2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball

Big East Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
AP	#20
2015–16 record	25–9 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach	Kevin Willard (6th year)
Assistant coach	Shaheen Holloway
Assistant coach	Fred Hill
Assistant coach	Grant Billmeier
Home arena	Prudential Center Walsh Gymnasium

2015–16 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Villanova	16	–	2	.889	35	–	5	.875
#9 Xavier	14	–	4	.778	28	–	5	.848
#20 Seton Hall †	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
Providence	10	–	8	.556	24	–	11	.686
Butler	10	–	8	.556	22	–	11	.667
Creighton	9	–	9	.500	20	–	15	.571
Marquette	8	–	10	.444	20	–	13	.606
Georgetown	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
DePaul	3	–	15	.167	9	–	22	.290
St. John's	1	–	17	.056	8	–	24	.250

† 2016 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University in the 2015–16 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 sixth year, by Kevin Willard. They were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. They defeated Creighton, Xavier, and Villanova to become champions of the Big East Tournament. They received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Gonzaga.

Previous season

The Pirates finished the season 16–15, 6–12 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Tournament to Marquette.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Brandon Mobley	2	F	6'9"	225	Senior	Savannah, GA	Graduated
Sterling Gibbs	4	G	6'2"	185	RS Junior	Scotch Plains, NJ	Graduate transferred to Connecticut
Haralds Kārlis	13	F	6'6"	210	Senior	Riga, Latvia	Graduated
Cheir Ajou	42	C	7'1"	245	RS Junior	Aweil, South Sudan	Transferred to Texas Wesleyan
Stephane Manga	45	F	6'6"	220	Senior	Orléans, France	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jevon Thomas	2	G	6'0"	180	Junior	Queens, NY	Transferred from Kansas State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Thomas will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Braeden Anderson	4	F	6'9"	225	RS Junior	Okotoks, AB	Transferred from Fresno State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Anderson graduated from Fresno State.
Derrick Gordon	32	G	6'3"	205	RS Senior	Plainfield, NJ	Transferred from Massachusetts. Will be eligible to play immediately since Gordon graduated from Massachusetts.

Incoming recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Amarveer Singh SF	New Orleans, LA	Thurgood Marshall High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 2, 2015
Amarveer Singh SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Myles Carter SF	Chicago, IL	Saint Rita High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Mar 23, 2015
Myles Carter SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Dalton Soffer SG	San Diego, CA	Poway High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 12, 2014
Dalton Soffer SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67
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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Carrington, KhadeenKhadeen Carrington	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Brooklyn, New York
3.5 !F	1	Nzei, MichaelMichael Nzei	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Makurdi, Nigeria
1.5 !G	2	Thomas, JevonJevon Thomas (I)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Queens, New York
3.5 !F	4	Anderson, BraedenBraeden Anderson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Okotoks, Alberta
1.5 !G	14	Sanogo, IsmaelIsmael Sanogo	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Newark, New Jersey
1.5 !G	15	Whitehead, IsaiahIsaiah Whitehead	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Brooklyn, New York
3.5 !F	20	Rodriguez, DesiDesi Rodriguez	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Brooklyn, New York
1.5 !G	21	Soffer, DaltonDalton Soffer	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	San Diego, California
3.5 !F	23	Carter, MylesMyles Carter	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Chicago, Illinois
3.5 !F	25	Anthony, RashedRashed Anthony	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Orangeburg, South Carolina
3.5 !F	31	Delgado, AngelAngel Delgado	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic
1.5 !G	32	Gordon, DerrickDerrick Gordon	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Plainfield, New Jersey
2.5 !G/F	33	Singh, VeerVeer Singh	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	New Orleans, Louisiana

Head coach

Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh)

Assistant coach(es)

