(973) 757-6598 (Prudential Center) Year-By-Year Rosters .................................112-114 ........................................................ (973) 761-1816 (Walsh Gymnasium) Pirates in the NBA ............................................115 Mailing Address ..................................... Athletic Communications Office Pirates NBA Draft Picks ....................................116 ................................................................................ Seton Hall University ........................................................................400 South Orange Avenue ........................................................................... South Orange, NJ 07079 The 2018-19 Seton Hall Men’s Basketball Record Book was Athletics Website ....................................................www.shupirates.com produced