GAME 9 | NEUTRAL GAME 4 GO #HALLin ON GAMEDAY SETON HALL (5-3, 0-0 BIG EAST) Date/Time: Saturday, Dec. 8 / 12 p.m. HEAD COACH: Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh, ’97) Site: Madison Square Garden (19,812) / New York, N.Y. RECORD AT SETON HALL: (155-116, 9th Season), CAREER RECORD: (200-165, 12th Season) TV: FOX | Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson & Andy Katz vs Online: FOXsportsGO.com No. 9 KENTUCKY WILDCATS (7-1, 0-0 SEC) Radio: AM970 The Answer | Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin SHU Pirates Mobile App HEAD COACH: John Calipari (Clarion, ’82) Twitter: @SetonHallMBB RECORD AT UK: (282-65, 10th Season), CAREER RECORD: (727-205*, 27th Season) *on-court record WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY? ALL-TIME VS. KENTUCKY Seton Hall returns to its home away from home, The Pirates are 1-1 in the all-time series with 2018-19 SCHEDULE Madison Square Garden, to take on No. 9 Kentucky, and the programs have not met since Kentucky in the Citi Hoops Classic at 12 p.m. the Great Alaska Shootout in 1988. The only DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT previous matchup was a 98-74 Wildcat victory LAST TIME OUT at the Kentucky Invitational on Dec. 19, 1981 in Oct. 27 at Boston College (exhib.) N/A W, 76-62 Junior Quincy McKnight led five players in Lexington. Nov. 6 WAGNER % FS2 W, 89-49 double-figures scoring with a season-high 18 Nov. 10 NEW HAVEN % (exhib.) N/A W, 73-64 points as Seton Hall picked up a 77-57 victory POWELL DOES IT ALL Nov. 14 at Nebraska ! BTN L, 57-80 over New Hampshire on Tuesday night at Myles Powell has been as advertised so far in his Nov. 17 SAINT LOUIS FS2 L, 64-66 Prudential Center. It was the program’s 1,500th third season at The Hall. His 22.4 points per game win, and Kevin Willard’s 200th career win as a ranks 20th in the nation and is tied for the most Nov. 22 vs. Grand Canyon # ESPN3 W, 82-75 head coach. McKnight finished 5-of-11 shooting in the BIG EAST. He is third in the conference in Nov. 23 vs. Hawai’i # ESPN2 W, 64-54 to go along with five rebounds and three assists. free throw percentage (88.7), steals per game Nov. 25 vs. Miami # ESPN2 W, 83-81 Sophomore Sandro Mamukelashvili earned his (1.8) and three-point field goals per game (3.0). Dec. 1 LOUISVILLE FOX L, 65-70 first career double-double with 14 points and Powell has 12 career 20-point games including 11 boards. He also added three assists, two four this season, and has scored in double-figures Dec. 4 NEW HAMPSHIRE FS1 W, 77-57 blocks and two steals. Myles Cale finished with in 10 straight. His 40-point outburst against Grand Dec. 8 vs. Kentucky $ FOX 12 p.m. 14 points, Michael Nzei poured in 11, and Myles Canyon is tied for the most in a regulation Wooden Dec. 15 RUTGERS ^ FS1 2 p.m. Powell scored 10. The Wildcats were within Legacy Tournament game (James Harden vs. Dec. 19 SACRED HEART FS2 6:30 p.m. seven of the lead with 15:38 remaining, but a UTEP 2008). Dec. 22 at Maryland FS1 5:30 p.m. 17-5 run by the Pirates over the following 5:39 put the game out of reach. HOME AWAY FROM HOME Dec. 29 ST. JOHN’S * FSN 8:30 p.m. In recent years, the Pirates have played some of Jan. 2 at Xavier * FS1 6:30 p.m. THE PREVIOUS MEETING their best basketball at Madison Square Garden. Jan 6. at DePaul * FS1 TBA In a game that featured 19 turnvoers from each Over the last three seasons, Seton Hall is 8-3 at Jan. 9 BUTLER * FS1 8:30 p.m. team, Seton Hall came away with a 63-60 victory The Garden, including a BIG EAST Championship in the Great Alaska Shootout semifinal at Sullivan victory over Villanova in 2016. Jan. 12 at Marquette * FS1 2 p.m. Arena on Nov. 26, 1988. The Pirates were led by 02/21/16 - St. John’s (W, 62-61) Jan. 15 at Providence * FS1 6:30 p.m. Daryll Walker’s 13 points and seven rebounds, 03/10/16 - Creighton (W, 81-73)* Jan. 19 DEPAUL * FS1 8 p.m. and the team was 21-of-25 at the free throw 03/11/16 - No. 5 Xavier (W, 87-83)* Jan. 27 at Villanova * FOX 2:30 p.m. line. Seton Hall went on to win the Great Alaska 03/12/16 - No. 3 Villanova (W, 69-67)* Shootout with a 92-81 championship victory over 12/12/16 - No. 16 South Carolina (W, 67-64) Jan. 30 PROVIDENCE * FSN 7 p.m. Kansas. In the semifinal against Kentucky, the 02/11/17 - St. John’s (L, 70-78) Feb. 2 at Butler * FS1 12 p.m. Pirates held the Wildcats with out a three-point 03/09/17 - Marquette (W, 82-76)* Feb. 9 CREIGHTON * CBSSN 8 p.m. field goal (0-of-2). Kentucky then went on to hit a 03/10/17 - No. 2 Villanova (L, 53-55)* Feb. 13 GEORGETOWN * FS1 8:30 