SETON HALL BASKETBALL 2008-09 GAME NOTES Seton Hall University Athletic Communications 20th 400 S. Orange Ave. • South Orange, NJ 07079 Anniversary Phone: (973) 761-9493 • fax: (973)761-9061 PIRATES GAME NIGHT Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 7:00 p.m. ET Prudential Center - Newark, N.J. USF at SETON HALL TV: BULLS SNY PIRATES (8 - 18, 3 - 11) Mike Gleason & John Celestand (14 - 12, 5 - 9) Probable Starters Probable Starters NAME CL. HT. PPG RPG MPG NAME CL. HT. PPG RPG MPG F #24 Augustus GilchristFr. 6-10 9.9 4.4 23.5 RADIO: F #23 Robert Mitchell Jr. 6-6 14.3 8.3 35.8 C #11 Alex Rivas Jr. 6-10 3.2 4.4 15.4 C #31 John Garcia Sr. 6-9 8.5 7.1 27.7 G #3 Chris Howard Jr. 6-3 7.8 3.9 33.5 WABC 770 AM G #21 Jeremy Hazell So. 6-5 22.7 3.7 35.8 G #10 Justin Leemow Fr. 6-1 1.2 1.3 13.3 Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin G #22 Paul Gause Sr. 5-11 7.9 4.2 31.0 G #20 Dominique Jones So. 6-4 18.0 5.2 37.0 WSOU 89.5 FM G #20 Eugene Harvey Jr. 6-0 12.2 3.2 33.3 Impact Reserves Greg Ahrens, Tim Chavez Impact Reserves NAME CL. HT. PPG RPG MPG NAME CL. HT. PPG RPG MPG G #23 Jesus Verdejo Sr. 6-4 13.3 3.1 34.6 and Brian Taylor G #10 Jordan Theodore Fr. 6-0 5.9 1.9 22.7 F #32 Aris Williams Sr. 6-9 3.0 3.7 16.6 F #13 Mike Davis So. 6-11 3.1 2.6 11.8 F #1 Eladio Espinosa Fr. 6-7 2.0 3.1 15.2 WEB: F #33 Brandon Walters So. 6-9 2.2 2.1 10.8 G #5 B.J. Daniels Fr. 6-1 0.6 0.4 2.9 www.shupirates.com F #25 Matt Cajuste Fr. 6-7 1.0 0.7 2.5 G #4 Gaby Belardo Fr. 6-2 0.8 0.6 2.3 Live Audio Stream WWW. SHUPIRATES.COM SETON HALL STATUS: TALE OF THE TAPE In a season of streaks, the Pirates lost their first six BIG EAST games, won their next five SHU USF and now have lost three straight again. Most recently, they fell at St. John’s, 70-65, on Record 14-12 8-18 Sunday. In the loss, sophomore Jeremy Hazell became the 37th player in Seton Hall his- Conference Record 5-9 3-11 tory to record 1,000 career points. Home Record 9-5 6-6 USF STATUS: Road Record 3-6 1-9 The Bulls have lost four straight including a 64-50 loss at Connecticut on Saturday. Neutral Record 2-1 1-3 Sophomore Dominique Jones leads USF with 18.0 points per game. Senior Jesus Verdejo Current Streak L3 L4 has been slowed by a foot injury. Longest Winning Streak 5 2 Longest Losing Streak 6 4 THE MATCHUP: Points/Game 74.5 59.8 Seton Hall and USF will meet for only the sixth time in history on Wednesday. The Pirates Opponent Points/game 72.3 65.0 have never lost to USF and are a perfect 5-0 including last season’s two-game sweep. The Field Goal % .439 .400 game features two of the best sophomores in the BIG EAST, Seton Hall’s Jeremy Hazell and USF’s Dominique Jones. Opponent Field Goal % .423 .425 Three-Point Field Goals 155 134 Free Throw % .724 .579 THIS WEEK IN THE FINAL FOUR SEASON OF 1988-89 Free Throws Made 397 288 (February 24, 1989 - March 2, 1989) Rebounds/Game 34.6 35.8 Seton Hall and Providence hooked up twice in a span of five days, but the scheduling anomaly did not Opp. Rebounds/game 39.9 36.8 affect the Pirates. Seton Hall defeated the Friars, 84-80, on Feb. 25 at the Meadowlands. Andrew Gaze Assists/game 12.8 12.3 scored a career-high 26 points on 8-for-11 shooting from the field. Morton also scored 26 points. On March 1, the Pirates beat Providence again, 80-68, in Rhode Island. The 12th-ranked Pirates trailed 42-30 at the Turnovers/game 12.3 12.9 half, but shot 70% from the floor in the second half and out-scored the Friars, 50-26 in the final 20 minutes. Turnovers Forced/game 15.0 11.9 With the victory, Seton Hall completed their best BIG EAST season with a record of 11-5. Blocks/game 3.7 2.8 This season Seton Hall is celebrating its 20th Anniversary of the 1988-89 team’s magical run to the Final Four. Steals/game 8.4 5.5 SETON HALL BASKETBALL vs. USF • FEBRUARY 25, 2009 SETON HALL QUICK FACTS 2008-09 SETON HALL ROSTER NO. NAME CL POS HT WT HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Location: .....................................................South Orange, NJ 07079 Founded: ........................................................................................ 1856 2 Keon Lawrence Jr. G 6-2 175 Newark, N.J./Univ. of Missouri Enrollment: .................................................................................. 