2018–19 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by ninth-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 20-14, 9-9 for a 4 way tie for 3rd place. In the Big East tournament, they defeated Georgetown in the Quarterfinals, Marquette in the semifinals before losing to Villanova in the championship. They received a at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Wofford.

2018–19 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
Wooden Legacy champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	20–14 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach	Kevin Willard (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Grant Billmeier Tony Skinn Duane Woodward
Home arena	Prudential Center Walsh Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 23 Villanova †	13	–	5		.722			26	–	10		.722
Marquette	12	–	6		.667			24	–	10		.706
Seton Hall	9	–	9		.500			20	–	14		.588
Xavier	9	–	9		.500			19	–	16		.543
Creighton	9	–	9		.500			20	–	15		.571
Georgetown	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
St. John's	8	–	10		.444			21	–	13		.618
Providence	7	–	11		.389			18	–	16		.529
Butler	7	–	11		.389			16	–	17		.485
DePaul	7	–	11		.389			19	–	17		.528
† 2019 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2017–18 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Khadeen Carrington	0	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduated
Jordan Walker	2	G	5'11"	155	Freshman	Port Washington, NY	Transferred to Tulane
Eron Gordon	4	G	6'3"	200	Sophomore	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to Valparaiso
Ismael Sanogo	14	F	6'8"	215	Senior	Newark, NJ	Graduated
Desi Rodriguez	20	F	6'6"	220	Senior	Bronx, NY	Graduated
Philip Flory	25	G/F	6'5"	190	Freshman	Oshkosh, WI	Walk-on; transferred to Albany
Ángel Delgado	31	C	6'10"	245	Senior	Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Ike Obiagu	21	C	7'0"	240	Sophomore	Abuja, Nigeria	Transferred from Florida State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Obiagu will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Class of 2018 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Anthony Nelson PG	Harlem, NY	South Kent School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 24, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 4
Jared Rhoden SG	Baldwin, NY	Our Saviour Lutheran School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 28, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: 79
Darnell Brodie C	Newark, NJ	Montverde Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Dec 24, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 22, 2017.

