2016–17 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

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.

2016–17 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	21–12 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach	Kevin Willard (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Shaheen Holloway Fred Hill Grant Billmeier
Home arena	Prudential Center Walsh Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Villanova †	15	–	3		.833			32	–	4		.889
No. 21 Butler	12	–	6		.667			25	–	9		.735
Creighton	10	–	8		.556			25	–	10		.714
Seton Hall	10	–	8		.556			21	–	12		.636
Providence	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
Marquette	10	–	8		.556			19	–	13		.594
Xavier	9	–	9		.500			24	–	14		.632
Saint John's	7	–	11		.389			14	–	19		.424
Georgetown	5	–	13		.278			14	–	18		.438
DePaul	2	–	16		.111			9	–	23		.281
† 2017 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Braeden Anderson	4	F	6'9"	240	RS Junior	Okotoks, Alberta	Completed athletic eligibility; graduated from Fresno State in 2015 (ultimately graduated from Seton Hall Law in 2018)
Isaiah Whitehead	G	15	6'4"	210	Sophomore	Brooklyn, NY	42nd pick in 2016 NBA draft
Derrick Gordon	G	32	6'3"	205	RS Senior	Plainfield, NJ	Graduated
Myles Carter	F	23	6'9"	220	Sophomore	Chicago, IL	Dismissed (Mid-Season)
Veer Singh	F	33	6'7"	195	Sophomore	New York, NY	Transferred (Mid-Season)
Jevon Thomas	G	2	6'1"	185	Junior	Queens, NY	Transferred (Mid-Season)

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Myles Powell #19 SG	Trenton, NJ	South Kent School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 19, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Eron Gordon #44 SG	Indianapolis, IN	Cathedral High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 16, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 2, 2016.

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 Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh) Assistant coach(es) Shaheen Holloway (Seton Hall) Fred Hill (Montclair State) Grant Billmeier (Seton Hall) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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.

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Rankings

See also: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV				RV											RV	Not released
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV				RV

References

1. "Villanova Picked Unanimously Again To Win In Preseason Coaches' Poll". Big East Conference. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
2. . Archived from the original on July 30, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2016.