2017–18 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by eighth-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 22–12, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. In the Big East Tournament, they lost to Butler in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Midwest region. There they defeated NC State in the First Round before losing to Kansas in the Second Round.

2017–18 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
2017–18 record22–12 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPrudential Center
Walsh Gymnasium
2017–18 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Xavier153 .833  296  .829
No. 2 Villanova144 .778  364  .900
Seton Hall108 .556  2212  .647
Creighton108 .556  2112  .636
Providence108 .556  2114  .600
Butler99 .500  2114  .600
Marquette99 .500  2114  .600
Georgetown513 .278  1515  .500
St. John's414 .222  1617  .485
DePaul414 .222  1120  .355
2018 Big East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2016–17 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[1] before losing to Villanova in the semifinals.[2] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 9 seed in the South region where they lost to 8-seeded Arkansas on a controversial flagrant foul call late in the game in the First Round.[3][4]

Offseason

Returning players

Following the season, junior forward Ángel Delgado declared himself eligible of the NBA Draft, but did not hire an agent.[5] On May 22, 2017, he withdrew his name from the draft and announced he would return to Seton Hall for his senior season.[6] Junior guard Khadeen Carringon also announced he would make himself eligible for the NBA Draft, but also withdrew his name from the draft to return to the Hall for his senior season.[7]

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jevon Thomas2G6'1"185RS JuniorQueens, NYGraduate transferred to Texas–Permian Basin
Dalton Soffer21G6'6"195SophomoreSan Diego, CAGraduate transferred to Cal State San Marcos
Myles Carter23F6'9"220SophomoreChicago, ILDismissed from the team[8]
Rashed Anthony25F6'9"235RS JuniorOrangeburg, SCTransferred to Saint Louis
Madison Jones30G6'2"160SeniorRaleigh, NCGraduated
Manny Anderson35G6'4"190FreshmanFranklin, NJWalk-on; didn't return

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Quincy McKnight30G6'3"180JuniorBridgeport, CTTransferred from Sacred Heart. Under NCAA transfer rules, McKnight will have to sit out from the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Taurean Thompson33F6'10"220JuniorJersey City, NJTransferred from Syracuse. Under NCAA transfer rules, Thompson will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Romaro Gill35C7'0"235JuniorSt. Thomas, JamaicaJunior college transferred from Vincennes University.

Class of 2017 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Myles Cale
#17 SG
Middletown, DE Appoquinimink High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Mar 11, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
Jordan Walker
PG
Port Washington, NY St. Patrick Prep 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Sandro Mamukelashvili
PF
Tbilisi, Georgia Montverde Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Apr 19, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 22 September 2017.

    Preseason

    In its annual preseason preview, Blue Ribbon Yearbook ranked Seton Hall No. 15 in the country.[9] Senior forward Ángel Delgado was named a fourth team All-American.[9]

    Seton Hall was picked to finish second in the Big East preseason Coaches' Poll.[10] Khadeen Carrington and Angel Delgado were named to the preseason All-Big East First Team.[11]

