GAME 14 at DePAUL • CHICAGO, ILL. • WINTRUST ARENA GAME INFORMATION Date/Time: Saturday, Jan. 9 • 2 p.m. Eastern SETON HALL PIRATES (8-5, 5-2 BIG EAST) Site: Wintrust Arena • Chicago, Ill. HEAD COACH: Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh, ‘97) TV: FS1 • Jeff Levering & Tim Miles RECORD AT SETON HALL: 198-142, 11th Season | CAREER RECORD: 243-191, 14th Season Online: FSGo.com vs Radio: AM970 • Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin DePAUL BLUE DEMONS (1-2, 0-2 BIG EAST) SHU Pirates Mobile App • TuneIn HEAD COACH: Dave Leitao (Northeastern, ‘83) Satellite: XM 386 RECORD AT DePAUL: 123-134, Ninth Season | CAREER RECORD: 208-229, 15th Season Seton Hall All-Time vs. DePaul: 18-8 NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW • Junior Jared Rhoden (Baldwin, N.Y.), who’s been a key part of the Pirates’ recent success, ranks in the 2020-21 SCHEDULE • Seton Hall continues its road swing through the top 10 in the BIG EAST in scoring (10th, 15.4 ppg), Midwest on Saturday with a 2 p.m. contest at rebounding (9th, 7.2), free-throw percentage (6th, DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT DePaul. 82.8) and minutes (7th, 34.1 mpg). • The Hall has won seven of its last nine games and • Junior Ike Obiagu (Abuja, Nigeria) leads the Nov. 27 at Louisville ! ESPN2 L, 70-71 received votes in both the AP Top 25 and USA country with 41 total blocked shots and ranks Nov. 30 IONA FS1 W, 86-64 Today Coaches Poll this week. seventh with 3.2 blocks per game. • Among Seton Hall’s all-time seven-game starts to Dec. 2 at Rhode Island CBSSN L, 63-76 BIG EAST play, the Pirates’ 5-2 record this season is INSIDE THE SERIES: DePAUL Dec. 4 vs. No. 21 Oregon^ FS1 L, 70-83 tied for second-best in program history alongside the 1988-89, 1992-93, 1998-99 and 1999-00 • Seton Hall leads the all-time series with DePaul, 18- Dec. 6 at Penn State BTN W, 98-92 (OT) teams. Last season’s team had the best start at 7-0 8, and has won eight of the last 10 meetings. Dec. 8 WAGNER FS1 W, 78-45 (ultimately 8-0). • The Hall has won four of its last five games in * • The Pirates rank third in the BIG EAST in free-throw Chicago. Dec. 11 ST. JOHN’S CBSSN W, 77-68 percentage (third, 72.9) and are getting to the • In BIG EAST regular season games, the Pirates are Dec. 17 at Marquette * FS1 W, 70-63 charity stripe more frequently (303 FT attempts) 15-7 all-time against the Blue Demons. Dec. 20 PROVIDENCE * FS1 L, 77-80 (0T) than any other conference opponent. • Each of the last six years has resulted in one team • Defensively, The Hall ranks in the top five of the sweeping the regular season series (Seton Hall Dec. 23 GEORGETOWN * FS1 W, 78-67 conference in blocked shots (4th, 4.8 bpg) and 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 and DePaul 2015, 2019). Dec. 30 at Xavier * FS1 W, 85-68 steals (4th, 6.7 spg). • Myles Cale is averaging 12.3 points in four career • The Pirates have won their last 14 BIG EAST starts against DePaul. Jan. 2 BUTLER * FS1 W, 68-60 conference games when holding their opponent Jan. 6 at No. 7 Creighton* FS1 L, 53-89 under 70 points. MAMU’S LIVING UP TO EXPECTATIONS • The Pirates are 9-3 in their last 12 BIG EAST road Jan. 9 at DePaul * FS1 2 PM games. • Through the first 13 games of his senior season, Jan. 16 XAVIER *% CBSSN 3:30 PM • One week after classmate Myles Cale (Middletown, Sandro Mamukelashvili is living up to the * Del.) was named BIG EAST Player of the Week, preseason accolades and expectations bestowed Jan. 19 at Villanova FS1 9 PM * senior Sandro Mamukelashvili (Tbilisi, Georgia) upon him. Jan. 22 at Butler FS1 9 PM was awarded the league’s top weekly honor on * Jan. 4 after averaging 21.0 points, 8.0 rebounds (continued on page 2) Jan. 27 CREIGHTON FS1 TBA * and 4.0 assists per game in a 2-0 week. Jan. 30 VILLANOVA FOX/FS1 TBA * Feb. 3 at Providence FS1 TBA INSIDE THE RESUME (THROUGH GAMES ON JAN. 7) * • Seton Hall ranks 49th in KenPom, has a NET KenPom, and the second-most difficult in the Feb. 6 at Connecticut FOX/FS1 TBA ranking of 56 and has played six games against BIG EAST behind Marquette. Feb. 14 MARQUETTE * FOX/FS1 TBA “Quad 1” opponents, which is tied for the most • Seton Hall has played the most games in the BIG in the country. EAST so far (13) and challenged itself early with Feb. 17 DePAUL * TBA TBA • The Pirates’ three “Quad 1” wins are tied for third- 10 games in the season’s first 27 days. Feb. 20 at Georgetown * CBSSN TBA most in the nation. March 3 CONNECTICUT * FS1 TBA • The Pirates boast the 28th toughest schedule among Power Six programs so far, according to March 6 at St. John’s * FOX/FS1 TBA All games in CAPS and BOLD are home games. All home games are LAST GAME’S STARTERS 2020-21 STATISTICS played at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. unless noted otherwise. No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% Game times and opponents are subject to change. 