2016–17 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates played 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 were coached, for the seventh year, by Kevin Willard. They were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Marquette before losing to Villanova in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 9 seed in the South region where they lost to Arkansas in the first round.

2016–17 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record21–12 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPrudential Center
Walsh Gymnasium
Seasons
2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Villanova 15 3   .833 32 4   .889
No. 21 Butler 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
Creighton 10 8   .556 25 10   .714
Seton Hall 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Providence 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Marquette 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Xavier 9 9   .500 24 14   .632
Saint John's 7 11   .389 14 19   .424
Georgetown 5 13   .278 14 18   .438
DePaul 2 16   .111 9 23   .281
2017 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Pirates finished the 2015–16 season 25–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. They defeated Creighton, Xavier, and Villanova to win the Big East tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Gonzaga.

Preseason

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Prior to the season, Seton Hall was picked to finish in a tie for fourth place in a poll of Big East coaches.[1] Khadeen Carrington and Angel Delgado were named to the preseason All-Big East second team.[1]

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Braeden Anderson 4 F 6'9" 240 RS Junior Okotoks, Alberta Completed athletic eligibility; graduated from Fresno State in 2015 (ultimately graduated from Seton Hall Law in 2018)
Isaiah Whitehead G 15 6'4" 210 Sophomore Brooklyn, NY 42nd pick in 2016 NBA draft
Derrick Gordon G 32 6'3" 205 RS Senior Plainfield, NJ Graduated
Myles Carter F 23 6'9" 220 Sophomore Chicago, IL Dismissed (Mid-Season)
Veer Singh F 33 6'7" 195 Sophomore New York, NY Transferred (Mid-Season)
Jevon Thomas G 2 6'1" 185 Junior Queens, NY Transferred (Mid-Season)

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Madison Jones G 30 6'1" 165 Senior Raleigh, NC Transferred from Wake Forest.

Incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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 August 2, 2016.

Roster

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2016–17 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Khadeen Carrington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School Brooklyn, New York
F 1 Michael Nzei 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Our Savior New American School Makurdi, Nigeria
G 2 Jevon Thomas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Kansas State Queens, New York
G 4 Eron Gordon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Cathedral High School (IN) Indianapolis, Indiana
G 13 Myles Powell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Trenton Catholic Academy Trenton, New Jersey
F 14 Ismael Sanogo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr East Side High School (NJ) Newark, New Jersey
F 20 Desi Rodriguez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Abraham Lincoln High School (NY) Bronx, New York
G 21 Dalton Soffer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Poway High School San Diego, California
G 22 Michael Dowdy, Jr. (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr University of Chicago Laboratory High School Chicago, Illinois
F 23 Myles Carter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So St. Rita of Cascia High School Chicago, Illinois
F 25 Rashed Anthony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Flora MacDonald Academy Orangeburg, South Carolina
G 30 Madison Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Wake Forest Raleigh, North Carolina
F 31 Ángel Delgado 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr St. Patrick High School (NJ) Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic
G 35 Manny Anderson (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Worcester Academy Franklin, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

 
Tip off between the Florida Gators and the Seton Hall Pirates at the 2016 AdvoCare Invitational.

