2016-17 SETON HALL MEN’S BASKETBALL 3x Champions - 1991, 1993, 2016 GAME 33 | NEUTRAL GAME 9 1:30 EST Go #HALLin on GAMEDAY FRIDAY, March 17 ON TV: TNT - 1:30 P.M. EST • Brian Anderson (PxP), Chris Webber (Color), BON SECOURS WELLNESS Lewis Johnson (Sideline) [9] SETON HALL [8] ARKANSAS ARENA ON THE RADIO: AM970 The Answer RAZORBACKS Greenville, S.C. PIRATES • Gary Cohen (PxP), Dave Popkin (Color) (25-9, 12-6 SEC) (21-11, 10-8 BIG EAST) • Also available at SHUPirates.com/PSN, the SHU Pirates app & the TuneIn app PROBABLE STARTERS QUICK HITS ONLINE: NCAA.com // @SETONHALLMBB #0 Khadeen Carrington • He owns a 2.4 assist-to-turnover ratio over the last 16 games with an even or positive Jr. • G • 6-4 • 195 • Brooklyn, N.Y. ratio in 15 of 18 league contests. • His 41 points scored vs. Creighton Feb. 15 2016-17 // SCHEDULE 2nd Team All-BIG EAST are tied for most in a BIG EAST game in school history DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT GP-GS PTS REB AST MIN • Shooting 37-of-43 (86.0 percent) from the Nov. 11 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON FSN/YES W, 91-70 free throw line of the last eight games 32-30 16.9 3.1 3.0 33.2 • BIG EAST’s sixth 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 13 starts • Totaled 11 points, 12 boards at St. John’s Nov. 24 vs. Florida # ESPN2 L, 76-81 So. • F • 6-8 • 205 • Makurdi, Nigeria • Thrown down team-best 15 dunks Nov. 25 vs. Quinnipiac # ESPNU W, 90-79 • Grabbed four or more rebounds in 14 games • Shooting 67.5 percent (52-of-77) from the Nov. 27 vs. Stanford # ESPNU L, 52-66 field, which would rank second in the BIG Dec. 1 COLUMBIA FS1 W, 95-71 GP-GS PTS REB BLK MIN EAST if qualified • Seen double digit minutes in 30 of 32 games Dec. 6 vs. Hawaii $ FS1 W, 68-57 32-13 4.3 3.7 0.5 18.0 Dec. 7 vs. California $ FS1 W, 60-57 Dec. 12 vs. No. 16 South Carolina % FS1 W, 67-64 #20 Desi Rodriguez • Averaging 18.4 points on 48.0 percent shooting and 5.4 boards over last five games Dec. 17 DELAWARE FS2 W, 81-68 Jr. • F • 6-6 • 215 • Bronx, N.Y. • Reached 1,000 career points after scoring 22 in Feb. 22 win over Xavier Dec. 23 RUTGERS FS1 W 72-61 • Scored a career-high 30 points at Marquette Dec. 28 at No. 10 Creighton * FS2 L, 75-89 GP-GS PTS REB AST MIN on Jan. 11 and has nine 20-point outings • Hit at least one three in all 18 BIG EAST Jan. 1 MARQUETTE * FS1 W, 69-66 32-32 15.9 5.1 1.8 31.8 regular season games Jan. 7 DEPAUL * CBSSN W, 87-56 Jan. 11 at Marquette * FS1 L, 86-89 (OT) #30 Madison Jones • Leads SHU, fourth in the conference in steals Jan. 14 at Providence * FSN/YES L, 61-65 (1.8 per game), eighth with 3.2 assists per Jan. 16 at No. 1 Villanova * FS1 L, 46-76 Sr. • G • 6-2 • 160 • Raleigh, N.C. game, and seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7). Jan. 22 ST. JOHN’S * FS1 W, 86-73 • Nine assists at Marquette and Xavier Jan. 25 No. 11 BUTLER * FS1 L, 54-61 • Scored a career-high 15 points against GP-GS PTS REB AST MIN Delaware with four steals and four assists Feb. 1 at Xavier * FS1 L, 70-72 • Has recorded at least four assists 12 times 32-30 5.7 2.4 3.2 29.3 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 (13.1), Feb. 11 at St. John’s * CBSSN L, 70-78 OFFENSIVE REBOUNDING (4.94), and Jr. • F • 6-10 • 240 • Dominican Republic DOUBLE-DOUBLES (26) Feb. 15 No. 20 CREIGHTON * CBSSN W, 87-81 • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Finalist Feb. 18 No. 2 VILLANOVA * FOX L, 70-92 Unanimous 1st Team All-BIG EAST • Unanimous All-BIG EAST First Team • All-BIG EAST Tournament Team selection Feb. 22 XAVIER * FS1 W, 71-64 GP-GS PTS REB AST MIN after leading all players with 12.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game Feb. 25 at DePaul * FSN/YES W, 82-79 32-32 15.3 13.1 2.2 33.1 Feb. 28 GEORGETOWN * FS1 W, 62-59 Mar. 4 at No. 13 Butler * FOX W, 70-64 KEY RESERVES Mar. 9 vs. [4] Marquette ^ FS1 W, 82-76 Mar. 10 vs. [1] No. 2 Villanova ^ FS1 L, 53-55 #4 Eron Gordon • Fr. • 6-3 • 190 • Indianapolis, Ind. >> Totaled 6 points, 5 boards and 2 assists in 12 minutes vs. DePaul Jan. 7 Mar. 17 vs. [8] Arkansas + TNT 1:30 p.m. #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 Mar. 19 vs. [1] UNC or [16] Texas So. + TBA TBA #14 Ismael Sanogo • Jr.. • 6-8 • 215 • Newark, N.J. >> Team’s best defender, 11th in the BIG EAST with 5.7 rebounds per game All games in CAPS and BOLD are home 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 * BIG EAST game ! Gavitt Games #22 Michael Dowdy • Sr. • 6-0 • 195 • Chicago, Ill. >> Has appeared in six games in 2016-17 # AdvoCare Invitational at HP Field House $ FOX Sports Pearl Harbor Invitational at Bloch Arena #25 Rashed Anthony • So. • F • 6-9 • 235 • Orangeburg, S.C. >> Has appeared in 28 games as reserve center this season % Under Armour Reunion at Madison Square Garden #35 Manny Anderson • Fr. • 6-4 • 190 • Franklin, N.J. >> Seen