Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball

Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
2026–27 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
UniversitySeton Hall University
First season1903–04; 123 years ago
Athletic directorBryan Felt
Head coachShaheen Holloway
4th season, 69–64 (.519)
LocationSouth Orange, New Jersey
ArenaPrudential Center (10,481/18,711)
Walsh Gymnasium (1,316)
NCAA divisionDivision I
ConferenceBig East
NicknamePirates
ColorsBlue and white[1]
   
All-time record1639–1181–1 (.581)
NCAA tournament record16–14 (.533)
NCAA Division I tournament runner-up
1989
Other NCAA Division I tournament results
Final Four1989
Elite Eight1989, 1991
Sweet Sixteen1989, 1991, 1992, 2000
Appearances1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
NIT champions
1953, 2024
Conference tournament champions
Big East: 1991, 1993, 2016
Conference regular-season champions
NY-NJ 7: 1977
Big East: 1992, 1993, 2020
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away

The Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball program is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program of Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey. The team competes in the Big East Conference and plays their home games in the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The Pirates are currently coached by Shaheen Holloway. Seton Hall has appeared 14 times in the NCAA tournament and were national runners-up in 1989.

History

Seton Hall's first season of basketball occurred in 1903–04, but the school did not field a team again until 1908–09, the year in which the university achieved its first winning season. The school adopted the Pirate mascot in 1931, and the teams soon gained national prominence with the arrival of John "Honey" Russell in 1936. During an 18-year span, the Pirates racked up a 295–129 record that included an undefeated 19–0 record in 1939–40 as part of a 41-game unbeaten streak. Walsh Gymnasium was opened in 1941 to house the basketball team permanently and featured one of the best Seton Hall teams of all time, termed the "Wonder Five", which led by All-American Bob Davies, earned the school's first NIT bid in 1941. Following World War II, the Pirates were led by stars Frank Saul and Bobby Wanzer and regularly played games at Madison Square Garden. The peak of this era occurred in 1953 when Richie Regan and Walter Dukes defeated rival St. John's University for the NIT title. Perhaps the low point for the team occurred in 1961 when a point shaving scandal sullied the program, but the Pirates rebounded to return to the NIT in 1974 under coach Bill Raftery.[2] Seton Hall became a charter member of the Big East Conference in 1979, where they are still a member to this day.

The 1908–09 Seton Hall basketball team recorded the school's first winning record in its second season of play

Although Seton Hall did have a lengthy American Football Team, The high point of the Big East era for Seton Hall came when P. J. Carlesimo was hired in 1982 and the team began playing in the Meadowlands Arena. By 1988, Carlesimo led the Pirates to the school's first NCAA tournament appearance, and in 1989, he led the Hall to an unexpected tournament run to the NCAA Championship game, where they were defeated by Michigan in overtime. Success under Carlesimo continued with a Big East tournament championship and an Elite Eight appearance in 1991, a regular season Big East Championship and Sweet Sixteen appearance in 1992, and Big East Regular Season and Big East tournament Championships in 1993. Carlesimo left to coach in the NBA following the 1993–94 season, but Seton Hall returned to the Sweet Sixteen in 2000 guided by coach Tommy Amaker, and appeared in the NCAA tournament in 2004 and 2006 coached by Louis Orr. In 2006–07, Bobby Gonzalez was hired to lead the Pirates, which moved its home games into the Prudential Center in 2007.[3] Gonzalez amassed a 66–59 record at Seton Hall but was fired at the conclusion of the 2009–10 after a first-round NIT loss to Texas Tech. Concerns were raised in-house about the direction Gonzalez was taking the program, punctuated by several incidents, some involving Gonzalez and others involving student athletes. Shortly after his dismissal Gonzalez was arrested for shoplifting.[4] Seton Hall then hired Kevin Willard for the 2010–11 season.[5]

Khadeen Carrington
Desi Rodriguez

After struggling to maintain a .500 record through his first five seasons with the program, Willard's Pirates finally broke through in the 2015–16 season, as they won the Big East tournament Championship over the eventual national champion Villanova Wildcats. With the win, Seton Hall secured the school's first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2006 and the first Big East tournament Championship since 1993. However, the magic could not continue in the NCAA tournament, as the team was defeated by the 11th-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs in the First Round. In 2017, the Pirates were again eliminated in the First Round of the NCAA tournament by the Arkansas Razorbacks, but the Pirates would win their first tournament game in fourteen years upon defeating the NC State Wolfpack in 2018's first round before being defeated by the Kansas Jayhawks in the Second Round.

