13 GAME 26 vs. BUTLER • NEWARK, N.J. • PRUDENTIAL CENTER GAME INFORMATION Date/Time: Wednesday, Feb. 19 / 6:30 p.m. Eastern NO. 16 SETON HALL PIRATES (18-7, 10-3 BIG EAST) Site: Prudential Center (10,481) / Newark, N.J. HEAD COACH: Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh, ‘97) TV: FS1 • Brian Custer & Jim Spanarkel RECORD AT SETON HALL: 187-135, 10th Season | CAREER RECORD: 232-184, 13th Season Online: FOXSportsGO.COM vs Radio: WMCA 570 AM • Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin NO. 21 BUTLER BULLDOGS (19-7, 7-6 BIG EAST) SHU Pirates Mobile App • TuneIn HEAD COACH: LaVall Jordan (Butler, ‘01) Social: @SetonHallMBB RECORD AT BUTLER: 56-37, Third Season | CAREER RECORD: 67-61, Fourth Season Seton Hall All-Time vs. Butler: 6-9 NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW • Wednesday will only be Seton Hall’s fourth game all-time as the 16th ranked team in the country 2019-20 SCHEDULE • Seton Hall currently sits in first place in the BIG and its first since 2001. The Hall is 2-1 as No. 16. EAST with a conference record of 10-3, one game • Eight of Seton Hall’s 10 BIG EAST wins this season DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT ahead of 9-4 Creighton and one-and-half ahead of have been decided by seven or more points. Oct. 25 BLOOMFIELD (EXH.) % None W, 81-52 8-4 Villanova. • The Hall is 5-2 in Wednesday games this season. • With No. 21 Butler visiting Newark, Seton Hall has • In BIG EAST games, Seton Hall leads the conference Oct. 29 MISERICORDIA (EXH.) % None W, 112-38 played three ranked opponents over the last four in FG percentage defense (39.0), blocked shots Nov. 5 WAGNER % FS1 W, 105-71 games. (6.7) and ranks second in three-point percentage Nov. 9 STONY BROOK % FSN W, 74-57 • The Pirates have 24 wins vs. AP top-25 teams in defense (29.8). Nov. 14 No. 3 MICHIGAN STATE ! FS1 L, 76-73 Kevin Willard’s tenure. Nov. 17 at Saint Louis ESPNU W, 83-66 • The Hall is 3-3 against ranked opponents this INSIDE THE SERIES: BUTLER season with all three wins coming against top- Nov. 23 FLORIDA A&M FS2 W, 87-51 10 teams (No. 7 Maryland, No. 5 Butler, No. 10 • Wednesday’s game pits two teams with 13 Nov. 27 vs. No. 11 Oregon @ ESPN2 L, 69-71 Villanova). combined “Quad 1” and “Quad 2” victories, which Nov. 28 vs. Southern Miss @ ESPN2 W, 81-56 • Since the Pirates’ run of four consecutive NCAA is tied for the third most in the country. Nov. 29 vs. Iowa State @ ESPNU W, 84-76 Tournament appearances began in 2015-16, • The Pirates have won five of their last seven games Dec. 8 at Iowa State # ESPN2 L, 66-76 they’re a combined 14-6 over the final five games in the all-time series against the Bulldogs. Dec. 14 at Rutgers $ BTN L, 48-68 of the regular season. • The Pirates are 4-2 against Butler since LaVall Dec. 19 No. 7 MARYLAND FS1 W, 52-48 • The Pirates went 4-1 over its last five games in three Jordan’s first season in 2017-18. straight seasons from 2015-16 through 2017-18. • The first meeting between these two teams saw Dec. 22 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M FS1 W, 75-55 • Seton Hall’s 10-3 start to BIG EAST play matches the Pirates come back from a 10-point halftime Dec. 30 at DePaul* FS1 W, 74-66 the 1999-00 team for the best 13-game start in deficit to win 78-70 at Hinkle Fieldhouse (1/15/20). Jan. 3 GEORGETOWN* FS1 W, 78-62 program history. • The win over the then-No. 5 Bulldogs is one of the Jan. 8 at Xavier* FS1 W, 83-71 • Dating back to last season, the Pirates have won Pirates’ three wins over top-10 teams this season. Jan. 11 MARQUETTE* CBSSN W, 69-55 12 of their last 15 regular season BIG EAST games. • The win marked only the second time in program Jan. 15 at No. 5 Butler* FS1 W, 78-70 • The Pirates are 4-2 following a loss this season. history the Pirates have beaten a top-five AP • Since the Hall’s string of four consecutive NCAA ranked team on the road. The only other occasion Jan. 18 at St. John’s* FOX W, 82-79 Tournament appearances began in 2015-16, the was a Feb. 7, 2000 win at No. 4 Syracuse. Jan. 22 PROVIDENCE* FS1 W, 73-64 Pirates are 29-19 following a defeat. • After reaching double-figures only once in his first Jan. 29 DEPAUL* FS1 W, 64-57 five career games against Butler, Myles Powell has Feb. 1 XAVIER* FOX L, 62-74 scored 31, 21 and 29 points in his last three games. Feb. 5 at Georgetown* FS1 W, 78-71 INSIDE THE RESUME (THROUGH GAMES ON FEB. 