Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball

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.

Seton Hall Pirates
2019–20 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
University	Seton Hall University
First season	1903–04
Head coach	Kevin Willard (10th season)
Conference	Big East
Location	Newark, New Jersey
Arena	Prudential Center (Capacity: 10,481/18,711[1])
Nickname	Pirates
Colors	Blue and White[2]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
1989
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1989
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1989, 1991
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1989, 1991, 1992, 2000
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference Tournament Champions
1991, 1993, 2016
Conference Regular Season Champions
1992, 1993, 2020

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 their 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 permanently house the basketball team 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.[3] Seton Hall became a charter member of the Big East Conference in 1979.

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

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.[4] 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.[5] Seton Hall hired current coach Kevin Willard for the 2010–11 season.[6]

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.

All-time coaching records

Name	Years	Record	Win pct.
William Caffrey	1908–09	10–4	(.714)
Dick McDonough	1909–10	6–2	(.750)
Jim Flanagan	1910–11	4–0	(1.000)
Frank Hill	1911–30	192–75	(.719)
Dan Steinberg	1930–31	12–11	(.522)
Les Fries	1931–33	18–13	(.581)
John Colrick	1933–35	8–22	(.267)
Bob Davies	1946–47	24–3	(.889)
Jack Reitemeier	1947–49	34–12	(.739)
John Russell	1936–43 1949-60	295–129	(.696)
Richard Regan	1960–70	112–131	(.461)
Bill Raftery	1970–81	154–141	(.522)
Hoddy Mahon	1981–82	11–16	(.407)
P.J. Carlesimo	1982–94	212–166	(.561)
George Blaney	1994–97	38–48	(.442)
Tommy Amaker	1997–01	68–55	(.540)
Louis Orr	2001–06	80–69	(.537)
Bobby Gonzalez	2006–10	66–59	(.528)
Kevin Willard	2010–	191–137	(.582)