    Roster

    2017–18 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Khadeen Carrington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrBishop Loughlin Memorial High School Brooklyn, New York
    F 1 Michael Nzei 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrOur Savior New American School Makurdi, Nigeria
    G 2 Jordan Walker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)155 lb (70 kg) FrThe Patrick School (NJ) Port Washington, New York
    G 4 Eron Gordon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoCathedral High School (IN) Indianapolis, Indiana
    G 13 Myles Powell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrTrenton Catholic Academy Trenton, New Jersey
    F 14 Ismael Sanogo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrEast Side High School (NJ) Newark, New Jersey
    F 20 Desi Rodriguez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrAbraham Lincoln High School (NY) Bronx, New York
    G 21 Shavar Reynolds (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrManchester Township High School Manchester, Jersey
    G 22 Myles Cale 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrAppoquinimink High School Middletown, Delaware
    F 23 Sandro Mamukelashvili 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrMontverde Academy Tbilisi, Georgia
    G/F 25 Philip Flory (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrOshkosh North High School Oshkosh, Wisconsin
    G 30 Quincy McKnight (I)  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrSacred Heart Bridgeport, Connecticut
    C 31 Ángel Delgado 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrSt. Patrick High School (NJ) Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic
    F 33 Taurean Thompson (I)  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoSyracuse Jersey City, New Jersey
    C 35 Romaro Gill 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrVincennes St. Thomas, Jamaica
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 2, 2017*
    7:30 pm
    No. 23 La Salle
    Charity Exhibition
    W 87–74 
     22  Rodriguez  9  Delgado  5  Tied  Walsh Gymnasium (1,140)
    South Orange, NJ
    November 4, 2017*
    4:00 pm
    No. 23 LIU Post W 77–43 
     18  Rodriguez  13  Mamukelashvili  2  Tied  Walsh Gymnasium (1,215)
    South Orange, NJ
    Non-conference regular season
    November 10, 2017*
    6:30 pm, FS2
    No. 23 Fairleigh Dickinson
    NIT Season Tip-Off campus game
    W 90–68  1–0
     17  Rodriguez  10  Delgado  6  Carrington  Prudential Center (6,733)
    Newark, NJ
    November 12, 2017*
    1:30 pm, FS1
    No. 23 Monmouth
    NIT Season Tip-Off campus game
    W 75–65  2–0
     18  Powell  11  Delgado  4  Carrington  Prudential Center (7,139)
    Newark, NJ
    November 15, 2017*
    6:30 pm, FS1
    No. 22 Indiana
    Gavitt Tipoff Games
    W 84–68  3–0
     23  Rodriguez  11  Delgado  5  Carrington  Prudential Center (8,452)
    Newark, NJ
    November 18, 2017*
    4:00 pm, FS2
    No. 22 NJIT W 82–53  4–0
     19  Rodriguez  9  Mamukelashvili  5  Carrington  Prudential Center (6,743)
    Newark, NJ
    November 23, 2017*
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 20 vs. Rhode Island
    NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals
    L 74–75  4–1
     21  Powell  14  Delgado  3  Delgado  Barclays Center (1,874)
    Brooklyn, NY
    November 24, 2017*
    9:45 pm, ESPNews
    No. 20 vs. Vanderbilt
    NIT Season Tip-Off 3rd place game
    W 72–59  5–1
     27  Rodriguez  8  Tied  4  Gordon  Barclays Center (3,952)
    Brooklyn, NY
    November 30, 2017*
    6:30 pm, FS1
    vs. No. 22 Texas Tech
    Under Armour Reunion
    W 89–79  6–1
     24  Rodriquez  7  Rodriquez  4  Tied  Madison Square Garden (6,081)
    New York, NY
    December 3, 2017*
    4:00 pm, ESPN2
    at No. 17 Louisville
    Billy Minardi Classic
    W 79–77  7–1
     29  Rodriguez  13  Delgado  4  Carrington  KFC Yum! Center (19,244)
    Louisville, KY
    December 9, 2017*
    3:00 pm, FOX
    No. 19 VCU
    Never Forget Tribute Classic
    W 90–67  8–1
     17  Rodriguez  13  Delgado  5  Powell  Prudential Center (9,112)
    Newark, NJ
    December 12, 2017*
    7:00 pm, FS1
    No. 15 Saint Peter's W 84–61  9–1
     18  Delgado  11  Delgado  5  Carrington  Walsh Gymnasium (1,655)
    South Orange, NJ
    December 16, 2017*
    12:00 pm, BTN
    No. 15 at Rutgers
    Garden State Hardwood Classic
    L 65–71  9–2
     18  Powell  21  Delgado  4  Carrington  Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,318)
    Piscataway, NJ
    December 20, 2017*
    7:00 pm, FS1
    No. 23 Wagner W 89–68  10–2