Following the graduation of starting seniors Khadeen Carrington, Ángel Delgado, Desi Rodriguez, and Ismael Sanogo, the Pirates would appear in their fourth consecutive NCAA tournament for the second time in program history in 2019. Led by the play of standout junior guard Myles Powell, the Pirates, at risk of missing the tournament sitting on a 16–12 overall and 7–9 Big East record, won their final two regular season games at home against 16th-ranked Marquette and 23rd-ranked Villanova and advanced to the Big East Final where they lost a rematch to Villanova by two points. Ultimately, they secured a #10 seed in the tournament following their performance down the stretch, and fell to the Wofford Terriers in a first round game in which Fletcher Magee would break Division I's all-time three-point scoring record. In November 2021, Seton Hall traveled to Ann Arbor, Michigan to play the then #4 ranked Michigan Wolverines as part of the Big East-Big 10 Gavitt Games. Of note was that the game was the first time the two programs had met since the 1989 NCAA National Championship Game when Michigan beat Seton Hall by one on a controversial foul call. In the 2021 version, Seton Hall upset Michigan, making it the first time Seton Hall had won a road game against a non-conference AP top-five team in university history. They were 0–5 prior.[6]

All-time coaching records

Name Years Record Win pct.
William Caffrey1908–0910–4(.714)
Dick McDonough1909–106–2(.750)
Jim Flanagan1910–114–0(1.000)
Frank Hill1911–30192–75(.719)
Dan Steinberg1930–3112–11(.522)
Les Fries1931–3318–13(.581)
John Colrick1933–358–22(.267)
Bob Davies1946–4724–3(.889)
Jack Reitemeier1947–4934–12(.739)
John Russell1936–43
1949-60		295–129(.696)
Richard Regan1960–70112–131(.461)
Bill Raftery1970–81154–141(.522)
Hoddy Mahon1981–8211–16(.407)
P.J. Carlesimo1982–94212–166(.561)
George Blaney1994–9738–48(.442)
Tommy Amaker1997–0168–55(.540)
Louis Orr2001–0680–69(.537)
Bobby Gonzalez2006–1066–59(.528)
Kevin Willard2010–22225–161(.583)
Shaheen Holloway2022–present42–28(.600)

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Pirates have appeared in the NCAA tournament 14 times. Their combined record is 16–14.

Year Seed Round Opponent Results
1988#8First Round
Second Round		#9 UTEP
#1 Arizona		W 80–64
L 55–84
1989#3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship Game		#14 Southwest Missouri State
#11 Evansville
#2 Indiana
#4 UNLV
#2 Duke
#3 Michigan		W 60–51
W 87–73
W 78–65
W 84–61
W 95–78
L 79–80 OT
1991#3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#14 Pepperdine
#11 Creighton
#2 Arizona
#1 UNLV		W 71–51
W 81–69
W 81–77
L 65–77
1992#4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#13 La Salle
#5 Missouri
#1 Duke		W 78–76
W 88–71
L 69–81
1993#2First Round
Second Round		#15 Tennessee State
#7 WKU		W 81–59
L 68–72
1994#10First Round#7 Michigan StateL 73–84
2000#10First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#7 Oregon
#2 Temple
#3 Oklahoma State		W 72–71 OT
W 67–65 OT
L 66–68
2004#8First Round
Second Round		#9 Arizona
#1 Duke		W 80–76
L 62–90
2006#10First Round#7 Wichita StateL 66–86
2016#6First Round#11 GonzagaL 52–68
2017#9First Round#8 ArkansasL 71–77
2018#8First Round
Second Round		#9 NC State
#1 Kansas		W 94–83
L 79–83
2019#10First Round#7 WoffordL 68–84
2022#8First Round#9 TCUL 42–69

NIT results

The Pirates have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 19 times. Their combined record is 13–19. They were NIT champions in 1953 and 2024.

