Fordham at Walsh
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would love that Fordham is a super fun place for a road game. Arthur Ave pre game can be a total gavone and then Fordham's gym is very historical and great venue
We're playing Hofstra at a (cough, cough) neutral site, so anything is possible. I would be surprised if we do unless we're getting a second home game.
The Fordham program has been down for years, but as an A-10 program they may still have enough juice to get a home game out of us.
Oldest gym in D1 in regular use. Arthur Ave is worth it alone. Used to be up there frequently, Delilos pastry shop on 187 as good as it gets.
I'm sure I am not the only one to say this and maybe I sound like a broken record, but as we are about to enter an era of revenue-sharing, losing out on revenue of two home games is unacceptable. I understand that the school's options are limited, but this cannot become an annual occurrence...
We're not really losing out on revenue as many of us renewed our Prudential Center plans at last season's rate and we are playing two fewer games there than last year (14/16). Those who didn't renew early enough get to pay three percent more than last year.
Realistically, renewals were made on the basis of 15 or 16 games.
I agree with you that Walsh games are not financially feasible but the school is losing little, if any, money here.
Pirates Return To Walsh Gym To Host Fordham - Seton Hall University Athletics
The Seton Hall men's basketball team returns to the friendly confines of Walsh Gymnasium on Saturday when the Pirates host Fordham at 12 p.m. on FS2.
Pirates Return To Walsh Gym To Host Fordham
SETON HALL PIRATES (1-0) vs. FORDHAM RAMS (0-1)
Date/Time: Saturday, Nov. 9 • 12 p.m. Eastern
Site: South Orange, N.J. • Walsh Gymnasium (1,316)
TV: FS2 • John Fanta & Phil Martelli
Online: FOX Sports App
Radio: SHU Pirates Mobile App • Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin
SHUPirates.com • Varsity Network App
Satellite:
Seton Hall All-Time vs. Fordham: 27-29
NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW
- The Seton Hall men's basketball team returns to the friendly confines of Walsh Gymnasium on Saturday when the Pirates host Fordham at 12 p.m. on FS2.
- The Pirates went 4-0 last season and are 432-143 all-time in historic Walsh Gymnasium.
- Three of those four wins on campus last season came in the Pirates' run to the 2024 NIT championship
- Seton Hall has won 33 of their last 35 games against non-conference opponents inside Walsh Gym dating back to 1989.
- Seton Hall's last regular season loss to a non-conference opponent inside Walsh Gym came against Fordham, 65-60, on Dec. 16, 1989.
- Saturday will be Seton Hall's first meeting against Fordham in 23 years, a 66-57 Pirate victory over the Rams at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 28, 2001.
- Fordham's director of basketball operations is Tre Morton, a 2018 graduate of Seton Hall who was a four-year member of the men's basketball program and former head manager.
- Seton Hall is coming off of a 57-53 victory in its season opener over Saint Peter's at Prudential Center.
- Chaunce Jenkins led all scorers with 19 points and six rebounds in 33 minutes.
- Jenkins currently sits at 978 career points.
- Jenkins' 19 points were the most in a home opener for Seton Hall since Tyrese Samuel's 19-point game in the 2021-22 home opener against FDU.
- Seton Hall has won nine straight home games dating back to the team's 76-70 victory over Georgetown on February 7, 2024.
- Seton Hall has won six in a row dating back to last season, which is currently the second-longest active win streak in the country
- Off to a historic start to his coaching tenure at his alma mater, head coach Shaheen Holloway brought in 10 newcomers this season that joins three returners; David Tubek, Isaiah Coleman and Dylan Addae-Wusu.
- Similar to last season where the Pirates were picked to finish ninth in the BIG EAST preseason coaches poll but went on to finish fourth, Seton Hall was picked to finish 10th in the 11-team BIG EAST in this year's poll.
- Seton Hall's 25 wins last season tied for the fourth-most victories in program history and were the most wins for the Pirates since 2015-16 when they also won 25 games.
- Seton Hall's 13 BIG EAST wins tied for the second-most conference victories in program history with the 2019-20 squad and was one victory shy from tying the 1992-93 team's 14 BIG EAST wins.
- After finishing with 13 BIG EAST victories last season, Seton Hall has won 10 or more BIG EAST games eight times since the league realigned in 2013-14, which is tied for the third most in the conference.
- The Pirates last season were the first BIG EAST team to ever finish at least five games over .500 in conference play and not make the NCAA Tournament.
- Holloway's teams have finished below .500 in conference play just once in six seasons when his first Saint Peter's team went 6-12.
- Holloway has the most wins and BIG EAST victories of any Seton Hall head coach through two seasons in program history:
1. Shaheen Holloway (2022-24) - 43 1. Shaheen Holloway - 23
2. Kevin Willard (2010-12) - 34 2. Tommy Amaker - 17
3. Tommy Amaker (1997-99) - 30 3. Louis Orr (2001-03) - 15
Bobby Gonzalez (2006-08) - 30 Kevin Willard - 15
- Last season the Pirates were 11-4 in games decided by 10 points or less and 21-1 when leading at halftime.
- After finishing 12th in the country in free throw shooting last season, the Pirates will look to improve on Monday night's showing against Saint Peter's where they shot just 65 percent.
- An advantage the Pirates have this season is their height and wingspan up and down the roster.
- Seton Hall used its length to force 19 Saint Peter's turnovers and hold the Peacocks to just 53 points in the season opener.
- Seton Hall ranks 36th nationally in average height according to KenPom (78.3").
- Of the 11 players that played in Monday's season opener, eight are taller than 6-5 and six are 6-7 or taller.
- Team's coached by Shaheen Holloway have finished in the top 35 in Kenpom's adjusted defensive efficiency the last three seasons:
2022-23 (Seton Hall): KenPom No. 20
2021-22 (Saint Peter's): KenPom No. 25
EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS
- The Pirates have traditionally been underrated by the BIG EAST coaches when it comes to the preseason poll.
- In the 44 previous preseason polls, Seton Hall has finished higher than its predicted finish 22 times.
- The Pirates have met their preseason prediction 12 times (28%) and have finished below their preseason prediction just twice since the league reconfigured in 2013-14.
2024-25 10th ---
2023-24 9th 4th
2022-23 7th T-6th
2021-22* 5th T-5th
2020-21 5th T-4th
2019-20 1st T-1st
2018-19* 8th T-3rd
2017-18* 2nd T-3rd
2016-17* T-4th T-3rd
2015-16* 7th 3rd**
2014-15 6th T-7th
2013-14 8th 8th
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