2016–17 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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.
Previous season
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
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
Incoming transfers
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
Roster
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
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 .
[ 2]
Rankings
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