Year Round Opponent Result
1941Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game		Rhode Island
Long Island
CCNY		W 70–54
L 26–49
L 27–42
1951First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game		Beloit
NC State
BYU
St. John's		W 71–57
W 71–59
L 59–69
L 68–70
1952First RoundLa SalleL 76–80
1953Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final		Niagara
Manhattan
St. John's		W 79–74
W 74–56
W 58–46
1955First RoundSaint Francis (PA)L 78–89
1956First Round
Quarterfinals		Marquette
Saint Joseph's		W 96–78
L 65–74
1957First RoundXavierL 79–85
1974First RoundMemphisL 72–73
1977First RoundMassachusettsL 85–86
1987First RoundNiagaraL 65–74
1995First RoundCanisiusL 71–83
1998First RoundGeorgia TechL 70–88
1999First RoundOld DominionL 56–75
2001First RoundAlabamaL 79–85
2003First RoundRhode IslandL 60–61
2010First RoundTexas TechL 69–87
2012First Round
Second Round		Stony Brook
Massachusetts		W 63–61
L 67–77
2023First RoundColoradoL 64–65
2024First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final		Saint Joseph's
North Texas
UNLV
Georgia
Indiana State		W 75–72
W 72–58
W 91–68
W 84–67
W 79–77

Notable players and coaches

In 2016, while playing for the Pirates, Derrick Gordon became the first openly gay man to play in the March Madness tournament.[7]

Honored and retired jerseys

Seton Hall Pirates retired numbers
No. Player Position Career
3Frank SaulG/F1942–43, 1946–49
5Walter DukesC1950–53
8Bobby WanzerG1942–43, 1946–47
11Bob DaviesG1939–42
12Richie ReganG1950–53
24Terry DehereSG1989–93
34Glenn MosleyPF1973-77
44Nick WerkmanG1961–64[8]

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Year Inducted Name Position Years at Seton Hall
1964 John "Honey" Russell Coach 1936–1943, 1949–60
1970 Bob Davies Player/Coach 1939–1942, 1946–47
1987 Bobby Wanzer Player 1942–1943, 1946–47
2017 Nikos Galis Player 1975–1979

FIBA Hall of Fame

Year Inducted Name Years at Seton Hall
2007Nikos Galis1975–1979
2013Andrew Gaze1988–1989