Seasons

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
No coach (Independent) (1903–1904)
1903–04	No coach	2–3–1
William Caffrey (Independent) (1908–1909)
1908–09	William Caffrey	10–4
Dick McDonough (Independent) (1909–1910)
1909–10	Dick McDonough	6–2
Jim Flanagan (Independent) (1910–1911)
1910–11	Jim Flanagan	4–0
Frank Hill (Independent) (1911–1930)
1911–12	Frank Hill	9–6
1912–13	Frank Hill	11–3
1913–14	Frank Hill	14–3–1
1914–15	Frank Hill	15–2
1915–16	Frank Hill	13–2
1916–17	Frank Hill	12–3
1917–18	Frank Hill	8–5
1918–19	Frank Hill	8–5
1919–20	Frank Hill	10–3
1920–21	Frank Hill	13–4
1921–22	Frank Hill	14–2
1922–23	Frank Hill	8–4
1923–24	Frank Hill	6–7
1924–25	Frank Hill	8–6
1925–26	Frank Hill	7–5
1926–27	Frank Hill	10–3
1927–28	Frank Hill	9–4
1928–29	Frank Hill	11–4
1929–30	Frank Hill	13–9
Frank Hill:		192–75(.719)
Dan Steinberg (Independent) (1930–1931)
1930–31	Dan Steinberg	12–11
Dan Steinberg:		12–11(.522)
Les Fries (Independent) (1931–1933)
1931–32	Les Fries	10–9
1932–33	Les Fries	8–4
Les Fries:		18–13(.581)
John Colrick (Independent) (1934–1936)
1934–35	John Colrick	4–11
1935–36	John Colrick	4–11
John Colrick:		8–22(.267)
John "Honey" Russell (Independent) (1936–1943)
1936–37	Honey Russell	5–10
1937–38	Honey Russell	10–8
1938–39	Honey Russell	15–7
1939–40	Honey Russell	19–0
1940–41	Honey Russell	20–2			NIT Semifinals
1941–42	Honey Russell	16–3
1942–43	Honey Russell	16–2
Bob Davies (Independent) (1946–1947)
1946–47	Bob Davies	24–3
Bob Davies:		24–3(.889)
Jack Reitemeier (Independent) (1947–1949)
1947–48	Jack Reitemeier	18–4
1948–49	Jack Reitemeier	16–8
Jack Reitemeier:		34–12(.739)
John "Honey" Russell (Independent) (1949–1960)
1949–50	Honey Russell	11–15
1950–51	Honey Russell	24–7			NIT Semifinals
1951–52	Honey Russell	25–3			NIT First Round
1952–53	Honey Russell	31–2			NIT Champions
1953–54	Honey Russell	13–10
1954–55	Honey Russell	17–9			NIT First Round
1955–56	Honey Russell	20–5			NIT Quarterfinals
1956–57	Honey Russell	17–10			NIT First Round
1957–58	Honey Russell	7–19
1958–59	Honey Russell	13–10
1959–60	Honey Russell	16–7
Honey Russell:		295–129(.696)
Richard Regan (Independent) (1960–1965)
1960–61	Richard Regan	15–9
1961–62	Richard Regan	15–9
1962–63	Richard Regan	16–7
1963–64	Richard Regan	13–12
1964–65	Richard Regan	12–13
Richard Regan (Metropolitan Collegiate Conference) (1965–1969)
1965–66	Richard Regan	6–18	3–6	7th
1966–67	Richard Regan	7–17	3–6	7th
1967–68	Richard Regan	9–15	4–4	4th
1968–69	Richard Regan	9–16	4–4	4th
Richard Regan (Independent) (1969–1970)
1969–70	Richard Regan	10–15
Richard Regan:		112–131(.461)
Bill Raftery (Independent) (1970–1979)
1970–71	Bill Raftery	11–15
1971–72	Bill Raftery	10–16
1972–73	Bill Raftery	8–17
1973–74	Bill Raftery	16–11			NIT First Round
1974–75	Bill Raftery	16–11			ECAC Metro Semifinals
1975–76	Bill Raftery	18–9
1976–77	Bill Raftery	18–11			ECAC Metro Finals, NIT First Round
1977–78	Bill Raftery	16–11			ECAC Metro Semifinals
1978–79	Bill Raftery	14–13			ECAC Metro Semifinals
Bill Raftery (Big East Conference*) (1979–1981)
1979–80	Bill Raftery	14–13	1–5	6th
1980–81	Bill Raftery	11–16	4–10	7th
Bill Raftery:		154–141(.522)	5–15(.250)
Hoddy Mahon (Big East Conference*) (1981–1982)
1981–82	Hoddy Mahon	11–16	2–12	8th
Hoddy Mahon:		11–16(.407)	2–12(.143)
P.J. Carlesimo (Big East Conference*) (1982–1994)
1982–83	P.J. Carlesimo	6–23	1–15	9th
1983–84	P.J. Carlesimo	9–19	2–14	9th
1984–85	P.J. Carlesimo	10–18	1–15	9th
1985–86	P.J. Carlesimo	14–18	3–13	9th
1986–87	P.J. Carlesimo	15–14	4–12	7th	NIT First Round
1987–88	P.J. Carlesimo	22–13	8–8	6th	NCAA Second Round
1988–89	P.J. Carlesimo	31–7	11–5	2nd	NCAA National Final
1989–90	P.J. Carlesimo	12–16	5–11	7th
1990–91	P.J. Carlesimo	25–9	9–7	T-3rd	NCAA Elite Eight
1991–92	P.J. Carlesimo	23–9	12–6	T-1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1992–93	P.J. Carlesimo	28–7	14–4	1st	NCAA Second Round
1993–94	P.J. Carlesimo	17–13	8–10	7th	NCAA First Round
P.J. Carlesimo:		212–166(.561)	72–109(.398)
George Blaney (Big East Conference*) (1994–1997)
1994–95	George Blaney	16–14	7–11	7th	NIT First Round
1995–96	George Blaney	12–16	7–11	5th (BE7)
1996–97	George Blaney	10–18	5–13	6th (BE7)
George Blaney:		38–48(.442)	19–35(.352)
Tommy Amaker (Big East Conference*) (1997–2001)
1997–98	Tommy Amaker	15–15	9–9	3rd (BE7)	NIT First Round
1998–99	Tommy Amaker	15–15	8–10	T-8th	NIT First Round
1999–00	Tommy Amaker	22–10	10–6	T-4th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2000–01	Tommy Amaker	16–15	5–11	6th (West)	NIT First Round
Tommy Amaker:		68–55(.553)	32–36(.471)
Louis Orr (Big East Conference*) (2001–2006)
2001–02	Louis Orr	12–18	5–11	6th (West)
2002–03	Louis Orr	17–13	10–6	T-3rd (West)	NIT First Round
2003–04	Louis Orr	21–10	10–6	T-5th	NCAA Second Round
2004–05	Louis Orr	12–16	4–12	T-9th
2005–06	Louis Orr	18–12	9–7	7th	NCAA First Round
Louis Orr:		80–69(.537)	38–42(.475)
Bobby Gonzalez (Big East Conference*) (2006–2010)
2006–07	Bobby Gonzalez	13–16	4–12	13th
2007–08	Bobby Gonzalez	17–15	7–11	11th
2008–09	Bobby Gonzalez	17–15	7–11	11th
2009–10	Bobby Gonzalez	19–13	9–9	10th	NIT First Round
Bobby Gonzalez:		66–59(.528)	27–43(.386)
Kevin Willard (Big East Conference*) (2010–2013)
2010–11	Kevin Willard	13–18	7–11	12th
2011–12	Kevin Willard	21–13	8–10	10th	NIT Second Round
2012–13	Kevin Willard	15–18	3–15	T-13th
Kevin Willard (Big East Conference) (2013–present)
2013–14	Kevin Willard	17–17	6–12	8th
2014–15	Kevin Willard	16–15	6–12	T-7th
2015–16	Kevin Willard	25–9	12–6	3rd	NCAA First Round
2016–17	Kevin Willard	21–12	10–8	5th	NCAA First Round
2017–18	Kevin Willard	22–12	10–8	3rd	NCAA Second Round
2018–19	Kevin Willard	20–14	9–9	3rd	NCAA First Round
2019–20	Kevin Willard	21–9	13–5	T-1st
Kevin Willard:		191–137(.582)	84–96(.467)
Total:		1537–1096–2(.583)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

