List of Seton Hall Preparatory School alumni

This is a list of notable Seton Hall Preparatory School alumni. This includes graduates and non-graduate former students of Seton Hall Prep.

Military

• Admiral Robert J. Kelly (born 1938), former Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
• John P. Washington (1908-1943), Army chaplain who was one of the Four Chaplains who gave their lives to save soldiers during the sinking of the troop transport Dorchester.^[1]
• Charles J. Watters (1927-1967), Army chaplain who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for bravery exhibited while rescuing wounded men in the Battle of Dak To, Vietnam.^[2]

Business, government and academia

• Patrick E. Hobbs (born 1960), Dean of Seton Hall University School of Law.^[3]
• Shavar Jeffries, attorney and candidate in the 2014 election for Mayor of Newark.^[4]
• W.J. "Jim" Lane (born 1951), Mayor of Scottsdale, Arizona.
• Paul V. Scura, former Executive Vice President and Head of Investment Bank of Prudential Securities and current Trustee of Seton Hall Prep.^[5]
• James R. Zazzali (born 1937), former Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.^[6]

Religion

• Bishop Arthur Serratelli (born 1944), Bishop of Paterson Diocese in New Jersey.^[7]

Literary & entertainment

• Bill Bellamy (born 1965), actor, comedian.^[8]
• Troy CLE, author of The Marvelous Effect.^[9]
• Mike Glita (born 1982), ex-bassist and vocalist of the band Senses Fail, now a music manager.
• Ted Leo (born 1970), vocalist/guitarist of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists.^[10][11]
• Alex Rosamilia, guitarist and vocalist of the band Gaslight Anthem.
• Matt Sweeney, guitarist/vocalist who has played in various groups, including 90s bands Zwan with Billy Corgan, Skunk and Chavez.^[10]

Athletics

• Ira Bowman (born 1973), retired professional basketball player formerly in the NBA.^[12]
• Alex Buzbee (born 1985), former defensive end for the Washington Redskins ^[13][14]
• Nick Christiani (born 1987), professional baseball player
• Walter Dukes (1930-2001), former center for Seton Hall University, and NBA center for the Knicks, Lakers, and Pistons.^[15]
• Eric Duncan (born 1984), First Round Draft pick of the New York Yankees Minor league baseball player ^[16]
• Ashton Gibbs (born 1990), Point Guard for the University of Pittsburgh basketball team^[17]
• Bryan Haczyk (born 1987), ice hockey player for Niagara University.^[18]
• Jarrod Johnson (born 1969), former professional football player who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers and the Sacramento Surge of the World League of American Football.^[19]
• Kerry Keating (born 1971), Head Coach, Santa Clara University Broncos and former UCLA Bruins' assistant coach.^[20]
• Brandin Knight (born 1981), University of Pittsburgh basketball coach & player, NBA athlete.^[21]
• Brevin Knight (born 1975), Stanford basketball player, NBA athlete.^[22]
• Jim Lansing (1919–2000), All-American end for the Fordham Rams football team; former Fordham football head coach.^[23]
• Mike Malone (born 1971), former head coach of the Sacramento Kings.^[24]
• Kevin Monangai (born 1993), running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League.^[25]
• Joe Martinez (born 1983), pitcher for the Cleveland Indians.^[26]
• Keven McDonald (born 1956), standout college basketball player.^[27]
• Dan Merklinger (born 1985), Minor league baseball player ^[28]
• Harry "Moose" Miller (1923-2007), former Center/Forward for the Seton Hall University basketball team^[29]
• Chet Parlavecchio (born 1960), former college and NFL linebacker and current Tennessee Titans assistant special teams coach.^[30]
• Rick Porcello (born 1988), pitcher with the Boston Red Sox.^[31]
• Dorian Scott (born 1982), Jamaican Olympian shotputter.^[32]
• Frank Verducci (born 1957), Offensive Coordinator for the UConn football team.^[33][34]
• Tom Verducci (born 1960), senior writer for Sports Illustrated^[35] and field reporter for the MLB postseason on TBS ^[36]
• Tony Woods (born 1965), former NFL linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins.^[37]