Professional players

Pirates in the NBA

Current

Player Team
Sandro MamukelashviliLos Angeles Lakers

All-time

31 Pirates have played at least one game in the NBA.

Name NBA Draft Draft Team Years Career Highlights and Awards
Anthony Avent1991 Round 1 Pick 15Atlanta Hawks1991–2000
Andre Barrett2004 UndraftedUndrafted2004–2007
Mark Bryant1988 Round 1 Pick 21Portland Trail Blazers1988–2003
Tommy Byrnes1946 No NBAUndrafted1946–1951
Chuck Connors1946 No NBAUndrafted1946–1948
Marcus CousinUndraftedUndrafted2010–2011
Samuel Dalembert2001 Round 1 Pick 26Philadelphia 76ers2001–2017
Bob Davies1942 No NBAUndrafted1945–1955NBA champion (1951)
4× NBA All-Star (1951–1954)
4× All-BAA/NBA First Team (1949–1952)
All-NBA Second Team (1953)
NBA assists leader (1949)
NBA 25th Anniversary Team (1971)
Terry Dehere1993 Round 1 Pick 13Los Angeles Clippers1993–1999
Ángel Delgado2018 UndraftedUndrafted2018–2019
Walter Dukes1953 Territorial PickNew York Knicks1955–19632× NBA All-Star (1960, 1961)
Bob Fitzgerald1945 No NBAUndrafted1945–1949
Andrew Gaze1989 UndraftedUndrafted1994–1999NBA champion (1999)
Adrian Griffin1996 UndraftedUndrafted1999–2008
Eddie Griffin2001 Round 1 Pick 7New Jersey Nets2001–2007NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2002)
Howie Janotta1949 UndraftedBaltimore Bullets1949–1950
Johnny Macknowski1948 UndraftedRochester Royals1948–1951
Sandro Mamukelashvili2021 Round 2 Pick 54Indiana Pacers2021–present
Mike McCarron1946 No NBAUndrafted1946–1950
John Morton1989 Round 1 Pick 25Cleveland Cavaliers1989–1992
Glenn Mosley1977 Round 1 Pick 20Philadelphia 76ers1977–1979
Al Negratti1943 No NBAUndrafted1945–1947
Myles Powell2020 UndraftedUndrafted2021–2022
Richie Regan1953 Round 1 Pick 4Rochester Royals1955–1958NBA All-Star (1957)
Jared Rhoden2022 UndraftedUndrafted2022–2025
Ed Sadowski1940 No NBAUndrafted1940–1950
Pep Saul1949 Round 1 Pick 10Rochester Royals1949–19554× NBA champion (1951–1954)
Ben Scharnus1942 No NBAUndrafted1943–1949
Bobby Wanzer1948 Round 1 Pick 10Rochester Royals1948–1957NBA champion (1951)
5× NBA All-Star (1952–1956)
3× All-NBA Second Team (1952–1954)
Isaiah Whitehead2016 Round 2 Pick 42Utah Jazz2016–2018
Luther Wright1993 Round 1 Pick 18Utah Jazz1993–1994

Pirates in international leagues

Current players overseas

Player Team Country
Jaden BediakoSaskatoon MambaCanada
Khadeen CarringtonHapoel Tel Aviv B.C.Israel
Al-Amir DawesBK DěčínCzech Republic
Myles PowellScarborough Shooting StarsCanada
Jared RhodenParis BasketballFrance
Joshua RiveraGigantes de CarolinaPuerto Rico

All-time players overseas

Awards and honors

Individual Coaching honors

National Coach of the Year
1989P.J. CarlesimoNABC, Sporting News[9]
Big East Coach of the Year
Conference coach of the year
1988P.J. Carlesimo[10]
1989P.J. Carlesimo
2003Louis Orr
2016Kevin Willard
Lou Carnesecca "The Looie" Award
MWBA Division I coach of the year
1988P.J. Carlesimo
1989P.J. Carlesimo
2000Tommy Amaker
2016Kevin Willard
2017Kevin Willard
2019Kevin Willard
2024Shaheen Holloway
2026Shaheen Holloway

