>> 2017-18 Schedule >> GAME four | home gAME four DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT Nov. 10 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON ** FS2 W, 90-68 NJIT (1-1) at Nov. 12 MONMOUTH ** FS1 W, 75-65 Nov. 15 INDIANA ! FS1 W, 84-68 NO. 22 SETON HALL (3-0) Nov. 18 NJIT FS2 4 p.m. Nov. 23 vs. Rhode Island # ESPNU 6 p.m. DATE: Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 | 4:00 p.m. Nov. 24 vs. Vanderbilt or UVA # TBA 7:30/9:45 p.m. AT LOCATION: Prudential Center | Newark, N.J. Nov. 30 vs. Texas Tech % FS1 6:30 p.m. TV: FS2 Dec. 3 at Louisville ESPN2 4 p.m. Dec. 9 VCU $ FOX 3 p.m. TALENT: Dave Sims and Sarah Kustok Dec. 12 SAINT PETER’S & FS1 7 p.m. RADIO: WMCA 570 AM 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. • The No. 22 ranked Seton Hall men’s basketball team • Saturday marks the first game against NJIT since Jan. 9 at Marquette * CBSSN 9 p.m. squares off with NJIT in the final contest of a four- Brandon Mobley scored a game-high 18 points Jan. 13 GEORGETOWN * FS1 12 p.m. game home stand in eight days to open the 2017-18 to lead the Pirates in a 71-55 victory over the Jan. 17 at Creighton * FS1 8:30 p.m. campaign for the Pirates at Prudential Center. The Hall Highlanders at Prudential Center on Dec. 10, 2013. Jan. 20 XAVIER * FOX 2:30 p.m. will look to make it a clean sweep of the opening four The two teams, separated by 3.7 miles, played every Jan. 28 at DePaul * CBSSN 4 p.m. games following an 84-68 victory over Indiana on year on the Pirates’ home floor from 2009-13, and Jan. 31 PROVIDENCE * FS1 7 p.m. Wednesday night. Seton Hall is 5-0 with an average margin of victory Feb. 4 at Villanova * FOX 12 p.m. of 23.6 points. Feb. 7 MARQUETTE * FS1 7 p.m. • Senior Desi Rodriguez scored a game-high 23 points Feb. 10 at Georgetown * CBSSN 4 p.m. on 8-of-12 shooting, while classmate Angel Delgado • The 2017-18 non-conference slate for the Pirates Feb. 14 at Xavier * FS1 9 p.m. picked up his third double-double in as many includes potential matchups against four teams Feb. 18 DEPAUL * FS1 1 p.m. games this season with 19 points and 11 rebounds. currently in the KenPom Top-75. The Hall will Feb. 21 at Providence * FS1 or FSN 6:30 p.m. The Pirates used a dominant second half to earn square off with four teams that made the NCAA Feb. 24 at St. John’s * FOX 12 p.m. the victory, in which they shot 57.7 percent and Tournament last season, including Rhode Island, Feb. 28 VILLANOVA * FS1 8:30 p.m. committed only four turnovers. either Vanderbilt or Virginia, Louisville and VCU. March 3 BUTLER * TBA TBA • The Pirates are 3-0 for the second straight season and • Delgado, the Division I active leader in double- March 7-10 BIG EAST Tournament ^ FS1/FOX TBA fourth time during the Willard era. The Hall is trying doubles (53), was a unanimous All-BIG EAST First to reach 4-0 for the first time since 2014-15 when the Team pick after leading the nation in rebounding in All games in CAPS and BOLD are home games team won its first seven games. 2016-17, pulling down an astonishing 13.1 boards * BIG EAST game per game. ! Gavitt Tipof Games • The Pirates return 90 percent of their scoring and # NIT Season Tip-Of rebounding from a team that won 21 games in 2016- • Carrington and Delgado were named to the ** NIT Season Tip-Of Campus Games 17, advanced to the BIG EAST Tournament semifinal, Preseason All-BIG EAST first team, and Rodriguez earned an honorable mention nod. The Pirates were % Under Armour Reunion at Madison Square Garden and reached the NCAA Tournament for the second picked second behind Villanova in the league’s $ Never Forget Tribute Classic consecutive season. preseason poll. & at Walsh Gymnasium in South Orange, N.J. • Led by eighth-year head coach Kevin Willard, the @ Garden State Hardwood Classic Pirates welcome back an incredible senior class that • Seton Hall was ranked in the AP Top-25 Poll entering ^ 2017 BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden has the only active trio of 1,000 point scorers in the season for the first time since 2000-01 when it Division I - Khadeen Carrington, Angel Delgado and came in at No. 10, and was picked to win the BIG Desi Rodriguez. EAST. Key Contributors No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. 2017-18 Stats Notes 0 Khadeen Carrington G 6-4 195 Sr. 13.0 ppg, 5.0 apg Team-best 3.0 assist-to-turnover ratio, six steals 13 Myles Powell G 6-2 195 So. 13.0 ppg, 3.3 apg Shooting 39.1 percent from deep (9-for-23) 20 Desi Rodriguez G/F 6-6 220 Sr. 16.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg Scored game-high 23 points vs. Indiana 1 Michael Nzei F 6-8 205 Jr. 4.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg Team is 5-1 when he scores in double-fgures 31 Angel Delgado C 6-10 245 Sr. 15.3 ppg, 10.7 rpg NCAA active career leader in double-doubles (53) 14 Ismael Sanogo F 6-8 215 Sr. 3.