9,700 4 Pete Peregrin Jr. G 6-0 165 S. Plainfield, N.J./Koinonia Academy Affiliation: .............................................................. NCAA Division I 10 Jordan Theodore Fr. G 6-0 170 Englewood, N.J./Paterson Catholic Conference: ..................................................................The BIG EAST 13 Mike Davis So. F/C 6-11 255 Brooklyn, N.Y./Brooklyn Academy Nickname: ................................................................................. Pirates 15 Herb Pope So. F 6-8 235 Aliquippa, Pa./New Mexico State Univ. Colors: .........................................................................Blue and White University President: ............................Monsignor Robert Sheeran 20 Eugene Harvey Jr. G 6-0 165 Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Benedict’s Prep (N.J.) Director of Athletics: ..................................... Joseph A. Quinlan, Jr. 21 Jeremy Hazell So. G 6-5 185 Harlem, N.Y./Patterson School (N.C.) Head Coach: ......Bobby Gonzalez (Buffalo State ‘86) – 3rd Season 22 Paul Gause Sr. G 5-11 188 Pittsgrove, N.J./Arthur P. Schalick Record at Seton Hall/Years: ................................. 44-42/3rd Year 23 Robert Mitchell Jr. G/F 6-6 180 Brooklyn, N.Y./Duquesne University Career Record/Years: .......................................173-119/10th Year Office Phone: ................................................................ (973) 761-9070 25 Matt Cajuste Fr. F 6-7 230 Old Westbury, N.Y./Jericho Assistant Coaches: ........................... Dermon Player (St. John’s ‘00) 30 Darnell Gatling So G 5-9 160 Brooklyn, N.Y./H.S. for Law Enforcement .............................................................Kevin Murphy (Kentucky ‘00) 31 John Garcia Sr. F/C 6-9 265 Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood ...................................................................Scott Adubato (Upsala ‘87) 32 Jeff Robinson So. F 6-5 232 Trenton, N.J./University of Memphis Dir. of Basketball Operations: .... Dennis Kazimir (Seton Hall ‘00) 33 Brandon Walters So. F 6-9 225 Brooklyn, N.Y./Abraham Lincoln Administrative Assistant: .....Rodrick Rhodes (Southern Cal. ‘05) Athletic Trainer ............................Heather Worthy (Pittsburgh ‘02) www.shupirates.com 2008-09 SCHEDULE & RESULTS MEDIA CREDENTIALS Credentials for media covering Seton Hall at Walsh Gym, on the University’s campus, or at NOVEMBER Prudential Center, should be made by visiting our credentialing website at www.sports- Fri. 14 SAINT FRANCIS (N.Y.) W, 88-61 Sun. 16 COLUMBIA W, 71-50 systems.com/setonhall. Otherwise please contact Matt Sweeney at (973) 761-9493, by fax Thu. 20 vs. #19 USC # (ESPNU) W, 63-61 (973) 761-9061, or by email to [email protected] for questions. Seton Hall reserves the Fri. 21 vs. #12 Memphis # (ESPNU) L, 70-84 right to revoke press credentials at any time for any reason. Sun. 23 vs. Virginia Tech # (ESPNU) W, 77-73 Sat. 29 DELAWARE W, 75-70 INTERVIEWS DECEMBER All requests for player interviews, either in person or via phone, must be arranged through Tue. 2 MONMOUTH W, 101-78 Matt Sweeney in the Athletics Communications Office. Advance notice of at least 24 hours Tue. 9 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST W, 92-80 is preferred. Interview requests for Coach Bobby Gonzalez must be made at least 24 hours Sat. 13 at Saint Peter’s W, 60-46 in advance. Sat. 20 IUPUI L, 67-65 Mon. 22 at James Madison L, 64-70 POST-GAME Sat. 27 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W, 101-70 Seton Hall Coach Bobby Gonzalez will be available in the press lounge for interviews fol- Tue. 30 at #13 Syracuse* (SNY) L, 76-100 lowing a post-game cooling off period. The Seton Hall locker room will closed to the media JANUARY following the cooling off period. A designated room for player interviews will be available to Sat. 3 WEST VIRGINIA* (SNY) L, 66-92 the press following the cooling off period and Coach Gonzalez’s remarks. Tue. 6 #18 VILLANOVA* (SNY) L, 85-89 OT Sat. 10 at #13 Notre Dame* (MSG) L, 79-88 Sun. 18 at #4 Connecticut* (SNY) L, 61-76 PIRATE PRONUNCIATIONS Thu. 22 PROVIDENCE* (ESPNU) L, 93-98 OT Paul Gause gawz Sun. 25 GEORGETOWN* (SNY) W, 65-60 Jeremy Hazell ha-ZELL Thu. 29 RUTGERS* (ESPN2) W, 70-67 FEBRUARY Thu. 5 ST. JOHN’S* (ESPN/ESPN2) W, 91-81 SETON HALL CONTACTS Sun. 8 at Rutgers* (ESPNU) W, 65-60 Tue. 10 at DePaul* (ESPNU) W, 72-49 Sat. 14 #1 CONNECTICUT* (SNY) L, 54-62 Assistant Athletics Director/Communications: Tue. 17 at #10 Marquette* (SNY) L, 67-79 MATT SWEENEY Sun. 22 at St. John’s* (SNY) L, 65-70 E-Mail: [email protected] Wed. 25 USF* (SNY) 7:00 p.m. Sat. 28 PITTSBURGH* (SNY) 8:30 p.m. Assistant Director of Athletic Communications MARCH Wed. 4 at Louisville* (SNY) 7:00 p.m.