2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
AP No. 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 the eventual national champion 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 Hometown 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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
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:

Roster

2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Carrington, KhadeenKhadeen Carrington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Brooklyn, New York
F 1 Nzei, MichaelMichael Nzei 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Makurdi, Nigeria
G 2 Thomas, JevonJevon Thomas (I) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Queens, New York
F 4 Anderson, BraedenBraeden Anderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Okotoks, Alberta
G 14 Sanogo, IsmaelIsmael Sanogo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Newark, New Jersey
G 15 Whitehead, IsaiahIsaiah Whitehead 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Brooklyn, New York
F 20 Rodriguez, DesiDesi Rodriguez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Brooklyn, New York
G 21 Soffer, DaltonDalton Soffer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr San Diego, California
F 23 Carter, MylesMyles Carter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
F 25 Anthony, RashedRashed Anthony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Orangeburg, South Carolina
F 31 Delgado, AngelAngel Delgado 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic
G 32 Gordon, DerrickDerrick Gordon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Plainfield, New Jersey
G/F 33 Singh, VeerVeer Singh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr New Orleans, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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 consolation round
W 67–59  3–1
TD Arena (2,820)
Charleston, SC

Nov 21, 2015*
3:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Ole Miss
Charleston Classic 5th place game
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 No. 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 (8,010)
Newark, NJ

Jan 16, 2016
4:30 pm, FS1
at No. 12 Providence W 81–72  13–4
(3–2)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,148)
Providence, RI

Jan 20, 2016
9:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 4 Villanova L 71–72  13–5
(3–3)
Prudential Center (8,788)
Newark, NJ

Jan 23, 2016
2:00 pm, FSN
at No. 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
No. 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) No. 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) No. 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) No. 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

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

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