14 Jared Rhoden G Jr. 6-6 210 15.4 7.2 1.8 46.1 34.0 82.8 21 Ike Obiagu C Jr. 7-2 270 5.4 5.0 0.1 61.5 00.0 62.9 * BIG EAST game ! Wade Houston Tipoff Classic 22 Myles Cale G Sr. 6-6 210 11.7 3.2 0.8 46.1 39.3 77.4 ^ CHI Health Center Omaha (Omaha, Neb.) 23 Sandro Mamukelashvili F Sr. 6-11 240 18.3 6.8 3.3 46.4 32.1 76.1 % Walsh Gym 33 Shavar Reynolds, Jr. G Sr. 6-2 185 7.8 2.6 4.6 47.0 48.3 83.3 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 20.0 20.0 50.0 Sandro Mamukelashvili...........ma-MOO-kell-osh-VEE-lee 1 Bryce Aiken G Sr. 6-0 180 3.3 0.9 0.8 24.1 11.8 100.0 Takal Molson......................................tah-CALL 2 Tray Jackson F So. 6-9 205 1.3 1.3 0.0 25.0 00.0 100.0 Jeff Ngandu.................................nuh-GHAN-doo 4 Tyrese Samuel F So. 6-10 235 6.1 3.2 0.7 54.1 36.0 23.5 Dimingus Stevens............................ dih-MING-gus 15 Takal Molson G Jr. 6-5 205 7.1 3.2 1.3 36.4 26.9 65.9 25 Jahari Long G Fr. 6-5 210 1.0 0.6 0.2 44.4 40.0 00.0 2020-21 GAME NOTES 1 #HALLin @SETONHALLMBB • “Mamu”, as he’s affectionately known, was 45.5 three-point shooting percentage (15-for-33). INSIDE THE HALL named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST first team • Cale has scored in double figures in five of the last and watch lists for the Naismith Trophy and the seven games and has eight double figure scoring GENERAL INFORMATION Karl Malone Award in the preseason. games this season, already two more than his final Location ............................................................... South Orange, NJ 07079 • The Georgian is one of only five players in the total from last year. Founded .....................................................................................................1856 Power Six conferences to register multiple Enrollment ............................................................................................. 10,400 30-point games this season, joining Stanford’s Affiliation .............................................................................. NCAA Division I SHAVAR STEPPING UP HIS SENIOR SEASON Conference.........................................................................................BIG EAST Oscar da Silva, Illinois’ Ayo Dosunmu, Iowa’s • Shavar Reynolds, Jr.’s Seton Hall career began Nickname ............................................................................................... Pirates Luke Garza and Minnesota’s Marcus Carr. Colors ...................................................................................... Blue and White • Mamukelashvili and Providence’s David Duke as a scrappy role player. He has since turned Home Court (Capacity) .............................. Prudential Center (10,481) are the only two players in the BIG EAST that are himself into one of the BIG EAST’s top point Secondary Home Court (Capacity) .........Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) averaging at least 18 points, six rebounds and guards and one of Seton Hall’s most important President ...........................................................................Dr. Joseph E. Nyre three assists per game. players. Director of Athletics ......................................................................Bryan Felt • He ranks fifth in the BIG EAST in scoring (18.3 • He also ranks in the top five in the BIG EAST in Athletic Department Phone ............................................(973) 761-9498 ppg), 12th in rebounds (6.8 rpg), 12th in assists three-point shooting (48.3 pct.), assists (4th, 4.6 Ticket Office Phone ............................................................(973) 275-HALL (3.3 apg) and sixth in minutes (34.4 mpg). assists per game), steals (4th, 1.8 spg) and assist • Mamukelashvili picked up BIG EAST Player to turnover ratio (5th, 2.1). MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF of the Week honors, his fourth conference • He’s also developed into a go-to shot maker in Head Coach ...............................................................................Kevin Willard accolade of the season, on Jan. 4 after leading big spots for the Pirates. Alma Mater/Year ...............................................................Pittsburgh/1997 the Pirates with 18 points, seven rebounds and • His propensity to hit big shots started with his Record at Seton Hall/Years ...................................... 198-142/10+ years three steals in the win at Xavier (Dec. 30) and game-winning three-pointer vs. St. John’s in Career Record/Years ..................................................