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2022–23 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

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2022–23 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record17–16 (10–10 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rasheen Davis
  • Rylan Whalen
  • Corey Lowery
Home arenaPrudential Center
Walsh Gymnasium
Seasons
2022–23 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Marquette 17 3   .850 29 7   .806
No. 13 Xavier 15 5   .750 27 10   .730
Creighton 14 6   .700 24 13   .649
No. 10 UConn 13 7   .650 31 8   .795
Providence 13 7   .650 21 12   .636
Villanova 10 10   .500 17 17   .500
Seton Hall 10 10   .500 17 16   .515
St. John's 7 13   .350 18 15   .545
Butler 6 14   .300 14 18   .438
DePaul 3 17   .150 10 23   .303
Georgetown 2 18   .100 7 25   .219
2023 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Shaheen Holloway. 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 17–14, 10–10 in Big East play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were defeated by DePaul in the first round of the Big East tournament. The Pirates received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), where they lost in the first round to Colorado.

Previous season

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The Pirates finished the 2021–22 season 21–11, 11–8 in Big East play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Georgetown in the first round of the Big East Tournament before losing to UConn. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the South region where they lost in the First Round to TCU.

On March 21, 2022, head coach Kevin Willard left to the school to coach Maryland.[1] On March 30, the school named former player Shaheen Holloway as the team's new head coach. He previously coached for Saint Peter's and was an assistant coach for Seton Hall from 2010 to 2018.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Bryce Aiken 1 G 6'0" 180 Senior Randolph, New Jersey Graduated
Jared Rhoden 14 G, F 6'6" 210 Senior Baldwin, New York Declared for the 2022 NBA draft; undrafted; signed with the Portland Trail Blazers[3]
Myles Cale 22 G, F 6'6" 210 Senior Middletown, Delaware Graduated
Ryan Conway 23 G 6'1" 180 Senior Baltimore, Maryland Transferred to Towson[4]
Jahari Long 25 G 6'5" 200 Sophomore Houston, Texas Transferred to Maryland[5]
Tyler Powell 33 G, F 6'5" 220 Freshman Los Angeles, California Transferred to Nevada[6]
Brandon Weston 20 G, F 6'5" 200 Freshman Brooklyn, New York Transferred to Rhode Island[7]

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
KC Ndefo 13 F 6'7" 206 Graduate Elmont, New York Graduate transfer from Saint Peters.[8]
Femi Odukale 21 G 6'6" 205 Junior Brooklyn, New York Transferred from Pittsburgh.[9]
Al-Amir Dawes 2 G 6'2" 180 Senior Newark, New Jersey Transferred from Clemson.[10]
Dre Davis 14 G, F 6'6" 212 Junior Indianapolis, Indiana Transferred from Louisville.[11]
Abdou Ndiaye 33 F 6'9" 200 Redshirt Senior Louga, Senegal Transferred from Illinois State.[12]

2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaquan Sanders
SG
Bronx, New York Our Saviour Lutheran School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Nov 5, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Tae Davis
SF
Indianapolis, Indiana Warren Central 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Apr 29, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
Jaquan Harris
G
North Brunswick, New Jersey St. Thomas Aquinas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 23, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81