Roster

2018–19 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Quincy McKnight 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Sacred Heart Bridgeport, Connecticut F 1 Michael Nzei 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Our Savior New American School Makurdi, Nigeria G 2 Anthony Nelson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr South Kent School New York, New York G 13 Myles Powell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Trenton Catholic Academy Trenton, New Jersey G/F 14 Jared Rhoden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Our Saviour Lutheran School Baldwin, New York F 15 Taurean Thompson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Syracuse Jersey City, New Jersey C 21 Ike Obiagu   7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Florida State Abuja, Nigeria G/F 22 Myles Cale 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Appoquinimink High School Middletown, Delaware F 23 Sandro Mamukelashvili 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Montverde Academy Tbilisi, Georgia F 32 Darnell Brodie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr East Side Newark, New Jersey G 33 Shavar Reynolds 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Manchester Township High School Manchester, New Jersey C 35 Romaro Gill 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Vincennes St. Thomas, Jamaica	Head coach Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh) Assistant coach(es) Grant Billmeier (Seton Hall) Tony Skinn (George Mason) Duane Woodward (Boston College) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2018* 12:00 pm		at Boston College Charity exhibition	W 76–62	–	25 – Powell	13 – Mamukelashvili	4 – Nelson	Conte Forum (N/A) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 9, 2018* 3:00 pm		New Haven	W 73–62	–	20 – Cale	10 – Nzei	5 – McKnight	Walsh Gymnasium (1,665) South Orange, NJ
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 6:30 pm, FS2		Wagner	W 89–49	1–0	30 – Powell	7 – Nzei	5 – Nelson	Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) South Orange, NJ
November 14, 2018* 7:30 pm, BTN		at Nebraska Gavitt Tipoff Games	L 57–80	1–1	24 – Powell	12 – Mamukelashvili	2 – Nelson	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,713) Lincoln, NE
November 17, 2018* 8:00 pm, FS2		Saint Louis	L 64–66	1–2	16 – Powell	7 – Mamukelashvili	2 – Cale	Prudential Center (7,854) Newark, NJ
November 22, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Grand Canyon Wooden Legacy quarterfinals	W 82–75	2–2	40 – Powell	8 – Mamukelashvili	5 – Cale	Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
November 23, 2018* 11:30pm, ESPN2		vs. Hawaii Wooden Legacy semifinals	W 64–54	3–2	19 – Powell	9 – Mamukelashvili	5 – Nelson	Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
November 25, 2018* 10:30pm, ESPN2		vs. Miami (FL) Wooden Legacy championship	W 83–81	4–2	21 – Nzei	5 – Tied	5 – McKnight	Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
December 1, 2018* 12:00 pm, FOX		Louisville	L 65–70	4–3	23 – Powell	6 – Nzei	4 – Nzei	Prudential Center (8,505) Newark, NJ
December 4, 2018* 6:30 pm, FS1		New Hampshire	W 77–57	5–3	18 – McKnight	11 – Mamukelashvili	4 – Powell	Prudential Center (6,380) Newark, NJ
December 8, 2018* 12:00 pm, FOX		vs. No. 9 Kentucky Citi Hoops Classic	W 84–83 ^OT	6–3	28 – Powell	8 – Mamukelashvili	5 – McKnight	Madison Square Garden (10,244) New York, NY
December 15, 2018* 2:00 pm, FS1		Rutgers Rivalry/Garden State Hardwood Classic	W 72–66	7–3	28 – Powell	9 – Mamukelashvili	4 – McKnight	Prudential Center (10,481) Newark, NJ
December 19, 2018* 6:30 pm, FS2		Sacred Heart	W 90–76	8–3	23 – Mamukelashvili	8 – Mamukelashvili	8 – Nelson	Prudential Center (7,107) Newark, NJ
December 22, 2018* 5:30 pm, FS1		at Maryland	W 78–74	9–3	27 – Powell	8 – Gill	4 – McKnight	Xfinity Center (12,555) College Park, MD
Big East regular season
December 29, 2018 8:30 pm, FSN		St. John's	W 76–74	10–3 (1–0)	15 – Powell	10 – Nzei	4 – Tied	Prudential Center (10,481) Newark, NJ
January 2, 2019 6:30 pm, FS1		at Xavier	W 80–70	11–3 (2–0)	25 – Powell	6 – Powell	8 – Powell	Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH
January 6, 2019 1:00 pm, FS1		at DePaul	L 74–75	11–4 (2–1)	16 – Powell	7 – Nzei	3 – Tied	Wintrust Arena (4,068) Chicago, IL
January 9, 2019 8:30 pm, FS1		Butler	W 76–75	12–4 (3–1)	31 – Powell	8 – Tied	6 – McKnight	Prudential Center (7,640) Newark, NJ
January 12, 2019 2:00 pm, FS1		at No. 21 Marquette	L 66–70	12–5 (3–2)	21 – Powell	9 – Powell	7 – McKnight	Fiserv Forum (17,108) Milwaukee, WI
January 15, 2019 6:30 pm, FS1		at Providence	L 63–72	12–6 (3–3)	16 – McKnight	8 – Nzei	4 – McKnight	Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,367) Providence, RI
January 19, 2019 8:00 pm, FS1		DePaul	L 93–97	12–7 (3–4)	25 – McKnight	10 – Mamukelashvili	9 – McKnight	Prudential Center (9,023) Newark, NJ
January 27, 2019 2:30 pm, FOX		at No. 18 Villanova	L 52–80	12–8 (3–5)	14 – Cale	7 – Mamukelashvili	3 – Tied	Wells Fargo Center (16,444) Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 2019 7:00 pm, FSN		Providence	W 65–63	13–8 (4–5)	31 – Powell	9 – Thompson	2 – Tied	Prudential Center (7,858) Newark, NJ
February 2, 2019 12:00 pm, FS1		at Butler	L 68–70	13–9 (4–6)	21 – Powell	6 – Gill	5 – McKnight	Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,102) Indianapolis, IN
February 9, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN		Creighton	W 63–58	14–9 (5–6)	22 – Powell	10 – Mamukelashvili	5 – Nelson	Prudential Center (9,681) Newark, NJ
February 13, 2019 8:30 pm, FS1		Georgetown	W 90–75	15–9 (6–6)	30 – Powell	9 – Nzei	9 – McKnight	Prudential Center (7,828) Newark, NJ
February 17, 2019 3:00 pm, FS1		at Creighton	W 81–75	16–9 (7–6)	20 – Cale	9 – Mamukelashvili	4 – Tied	CHI Health Center Omaha (17,036) Omaha, NE
February 20, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Xavier	L 69–70	16–10 (7–7)	21 – Cale	8 – Tied	4 – McKnight	Prudential Center (7,916) Newark, NJ
February 23, 2019 8:00 pm, FS1		at St. John's	L 70–78	16–11 (7–8)	26 – Powell	8 – Mamukelashvili	3 – Powell	Madison Square Garden (18,529) New York, NY
March 2, 2019 6:30 pm, CBSSN		at Georgetown	L 71–77 ^2OT	16–12 (7–9)	35 – Powell	11 – Mamukelashvili	5 – McKnight	Capital One Arena (13,753) Washington, D.C.
March 6, 2019 6:30 pm, FS1		No. 16 Marquette	W 73–64	17–12 (8–9)	34 – Powell	8 – Cale	6 – McKnight	Prudential Center (9,080) Newark, NJ
March 9, 2019 12:00 pm, FOX		No. 23 Villanova	W 79–75	18–12 (9–9)	20 – Powell	18 – Mamukelashvili	5 – Tied	Prudential Center (16,114) Newark, NJ
Big East tournament
March 14, 2019 9:40 pm, FS1	(3)	vs. (6) Georgetown Quarterfinals	W 73–57	19–12	31 – Powell	10 – Mamukelashvili	3 – Tied	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
March 14, 2019 9:00 pm, FS1	(3)	vs. (2) No. 23 Marquette Semifinals	W 81–79	20–12	22 – Powell	15 – Nzei	7 – Powell	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
March 15, 2019 6:30 pm, FOX	(3)	vs. (1) No. 25 Villanova Championship	L 72–74	20–13	25 – Powell	14 – Mamukelashvili	4 – Powell	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2019* 9:40 pm, CBS	(10 MW)	vs. (7 MW) No. 19 Wofford First Round	L 68–84	20–14	27 – Powell	8 – McKnight	3 – Powell	VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (13,495) Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

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