Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball

Seton Hall Pirates

2016–17 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

University

Seton Hall University

Head coach

Kevin Willard (8th season)

Conference

Big East

Location

Newark, New Jersey

Arena

Prudential Center
(Capacity: 18,711)

Nickname

Pirates

Colors

Blue and White^[1]

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 Round of 32

1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2004

NCAA Tournament appearances

1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2016, 2017

Conference tournament champions

1991, 1993, 2016

Conference regular season champions

1992, 1993

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.

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.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4] Seton Hall hired current coach Kevin Willard for the 2010–11 season.^[5]

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 eventual national champion Villanova.

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 opening round of 64. In 2017, the Pirates made the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year for the first time since 1994.

All-time coaching records

Name	Years	Record	Win pct.
Caffrey, WilliamWilliam Caffrey	1908–09	10–4	(.714)
McDonough, DickDick McDonough	1909–10	6–2	(.750)
Flanagan, JimJim Flanagan	1910–11	4–0	(1.000)
Hill, FrankFrank Hill	1911–30	192–75	(.719)
Steinberg, DanDan Steinberg	1930–31	12–11	(.522)
Fries, LesLes Fries	1931–33	18–13	(.581)
Colrick, JohnJohn Colrick	1933–35	8–22	(.267)
Davies, BobBob Davies	1946–47	24–3	(.889)
Reitmeier, JackJack Reitmeier	1947–49	34–12	(.739)
Russell, JohnJohn Russell	1936–43 1949-60	295–129	(.696)
Regan, RichardRichard Regan	1960–70	112–131	(.461)
Raftery, BillBill Raftery	1970–81	154–141	(.522)
Mahon, HoddyHoddy Mahon	1981–82	11–16	(.407)
Carlesimo, P.J.P.J. Carlesimo	1982–94	212–166	(.561)
Blaney, GeorgeGeorge Blaney	1994–97	38–48	(.442)
Amaker, TommyTommy Amaker	1997–01	68–55	(.540)
Orr, LouisLouis Orr	2001–06	80–69	(.537)
Gonzalez, BobbyBobby Gonzalez	2006–10	66–59	(.528)
Willard, KevinKevin Willard	2010–	128–102	(.557)

Seasons

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Independent (1903–1965)
1903–04	No coach	2–3–1
1908–09	William Caffrey	10–4
1909–10	Dick McDonough	6–2
1910–11	Jim Flanagan	4–0
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)
1930–31	Dan Steinberg	12–11
Dan Steinberg:		12–11(.522)
1931–32	Les Fries	10–9
1932–33	Les Fries	8–4
Les Fries:		18–13(.581)
1934–35	John Colrick	4–11
1935–36	John Colrick	4–11
John Colrick:		8–22(.267)
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
1943–44	Season Cancelled
1944–45	Season Cancelled
1945–46	Season Cancelled
1946–47	Bob Davies	24–3
Bob Davies:		24–3(.889)
1947–48	Jack Reitmeier	18–4
1948–49	Jack Reitmeier	16–8
Jack Reitmeier:		34–12(.739)
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)
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
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
Independent () (1969–1979)
1969–70	Richard Regan	10–15
Richard Regan:		112–131(.461)
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
Big East Conference () (1979–2013)
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)
1981–82	Hoddy Mahon	11–16	2–12	8th
Hoddy Mahon:		11–16(.407)	2–12(.143)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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
Kevin Willard:		128–102(.557)	52–74(.413)
Total:		1472–1069(.579)
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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Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Pirates have appeared in the NCAA Tournament eleven times. Their combined record is 15–11.

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

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

Basketball Hall of Fame inductees

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Bob Davies, player
John "Honey" Russell, player/coach
Bobby Wanzer, player
Nick Galis, player

FIBA Hall of Fame

Nick Galis, player
Andrew Gaze, player

Awards and honors

Big East Coach of the Year

P.J. Carlesimo – 1988^[7]
P.J. Carlesimo – 1989
Louis Orr – 2003
Kevin Willard – 2016

Big East Player of the Year

Dan Callandrillo – 1982
Terry Dehere – 1993

Big East Tournament Most Valuable Player

Oliver Taylor – 1991
Terry Dehere – 1993
Isaiah Whitehead – 2016

Big East Most Improved Player

Shaheen Holloway – 2000

Big East Defensive Player of the Year

Jerry Walker – 1993^[8]
Fuquan Edwin – 2014^[8]

Peter A. Carlesimo Award (Metropolitan Coach of the Year)

P.J. Carlesimo – 1988
P.J. Carlesimo – 1989
Tommy Amaker – 2000
Kevin Willard – 2016
Kevin Willard - 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
Angel Delgado - 2017

Seton Hall home game at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Big East Rookie of the Year

Eddie Griffin – 2001
Angel Delgado – 2015

Big East Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Ramon Ramos – 1989
Artūras Karnišovas – 1993,'94
Adrian Griffin – 1996

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
Angel 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
Eddie Griffin – 2000
Andre Barrett – 2000
Isaiah Whitehead – 2014

Consensus First Team All-Big East

Dan Callandrillo – 1982
Mark Bryant – 1988
Ramon Ramos – 1989
Terry Dehere – 1991
Terry Dehere – 1992
Terry Dehere – 1993
Andre Barrett – 2004
Brian Laing – 2008
Isaiah Whitehead – 2016
Angel Delgado - 2017

Consensus First Team All-Metropolitan

Dan Callandrillo – 1981,'82
Mark Bryant – 1988
John Morton – 1989
Ramon Ramos – 1989
Michael Cooper – 1990
Terry Dehere – 1990,'91,'92,'93
Anthony Avent – 1991
Jerry Walker – 1992
Arturas Karnišovas – 1993,'94
Bryan Caver – 1994
Adrian Griffin – 1995,'96
Danny Hurley – 1996
Shaheen Holloway - 1997, 2000

Eddie Griffin – 2001
Andre Barrett – 2002,'03,'04
Kelly Whitney – 2004,'06
Eugene Harvey – 2007
Brian Laing – 2008
Jeremy Hazell – 2009,'10,'11
Jordan Theodore – 2012
Herb Pope – 2012
Fuquan Edwin – 2013,'14
Isaiah Whitehead – 2016
Angel Delgado - 2017
Khadeen Carrington - 2017

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
Angel Delgado - 2017

Retired numbers

References

↑ 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. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/news/story?id=5358586
↑ Seton Hall Pirates announce Kevin Willard as their next coach – ESPN
↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/seton-hall/
↑ 2008-09 2009-10 Seton Hall Men's Basketball Media Guide Check |url= value (help) (PDF). 2009. p. 71. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
1 2 Prunty, Brendan. "Seton Hall's Fuquan Edwin named Big East Defensive Player of the Year". Retrieved 20 March 2014.
↑ 2008-09 2009-10 Seton Hall Men's Basketball Media Guide Check |url= value (help) (PDF). 2009. p. 114. Retrieved 2010-01-18.

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