BIG EAST MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT March 8-11 • Madison Square Garden • New York City FIRST ROUND QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS FINAL Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday March 8 March 9 March 10 March 11 No. 9 SEED 7 P.M. FS1 12 P.M. No. 8 SEED FS1 No. 1 SEED 6:30 P.M. FS1 No. 5 SEED 2:30 P.M. FS1 No. 4 SEED 5:30 P.M. No. 10 SEED FOX 9:30 P.M. FS1 7 P.M. No. 7 SEED FS1 No. 2 SEED 9 P.M. FS1 No. 6 SEED 9:30 P.M. FS1 No. 3 SEED 2016-17 SETON HALL MEN’S BASKETBALL 3x Champions - 1991, 1993, 2016 GAME 31 | NEUTRAL GAME 7 Go #HALLin on GAMEDAY 2:30 P.M. EST ON TV: FS1 - 2:30 P.M. EST THURSDAY, March 9 • Justin Kutcher (PxP), Jim Jackson (Color), Steve Lavin (Color), Lisa Byington (Sideline) MADISON SQUARE GARDEN [5] SETON HALL [4] MARQUETTE ON THE RADIO: AM970 The Answer GOLDEN EAGLES New York, N.Y. PIRATES • Gary Cohen (PxP), Dave Popkin (Color) (19-11, 10-8 BIG EAST) (20-10, 10-8 BIG EAST) • Also available at SHUPirates.com/PSN, the SHU Pirates app & the TuneIn app PROBABLE STARTERS QUICK HITS ONLINE: FOX Sports GO // @SETONHALLMBB #0 Khadeen Carrington • He owns a 2.4 assist-to-turnover ratio over the last 14 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 • Scored in double-figures in 26 of 30 games Nov. 11 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON FSN/YES W, 91-70 this season with 11 20-point outings 30-29 17. 0 3.0 3.1 33.3 • 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 11 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 13 dunks Nov. 25 vs. Quinnipiac # ESPNU W, 90-79 • Grabbed four or more rebounds in 13 games • Shooting 68.6 percent (48-of-70) 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 29 of 30 games Dec. 6 vs. Hawaii $ FS1 W, 68-57 30-11 4.3 3.7 0.5 18.1 Dec. 7 vs. California $ FS1 W, 60-57 Dec. 12 vs. No. 16 South Carolina % FS1 W, 67-64 #20 Desi Rodriguez • League’s fourth-leading scorer during BIG EAST play (17.3 ppg) 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 • Leads team in 3-point shooting, hit at least Jan. 1 MARQUETTE * FS1 W, 69-66 30-30 16.1 5.0 1.8 31.6 one three in all 18 BIG EAST games Jan. 7 DEPAUL * CBSSN W, 87-56 Jan. 11 at Marquette * FS1 L, 86-89 (OT) #30 Madison Jones • Leads SHU, fifth in the conference in steals Jan. 14 at Providence * FSN/YES L, 61-65 (1.7 per game), eighth with 3.3 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 (1.78). 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 30-28 5.5 2.5 3.3 29.1 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 Feb. 11 at St. John’s * CBSSN L, 70-78 (13.1), OFFENSIVE REBOUNDING (4.8), and Jr. • F • 6-10 • 240 • Dominican Republic DOUBLE-DOUBLES (25) Feb. 15 No. 20 CREIGHTON * CBSSN W, 87-81 • Averaging 17.8 points, 14.8 rebounds during Feb. 18 No. 2 VILLANOVA * FOX L, 70-92 Unanimous 1st Team All-BIG EAST current 12 game double-double streak • Named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Feb. 22 XAVIER * FS1 W, 71-64 GP-GS PTS REB AST MIN March 5 after pair of double-doubles, scoring Feb. 25 at DePaul * FSN/YES W, 82-79 game-winner vs. Georgetown, posting 20 30-30 15.7 13.1 2.0 33.0 points, 16 boards at Butler last week Feb. 28 GEORGETOWN * FS1 W, 62-59 Mar. 4 at No. 13 Butler * FOX W, 70-64 KEY RESERVES Mar. 9 vs. Marquette ^ FS1 2:30 p.m. Mar. 10 Semifinal ^ FS1 6:30 p.m. #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. 11 Championship ^ FOX 5:30 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, 10.5 ppg #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 * BIG EAST game #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 ! 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 #25 Rashed Anthony • So. • F • 6-9 • 235 • Orangeburg, S.C. >> Has appeared in 26 games as reserve center this season $ FOX Sports Pearl Harbor Invitational at Bloch Arena % 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 2016 Champions 2016-17 @SETONHALLMBB #HALLin INSIDE THE HALL PIRATE POINTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location ................................................................South Orange, NJ 07079 >> Down 10 with 7:03 remaining in the game, Seton Hall closed out on a 23-7 run, punctuated by junior Khadeen Founded ................................................................................................1856 Carrington’s layup and freshman Myles Powell’s three-pointer as the Pirates upset No. 13 Butler, 70-64, to notch their second consecutive 20-win season Saturday at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Junior Desi Rodriguez led all scorers with 21 points, and Enrollment .........................................................................................10,100 junior Angel Delgado continued to stake his case as the Best Big Man in the Nation after generating 20 points, 16 rebounds Affiliation ......................................................................... NCAA Division I and four assists for his 12th consecutive double-double and 23rd in the last 24 games. Conference ...................................................................................BIG EAST Nickname ...........................................................................................Pirates >> The win clinched the No. 5 seed in the 2017 BIG EAST Tournament and improved Seton Hall’s record to 20-10 overall Colors .................................................................................. Blue and White and 10-8 in the BIG EAST, the second straight winning conference record for head coach Kevin Willard. Seton Hall has not Home Court (Capacity) ................................. Prudential Center (10,353) had back-to-back winning BIG EAST seasons since 2003-04 and has not had back-to-back 20-win seasons since 1992-93. Secondary Home Court (Capacity) ..................Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) The Hall has won seven of its last nine games, and has bolstered its NCAA Tournament resume (see page 4) with three wins over NCAA top-50 RPI teams in the last six games (Creighton - 27, Xavier - 34, Butler - 12). President ...................................................................Dr. A. Gabriel Esteban Vice President/Director of Athletics ........................................Patrick Lyons >> The Pirates return to Madison Square Garden, their “home away from home”, for the 2017 BIG EAST Tournament Athletic Department Phone ................................................(973) 761-9498 Quarterfinals Thursday against No. 4 seed Marquette. SHU has won five of its last six games at The Garden including three Ticket Office Phone............................................................ (973) 275-HALL in a row during last season’s historical run to the BIG EAST crown. It has also won three straight over nationally ranked opponents at MSG with victories over No. 5 Xavier and No. 3 Villanova during last year’s tournament and a win over then MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF No. 16 ranked South Carolina earlier this season in the Under Armour Reunion game. Head Coach ...........................................................................Kevin Willard >> The Hall is competing in its 62nd BIG EAST Tournament and has an all-time record of 28-33 (.459). It is the first five seed Alma Mater/Year ............................................................... Pittsburgh/1997 for the Pirates since the the conference realigned, and first since the 2000 team that lost to Connecticut in the quarterfinals, Record at Seton Hall/Years ............................................. 127-100/six years but reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.