2021–22 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 12th-year head coach Kevin Willard. The Pirates played their home games at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey and Walsh Gymnasium in South Orange, New Jersey as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 11–8 in Big East play to finish a tie for fifth place. They defeated Georgetown in the first round of the Big East tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to UConn. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the South region where they lost in the first round to TCU.

2021–22 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record21–11 (11–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPrudential Center
Walsh Gymnasium
Seasons
2021–22 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Providence 14 3   .824 27 6   .818
No. 6 Villanova 16 4   .800 30 8   .789
No. 21 UConn 13 6   .684 23 10   .697
Creighton 12 7   .632 23 12   .657
Seton Hall 11 8   .579 21 11   .656
Marquette 11 8   .579 19 13   .594
Xavier 8 11   .421 23 13   .639
St. John's 8 11   .421 17 15   .531
Butler 6 14   .300 14 19   .424
DePaul 6 14   .300 15 16   .484
Georgetown 0 19   .000 6 25   .194
2022 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

On March 21, 2022, head coach Kevin Willard left to become the new basketball coach at Maryland.[1] On March 31, the school named Saint Peter's head coach and former Pirate player Shaheen Holloway the team's new coach. [2]

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Pirates finished the 2020–21 season 14–13, 10–9 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated St. John's in the quarterfinals before losing to Georgetown in the semifinals.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Sandro Mamukelashvili 23 F 6'11" 240 Senior Tbilisi, Georgia Declared for the 2021 NBA draft; drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks[3]
Shavar Reynolds Jr. 33 G 6'2" 185 Senior Manchester, New Jersey Graduate Transferred to Monmouth[4]

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Kadary Richmond 0 G 6'6" 200 Sophomore Brooklyn, New York Transferred from Syracuse.[5]
Alexis Yetna 10 F 6'8" 225 Graduate Paris, France Graduate transfer from USF. [6]
Jamir Harris 15 G 6'2" 195 Graduate North Brunswick, New Jersey Graduate transfer from American.[7]
Jo Smith 32 F 6'9" 200 Sophomore Selma, Alabama Transferred from Chipola College.[8]

