2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 2015 Big East Tournament winner ; As of April 6, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
Paradise Jam Tournament champions
Conference	Big East Conference
2014–15 record	16–15 (6–12 Big East)
Head coach	Kevin Willard
Assistant coaches	Shaheen Holloway; Fred Hill; Dwayne Morton;
Home arena	Prudential Center; Walsh Gymnasium

The 2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by fifth year head coach Kevin Willard, played its home games in Newark, New Jersey at the Prudential Center and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 6–12 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Tournament to Marquette.

Previous season

The Pirates finished the season 17–17, 6–12 in Big East play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East Tournament where they lost to Providence.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Tom Maayan	1	G	6'2"	175	Sophomore	Galilee, Israel	Left the team to join Israeli army[1]
Hakeem Harris	15	G	6'1"	190	Junior	Bergenfield, NJ	Transferred
Gene Teague	21	C	6'9"	270	RS Senior	Vineland, NJ	Graduated
Brian Oliver	22	G/F	6'7"	225	RS Senior	Glassboro, NJ	Graduated
Fuquan Edwin	23	G/F	6'6"	215	Senior	Paterson, NJ	Graduated
Patrik Auda	33	F	6'9"	235	RS Junior	Brno, Czech Republic	Signed to play professionally in Poland
Aaron Geramipoor	50	C	6'11"	245	Senior	Manchester, England	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Chier Ajou	42	C	7'2"	245	Junior	Aweil, South Sudan	Transferred from Northwestern. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ajou will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits

Isaiah Whitehead in front of Joel Berry II in the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isaiah Whitehead SG	Brooklyn, NY	Lincoln High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 19, 2013
Isaiah Whitehead SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95
Ángel Delgado PF	Bronx, NY	The Patrick School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Aug 16, 2013
Ángel Delgado PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87
Desi Rodriguez SF	Bronx, NY	Lincoln High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 23, 2013
Desi Rodriguez SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Khadeen Carrington SG	Brooklyn, NY	Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 11, 2013
Khadeen Carrington SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Ismael Sanogo SF	Newark, NJ	East Side High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 16, 2013
Ismael Sanogo SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Mike Nzei PF	Centereach, NY	Our Savior New American School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 19, 2013
Mike Nzei PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 1 September 2014.

Roster

2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Khadeen Carrington	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Brooklyn, New York
F	1	Michael Nzei	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Makurdi, Nigeria
F	2	Brandon Mobley	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Savannah, Georgia
G	4	Sterling Gibbs	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Scotch Plains, New Jersey
F	13	Haralds Kārlis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Riga, Latvia
G	14	Ismael Sanogo	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Newark, New Jersey
G	15	Isaiah Whitehead	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Brooklyn, New York
F	20	Desi Rodriguez	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Brooklyn, New York
G	22	Trevonn Morton	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Brooklyn, New York
F	25	Rashed Anthony	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Fr	Orangeburg, South Carolina
F	31	Ángel Delgado	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic
C	42	Cheir Ajou	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Aweil, South Sudan
F	45	Stephane Manga	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Orléans, France

Head coach

Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh)

Assistant coach(es)