Roster

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2022–23 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kadary Richmond 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Syracuse Brooklyn, New York
F 1 Tray Jackson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Missouri Detroit, Michigan
G 2 Al-Amir Dawes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Clemson Newark, New Jersey
F 4 Tyrese Samuel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Orangeville Prep Montreal, Quebec
F 10 Alexis Yetna 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS South Florida Paris, France
F 13 KC Ndefo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) GS Saint Peters Elmont, New York
G/F 14 Dre Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Louisville Indianapolis, Indiana
G 15 Jamir Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS American North Brunswick, New Jersey
G 20 Jaquan Sanders 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Our Saviour Lutheran School Queens, New York
G 21 Femi Odukale 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Pittsburgh Brooklyn, New York
F 22 Tae Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Warren Central High School Indianapolis, Indiana
G 23 Jaquan Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr St. Thomas Aquianas High School North Brunswick, New Jersey
F 33 Abdou Ndiaye Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Illinois State Louga, Senegal
G 41 David Gabriel (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr North Bergen High School North Bergen, New Jersey
G 43 Jorge Mercado (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Columbia Secondary School The Bronx, New York
F 50 Elijah Muhammad (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Academy of the New Church Queens, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2022*
8:00 p.m., FS1
Monmouth W 79–52  1–0
 12  Jackson   8  Tied   3  Harris  Prudential Center (8,626)
Newark, NJ
November 12, 2022*
8:00 p.m., FS2
Saint Peter's W 80–44  2–0
 13  Tied   11  Dawes   2  Tied  Prudential Center (9,488)
Newark, NJ
November 16, 2022*
7:30 p.m., FS1
Iowa
Gavitt Tipoff Games
L 67–83  2–1
 13  Davis   8  Samuel   3  Tied  Prudential Center (8,933)
Newark, NJ
November 20, 2022*
3:00 p.m., FS1
Wagner W 82–44  3–1
 19  Dawes   8  Samuel   3  Tied  Prudential Center (8,811)
Newark, NJ
November 24, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPNews
vs. Memphis
ESPN Events Invitational Quarterfinals
W 70–69  4–1
 14  Samuel   11  Samuel   5  Tied  State Farm Field House (1,621)
Orlando, FL
November 25, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Oklahoma
ESPN Events Invitational Semifinals
L 64–77  4–2
 12  Dawes   7  Richmond   5  Richmond  State Farm Field House (1,396)
Orlando, FL
November 27, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Siena
ESPN Events Invitational 3rd Place Game
L 55–60  4–3
 15  Dawes   7  Tied   4  Richmond  State Farm Field House 
Orlando, FL
December 1, 2022*
9:00 p.m., ESPN
at No. 9 Kansas
Big East–Big 12 Battle
L 65–91  4–4
 17  Richmond   5  Tied   5  Richmond  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 7, 2022*
8:30 p.m., FS2
Lincoln W 82–55  5–4
 17  Ndefo   14  Samuel   4  Harris  Walsh Gymnasium (1,159)
South Orange, NJ
December 11, 2022*
6:30 p.m., FS1
at Rutgers
Rivalry/Garden State Hardwood Classic
W 45–43  6–4
 10  Davis   8  Ndefo   2  Tied  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,500)
Piscataway, NJ
December 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., FS1
Drexel W 66–49  7–4
 12  Tied   9  Richmond   4  Richmond  Prudential Center (8,433)
Newark, NJ
Big East regular season
December 17, 2022
12:00 p.m., FOX
Providence L 67–71  7–5
(0–1)
 28  Richmond   9  Richmond   5  Richmond  Prudential Center (10,147)
Newark, NJ
December 20, 2022
8:30 p.m., FS1
at Xavier L 70–73  7–6
(0–2)
 17  Richmond   9  Odukale   5  Richmond  Cintas Center (10,224)
Cincinnati, OH
December 27, 2022
8:00 p.m., FS1
at Marquette L 69–83  7–7
(0–3)
 15  Davis   9  Ndefo   5  Richmond  Fiserv Forum (14,806)
Milwaukee, WI
December 31, 2022
12:00 p.m., FS1
St. John's W 88–66  8–7
(1–3)
 22  Dawes   9  Tied   6  Richmond  Prudential Center (10,481)
Newark, NJ
January 3, 2023
8:30 p.m., FS1
at Creighton L 61–83  8–8
(1–4)
 16  Odukale   6  Samuel   2  Jam. Harris  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,592)
Omaha, NE
January 7, 2023
8:30 p.m., FS1
Butler W 76–51  9–8
(2–4)
 19  Samuel   8  Richmond   9  Richmond  Prudential Center (9,033)
Newark, NJ
January 10, 2023
8:42 p.m., FS1
at Georgetown W 66–51  10–8
(3–4)
 24  Dawes   9  Odukale   6  Richmond  Capital One Arena (4,189)
Washington, D.C.
January 14, 2023
12:00 p.m., FS1
at DePaul W 71–67  11–8
(4–4)
 16  Ndefo   12  Ndefo   4  Richmond  Wintrust Arena (4,502)
Chicago, IL
January 18, 2023
6:30 p.m., FS1
No. 15 UConn W 67–66  12–8
(5–4)
 18  Richmond   10  Richmond   3  Odukale  Prudential Center (9,710)
Newark, NJ
January 21, 2023
4:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 20 Marquette L 53–74  12–9
(5–5)
 10  Richmond   5  Tied   5  Richmond  Prudential Center (9,796)
Newark, NJ
January 28, 2023
4:00 p.m., FS1
at Butler W 70–49  13–9
(6–5)
 15  D. Davis   6  T. Davis   5  Richmond  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100)
Indianapolis, IN
February 1, 2023
8:30 p.m., CBSSN
at St. John's W 84–72  14–9
(7–5)
 21  Dawes   13  Richmond   7  Richmond  Carnesecca Arena (4,977)
Queens, NY
February 5, 2023
12:00 p.m., FS1
DePaul W 69–64  15–9
(8–5)
 14  Tied   7  Samuel   4  Richmond  Prudential Center (9,770)
Newark, NJ
February 8, 2023
6:30 p.m., FS1
No. 23 Creighton L 62–75  15–10
(8–6)
 19  Dawes   3  Tied   3  Dawes  Prudential Center (8,875)
Newark, NJ
February 11, 2023
8:00 p.m., FS1
at Villanova L 54–58  15–11
(8–7)
 14  Samuel   10  Samuel   9  Richmond  Wells Fargo Center (15,015)
Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 2023
6:05 p.m., CBSSN
Georgetown W 76–68  16–11
(9–7)
 20  Dawes   10  Tied   4  Odukale  Prudential Center (8,812)
Newark, NJ
February 18, 2023
12:00 p.m., FOX
at No. 20 UConn L 55–64  16–12
(9–8)
 16  Tied   5  Ndefo   2  Tied  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
February 24, 2023
7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 16 Xavier L 60–82  16–13
(9–9)
 13  Davis   5  Davis   4  Dawes  Prudential Center (10,481)
Newark, NJ
February 28, 2023
8:30 p.m., FS1
Villanova L 72–76  16–14
(9–10)
 21  Dawes   10  Odukale   6  Odukale  Prudential Center (11,071)
Newark, NJ
March 4, 2023
12:00 p.m., FOX
at No. 20 Providence W 82–58  17–14
(10–10)
 24  Davis   8  Odukale   5  Odukale  Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,589)
Providence, RI
Big East tournament
March 8, 2023*
5:30 p.m., FS1
(7) vs. (10) DePaul
First round
L 65–66  17–15
 16  Samuel   12  Samuel   3  Tied  Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY
NIT tournament
March 14, 2023
11:00 p.m., ESPN2
at (3) Colorado
First round – Rutgers bracket
L 64–65  17–16
 18  Ndefo   11  Samuel   4  Tied  CU Events Center (2,363)
Boulder, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APNot released
Coaches