17) Feb. 8 at No. 10 Villanova* FOX W, 70-64 • Seton Hall ranks 14th in the NET with a 9-6 record • Seton Hall’s KenPom rating is 15 with a defensive Feb. 12 No. 23 CREIGHTON* FS1 L, 82-87 against “Quad 1” opponents & a combined 13-7 efficiency rating that ranks 10th in the country. Feb. 15 at Providence* CBSSN L, 71-74 record vs. “Quad 1” and “Quad 2” opponents. • Seton Hall’s KenPom strength of schedule is 10th Feb. 19 No. 21 BUTLER* FS1 6:30 p.m. • The Hall is tied for third in the country with 13 in the nation. Feb. 23 ST. JOHN’S* CBS 2 p.m. combined Q1 and Q2 wins with Butler. • The Pirates also rank among the top teams in • Seton Hall leads the country with seven Q1 road the nation in KPI (8), Sagarin (13) and Strength of Feb. 29 at Marquette* FOX 2:30 p.m. wins. Record (18). March 4 VILLANOVA* FS1 8:30 p.m. • The Hall and Ohio State have the most wins over March 7 at Creighton* FOX 2:30 p.m. AP top-10 teams in the country (3). Mar. 11-14 BIG EAST Tournament FS1/FOX TBA All games in CAPS and BOLD are home games. All home games are LAST GAME’S STARTERS 2019-20 STATISTICS played at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. unless noted otherwise No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% % at Walsh Gymnasium in South Orange, N.J. 0 Quincy McKnight G Sr. 6-4 185 11.9 3.3 5.5 42.5 33.3 84.8 * BIG EAST game 13 Myles Powell G Sr. 6-2 195 21.7 4.5 2.3 40.6 31.0 79.4 ! Gavitt Tipoff Games 14 Jared Rhoden G So. 6-6 210 9.2 6.9 1.1 43.5 31.3 62.9 @ Battle 4 Atlantis # BIG EAST/Big 12 Scheduling Alliance 23 Sandro Mamukelashvili F Jr. 6-11 240 10.3 4.8 1.2 50.8 37.8 57.1 $ Garden State Hardwood Classic 35 Romaro Gill C Sr. 7-2 255 7.4 5.6 0.2 61.4 0.0 68.2 KEY RESERVES PRONUNCIATIONS 2 Anthony Nelson G So. 6-4 180 3.1 0.8 2.5 44.4 28.6 60.9 Asiah Avent...........................................Isaiah 4 Tyrese Samuel F Fr. 6-10 220 3.7 3.0 0.3 38.4 33.3 47.8 Darnell Brodie ..................................... bro-dee 15 Taurean Thompson F Jr. 6-11 235 4.0 1.0 1.0 100.0 0.0 66.7 Myles Cale ............................................KALE 21 Ike Obiagu C So. 7-2 265 2.6 2.2 0.0 65.7 0.0 55.9 Sandro Mamukelashvili...........ma-MOO-kell-osh-VEE-lee 22 Myles Cale G Jr. 6-6 210 6.2 3.9 0.9 38.3 28.4 53.1 Takal Molson......................................tah-CALL 32 Darnell Brodie F So. 6-9 265 0.7 0.7 0.0 50.0 00.0 00.0 Ike Obiagu...................................O-bee-ah-goo 33 Shavar Reynolds, Jr. G Jr. 6-2 190 4.1 1.9 1.0 40.2 42.5 86.4 2019-20 GAME NOTES 1 #HALLin @SETONHALLMBB MP13’S SCORING BY THE NUMBERS • The Pirates’ first home game of the season in INSIDE THE HALL Newark against No. 3 Michigan State drew • Senior All-America candidate Myles Powell 14,051, the third-largest crowd in the Hall’s GENERAL INFORMATION (Trenton, N.J.) is averaging 21.7 points per history at The Rock the most for a weeknight Location ............................................................... South Orange, NJ 07079 game, an average that ranks 10th in Division I contest. Founded .....................................................................................................1856 and second in the BIG EAST, and he’s averaging • The 52-48 win over No. 7 Maryland (12/19/19) Enrollment ............................................................................................. 10,400 23.4 points in the 21 games he’s been able to saw 13,313 come through the turnstile, the Affiliation .............................................................................. NCAA Division I finish. Rock’s sixth-largest crowd. Conference.........................................................................................BIG EAST • At Providence (2/15/20), Powell moved past • For the third time this season, another new Nickname ............................................................................................... Pirates Jeremy Hazell (2,146) for third on Seton Hall’s Colors ...................................................................................... Blue and White entry joined the list as 12,707 saw the Pirates all-time scoring list. move to 4-0 in the BIG EAST with a 69-55 win Home Court (Capacity) .............................. Prudential Center (10,481) • At No. 10 Villanova (2/8/20), Powell became the Secondary Home Court (Capacity) .........Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) over Marquette (1/11/20).