     26  Carrington  10  Delgado  5  Tied  Prudential Center (6,481)
    Newark, NJ
    December 23, 2017*
    12:00 pm, FSN
    No. 23 Manhattan W 74–62  11–2
     15  Tied  18  Delgado  5  Rodriguez  Prudential Center (8,001)
    Newark, NJ
    Big East regular season
    December 28, 2017
    6:30 pm, FS1
    No. 23 No. 25 Creighton W 90–84  12–2
    (1–0)
     23  Rodriguez  14  Tied  5  Delgado  Prudential Center (9,824)
    Newark, NJ
    December 31, 2017
    5:00 pm, FS1
    No. 23 St. John's W 75–70  13–2
    (2–0)
     24  Carrington  12  Delgado  6  Delgado  Prudential Center (8,456)
    Newark, NJ
    January 6, 2018
    2:30 pm, FS1
    No. 21 at Butler W 90–87  14–2
    (3–0)
     29  Carrington  15  Delgado  6  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,855)
    Indianapolis, IN
    January 9, 2018
    9:00 pm, CBSSN
    No. 13 at Marquette L 64–84  14–3
    (3–1)
     14  Sanogo  10  Delgado  7  Carrington  BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,901)
    Milwaukee, WI
    January 13, 2018
    12:00 pm, FS1
    No. 13 Georgetown W 74–61  15–3
    (4–1)
     19  Powell, Rodriguez  13  Delgado  6  Carrington  Prudential Center (10,481)
    Newark, NJ
    January 17, 2018
    8:45 pm, FS1
    No. 19 at Creighton L 63–80  15–4
    (4–2)
     19  Powell  10  Sanogo  5  Carrington  CenturyLink Center (17,705)
    Omaha, NE
    January 20, 2018
    2:30 pm, FOX
    No. 19 No. 11 Xavier L 64–73  15–5
    (4–3)
     19  Rodriguez  18  Delgado  5  Tied  Prudential Center (10,481)
    Newark, NJ
    January 28, 2018
    4:00 pm, CBSSN
    at DePaul W 86–70  16–5
    (5–3)
     21  Powell  19  Delgado  5  Tied  Wintrust Arena (5,650)
    Chicago, IL
    January 31, 2018
    7:00 pm, FS1
    Providence W 73–57  17–5
    (6–3)
     23  Carrington  14  Delgado  7  Carrington  Prudential Center (8,434)
    Newark, NJ
    February 4, 2018
    12:00 pm, FOX
    at No. 1 Villanova L 76–92  17–6
    (6–4)
     20  Rodriguez  9  Delgado  4  Tied  Wells Fargo Center (16,115)
    Philadelphia, Pa
    February 7, 2018
    7:00 pm, FS1
    Marquette L 85–88  17–7
    (6–5)
     21  Rodriguez  7  Tied  5  Carrington  Prudential Center (8,210)
    Newark, NJ
    February 10, 2018
    4:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Georgetown L 80–83  17–8
    (6–6)
     25  Powell  12  Delgado  9  Carrington  Capital One Arena (11,037)
    Washington, D.C.
    February 14, 2018
    9:00 pm, FS1
    at No. 4 Xavier L 90–102  17–9
    (6–7)
     30  Powell  7  Tied  5  Walker  Cintas Center (10,512)
    Cincinnati, OH
    February 18, 2018
    1:00 pm, FS1
    DePaul W 82–77  18–9
    (7–7)
     33  Rodriguez  19  Delgado  5  Carrington  Prudential Center (10,110)
    Newark, NJ
    February 21, 2018
    6:30 pm, FS1
    at ProvidenceA W 89–77  19–9
    (8–7)
     25  Carrington  11  Delgado  4  Powell  Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,432)
    Providence, RI
    February 24, 2018
    12:00 pm, FOX
    at St. John's W 81–74 OT 20–9
    (9–7)
     22  Carrington  13  Delgado  8  Powell  Madison Square Garden (18,840)
    New York, NY
    February 28, 2018
    8:30 pm, FS1
    No. 4 Villanova L 68–69 OT 20–10
    (9–8)
     23  Carrington  8  Delgado  7  Carrington  Prudential Center (13,711)
    Newark, NJ
    March 3, 2018
    8:00 pm, CBSSN
    Butler W 77–70  21–10
    (10–8)
     25  Carrington  10  Tied  5  Powell  Prudential Center (9,743)
    Newark, NJ
    Big East Tournament
    March 8, 2018
    9:30 pm, FS1
    (3) vs. (6) Butler
    Quarterfinals
    L 74–75  21–11
     17  Carrington  9  Delgado  7  Carrington  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
    New York, NY
    NCAA Tournament
    March 15, 2018*
    4:30 pm, TBS
    (8 MW) vs. (9 MW) NC State
    First Round
    W 94–83  22–11
     26  Carrington  10  Sanogo  4  Delgado  Intrust Bank Arena (14,390)
    Wichita, KS
    March 17, 2018*
    7:10 pm, TBS
    (8 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 4 Kansas
    Second Round
    L 79–83  22–12
     28  Carrington  23  Delgado  5  Carrington  Intrust Bank Arena (14,385)
    Wichita, KS
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    [12]

    • ^A Game was suspended with 13:03 left in the 2nd half due to unsafe floor conditions and resumed at noon on February 22 at Alumni Hall.[13]

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
    AP 23 22 20 RV 19 15 23 23 21 13 19 RV RV Not released 
    Coaches 23 23^ 22 24 19 15 22 24 21 15 19 RV RV RV

    ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
    *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

    References

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