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# 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 consolation 2nd round
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 5th place game
L 52–66  4–2
 20  Carrington   9  Delgado   2  Jones  HP Field House (1,216)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Dec 1, 2016*
7:00 pm, FS1
Columbia W 95–71  5–2
 21  Powell   11  Delgado   5  Sanogo  Prudential Center (6,463)
Newark, NJ
Dec 6, 2016*
9:30 pm, FS1
vs. Hawaii
Pearl Harbor Basketball Invitational
W 68–57  6–2
 19  Carrington   14  Delgado   2  Tied  Bloch Arena (4,024)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 7, 2016*
7:00 pm, FS1
vs. California
Pearl Harbor Basketball Invitational
W 60–57  7–2
 16  Delgado   12  Delgado   4  Carrington  Bloch Arena (4,024)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 12, 2016*
9:00 pm, FS1
vs. No. 16 South Carolina
Under Armour Reunion
W 67–64  8–2
 21  Carrington   12  Tied   3  Jones  Madison Square Garden (7,558)
New York City, NY
Dec 17, 2016*
6:00 pm, FSN/YES
Delaware W 81–68  9–2
 22  Delgado   15  Delgado   4  Tied  Prudential Center (7,662)
Newark, NJ
Dec 23, 2016*
6:30 pm, FS1
Rutgers
Rivalry/Garden State Hardwood Classic
W 72–61  10–2
 20  Carrington   16  Delgado/Sanogo   5  Jones  Prudential Center (10,481)
Newark, NJ
Big East regular season
Dec 28, 2016
8:00 pm, FS2
at No. 10 Creighton L 75–89  10–3
(0–1)
 27  Carrington   10  Delgado   3  Carrington  CenturyLink Center (18,084)
Omaha, NE
Jan 1, 2017
4:30 pm, FS1
Marquette W 69–66  11–3
(1–1)
 18  Delgado   12  Delgado   5  Carrington  Prudential Center (7,894)
Newark, NJ
Jan 7, 2017
12:00 pm, CBSSN
DePaul W 87–56  12–3
(2–1)
 25  Rodriguez   12  Delgado   4  Tied  Prudential Center (7,797)
Newark, NJ
Jan 11, 2017
7:00 pm, FS1
at Marquette L 86–89 OT 12–4
(2–2)
 30  Rodriguez   19  Delgado   9  Jones  BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,388)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 14, 2017
12:00 pm, FSN/YES
at Providence L 61–65  12–5
(2–3)
 20  Rodriguez   16  Delgado   5  Carrington  Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,253)
Providence, RI
Jan 16, 2017
6:30 pm, FS1
at No. 1 Villanova
MLK Day Marathon
L 46–76  12–6
(2–4)
 15  Rodriguez   7  Nzei   2  Carrington  The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
Jan 22, 2017
12:00 pm, FS1
St. John's W 86–73  13–6
(3–4)
 21  Delgado   20  Delgado   8  Carrington  Prudential Center (9,801)
Newark, NJ
Jan 25, 2017
8:30 pm, FS1
No. 11 Butler L 54–61  13–7
(3–5)
 12  Tied   22  Delgado   3  Delgado  Prudential Center (7,009)
Newark, NJ
Feb 1, 2017
9:00 pm, FS1
at Xavier L 70–72  13–8
(3–6)
 26  Powell   13  Delgado   9  Jones  Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 4, 2017
12:00 pm, FS1
at Georgetown W 68–66 OT 14–8
(4–6)
 26  Delgado   17  Delgado   2  Carrington  Verizon Center (10,142)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 8, 2017
8:30 pm, FS1
Providence W 72–70 OT 15–8
(5–6)
 21  Carrington   15  Delgado   5  Tied  Prudential Center (7,024)
Newark, NJ
Feb 11, 2017
12:00 pm, CBSSN
at St. John's L 70–78  15–9
(5–7)
 17  Rodriguez   12  Nzei   5  Delgado  Madison Square Garden (9,027)
New York City, NY
Feb 15, 2016
8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 20 Creighton W 87–81  16–9
(6–7)
 41  Carrington   17  Delgado   7  Carrington  Prudential Center (6,637)
Newark, NJ
Feb 18, 2017
12:30 pm, FOX
No. 2 Villanova L 70–92  16–10
(6–8)
 22  Carrington   12  Delgado   4  Jones  Prudential Center (16,733)
Newark, NJ
Feb 22, 2017
7:00 pm, FS1
Xavier W 71–64  17–10
(7–8)
 25  Delgado   13  Delgado   5  Carrington  Prudential Center (7,139)
Newark, NJ
Feb 25, 2017
2:00 pm, FSN/YES
at DePaul W 82–79  18–10
(8–8)
 19  Rodriguez   10  Delgado   6  Carrington  Allstate Arena (5,144)
Rosemont, IL
Feb 28, 2017
6:30 pm, FS1
Georgetown W 62–59  19–10
(9–8)
 27  Rodriguez   13  Delgado   3  Tied  Prudential Center (8,500)
Newark, NJ
Mar 4, 2017
2:30 pm, FOX
at No. 13 Butler W 70–64  20–10
(10–8)
 21  Rodriguez   16  Delgado   4  Delgado  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100)
Indianapolis, IN
Big East tournament
Mar 9, 2017
2:30 pm, FS1
(5) vs. (4) Marquette
Quarterfinals
W 82–76  21–10
 19  Carrington   16  Delgado   9  Delgado  Madison Square Garden (17,324) 
New York City, NY
Mar 10, 2017
6:30 pm, FS1
(5) vs. (1) No. 2 Villanova
Semifinals
L 53–55  21–11
 14  Rodriguez   8  Delgado   2  Delgado  Madison Square Garden (19,812) 
New York City, NY
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2017
1:30 pm, TNT
(9 S) vs. (8 S) Arkansas
First Round
L 71–77  21–12
 22  Carrington   13  Delgado   2  Tied  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,179)
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
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References

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  1. ^ a b "Villanova Picked Unanimously Again To Win In Preseason Coaches' Poll". Big East Conference. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "Seton Hall Pirates Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on July 30, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2016.