References

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  1. ^ "Seton Hall officially announces Kevin Willard's resignation, Maryland introduces him as head coach". bigeastcoastbias.com. March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Seton Hall hires Shaheen Holloway as new men's basketball coach after historic run at Saint Peter's". espn.com. March 30, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ex-Seton Hall star Jared Rhoden inks 1-year deal with Trail Blazers". NJ.com. August 2, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "Towson adds Seton Hall transfer Ryan Conway". zagsblog.com. April 24, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "Seton Hall transfer guard Jahari Long commits to Maryland men's basketball". testudotimes.com. May 20, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Nevada basketball lands another transfer, this time Seton Hall's Tyler Powell". nevadasportsnet.com. May 11, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "URI sneaks in under recruiting deadline to nab Seton Hall transfer Brandon Weston". providencejournal.com. May 19, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  8. ^ Zagoria, Adam (May 28, 2022). "Seton Hall lands Saint Peter's graduate transfer K.C. Ndefo". NJ.com. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "Seton Hall basketball adds guard Femi Odukale, transfer from Pitt". Asbury Park Press. May 8, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  10. ^ "Former Clemson guard Al-Amir Dawes announces transfer destination". On3. May 4, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  11. ^ McGavic, Matthew (April 29, 2022). "Former Louisville Forward Dre Davis, Signee Tae Davis Commit to Seton Hall". si.com Press. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  12. ^ "Seton Hall basketball adds Illinois State transfer Abdou Ndiaye". Asbury Park Press. May 30, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.