2020–21 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

2020–21 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 2021 Big East Tournament winner ; As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
2020–21 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
2020–21 record	11–8 (8–5 Big East)
Head coach	Kevin Willard (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Grant Billmeier; Tony Skinn; Duane Woodward;
Home arena	Prudential Center; Walsh Gymnasium

The 2020–21 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represents Seton Hall University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by eleventh-year head coach Kevin Willard. The Pirates play 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.

Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2019–20 season 21–9, 13–5 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for first place; the program's first regular season title since 1992–93. Their season would ultimately be cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic prior to playing a game in the 2020 Big East Tournament, which was canceled during the first quarterfinal round game, following a campaign in which the Pirates were projected to receive an at-large bid to the also-canceled 2020 NCAA Tournament regardless of how they fared in the Big East Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Asiah Avent	30	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Springfield, New Jersey	Graduated
Darnell Brodie	32	F	6'9"	265	Sophomore	Newark, New Jersey	Transferred to Drake
Romaro Gill	22	C	7'2"	255	Senior	St. Thomas, Jamaica	Graduated
Quincy McKnight	0	G	6'4"	285	Senior	Bridgeport, Connecticut	Graduated
Anthony Nelson	2	G	6'4"	180	Senior	New York, New York	Transferred to Manhattan
Taurean Thompson	15	F	6'11"	235	Senior	New York, New York	Transferred to Detroit Mercy
Myles Powell	13	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Trenton, New Jersey	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Bryce Aiken	1	G	6'0"	180	RS Senior	Randolph, New Jersey	Graduate transfer from Harvard. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Tray Jackson	2	F	6'9"	205	Sophomore	Detroit, Michigan	Transferred from Missouri. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jackson was initially to sit out 2020–21 season, however due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic the NCAA ruled on December 16, 2020 that all transfers are immediately eligible. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Class of 2020 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jahari Long PG	Houston, TX	Episcopal HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jul 20, 2019
Jahari Long PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Dimingus Stevens SG	Washington, DC	Bishop Walsh School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 6, 2019
Dimingus Stevens SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.

Roster

2019–20 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Dimingus Stevens	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Bishop Walsh School	Washington, D.C.
G	1	Bryce Aiken	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Harvard	Randolph, New Jersey
F	2	Tray Jackson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Missouri	Detroit, Michigan
F	4	Tyrese Samuel	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Orangeville Prep	Montreal, Quebec
G/F	14	Jared Rhoden	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Our Saviour Lutheran School	Baldwin, New York
G	15	Takal Molson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Canisius	Buffalo, New York
C	21	Ike Obiagu	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	RS Jr	Florida State	Abuja, Nigeria
G/F	22	Myles Cale	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Appoquinimink High School	Middletown, Delaware
F	23	Sandro Mamukelashvili	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Montverde Academy	Tbilisi, Georgia
G	25	Jahari Long	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Episcopal High School	Houston, Texas
G	30	Sylwester Granda (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	High School for Environmental Studies	Brooklyn, New York
C	32	Jeff Ngandu	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Orangeville Prep	DR Congo
G	33	Shavar Reynolds Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Manchester Township High School	Manchester, New Jersey

Head coach

Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 12, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 27, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN2	at Louisville	L 70–71	0–1	22 – Mamukelashvili	10 – Mamukelashvili	3 – Tied	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
November 30, 2020* 9:00 pm, FS1	Iona	W 86–68	1–1	26 – Rhoden	10 – Rhoden	3 – 3 Tied	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
December 2, 2020* 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at Rhode Island	L 70–83	1–2	25 – Mamukelashvili	10 – Mamukelashvili	3 – Reynolds	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
December 4, 2020* 9:00 pm, FS1	vs. No. 21 Oregon	L 70–83	1–3	17 – Reynolds	6 – Mamukelashvili	8 – Reynolds	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
December 6, 2020* 8:00 pm, BTN	at Penn State	W 98–92 ^OT	2–3	30 – Mamukelashvili	8 – Rhoden	7 – Reynolds	Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
December 8, 2020* 5:00 pm, FS1	Wagner	W 78–45	3–3	22 – Rhoden	11 – Rhoden	5 – Reynolds	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Big East regular season
December 11, 2020 4:30 pm, CBSSN	St. John's	W 77–68	4–3 (1–0)	32 – Mamukelashvili	9 – Tied	5 – Reynolds	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
December 15, 2020 8:00 pm, FS1	Xavier	Postponed due to COVID-19					Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
December 17, 2020 9:00 pm, FS1	at Marquette	W 70–63	5–3 (2–0)	17 – Mamukelashvili	8 – Rhoden	7 – Mamukelashvili	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
December 20, 2020 4:30 pm, FS1	Providence	L 77–80 ^OT	5–4 (2–1)	20 – Mamukelashvili	9 – Obiagu	6 – Mamukelashvili	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
December 23, 2020 5:00 pm, FS1	Georgetown	W 78–67	6–4 (3–1)	30 – Cale	12 – Rhoden	6 – Aiken	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
December 30, 2020 7:00 pm, FS1	at Xavier	W 85–68	7–4 (4–1)	18 – Mamukelashvili	8 – Rhoden	6 – Reynolds	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 2, 2021 4:30 pm, FS1	Butler	W 68–60	8–4 (5–1)	24 – Mamukelashvili	9 – Mamukelashvili	6 – Mamukelashvili	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 6, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1	at No. 7 Creighton	L 53–89	8–5 (5–2)	14 – Mamukelashvili	5 – Mamukelashvili	2 – Tied	CHI Health Center Omaha (1,689) Omaha, NE
January 9, 2021 2:00 pm, FS1	at DePaul	W 76–68	9–5 (6–2)	18 – Rhoden	8 – Mamukelashvili	4 – Reynolds	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
January 16, 2021 3:00 pm, CBSSN	Xavier	Postponed due to COVID-19					Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 19, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1	at No. 3 Villanova	L 74-76	9–6 (6–3)	23 – Mamukelashvili	9 – Mamukelashvili	5 – Mamukelashvili	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
January 22, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1	at Butler	Postponed due to COVID-19					Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 27, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1	No. 17 Creighton	L 81-85	9–7 (6–4)	27 – Aiken	9 – Cale	6 – Reynolds	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 30, 2021 3:00 pm, FOX	No. 3 Villanova	L 72–80	9–8 (6–5)	13 – Reynolds	9 – Mamukelashvili	3 – 3 Tied	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
February 3, 2021 7:00 pm, FS1	at Providence	W 60–43	10–8 (7–5)	20 – Mamukelashvili	7 – Tied	4 – Reynolds	Alumni Hall Providence, RI
February 6, 2021 12:00 pm, FOX	at UConn	W 80–73	11–8 (8–5)	22 – Mamukelashvili	7 – Mamukelashvili	3 – Tied	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
February 14, 2021 3:00 pm, FS1	Marquette						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
February 17, 2021 TBA	Depaul						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
February 20, 2021 TBA	at Georgetown						Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
March 3, 2021 TBA	UConn						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
March 6, 2021 TBA	at St. John's						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
Big East Tournament
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*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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	19	Final
AP	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR
Coaches	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR

References

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