Roster

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2021–22 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kadary Richmond 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Syracuse Brooklyn, New York
G 1 Bryce Aiken 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Harvard Randolph, New Jersey
F 2 Tray Jackson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Missouri Detroit, Michigan
F 4 Tyrese Samuel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Orangeville Prep Montreal, Quebec
F 10 Alexis Yetna 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS South Florida Paris, France
G/F 14 Jared Rhoden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Our Saviour Lutheran School Baldwin, New York
G 15 Jamir Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS American North Brunswick, New Jersey
G/F 20 Brandon Weston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Hillcrest Prep Academy Brooklyn, New York
C 21 Ike Obiagu 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 265 lb (120 kg) GS Florida State Abuja, Nigeria
G/F 22 Myles Cale 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Appoquinimink High School Middletown, Delaware
G 23 Ryan Conway 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Dulaney Baltimore, Maryland
G 25 Jahari Long 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Episcopal High School Houston, Texas
G 30 Sylwester Granda (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So High School for Environmental Studies Brooklyn, New York
F 32 Jo Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Chipola Selma, Alabama
G/F 33 Tyler Powell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Ribét Academy Los Angeles, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 20, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021*
5:00 p.m.
Misericordia W 110–48 
 19  Jackson   10  Samuel   4  Cale  Walsh Gymnasium (1,300)
South Orange, NJ
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2021*
7:00 p.m., FS1
Fairleigh Dickinson W 93–49  1–0
 19  Samuel   11  Samuel   6  Long  Prudential Center (8,223)
Newark, NJ
November 14, 2021*
12:00 p.m., FS1
Yale
Fort Myers Tip-Off
W 80–44  2–0
 15  Yetna   10  Rhoden   3  Richmond  Prudential Center (8,265)
Newark, NJ
November 16, 2021*
9:00 p.m., FS1
at No. 4 Michigan
Gavitt Tipoff Games
W 67–65  3–0
 16  Rhoden   6  Jackson   2  Tie  Crisler Center (12,536)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 22, 2021*
6:00 p.m., FS1
No. 21 vs. Ohio State
Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division semifinals
L 76–79  3–1
 29  Rhoden   5  Rhoden   3  Richmond  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (2,937)
Fort Myers, FL
November 24, 2021*
6:00 p.m., FS1
No. 21 vs. California
Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division consolation
W 62–59  4–1
 21  Rhoden   7  2 Tied   2  Aiken  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500)
Fort Myers, FL
November 28, 2021*
12:00 p.m., FS1
No. 21 Bethune–Cookman W 84–70  5–1
 18  Rhoden   13  Yetna   6  Richmond  Prudential Center (8,913)
Newark, NJ
December 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., FS2
No. 25 Wagner W 85–63  6–1
 15  2 Tied   11  Rhoden   9  Richmond  Prudential Center (8,136)
Newark, NJ
December 4, 2021*
12:00 p.m., FS2
No. 25 Nyack W 113–67  7–1
 23  Harris   12  Samuel   8  Richmond  Walsh Gymnasium (1,119)
South Orange, NJ
December 9, 2021*
6:30 p.m., FS1
No. 23 No. 7 Texas
Big East–Big 12 Battle
W 64–60  8–1
 18  Rhoden   11  Yetna   3  Aiken  Prudential Center (10,481)
Newark, NJ
December 12, 2021*
7:30 p.m., FS1
No. 23 Rutgers
Rivalry/Garden State Hardwood Classic
W 77–63  9–1
 22  Aiken   9  2 Tied   4  Yetna  Prudential Center (11,606)
Newark, NJ
December 18, 2021*
3:00 p.m., FS2
No. 16 vs. Iona
Gotham Classic
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Big East regular season
December 29, 2021
7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 15 at No. 21 Providence L 65–70  9–2
(0–1)
 13  Yetna   11  Yetna   4  Aiken  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,069)
Providence, RI
January 1, 2022
2:00 p.m., CBS
No. 15 No. 22 Villanova L 67–73  9–3
(0–2)
 22  Aiken   8  Yetna   4  Richmond  Prudential Center (13,625)
Newark, NJ
January 4, 2022
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 24 at Butler W 71–56  10–3
(1–2)
 17  Rhoden   10  Yetna   7  Aiken  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,234)
Indianapolis, IN
January 8, 2022
12:00 p.m., FOX
No. 24 UConn W 90–87 OT 11–3
(2–2)
 22  Aiken   7  Samuel   7  Aiken  Prudential Center (10,977)
Newark, NJ
January 13, 2022
5:00 p.m., FS1
No. 20 at DePaul