Shaheen Holloway (Seton Hall)
Fred Hill (Montclair State)
Dwayne Morton (LIU Brooklyn)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Oct 31, 2015* 12:00 pm		Baruch	W 84–79		Walsh Gymnasium (1,073) South Orange, NJ
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 13, 2015* 7:00 pm, FSN		Dartmouth	W 84–67	1–0	Prudential Center (6,114) Newark, NJ
Nov 15, 2015* 1:30 pm, FS1		Wagner	W 69–59	2–0	Walsh Gymnasium (1,800) South Orange, NJ
Nov 19, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Long Beach State Charleston Classic quarterfinals	L 77–80	2–1	TD Arena (3,437) Charleston, SC
Nov 20, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Bradley Charleston Classic	W 67–59	3–1	TD Arena (2,820) Charleston, SC
Nov 21, 2015*		vs. Ole Miss Charleston Classic	W 75–63	4–1	TD Arena (1,553) Charleston, SC
Nov 28, 2015* 7:30 pm, FS1		Georgia	W 69–62	5–1	Prudential Center (6,553) Newark, NJ
Dec 2, 2015* 7:00 pm, ASN		at George Washington	L 64–72	5–2	Charles E. Smith Center (2,280) Washington, D.C.
Dec 5, 2015* 12:00 pm, ESPNews		at Rutgers Garden State Hardwood Classic	W 84–55	6–2	The RAC (5,631) Piscataway, NJ
Dec 10, 2015* 8:00 pm, FS1		Troy	W 78–69	7–2	Prudential Center (5,549) Newark, NJ
Dec 13, 2015* 2:30 pm, FS1		Saint Peter's	W 72–64	8–2	Prudential Center (6,433) Newark, NJ
Dec 19, 2015* 12:00 pm, FOX		Wichita State	W 80–76 ^OT	9–2	Prudential Center (7,596) Newark, NJ
Dec 22, 2015* 6:30 pm, FS2		South Florida	W 66–49	10–2	Prudential Center (5,700) Newark, NJ
Big East Regular Season
Dec 30, 2015 7:00 pm, FS1		at Marquette	W 83–63	11–2 (1–0)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,314) Milwaukee, WI
Jan 2, 2016 11 am, FS1		DePaul Big East New Year's Marathon	W 78–74	12–2 (2–0)	Prudential Center (8,201) Newark, NJ
Jan 6, 2016 7:00 pm, FS1		at #11 Villanova	L 63–72	12–3 (2–1)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
Jan 9, 2016 2:00 pm, FS1		Creighton	L 67–82	12–4 (2–2)	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Jan 16, 2016 4:30 pm, FS1		at #12 Providence	W 81–72	13–4 (3–2)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,148) Providence, RI
Jan 20, 2016 9:00 pm, CBSSN		#4 Villanova	L 71–72	13–5 (3–3)	Prudential Center (8,788) Newark, NJ
Jan 23, 2016 2:00 pm, FSN		at #5 Xavier	L 76–84	13–6 (3–4)	Cintas Center (10,368) Cincinnati, OH
Jan 27, 2016 7:00 pm, FS1		St. John's	W 79–60	14–6 (4–4)	Prudential Center (6,767) Newark, NJ
Jan 30, 2016 8:00 pm, FSN		at Creighton	W 75–65	15–6 (5–4)	CenturyLink Center (17,927) Omaha, NE
Feb 3, 2016 8:30 pm, FS1		Marquette	W 79–62	16–6 (6–4)	Prudential Center (6,008) Newark, NJ
Feb 6, 2016 9:05 pm, CBSSN		Georgetown	W 69–61	17–6 (7–4)	Prudential Center (9,167) Newark, NJ
Feb 10, 2016 7:00 pm, FS1		Butler	L 75–81	17–7 (7–5)	Prudential Center (7,476) Newark, NJ
Feb 17, 2016 9:15 pm, FS1		at Georgetown	W 72–64	18–7 (8–5)	Verizon Center (5,278) Washington, D.C.
Feb 21, 2016 12:00 pm, FS1		at St. John's	W 62–61	19–7 (9–5)	Madison Square Garden (13,204) New York City, NY
Feb 25, 2016 7:00 pm, FS1		Providence	W 70–52	20–7 (10–5)	Prudential Center (8,600) Newark, NJ
Feb 28, 2016 12:30 pm, FS1		#5 Xavier	W 90–81	21–7 (11–5)	Prudential Center (10,353) Newark, NJ
Mar 2, 2016 8:30 pm, FS1		at Butler	L 78–85	21–8 (11–6)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,392) Indianapolis, IN
Mar 5, 2016 12:00 pm, FSN		at DePaul	W 80–66	22–8 (12–6)	Allstate Arena (5,954) Rosemont, IL
Big East Tournament
Mar 10, 2016 9:30 pm, FS1	(3)	vs. (6) Creighton Quarterfinals	W 81–73	23–8	Madison Square Garden (13,813) New York City, NY

Mar 11, 2016 9:00 pm, FS1	(3)	vs. (2) #5 Xavier Semifinals	W 87-83	24-8	Madison Square Garden (17,130) New York City, NY

Mar 12, 2016 5:30 pm, Fox	(3)	vs. (1) #3 Villanova Championship	W 69–67	25–8	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York City, NY
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2016* 9:57 pm, TruTV	(6 MW) #20	vs. (11 MW) Gonzaga First Round	L 52–68	25–9	Pepsi Center (19,500) Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	20	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	RV

References

↑ Seton Hall Pirates Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball

Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball

Venues	Walsh Gymnasium (1939–1982) Continental Airlines Arena (1982–2007) Prudential Center (2007–present)

Culture & lore	"Onward Setonia"

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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