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Notes

• * The Pirates were charter members of the Big East Conference as it originally existed from 1979 until 2013, when the conference's seven non-FBS institutions colloquially known as the "Catholic Seven" formed a non-football conference which retained the Big East name, while the remaining schools formed the American Athletic Conference which is the original Big East's legal successor. As a result of this split, the modern Big East and American Conferences both claim 1979 as their founding dates and retain all records and history.

Postseason

NCAA tournament results The Pirates have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 13 times. Their combined record is 16–13. Year Seed Round Opponent Results 1988 #8 First Round Second Round #9 UTEP #1 Arizona W 80–64 L 55–84 1989 #3 First 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 #3 First 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 #4 First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen #13 La Salle #5 Missouri #1 Duke W 78–76 W 88–71 L 69–81 1993 #2 First Round Second Round #15 Tennessee State #7 WKU W 81–59 L 68–72 1994 #10 First Round #7 Michigan State L 73–84 2000 #10 First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen #7 Oregon #2 Temple #3 Oklahoma State W 72–71 ^OT W 67–65 ^OT L 66–68 2004 #8 First Round Second Round #9 Arizona #1 Duke W 80–76 L 62–90 2006 #10 First Round #7 Wichita State L 66–86 2016 #6 First Round #11 Gonzaga L 52–68 2017 #9 First Round #8 Arkansas L 71–77 2018 #8 First Round Second Round #9 NC State #1 Kansas W 94–83 L 79–83 2019 #10 First Round #7 Wofford L 68–84

NIT results The Pirates have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 17 times. Their combined record is 8–18. They were NIT Champions in 1953. Year Round Opponent Result 1941 Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game Rhode Island Long Island CCNY W 70–54 L 26–49 L 27–42 1951 First 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 1952 First Round La Salle L 76–80 1953 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Niagara Manhattan St. John's W 79–74 W 74–56 W 58–46 1955 First Round Saint Francis (PA) L 78–89 1956 First Round Quarterfinals Marquette Saint Joseph's W 96–78 L 65–74 1957 First Round Xavier L 79–85 1974 First Round Memphis L 72–73 1977 First Round Massachusetts L 85–86 1987 First Round Niagara L 65–74 1995 First Round Canisius L 71–83 1998 First Round Georgia Tech L 70–88 1999 First Round Old Dominion L 56–75 2001 First Round Alabama L 79–85 2003 First Round Rhode Island L 60–61 2010 First Round Texas Tech L 69–87 2012 First Round Second Round Stony Brook Massachusetts W 63–61 L 67–77