p.m. three in every one of its games for nearly the next 11/30/17 - No. 22 Texas Tech (W, 89-79) three decades. The historic 1,047-game streak 02/24/18 - St. John’s (W, 81-74 OT) Feb. 17 at Creighton * FS1 3 p.m. with a 3-point make came to an end against 03/08/18 - Butler (L, 74-75)* Feb. 20 XAVIER * CBSSN 7 p.m. Davidson in last year’s NCAA Tournament. * BIG EAST Tournament game Feb. 23 at St. John’s * FS1 8 p.m. March 2 at Georgetown * CBSSN 6:30 p.m. LAST GAME STARTERS 2018-19 STATISTICS March 6 MARQUETTE * FS1 6:30 p.m. No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% March 9 VILLANOVA * TBA TBA 13 Myles Powell G Jr. 6-2 195 22.4 3.5 2.3 45.4 35.3 88.7 March 13-16 BIG EAST Tournament ** TBA TBA 1 Mike Nzei F Sr. 6-8 205 11.3 5.1 0.9 71.7 00.0 51.9 23 Sandro Mamukelashvili F So. 6-10 230 9.0 7.9 1.8* 45.6 20.0 58.6 All games in CAPS and BOLD are home games 0 Quincy McKnight G Jr. 6-4 185 8.8 3.1 2.6 45.8 41.7 72.4 * BIG EAST game 22 Myles Cale G So. 6-6 210 7.8 3.4 1.4 40.0 41.2 46.7 ! Gavitt Tipoff Games KEY RESERVES # Wooden Legacy $ Citi Hoops Classic at Madison Square Garden 15 Taurean Thompson F So. 6-11 215 5.7 2.0 0.9* 38.3 20.0 40.0 % at Walsh Gymnasium in South Orange, N.J. 2 Anthony Nelson G Fr. 6-4 175 2.9 1.4 1.4 35.7 00.0 1.000 ^ Garden State Hardwood Classic 14 Jared Rhoden G Fr. 6-6 205 2.8 2.1 0.1 34.8 16.7 66.7 35 Romaro Gill C Jr. 7-2 255 2.0 1.7 0.7* 55.6 00.0 57.1 ** 2019 BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden 32 Darnell Brodie F Fr. 6-9 265 1.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 00.0 00.0 All home games are played at Prudential Center in Newark, 33 Shavar Reynolds G So. 6-2 195 1.0 0.6 0.6 10.0 10.0 1.000 N.J. unless noted otherwise 30 Asiah Avent G Jr. 6-3 190 0.0 0.0 0.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 * blocked shots per game 2018-19 GAME NOTES 1 #HALLin @SETONHALLMBB INSIDE THE HALL PIRATE POINTS GENERAL INFORMATION New Squad, Same #HALLin KenPom Facts Location ................................................................South Orange, NJ 07079 » After graduating a highly acclaimed senior » Seton Hall’s success over the last three Founded ................................................................................................1856 class that combined for over 5,000 points years has been reflected in the KenPom Enrollment .........................................................................................10,400 ratings. The Hall’s average KenPom rating Affiliation ......................................................................... NCAA Division I and three NCAA Tournament appearances, Conference ...................................................................................BIG EAST Seton Hall begins anew with only five over the last three years is 33.3, including Nickname ...........................................................................................Pirates student-athletes who played a game for a final rating of 26 in 2017-18. During this Colors .................................................................................. Blue and White the Pirates last season. They are joined by three-year span, Seton Hall has racked up Home Court (Capacity) ................................. Prudential Center (10,481) three very talented transfers who sat out 41 wins over KenPom top 100 teams. Secondary Home Court (Capacity) ..................Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) last season and are ready to contribute as Interim President ............................................................. Dr. Mary Meehan well as three very talented freshmen ready Terrific Twenties Vice President/Director of Athletics ........................................Patrick Lyons » Seton Hall completed 2017-18 with its to make an impact. Athletic Department Phone ................................................(973) 761-9498 third-consecutive 20-win season and the Ticket Office Phone............................................................ (973) 275-HALL » Combined, they are aiming to send Seton fourth under head coach Kevin Willard. Hall to the NCAA Tournament for a MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF Only twice before in program history had fourth straight year, a feat the school has Seton Hall recorded three consecutive 20- Head Coach ...........................................................................Kevin Willard accomplished only one other time - 1991- Alma Mater/Year ..............................................................