References

1. John P. Washington, Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation. Accessed August 16, 2012. "John entered Seton Hall in South Orange, New Jersey to complete his high school and college courses in preparation for the priesthood."
2. Charles Joseph Watters, Arlington National Cemetery. Accessed August 16, 2012. "Charles Joseph Watters was born on January 17, 1927 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Watters attended Seton Hall Preparatory School and went on to graduate from Seton Hall University."
3. Essex County Irishman of the Year is Patrick E. Hobbs, Dean and Professor of Law at Seton Hall University; Essex County Irishwoman of the Year Award is Nancy Erika Smith, Employment and Civil Rights Attorney, Essex County, New Jersey, press release dated March 30, 2010. Accessed August 5, 2011. "Dean Hobbs is the recipient of several notable honors and awards, including the Seton Hall Preparatory School Alumnus of the Year, University Faculty Excellence Award, New Jersey Law Journal Faculty Survey highest rated professor among NJ law faculty and the Seton Hall Law Student Bar Association Professor of the Year Award."
4. About, Shavar Jeffries for Mayor 2014. Accessed January 14, 2014. "Shavar attended public schools for most of his life until he received a scholarship from the Boys and Girls Club of Newark to attend Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey."
5. SHP Board of Trustees
6. Staff. "Retired Chief Justice James R. Zazzali", New Jersey Supreme Court, backed up by the Internet Archive as of April 25, 2009. Accessed March 10, 2011. "Chief Justice Zazzali was born in Newark on June 17, 1937. He attended Seton Hall Preparatory School and was graduated from Georgetown College in 1958 and Georgetown Law Center in 1962."
7. Most Reverend Arthur J. Serratelli, S.T.D., S.S.L., D.D, Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson, accessed March 10, 2011. "Bishop Serratelli attended Ann Street School in Newark and completed his grammar school education at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Newark. He attended Seton Hall Preparatory School and Seton Hall University in South Orange."
8. Staff. "BILL BELLAMY'S CLEAN, STYLISH AND STILL FUNNY", The Charlotte Observer, May 6, 1994. Accessed March 10, 2011. ""The real Bill is the son of New Jersey parents who worked overtime to send him to Seton Hall Preparatory Academy and Rutgers University where he majored in economics."
9. "Authors visit English Classes". Seton Hall Preparatory School. 2006-03-20. Archived from the original on 2007-05-28. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
10. Bienstock, Hal. "10 Things You Didn't Know About Ted Leo", HARP magazine, March / April 2007, accessed April 17, 2007. "My high school, Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, N.J., was musically prolific. I went there with Matt Sweeney from Skunk and Chavez, J. Colangelo from American Standard and Murphy’s Law, and Chris Infante, the first bass player for my old band Chisel. Other notable alumni include Bill Bellamy and, supposedly, Pancho Villa."
11. Almond, Steve. "Ted Leo", New Times Broward-Palm Beach, March 29, 2007. Accessed March 10, 2011. "It's virtually impossible to figure out how Ted Leo became, you know, Ted Leo. Born in Bloomfield, New Jersey, Leo graduated from Seton Hall Prep and received a degree in English from Notre Dame. He is now a strict vegan and plays socially conscious punk music. (We didn't think they even allowed vegans on the Notre Dame campus.)"
12. Liss, Jason. "Talented Ira Bowman waits for his opportunity", The Daily Pennsylvanian, February 23, 1994. Accessed October 21, 2007. "After leading Seton Hall Prep to a 31-1 record and a spot in the New Jersey state finals during his senior year, and finishing as the school's second all-time leading scorer, Bowman considered a number of top-notch basketball schools."
13. Himmelsbach, Adam. "Georgetown Honors Player and Helps a Family Heal", The New York Times, September 9, 2006. Accessed October 14, 2007. "On the other side of the Hudson River, 16-year-old Alex Buzbee sat in a Spanish class and stared through a fourth-floor window at Seton Hall Prep, which sits atop a hill in West Orange, N.J."
14. Alex Buzbee profile, CSTV. Accessed October 14, 2007.
15. Goldstein, Richard. "Walter Dukes, 70, a Standout At Seton Hall and in the N.B.A.", The New York Times, March 16, 2001. Accessed November 2, 2007. "A native of Rochester, Dukes moved to South Orange, N.J., in 1948 to attend Seton Hall Prep."
