2016–17 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

2016–17 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball

Conference	Big East Conference
2016–17 record	4–1 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Kevin Willard (7th year)
Assistant coach	Shaheen Holloway
Assistant coach	Fred Hill
Assistant coach	Grant Billmeier
Home arena	Prudential Center Walsh Gymnasium

2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#18 Butler	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
#10 Creighton	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
#2 Villanova	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
#7 Xavier	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
DePaul	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Marquette	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Providence	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
St. John's	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333

† 2017 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represents Seton Hall University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates play home games in Newark, New Jersey at the Prudential Center, with one exhibition and one regular season game at Walsh Gymnasium in South Orange, New Jersey. They are coached, for the seventh year, by Kevin Willard. They are members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Pirates finished the season 25–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. They defeated Creighton, Xavier, and the eventual national champion Villanova to become champions of the Big East Tournament. They received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Gonzaga.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Braeden Anderson	4	F	6'9"	240	RS Junior	Okotoks, Alberta	Graduated
Isaiah Whitehead	G	15	6'4"	210	Sophomore	Brooklyn, NY	Declare for 2016 NBA draft
Derrick Gordon	G	32	6'3"	205	RS Senior	Plainfield, NJ	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Madison Jones	G	30	6'1"	165	Senior	Raleigh, NC	Transferred from Wake Forest. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jones will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Myles Powell #19 SG	Trenton, NJ	South Kent School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 19, 2015
Myles Powell #19 SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
Eron Gordon #44 SG	Indianapolis, IN	Cathedral High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 16, 2016
Eron Gordon #44 SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2 August 2016.

Class of 2017 recruits

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Myles Cale #16 SG	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Mar 11, 2016
Myles Cale #16 SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2 August 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Carrington, KhadeenKhadeen Carrington	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Brooklyn, New York
3.5 !F	1	Nzei, MichaelMichael Nzei	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Makurdi, Nigeria
1.5 !G	2	Thomas, JevonJevon Thomas	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Queens, New York
1.5 !G	4	Gordon, EronEron Gordon	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Indianapolis, Indiana
1.5 !G	13	Powell, MylesMyles Powell	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Trenton, New Jersey
1.5 !G	14	Sanogo, IsmaelIsmael Sanogo	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Newark, New Jersey
3.5 !F	20	Rodriguez, DesiDesi Rodriguez	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Brooklyn, New York
1.5 !G	21	Soffer, DaltonDalton Soffer	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	San Diego, California
1.5 !G	22	Dowdy, Jr., MichaelMichael Dowdy, Jr. (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Chicago, Illinois
3.5 !F	23	Carter, MylesMyles Carter	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Chicago, Illinois
3.5 !F	25	Anthony, RashedRashed Anthony	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Orangeburg, South Carolina
1.5 !G	30	Jones, MadisonMadison Jones (I)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Raleigh, North Carolina
3.5 !F	31	Delgado, AngelAngel Delgado	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic
2.5 !G/F	33	Singh, VeerVeer Singh	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	New Orleans, Louisiana
1.5 !G	35	Anderson, MannyManny Anderson (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Franklin, New Jersey

Head coach

Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, FSN/YES	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 91–70	1–0	27 – Carrington	14 – Delgado	10 – Jones	Walsh Gymnasium (1,856) South Orange, NJ
Nov 13, 2016* 2:00 pm, FS1	Central Connecticut	W 82–58	2–0	18 – Carrington	16 – Delgado	4 – Carrington	Prudential Center (6,354) Newark, NJ
Nov 17, 2016* 9:00 pm, BTN	at Iowa Gavitt Tipoff Games	W 91–83	3–0	26 – Powell	11 – Delgado	4 – Jones	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,391) Iowa City, IA
Nov 24, 2016* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. Florida AdvoCare Invitational quarterfinals	L 76-81	3-1	28 – Carrington	9 – Tied	4 – Jones	HP Field House (1,949) Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 25, 2016* 7:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. Quinnipiac AdvoCare Invitational	W 90-79	4-1	23 – Rodriguez	12 – Nzei	4 – Delgado	HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 27, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Stanford AdvoCare Invitational	L 52-66	4-2	–	–	–	HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL
Dec 1, 2016* 7:00 pm, FS1	Columbia			–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Dec 6, 2016* 9:30 pm, FS1	vs. Hawaii Pearl Harbor Basketball Invitational			–	–	–	Bloch Arena Honolulu, HI
Dec 7, 2016* 7:00 pm, FS1	vs. California Pearl Harbor Basketball Invitational			–	–	–	Bloch Arena Honolulu, HI
Dec 12, 2016* 9:00 pm, FS1	vs. South Carolina Under Armour Reunion			–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
Dec 17, 2016* 6:00 pm, FSN/YES	Delaware			–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Dec 23, 2016* 6:30 pm, FS1	Rutgers Garden State Hardwood Classic			–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Big East regular season
Dec 28, 2016 8:00 pm, FS2	at Creighton			–	–	–	CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
Jan 1, 2017 4:30 pm, FS1	at Marquette			–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Jan 7, 2017 12:00 pm, CBSSN	DePaul			–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Jan 11, 2017 7:00 pm, FS1	at Marquette			–	–	–	BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
Jan 14, 2017 12:00 pm, FSN/YES	at Providence			–	–	–	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Jan 16, 2017 6:30 pm, FS1	at Villanova MLK Day Marathon			–	–	–	The Pavilion Villanova, PA
Jan 22, 2017 12:00 pm, FS1	St. John's			–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Jan 25, 2017 8:30 pm, FS1	Butler			–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Feb 1, 2017 9:00 pm, FS1	at Xavier			–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Feb 4, 2017 12:00 pm, FS1	at Georgetown			–	–	–	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
Feb 8, 2017 8:30 pm, FS1	Providence			–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Feb 11, 2017 12:00 pm, CBSSN	at St. John's			–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
Feb 15, 2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN	Creighton			–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Feb 18, 2017 6:30 pm, FOX	Villanova			–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Feb 22, 2017 7:00 pm, FS1	Xavier			–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Feb 25, 2017 2:00 pm, FSN/YES	at DePaul			–	–	–	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Feb 28, 2017 6:30 pm, FS1	Georgetown			–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Mar 4, 2017 2:30 pm, FOX/FS2/FSN	at Butler			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Big East Tournament
Mar 8–11, 2017	vs.			–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP																					N/A
Coaches

References

↑ Seton Hall Pirates Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball

Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball

Venues	Walsh Gymnasium (1939–1982) Continental Airlines Arena (1982–2007) Prudential Center (2007–present)

Culture & lore	"Onward Setonia"

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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