action in four games to this point ^ 2017 BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden + 2017 NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds in Greenville, S.C. 2016 Champions 2016-17 @SETONHALLMBB #HALLin INSIDE THE HALL PIRATE POINTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location ................................................................South Orange, NJ 07079 >> The Seton Hall men’s basketball team is on the heels of a narrow setback in the BIG EAST Tournament Semifinals against Founded ................................................................................................1856 Villanova last Friday at Madison Square Garden. The Pirates led the top-seed and No. 2 ranked Wildcats for more than 34 minutes and went punch for punch with the reigning national champs, but Josh Hart’s three-point play with 9.6 seconds Enrollment .........................................................................................10,100 remaining in the game was the difference as Villanova defeated the Pirates, 55-53. Junior Desi Rodriguez led the Pirates with Affiliation ......................................................................... NCAA Division I 14 points on 7-of-14 shooting. Junior Khadeen Carrington and freshman Myles Powell scored 11 points each, and junior Angel Conference ...................................................................................BIG EAST Delgado totaled eight points and eight boards. In 27 minutes off the bench, junior Ismael Sanogo totaled four points, eight Nickname ...........................................................................................Pirates rebounds and three steals. Colors .................................................................................. Blue and White >> Led by head coach Kevin Willard, the Pirates are back in the NCAA Tournament for a second consecutive season. This Home Court (Capacity) ................................. Prudential Center (10,353) marks the first time the program has gone to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments since reeling off four straight appearances Secondary Home Court (Capacity) ..................Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) from 1991-94. After earning the BIG EAST’s automatic bid last season, this year the Pirates are an at-large selection for the President ...................................................................Dr. A. Gabriel Esteban first time since 2006. This is also Seton Hall’s first back-to-back 20-win seasons since 1992-93 and first back-to-back BIG EAST Vice President/Director of Athletics ........................................Patrick Lyons conference winning seasons since 2003-04. Athletic Department Phone ................................................(973) 761-9498 Ticket Office Phone............................................................ (973) 275-HALL >> Overall, this is Seton Hall’s 11th NCAA Tournament appearance. The Pirates have won a tournament game in seven out of their 10 trips in program history. All-time in the NCAA Tournament: • 1988: 1-1 (Second Round) - 8 seed MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF • 1989: 5-1 (National Final, Runner-Up) - 3 seed Head Coach ...........................................................................Kevin Willard • 1991: 3-1 (Regional Final, Elite Eight) - 3 seed Alma Mater/Year ............................................................... Pittsburgh/1997 • 1992: 2-1 (Regional Semifinals, Sweet Sixteen) - 4 seed Record at Seton Hall/Years ............................................. 128-101/six years • 1993: 1-1 (Second Round) - 2 seed • 1994: 0-1 (First Round) - 10 seed Career Record/Years ..................................................... 173-150/nine years • 2000: 2-1 (Regional Semifinals, Sweet Sixteen) - 10 seed Associate Head Coach ......................... Shaheen Holloway (Seton Hall ‘00) • 2004: 1-1 (Second Round) - 8 seed Assistant Coaches ....................................... Fred Hill (Montclair State ‘81) • 2006: 0-1 (First Round) - 10 seed ................................................................... Grant Billmeier (Seton Hall ‘07) • 2016: 0-1 (First Round) - 6 seed Director of Basketball Operations ............................ Kyle Smyth (Iona ‘12) • Total: 10 appearances, 15-10 Coordinators of Basketball Operations .........Kevin Lynch (Seton Hall ‘14) >> The only time Seton Hall and Arkansas have ever met was on Dec. 8, 2010 at the SEC/BIG EAST Invitational in Louisville, Office Phone......................................................................... (973) 761-9070 Ky. where the Razorbacks came away with a 71-62 victory. Willard is 5-4 with the Pirates against Southeastern Conference opponents, and The Hall is 12-12 in the all-time series against current SEC teams.