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg Considered a top defender in the BIG EAST 23 Sandro Mamukelashvili F 6-10 230 Fr. 4.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg Collected eight points, six rebounds vs. FDU 22 Myles Cale G/F 6-5 200 Fr. 7.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg Averaging 18.0 min/g, 2.5 assist-to-turnover ratio 2 Jordan Walker G 5-11 155 Fr. 3.5 ppg, 2.0 apg Hit a pair of threes, totaled seven points vs. FDU 4 Eron Gordon G 6-3 200 So. 2.3 ppg, 1.0 rpg Tallied fve points and three rebounds vs. FDU 2017-18 GAME NOTES 1 #HALLin @SETONHALLMBB >> INSIDE THE HALL >> PIRATE POINTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location ................................................................South Orange, NJ 07079 Nice Little Run Dazzling Debuts » The No. 22 Pirates have fourished the past two seasons to » Freshmen Myles Cale, Sandro Mamukelashvili and Jordan Founded ................................................................................................1856 the likes of which the program has not seen in over 20 years. Walker each played 18 or more minutes in their collegiate Enrollment .........................................................................................10,300 » The program has gone to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments debut vs. FDU, and put on an efcient and efective display. Afliation ......................................................................... NCAA Division I for the frst time since reeling of four straight appearances » Cale led the rookies in scoring with 12 points on 5-of-8 Conference ...................................................................................BIG EAST from 1991-94. shooting, while flling the box score with fve rebounds, four » Last year’s campaign secured the program back-to-back assists without a turnover, two steals and a block. Nickname ...........................................................................................Pirates 20-win seasons for the frst time since 1992-93, and frst » Walker was a perfect 2-for-2 from distance and fnished with Colors .................................................................................. Blue and White back-to-back BIG EAST Conference winning seasons since seven points, while Mamukelashvili totaled eight points and Home Court (Capacity) ................................. Prudential Center (10,353) 2003-04. six rebounds (fve ofensive). » Additionally, all three freshman knocked down a three- Secondary Home Court (Capacity) ..................Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) Jersey STRONG pointer, and shot a combined 5-for-7 from downtown. Interim President ............................................................. Dr. Mary Meehan » Throughout the history of Seton Hall basketball, the Pirates Vice President/Director of Athletics ........................................Patrick Lyons have proven they are The Garden State’s premier program, Big Man, Big Expectations Athletic Department Phone ................................................(973) 761-9498 with an all-time record of 163-60 (.731) against teams from » By now, it is no secret that Angel Delgado is one of the New Jersey. best players in the country. His on-court dominance has Ticket Ofce Phone............................................................ (973) 275-HALL » The Pirates have won each of their previous eight meetings garnered national attention, and his play has earned against teams from the state, including victories over him preseason All-America honors from multiple outlets MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF Monmouth and Fairleigh Dickinson this season. including the Associated Press. » During the Willard era, Seton Hall is 17-7 against New Jersey » The Dominican native led the country with 13.1 rebounds Head Coach ...........................................................................Kevin Willard programs. per game last season, and was a unanimous First Team BIG Alma Mater/Year ............................................................... Pittsburgh/1997 EAST selection and AP All-America honorable mention. Record at Seton Hall/Years .........................................131-102/seven years In the Polls » Currently, Delgado is the NCAA’s active career leader in Career Record/Years .........................................................176-151/10 years » The Pirates enter Saturday as the AP No. 22 ranked team and rebounds (1,085) and double-doubles (53). is 29th in the KenPom ranking. » In 2016-17, he recorded over 200 more rebounds than any Associate Head Coach ......................... Shaheen Holloway (Seton Hall ‘00) » Seton Hall has been in the weekly national rankings 102 other player in the BIG EAST, and set the conference’s single- Assistant Coaches ......................................