16. Yankee Profile: Eric Duncan, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, dated May 1, 2007. Accessed May 14, 2007. "Duncan attended Seton Hall Prep, the oldest Catholic college preparatory school in New Jersey, founded in 1856."
17. Ashton Gibbs, Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
18. Mazzeo, Mike. "Nutley native Bryan Haczyk making transition from Rangers fan to Devils hopeful", The Star-Ledger, July 14, 2010. Accessed March 10, 2011. "Born in Secaucus, Haczyk lived in Jersey City until he was 8, then moved to Nutley, where he has been ever since.... Haczyk, who will be a senior at Niagara University this fall, attended high school at Seton Hall Prep, winning a state championship in 2003-04 before moving on to the Jersey Hitmen, an EJHL club."
19. Reinhard, Paul. "Anything Is Possible For Jarrod", The Morning Call, July 30, 1991. Accessed October 24, 2011. "Well, by the time he graduated from Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, N.J., Johnson had blossomed into a 243-pound center. 'It's good I didn't gain another 100 pounds between my freshman and senior years in college,' he quipped yesterday during a telephone conversation. Johnson, an East Orange, N.J., native who as a young boy rooted for the Pittsburgh Steelers after watching them win Super Bowl IX, became an outstanding center at Lehigh University."
20. Kerry Keating, CSTV. Accessed November 17, 2007. "Keating was born on July 15, 1971 in Stoughton, Mass., and was raised in Rockville Centre, N.Y. He attended high school at Archbishop Molloy and graduated from Seton Hall Prep."
21. Brandin Knight profile, NBA Development League, accessed April 17, 2007.
22. Brevin Knight profile, Cleveland Cavaliers, accessed April 17, 2007.
23. Litsky, Frank (9 December 2000). "Jim Lansing, 81, Fordham Athlete and Coach". Obituary. The New York Times. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
24. "Michael Malone Joins Bobby Gonzalez at Manhattan College; Director of Men's Basketball Administration accepts assistant coach position.", Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball, March 23, 1999. Accessed June 4, 2013. "He earned honorable mention McDonald's All-America honors while playing high school basketball at Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, N.J."
25. Shorr-Parks, Eliot. "Eagles sign New Jersey native Kevin Monangai", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 1, 2015. Accessed April 27, 2016. "A native of Roseland, NJ, he attended Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, NJ, where he was named the county player of the year and second-team All-State after rushing for 2,266 yards and 35 touchdowns as a senior."
26. Stephenson, Colin. "Seton Hall Prep grad Joe Martinez gets win in his return to the major leagues after injury", The Star-Ledger, August 5, 2009. Accessed March 10, 2011.
27. Staff. "PENN HONORS ITS HERITAGE, EXAMINES FALL", Philadelphia Daily News, December 20, 1984. Accessed October 20, 2012. "They have not been able to attract blue chip recruits like McDonald, who was the best player in North Jersey when he played for Seton Hall Prep, and Price, who was the star of the New York City Ben Franklin teams that won two consecutive championships."
28. Dan Merklinger profile, Accessed 2011-11-06
29. Player from first NBA game dies at 83, accessed August 30, 2011
30. Lamberti, Mike. "Titans coach Parlavecchio and Belleville HS go way back", The Record (Bergen County), September 1, 2011. Accepted September 1, 2011. "Chet Parlavecchio's first encounter with Belleville High School football is one of legend, to be perfectly honest. It occurred in November, 1977, Parlavecchio's senior year at Seton Hall Prep."
31. "Seton Hall Prep's Porcello wins Gatorade honor", USA Today, May 31, 2007. Accessed June 7, 2007. "Rick Porcello of Seton Hall Prep was named the 2006-07 Gatorade national baseball player of the year on Thursday."
32. Dorian Scott, CSTV. Accessed October 28, 2007.
33. Frank Verducci Bio - University of Florida , Accessed 2011-01-17.
34. http://www.theday.com/article/20150806/SPORT07/150809470 Coaching is in the blood of UConn’s Verducci - theday.com, Accessed 2015-08-07.
35. Tom Verducci - Writer Archive, SI.com. Accessed 2008-10-30.
36. Bronx Banter Interview: Tom Verducci, Accessed 2011-09-15.
37. via Associated Press. "Seahawks get linebacker in first round", Moscow-Pullman Daily News, April 28, 1987. Accessed March 10, 2011. "Woods, 21, is from Seton Hall Prep in Newark, N.J."

External links

• Seton Hall Preparatory School