Individual Player honors

Conference Individual Awards
1989Ramon RamosBig East Scholar-Athlete of the Year
1993Artūras KarnišovasBig East Scholar-Athlete of the Year
1993Jerry Walker[11]Big East Defensive Player of the Year
1994Artūras KarnišovasBig East Scholar-Athlete of the Year
1996Adrian GriffinBig East Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2000Shaheen HollowayBig East Most Improved Player
2001Eddie GriffinBig East Rookie of the Year
2014Fuquan Edwin[11]Big East Defensive Player of the Year
2015Ángel DelgadoBig East Rookie of the Year
2018Myles Powell[12]Big East Most Improved Player
2019Michael Nzei[13]Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2020Romaro Gill[14]Big East Most Improved Player
2020Romaro Gill[14]Big East Defensive Player of the Year
2021Ike Obiagu[15]Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year
MBWA Division I Rookie of the Year
1983Andre McCloud
1990Terry Dehere
1991Jerry Walker
1997Shaheen Holloway
2000Darius Lane
2001Eddie Griffin
2007Eugene Harvey
2015Ángel Delgado
McDonald's High School All-Americans
  • Luther Wright – 1990
  • Shaheen Holloway – 1996
  • Andre Barrett – 2000
  • Eddie Griffin – 2000
  • Isaiah Whitehead – 2014
All-American team selections
Year Name Pos.
1942Bob Davies*G
1948Frank Saul§G
1949Frank Saul§G
1952Walter Dukes§C
1953Walter Dukes*C
1957Dick Gaines§G
1963Nick Werkman‡F
Year Name Pos.
1977Glenn Mosley§F
1978Greg Tynes§G
1982Dan Callandrillo‡G
1991Anthony Avent§F
1992Terry Dehere§G
1993Terry Dehere†G
2001Eddie Griffin§F
Year Name Pos.
2004Andrew Barrett§G
2016Isaiah Whitehead§G
2017Ángel Delgado§C
2018Ángel Delgado§C
2019Myles Powell§G
2020Myles Powell*G
2021Sandro Mamukelashvili§F
* – denotes consensus First-Team All-American
† – denotes consensus Second-Team All-American
‡ – denotes Third-Team AP All-American
§ – denotes AP Honorable Mention All-American
All-Conference team selections
Year Name Pos.
1980Dan Callandrillo‡G
1981Dan Callandrillo‡G
1982Dan Callandrillo†G
1987Mark Bryant‡F
1988Mark Bryant†F
1989Ramon Ramos†F
1991Anthony Avent‡F
1991Terry Dehere†G
1992Jerry Walker‡G
1992Terry Dehere†G
1993Arturas Karnišovas‡F
1993Terry Dehere†G
1994Arturas Karnišovas‡F
Year Name Pos.
1996Adrian Griffin‡F
1997Shaheen Holloway‡G
1998Levell Sanders‡G
2000Shaheen Holloway‡G
2001Eddie Griffin‡F
2003Andre Barrett‡G
2004Andre Barrett†G
2006Kelly Whitney‡F
2006Donald Copeland‡G
2007Brain Laing‡G
2008Brain Laing†G
2010Jeremy Hazell‡G
2012Jordan Theodore‡G
Year Name Pos.
2014Fuquan Edwin‡G
2015Sterling Gibbs‡G
2016Isaiah Whitehead†G
2017Khadeen Carrington‡G
2017Ángel Delgado†C
2018Desi Rodriguez‡F
2018Ángel Delgado‡C
2019Myles Powell†G
2020Myles Powell†G
2021Sandro Mamukelashvili†F
2022Jared Rhoden†G
2024Kadary Richmond†G
† – denotes First-Team All-Conference
‡ – denotes Second-Team All-Conference
Consensus First Team All-Metropolitan

All-time career leaders

Lists are accurate through the 2024–25 season.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics Communications". SHUPirates.com. July 10, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  2. ↑ "2017-18 Seton Hall Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). 2017. p. 26. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  3. ↑ 2008–09 Big East Media Guide: The Record Book: The Big East in Postseason Play (All-Time) (PDF). 2008. p. 149. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  4. ↑ "Former Seton Hall coach arrested for shoplifting". ESPN.com. 6 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "Seton Hall announces Willard as its next coach". ESPN.com. 29 March 2010.
  6. ↑ spassner (2021-11-18). "Seton Hall upsets #4 Michigan in Ann Arbor". Big East Coast Bias. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  7. ↑ "WATCH: The First Openly Gay Athlete to Play in March Madness". March 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ "2017-18 Seton Hall Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). 2017. pp. 28–29. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  9. ↑ "2017-18 Seton Hall Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). 2017. p. 32. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  10. ↑ "2017-18 Seton Hall Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). 2017. p. 32. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  11. 1 2 Prunty, Brendan (10 March 2014). "Seton Hall's Fuquan Edwin named Big East Defensive Player of the Year". Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  12. ↑ "Myles Powell Named 2018 BIG EAST Most Improved".
  13. ↑ "Seton Hall's Nzei Named BIG EAST Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year".
  14. 1 2 "Seton Hall's Gill Named Defensive Player of the Year & Most Improved Player Creighton's Mahoney Selected for Sixth Man Award Baldwin, Mosely and Holt Share Sportsmanship Award".
  15. ↑ "Seton Hall's Ike Obiagu Named Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year".
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