Notable players and coaches

Honored and retired jerseys

Seton Hall Pirates retired numbers
No.	Player	Position	Tenure
3	Frank Saul	G/F	1942–43, 1946–49
5	Walter Dukes	C	1950–53
8	Bobby Wanzer	G	1942–43, 1946–47
11	Bob Davies	G	1939–42
12	Richie Regan	G	1950–53
24	Terry Dehere	SG	1989–93
34	Glenn Mosley	PF	1973-77
44	Nick Werkman	G	1961–64[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 Nick Galis Player 1975–1979 FIBA Hall of Fame Nick Galis, player Andrew Gaze, player Awards and honors Big East Coach of the Year P.J. Carlesimo – 1988, 1989[9] Louis Orr – 2003 Kevin Willard – 2016 Big East Player of the Year Dan Callandrillo – 1982 Terry Dehere – 1993 Myles Powell – 2020 Big East Tournament Most Valuable Player Oliver Taylor – 1991 Terry Dehere – 1993 Isaiah Whitehead – 2016 Big East Most Improved Player Shaheen Holloway – 2000 Myles Powell – 2018[10] Romaro Gill – 2020[11] Big East Defensive Player of the Year Jerry Walker – 1993[12] Fuquan Edwin – 2014[12] Romaro Gill – 2020[11] Peter A. Carlesimo Award (Metropolitan Coach of the Year) P.J. Carlesimo – 1988, 1989 Tommy Amaker – 2000 Kevin Willard – 2016, 2017 Haggerty Award (Metropolitan Player of the Year) Walter Dukes – 1953 Nick Werkman – 1964 Nick Galis – 1979 Dan Callandrillo – 1982 Mark Bryant – 1988 John Morton – 1989 Artūras Karnišovas – 1994 Adrian Griffin – 1996 Andre Barrett – 2004 Isaiah Whitehead – 2016 Ángel Delgado – 2017 Myles Powell – 2019, 2020 Seton Hall home game at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Big East Rookie of the Year Eddie Griffin – 2001 Ángel Delgado – 2015 Big East Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year Ramon Ramos – 1989 Artūras Karnišovas – 1993, 1994 Adrian Griffin – 1996 Michael Nzei – 2019[13] Metropolitan Rookie of the Year Andre McCloud – 1983 Terry Dehere – 1990 Jerry Walker – 1991 Shaheen Holloway – 1997 Darius Lane – 2000 Eddie Griffin – 2001 Eugene Harvey – 2007 Ángel Delgado – 2015 Wayman Tisdale Award (National Freshman of the Year) Eddie Griffin – 2001 McDonald's High School All-Americans Luther Wright – 1990 Shaheen Holloway – 1996 Andre Barrett – 2000 Eddie Griffin – 2000 Isaiah Whitehead – 2014 Consensus First Team All-Big East Dan Callandrillo – 1982 Mark Bryant – 1988 Ramon Ramos – 1989 Terry Dehere – 1991, 1992, 1993 Andre Barrett – 2004 Brian Laing – 2008 Isaiah Whitehead – 2016 Ángel Delgado – 2017 Myles Powell – 2019, 2020 Consensus First Team All-Metropolitan Dan Callandrillo – 1981, 1982 Mark Bryant – 1988 John Morton – 1989 Ramon Ramos – 1989 Michael Cooper – 1990 Terry Dehere – 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Anthony Avent – 1991 Jerry Walker – 1992 Arturas Karnišovas – 1993, 1994 Bryan Caver – 1994 Adrian Griffin – 1995, 1996 Danny Hurley – 1996 Shaheen Holloway – 1997, 2000 Eddie Griffin – 2001 Andre Barrett – 2002, 2003, 2004 Kelly Whitney – 2004, 2006 Eugene Harvey – 2007 Brian Laing – 2008 Jeremy Hazell – 2009, 2010, 2011 Herb Pope – 2012 Jordan Theodore – 2012 Fuquan Edwin – 2013, 2014 Isaiah Whitehead – 2016 Khadeen Carrington – 2017 Ángel Delgado – 2017, 2018 Desi Rodriguez – 2018 Consensus First Team All-Americans Bob Davies – 1942 Walter Dukes – 1953 Consensus Second Team All-Americans Terry Dehere – 1993 Consensus Third Team All-Americans Nick Werkman – 1963 Dan Callandrillo – 1982 AP Honorable Mention All-Americans Andre Barrett – 2004 Isaiah Whitehead – 2016 Ángel Delgado – 2017, 2018 Myles Powell – 2019 See also NCAA Men's Division I Final Four appearances by coaches NCAA Men's Division I Final Four appearances by school References "Facilities". Seton Hall University Athletics. Retrieved 4 February 2020. Seton Hall University Graphic Standards Manual (PDF). Retrieved April 11, 2016. 2008-09 2009-10 Seton Hall Men's Basketball Media Guide Check |url= value (help) (PDF). 2009. pp. 64–65. Retrieved 2010-01-18. 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. "Former Seton Hall coach arrested for shoplifting". ESPN.com. 6 July 2010. "Seton Hall announces Willard as its next coach". ESPN.com. 29 March 2010. "Seton Hall Pirates Index - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. 2008-09 2009-10 Seton Hall Men's Basketball Media Guide Check |url= value (help) (PDF). 2009. p. 114. Retrieved 2010-01-18. 2008-09 2009-10 Seton Hall Men's Basketball Media Guide Check |url= value (help) (PDF). 2009. p. 71. Retrieved 2010-01-18. https://shupirates.com/news/2018/3/4/mens-basketball-myles-powell-named-2018-big-east-most-improved.aspx https://www.bigeast.com/news/2020/3/9/mens-basketball-seton-halls-gill-named-defensive-player-of-the-year-most-improved-player-creightons-mahoney-selected-for-sixth-man-award-baldwin-mosely-and-holt-share-sportsmanship-award.aspx Prunty, Brendan. "Seton Hall's Fuquan Edwin named Big East Defensive Player of the Year". Retrieved 20 March 2014. http://www.bigeast.com/news/2019/3/13/seton-halls-nzei-named-big-east-mens-basketball-scholar-athlete-of-the-year.aspx?path=mbball External links Official website