rescheduled from Dec. 23
L 92–96  11–4
(2–3)
 25  Rhoden   10  Obiagu   6  Richmond  Wintrust Arena (2,255)
Chicago, IL
January 15, 2022
12:00 p.m., FS1
No. 20 at Marquette L 72–73  11–5
(2–4)
 28  Aiken   16  Yetna   3  Richmond  Fiserv Forum (13,647)
Milwaukee, WI
January 18, 2022
8:00 p.m., FS1
No. 21 Providence Canceled Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
January 22, 2022
12:00 p.m., FS1
at St. John's W 66–60  12–5
(3–4)
 21  Cale   15  Yetna   8  Richmond  Madison Square Garden (6,692)
New York, NY
January 24, 2022
9:00 p.m., FS1
St. John's
rescheduled from December 20
L 63–84  12–6
(3–5)
 16  Cale   12  Rhoden   4  Richmond  Walsh Gymnasium (1,316)
South Orange, NJ
January 26, 2022
5:00 p.m., FS1
No. 22 Marquette L 63–73  12–7
(3–6)
 16  Harris   10  Obiagu   4  Richmond  Prudential Center (8,746)
Newark, NJ
February 1, 2022
8:40 p.m., FS1
at Georgetown W 70–63  13–7
(4–6)
 21  Jackson   8  Richmond   7  Richmond  Capital One Arena (3,462)
Washington, D.C.
February 4, 2022
7:00 p.m., FS1
Creighton W 74–55  14–7
(5–6)
 14  Richmond   8  Yetna   7  Richmond  Prudential Center (9,062)
Newark, NJ
February 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 25 Xavier W 73–71  15–7
(6–6)
 25  Rhoden   8  Tied   5  Richmond  Prudential Center (8,730)
Newark, NJ
February 12, 2022
1:00 p.m., FOX
at No. 15 Villanova L 67–73  15–8
(6–7)
 16  Tied   15  Yetna   5  Richmond  Wells Fargo Center (17,803)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 16, 2022
8:30 p.m., CBSSN
at No. 24 UConn L 65–70  15–9
(6–8)
 15  Harris   8  Yetna   4  Richmond  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
February 19, 2022
8:00 p.m., FS1
DePaul W 66–64  16–9
(7–8)
 18  Rhoden   18  Rhoden   5  Richmond  Prudential Center (9,965)
Newark, NJ
February 23, 2022
8:30 p.m., FS1
Butler W 66–60  17–9
(8–8)
 17  Rhoden   10  Yetna   4  Harris  Prudential Center (8,705)
Newark, NJ
February 26, 2022
3:30 p.m., FOX
at Xavier W 82–66  18–9
(9–8)
 30  Rhoden   7  Samuel   7  Richmond  Cintas Center (10,404)
Cincinnati, OH
March 2, 2022
7:05 p.m., CBSSN
Georgetown W 73–68  19–9
(10–8)
 16  Rhoden   7  Yetna   10  Richmond  Prudential Center (9,635)
Newark, NJ
March 5, 2022
2:30 p.m., FOX
at Creighton W 65–60  20–9
(11–8)
 19  Rhoden   11  Yetna   3  Rhoden  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,221)
Omaha, NE
Big East tournament
March 9, 2022
10:10 p.m., FS1
(6) vs. (11) Georgetown
First Round
W 57–53  21–9
 17  Rhoden   11  Yetna   3  Richmond  Madison Square Garden (17,163)
New York, NY
March 10, 2022
9:30 p.m., FS1
(6) vs. (3) No. 20 UConn
Quarterfinals
L 52–62  21–10
 17  Cale   6  Tied   2  Yetna  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022
9:57 p.m., TruTV
(8 S) vs. (9 S) TCU
First Round
L 42–69  21–11
 11  Cale   5  Obiagu   4  Richmond  Viejas Arena (11,399)
San Diego, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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Awards and honors

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Big East Conference honors

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All-Big East First Team

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Source[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Terps name Seton Hall's Willard as head coach". ESPN.com. March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Holloway Home! Shaheen Holloway '00 Named Pirates Head Coach". Seton Hall Pirates. March 30, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "Sandro Mamukelashvili Selected by Milwaukee Bucks in 2021 NBA Draft". Seton Hall Pirates. July 30, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  4. ^ Manley, Matt (April 8, 2021). "Manchester, NJ Native Shavar Reynolds Returns to the Shore with Transfer to Monmouth". Shore Sports Network. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  5. ^ Crane, Andrew (April 6, 2021). "Former Syracuse guard Kadary Richmond transfers to Seton Hall". The Daily Orange. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Alexis Yetna to Transfer to Seton Hall and Join Pirates Family". Seton Hall Pirates. April 14, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "Seton Hall lands grad transfer Jamir Harris from American". ESPN. April 5, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  8. ^ Carino, Jerry (August 6, 2021). "Seton Hall basketball adds 6-foot-10 center Jo Smith to roster for 2021-22". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  9. ^ "Champagnie, Gillespie Repeat on All-Big East First Team". Big East Conference. March 6, 2022. Archived from the original on March 11, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.