Shaheen Holloway (Seton Hall)
Fred Hill (Montclair State)
Dwayne Morton (LIU Brooklyn)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/16/2014* 12:00 PM, FSN		Mercer	W 63–47	1–0	Prudential Center (7,075[2]) Newark, NJ
11/21/2014* 4:00 PM, CBSSN		vs. Nevada Paradise Jam quarterfinals	W 68–60	2–0	Sports and Fitness Center (1,351[3]) St. Thomas, VI
11/23/2014* 6:00 PM, CBSSN		vs. Gardner–Webb Paradise Jam semifinals	W 85–67	3–0	Sports and Fitness Center (2,005[4]) St. Thomas, VI
11/24/2014* 9:00 PM, CBSSN		vs. Illinois State Paradise Jam finals	W 84–80	4–0	Sports and Fitness Center (2,955[5]) St. Thomas, VI
11/29/2014* 4:00 PM, FSN		George Washington	W 58–54	5–0	Prudential Center (7,774[6]) Newark, NJ
12/02/2014* 7:00 PM, FS2		Mount St. Mary's	W 78–55	6–0	Prudential Center (5,912[7]) Newark, NJ
12/06/2014* 12:00 PM, FSN		Rutgers	W 81–54	7–0	Prudential Center (8,710) Newark, NJ
12/09/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN2		at No. 11 Wichita State	L 68–77	7–1	Charles Koch Arena (10,056) Wichita, KS
12/14/2014* 12:00 PM, FS1		Saint Peter's	W 67–52	8–1	Prudential Center (6,502) Newark, NJ
12/18/2014* 7:00 PM, CBSSN		at South Florida	W 89–69	9–1	USF Sun Dome (3,330) Tampa, FL
12/21/2014* 6:00 PM, ESPNU		at Georgia	L 47–65	9–2	Stegeman Coliseum (7,556) Athens, GA
12/27/2014* 12:00 PM, FS1		vs. Maine	W 72–43	10–2	Walsh Gymnasium (1,833) South Orange, NJ
Big East Conference Play
12/31/2014 12:00 PM, FS1		No. 15 St. John's	W 78–67	11–2 (1–0)	Prudential Center (9,183) Newark, NJ
01/03/2015 12:00 PM, FS1		No. 6 Villanova	W 66–61 ^OT	12–2 (2–0)	Prudential Center (10,701) Newark, NJ
01/07/2015 7:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 19	at Xavier	L 58–69	12–3 (2–1)	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
01/10/2015 2:00 PM, FS1	No. 19	at Creighton	W 68–67	13–3 (3–1)	CenturyLink Center (17,397) Omaha, NE
01/13/2015 7:00 PM, FS1	No. 21	Butler	L 75–79 ^OT	13–4 (3–2)	Prudential Center (7,574) Newark, NJ
01/22/2015 7:00 PM, FS1	No. 24	DePaul	L 60–64	13–5 (3–3)	Prudential Center (7,743) Newark, NJ
01/25/2015 3:00 PM, FSN	No. 24	at Butler	L 57–77	13–6 (3–4)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,823) Indianapolis, IN
01/28/2015 7:00 PM, FS1		at Marquette	W 80–70	14–6 (4–4)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,917) Milwaukee, WI
01/31/2015 12:00 PM, FS1		Xavier	W 90–82	15–6 (5–4)	Prudential Center (8,205) Newark, NJ
02/03/2015 9:15 PM, FS1		at DePaul	L 62–75	15–7 (5–5)	Allstate Arena (5,431) Rosemont, IL
02/07/2015 12:00 PM, CBSSN		Marquette	L 54–57	15–8 (5–6)	Prudential Center (8,566) Newark, NJ
02/10/2015 7:00 PM, FS1		Georgetown	L 67–86	15–9 (5–7)	Prudential Center (8,357) Newark, NJ
02/14/2015 4:00 PM, FSN		at Providence	L 62–69	15–10 (5–8)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,120) Providence, RI
02/16/2015 7:00 PM, FS1		at No. 6 Villanova	L 54–80	15–11 (5–9)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
02/21/2015 12:00 PM, FS1		at St. John's	L 72–85	15–12 (5–10)	Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY
02/28/2015 4:00 PM, CBSSN		Creighton	W 67–66	16–12 (6–10)	Prudential Center (8,507) Newark, NJ
03/04/2015 7:00 PM, FS1		No. 24 Providence	L 66–79	16–13 (6–11)	Prudential Center (7,162) Newark, NJ
03/07/2015 12:00 PM, FOX		at Georgetown	L 67–73	16–14 (6–12)	Verizon Center (14,392) Washington, D.C.
Big East Tournament
03/11/2015 7:00 PM, FS1		vs. Marquette First round	L 56–78	16–15	Madison Square Garden (12,588) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
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	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	19	21	24	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	19	21	24	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

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References

"Seton Hall guard leaves for Israeli army". ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
"MBB vs. Mercer box score". shupirates.com. Seton Hall University. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
"MBB vs. Nevada box score". shupirates.com. Seton Hall University. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
"MBB vs. Gardner-Webb box score". shupirates.com. Seton Hall University. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
"MBB vs. Illinois State box score" (PDF). shupirates.com. Seton Hall University. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
"MBB vs. George Washington box score". shupirates.com. Seton Hall University. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
"MBB vs. Mount St. Mary's box score". shupirates.com. Seton Hall University. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
Seton Hall Pirates Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball

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[1] "Seton Hall guard leaves for Israeli army". ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2013.

[2] "MBB vs. Mercer box score". shupirates.com. Seton Hall University. Retrieved 16 November 2014.

[3] "MBB vs. Nevada box score". shupirates.com. Seton Hall University. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

[4] "MBB vs. Gardner-Webb box score". shupirates.com. Seton Hall University. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

[5] "MBB vs. Illinois State box score" (PDF). shupirates.com. Seton Hall University. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

[6] "MBB vs. George Washington box score". shupirates.com. Seton Hall University. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

[7] "MBB vs. Mount St. Mary's box score". shupirates.com. Seton Hall University. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

[8] Seton Hall Pirates Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball

Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Villanova †	16	–	2	.889	33	–	3	.917
Georgetown	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
No. 23 Butler	12	–	6	.667	23	–	11	.676
Providence	11	–	7	.611	22	–	12	.647
St. John's	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
No. 22 Xavier	9	–	9	.500	23	–	14	.622
DePaul	6	–	12	.333	12	–	20	.375
Seton Hall	6	–	12	.333	16	–	15	.516
Marquette	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406
Creighton	4	–	14	.222	14	–	19	.424

† 2015 Big East Tournament winner As of April 6, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll